Massive Spools Of Copper Wire Stripped With The Copper King!

[@leannejones8374]

That was sick Derek watching that copper dance everywhere 😊😊fab video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@marctodd8531]

Way to run the Copper King Derek. The spools were with you today. I am so happy for you. What a score. Don't let them get over on you. The best Copper King performance to date. Outstanding.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank You!

[@Harry-gb2tr]

Excellent content Derek. Love those copper Cobras !!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@JohnSmith-mi3zn]

Awesome video, and even better machine design! Really cool

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you!

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Project Shop FL & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Project Shop FL & Friends Randy

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Randy!

[@y.lelivelt2619]

Loved it Derek.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@markmumby6682]

Was nice to see Steve he looks well. was good you made a good payday from the reels of wire thank you for a great video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@scrapitjc]

That was the fastest strip out to date. Great score buddy. Keep doing it. Always a great watch.😊 was great to see Steve.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@markrice3502]

now that was so cool to watch you figure out how to get them spools up run it and make good money from it too ,nice to see steve too thanks for shareing with us great video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cuscrapping]

My yard would call that #2 High Grade Insulated, because the yield is 80%. #2 insulated pays $1.00...#2 High grade they give $1.85. That was one of the quickest and easiest stripping jobs ever, though!!! 😁👍 Good to see Steve again!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

I called a few places and they all said it was just #2 you got a nice yard.

[@kevinn4393]

That’s bare bright lol wtf you talking about

[@cuscrapping]

@@kevinn4393 Strands aren't thick enough for bare bright. Hair wire...#2.

[@kevinn4393]

@@cuscrapping if it’s not oxidized and bright and shiny it’s called bare bright where I’m from what does size have to do with it. ITS BARE BRIGHT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE If it’s like that it’s even easier to melt You guys are getting ripped off by your local scrappers

[@brettschaapveld9449]

⁠@@cuscrappingI haven’t stripped large amounts of copper wire like that for about 25 years but when I was an apprentice electrician I worked for a couple journeymen that were old school about the apprentices getting the scrap off the job. I would strip spools like that into 60’ lengths then score them with a utility knife and hand peel them. Never mattered the size of the strands…as long as it was bare copper I got #1 price even if I had some from the burn pile and some pipe scraps mixed in.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video my friend

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👍👊

[@david.perrip4316]

Now that was freakin awesome!!! Wish i could come across 1000+ pounds coppa!!! Love it!!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@fredesther]

Fascinating too see how fast the dollars 💸 rolling into the drums. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👍

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Awesome payday brother, keep them coming. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@joenewman6939]

You are the copper master everything you design works in the end great job 👏

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@kevinhaid6211]

I’m just imagining myself or some random scrapper taking a peek in whichever dumpster/container your stripped wire casing ends up in and thinking “HOLY SWEET JESUS SCORE” for a split second until realizing that someone does some serious wire stripping 😂. Nice to see Steve! He looks healthier somehow lol, ‘s the retirement!

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂 It's actually happened over here a few times, I put in the dumpster and I can see where someone pulled it out thinking they scored. lol

[@tj8244]

nice vid. that Copper King pays the bills

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@adrianmacguire4231]

Yeah satisfies to watch kinda therapeutic hahah love how u work through the night and day true hard worker who loves his job !

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@domingoperez3282]

Good job 👏

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@timfindeis4469]

I'm drooling!!😊 nice stuff

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@brucebradshaw5947]

steve will be proud of you. LOL. he originally wanted to strip full length pieces.

[@ProjectShopFl]

It worked with this wire but I did not let it build up too much.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Man that has to be some kind of record strip .

[@ProjectShopFl]

Probably, I've done some 600 mcm and done about the same weight if not more per hour.

[@DEANO21669]

GOOD TO SEE STEVE 👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@mr.zicked8008]

Nice copper bonus ✨💯

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@Jfromtech]

Awesome man

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@garethstott]

First big run in particular was sweet. 👌

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👍

[@andrewrossi7164]

Nice amount of copper buddy, congrats on that score 👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@stevendale7658]

Nice haul

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@KamuiPan]

I'm telling you man, the spool is a game changing on your operation. It's a improvement in all metrics. If you get a belt on your machine connected on 2 spoon on the back via a belt or gears, you can also spool your raw wire and the waste plastic automatically. Then you just need to unload the spool with your raw cooper into the checkout drum. You need to secure your rolling bar on the feeder spool better to the ground to avoid any accidents, I guess you figure that one out by now. Great Video! Loads of cooper!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@famousamoso7]

Ive suggested something like before. I would suggest not necessarily spooling up the copper as that then adds a major weight aspect to the system. But instead "spool" the plastic sleeve as that weighs minimal. And also he wouldn't even need to wrap it on a spool. He could have it wrapped so its pulled around a spool and then end up in a gaylord box at the back of the table.

[@briankaelin7728]

He’s on another level

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@MelvinHughes-c8v]

Wow amazing

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@petermccall9354]

yeah, I see what you meant with this lot of stripping of wiring, in one long piece (short video clip) instead of shorter pieces. Cheers Peter

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@AdamW-tx]

This is such a great video!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you! 👊👍

[@bettymorgan4909]

Hay Steve! Looking good in retirement mode.

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@silverlicious2086]

Dude!!! That's what I'm talking about. In less than an 8 hour day, making some serious jack. Congrats! Really nice to see Steve again. Great video. Looking forward to seeing what's next. One of those spools might work as an outdoor work table in the parking lot or some other project.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I had to return the spools.

[@silverlicious2086]

Well, I hope they fill'em back up for ya. 😂💪🏻✌

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@silverlicious2086 I wish. lol

[@marcuscostello5635]

This video was hysterical

[@ProjectShopFl]

Glad you liked it

[@johndaley9188]

I do remember when you replaced the motor. That 5hp makes a difference. If you do the spool thing again, have it closer to the King, so it's feeding off the spool up. Might keep it on the stands better.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@Alrik.]

13:11 that's just awesome man!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks I need more spools. lol

[@bornagainxcon4726]

PULLIN' THAT $$$😍

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@jamespowell3283]

Best damn scrapin I’ve ever witnessed

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@jamespowell3283]

One of your most interesting videos to date really en joyed it.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@DaveJohnsonad5nm]

I do a lot of off grid solar installs and that last spool would have been nice for battery jumpers. Most likely I would have never needed to buy cable again. Welding cable like that is king.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I wish I could have sold it but I don't have the time to sit on it.

[@TimInKCMO]

The fine strand cable that you have looks to be MTW (Machine Tool Wire) or DLO (Diesel Locomotive Cable). Either one of them are a mother to strip by hand, but its just a walk in the park for the copper king.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I liked stripping it. lol

[@BrettStephsDustyDives]

Good old Bolonga Cord...nice! Yeah that shit is heavy. Always hated rolling that stuff up at the end of a project.

[@ProjectShopFl]

It was fun to strip. lol

[@jayburnett9730]

Hey man me and my friends love watching your videos! We love seeing how things are taking apart and how innovative you are. And when we watch the videos together we kind of make a little drinking game out of it. Every time you say "dag, that's what I'm talking about, or whoa!" Then we take a drink, it's loads of fun. Also we like trying to be the first one to spot the PPE in the background. We love all the hard work you do keep up the good fight.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thats awesome 😎 Thank you! 👍

[@fujie-web]

Good job Guy ;oP

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@david.perrip4316]

Also.that wireSock poiter was cool! Those things arent cheap

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@DaydreamerFishing]

New saying I’m going to start using “that’s exactly what i was worried about” after something bad happens. 😂😂😂

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@brettschaapveld9449]

I picked that one up off my dad probably 50 years ago. I’ve witnessed exactly what I was worried about actually prove me right for worrying about it more times than you’d believe…so I just stopped worrying about shit happening…and it seems to be not happening any more. So…NO WORRIES! 🇺🇸✌🏼

[@CHOCKO895]

Just a tip for anyone moving spools of that size. Use 1 or 2 garbage bags on the floor when you want to turn them. 1 person can spin a 500 ft. spool of 500 mcm with no problem

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@HappyAst34]

Howdy Steve! Great video!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@LF_63]

Nice to see steve ! Maybe you could wire in another on/off switch for the copper king accessible from the sorting table ... in case of emergencies lol and i was thinking about all this insulation, you could hire a medium/big dumpster outside just for that lol See you on the next one :)

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I just toss it in the dumpster that is included in my rent.

[@taunusrunner3767]

hay... nice....in germany this fine wire also goes as nr1 copper 🙂 it is only nr 2, with tin coating

[@ProjectShopFl]

They won't buy it as #1 here.

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

Gettin your workout pumping copper😊

[@ProjectShopFl]

💪💪💪

[@johnnorris1227]

My understanding is it's considered number 2 because it's hair wire and because the strands are so thin some of it burns away and is lost when they melt it down.

[@ProjectShopFl]

That's what they tell me too.

[@compdude551]

You could take some clamps and some spare metal square stock. Clamp the jack stands to the table legs. So it won’t go any where.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion If I get more spools I will try that.

[@davidbofin2658]

Good to see Steve 🇺🇦🤠🚲📷✍

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@bfd1565]

Cool video bud. Keep an eye on your weather for Tuesday/Wednesday. I went into my shed to look at the log tongs I wanted to ship you. Unfortunately they don't close far enough for your operation. Their's like a 7" gap and theirs no way to modify these. Chow

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for trying.

[@newsweathertraffic18]

The scrapyards and mills call hair wire #2 because supposedly when they put it into the preheated furnace the copper is so light that they lose a couple percent to vaporization. The metal is so thin that it gets carried up on the heat draft almost like a gas.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thats what they been telling me for years.

[@tookitogo]

I would think that, given how ductile copper is, that one could easily first compress it into dense blocks that then work well on the furnace.

[@CathyInBlue]

I would love two 10' lengths of that to make a kick-ass set of jumper cables.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I was thinking the same then It was too late. lol

[@CathyInBlue]

@@ProjectShopFl You actually said as much in the video, and well before it was too late.

[@Oldmane-420]

Hey Steve, I’ve watched your channel for a while now. I’ve thought before when your working with smaller spools that a rack was needed for unspooling. A couple “A” frames with a short pipe welded to the apex and a couple cross pieces at the base, your set! Heck ya can even throw some locking casters on it and use your hoist to load large spools than roll it over to the Copper King.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion. By the way my name is Derek

[@Stainless316L]

clean bright high grade.

[@ProjectShopFl]

#2 in all yards in south fl.

[@pressureprotn2008]

It’s #2 because the thickness of each individual wire. The thinner it is the more it looses when it melts. That’s why it’s #2.

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@ScrapThis-ms3to]

Lol, that was fun to watch. Great score! Your machine is way more industrial than mine but you might want to look into a wire winder for the coating at least. I'm sure you could fab a better one than mine. That was fun to watch man! Good luck Scrapper!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks. I seen your setup and I thought it was cool.

[@JustinGrosz]

If you use the wrong hole, usually she let's ya know!

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@donaldraaff5537]

Love copper! But I'm obsessed with repurposing wooden pallets and wooden cable drums. If I lived in your town I would take those cable drums off your hands and repurpose them. Garden tables maybe?

[@bettymorgan4909]

Yes I have seen those spools used as tables also.

[@ProjectShopFl]

They actually wanted them back. lol

[@terrybrowning5791]

That would be bare bright at my yard

[@ProjectShopFl]

You are lucky.

[@TheNickfont]

The holes that you run your wire through , bell the entry of the hole so when the tape hits it, it doesn’t clump up. Use a ratchet strap on the stands and go over the stands. Put a couple dumbbell weights on the pipe and you’ll be good

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ElectronicWasteExplorers]

Really impressive stripping!👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@aussiemanlyman2138]

You either need a VFD, Variable Frequency Drive, for the motor. Speed was your problem thru most of the video, but with a VFD you could have simply turned a knob and slowed down the speed to something more manageable. You could also mount another set of pulleys on the motor and first drive shaft, them simply swap the belt from the big motor pulley to the small one to have a lower speed for jobs like this. Think of a pulley system on a bench drill, the drill will have many speeds, but you only need a couple. I would also on your output table, mount it on a hinge behind the machine, and swing legs at the other end. For jobs like this you can swing the legs under and drop the edge of the table to the ground as a ramp, all the insulation would easily slide down and out of your way.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@walter2990]

I know that you are mostly interested in bulk, but for the guys who are scrapping over on our east coast of Florida after the hurricane..., they'll be working their arses off. Not to mention that we have another hurricane coming straight at us! Stay safe, stay well, and stay thirsty, my friend!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@BretMcIntire-z6p]

That gauge of welding cable can bring $8 - $12 per foot. I think I would try real hard to save some usable lengths and resell.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Never had luck selling cable, I just turn and burn.

[@LoveShaysloco]

If you get a lot to strip on the spools think saw horses with big feet that the 2 sides stand on own with the bar in the middle that slides in like the spool. make 2 like you did and if nessisary it will spool the copper as it comes out. Or 1 to unspool and a double bucket left for the insulation and right for copper switch up if nessisary. The unspooling horse the part that it spins on locks onto the frame so unlock it pulls out. Spool slides on it slides back then locks down. And if it wants to rock you can add weights to the feet of the frame or bolt to floor. Just a couple ideas that may help

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@ZXLNT]

I had to laugh at the 1st spool as it took off and started spraying copper out, you were like ohhhh shit!!! ;)

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@DannyPierce-y7s]

Wishing I could copper like that

[@ProjectShopFl]

Keep hustling it could come your way.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Hey Steve

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍 👋👋👋

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Bro your going to have to give this one an R rating with all that hole talk . geeeesh .lol

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@Robert-nj8io]

did someone say doughnut s great video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@akog21]

Maybe makes a couple holes so you can feed the wire and casing straight to the barrel?

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@cheddardavis5818]

Maybe you could set up some sort of driven pulleys to guide it right into the drums

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@AugustBreytenbach]

Liek vids love

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@d.ricc6421]

Spin the spool around and grease the tube so it can slide

[@ProjectShopFl]

The problem was it was too stiff not that is could not spin.

[@scrapman502]

Maybe if they were paying for #2 insulated Wire, you should have left the insulation on the wire to get paid more $$.

[@ProjectShopFl]

#2 insulated is 1.10 I got 3.70 so I think it was worth stripping.

[@clayboist]

​@@ProjectShopFl lol definitely worth stripping

[@frazeeken]

Looks like the jack stands were the main problem, maybe weld a longer base so theyre not as prone to tipping when the spools get lighter.

[@ProjectShopFl]

thanks for the suggestion

[@davecarter34]

I paid 35 a metre (3 foot) for cable like that for lipo and inverter electrical setup in my rv camper it was either 00awg or 000awg 400amp rated

[@ProjectShopFl]

Wow! I wish I could have saved some.

[@zenithproject817]

Should just pay the guy 15% of your profit 😂

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@jessknowland102]

This is my first time watching you, and if you do not mind, perhaps I could make a few suggestions. First, that side table is not doing anything but getting in your way, so if you removed it, you would have more work area. Second, you need a foot pedal rather than a hand clutch. More safety control, and you get to control the speed. Finally, what about drilling two big holes in the main table right below the backend of the stripper ramp, and then mount two large plastic tubes into the holes with about two inches below the table. That way, you can direct the copper to go down one tube and the plastic down the other. What do you think?

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion, The dump table for the copper wire actually folds down when I'm not stripping wire. It could be a foot shorter but if it was not there the wire would be all over the floor. A foot pedal might be a good addition but is not gonna stop the machine as fast as the clutch. The clutch was added to stop the rollers instantly with out it the machine takes a few seconds to stop and I almost lost a finger because of it. Thats originally why I built the clutch. As for separating the plastic on the back side I have something in the works you will see in a future video.

[@jessknowland102]

@@ProjectShopFl My thought was to just let the stuff sort itself. I did something similar in the service where I had two items that needed to be seperated. By channeling the direction of the items, it moves it off the table to a bucket or barrel. For instance, if you did cut two holes right behind the back part of the stripper where that metal plate is, you could direct one hole to have the plastic go down it, while the other hole would have the copper wire go down that and then you can direct it out and into the bucket. Nothing gets loaded on the table to bunch up and the stripping is separated simply by the fact that the weight of the items helps with the separation rather than you doing it yourself and having to stop over and over again to separate things. Does that make any sense? You first separated the stuff and then had to do it repeatedly rather than let the weight of the stuff do it for you. To test that theory rather than start cutting holes, what about getting some plastic pipe say 3 or 4 inch in diameter with thick walls. secure it to the back of the cutter really well and leave about a three inch gap at the bottom so it goes onto the table. If you cut the bottom portion of the tube at a 45 degree angle and place that angle towards the back of the table, it should allow the wire to feed away from the machine. That way, you can test the idea and preserve your table until you see if it actually works. As to the clutch, yeah that thing is a beast. Way too fast. What about a governor or a regulator or something that you can adjust the speed? Something to slow it down so when you do engage the clutch it starts out slower? I figured a foot pedal like welders have that based on how hard they press it depends on the speed of the system might help slow that thing down. On a different note, I am glad you did not lose a finger. That thing would eat it up and ask for more:). Thank you for the response.

[@nickford5549]

You could get a bunch extra by saving that wire. Call a generator company next time you get some long runs

[@ProjectShopFl]

I'd love to but I don't have the time or money to be sitting on all the good copper I get.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

2nd... dang

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@6980869]

U said that the second hole (hehe) was stripping good, but not as good as the first, smaller hole. I would argue that it did it even better, bcuz u separated it from the insulation, looking just as easy to do so as the first hole. Plus, u didnt get any snags from the insulation/tape, so no slowing momentum down. Ive done a few spools, nothing this big, but 1000’ ,125lb bare 4awg grounding copper wire. I once had 6 to take off the spool from one purchase. It prompted me to weld together a stand that i used 1/4” thick flat bar for the base (laid flat). I used angle iron for the two verticals with a “V” on top, midway on inside of each side(2 sides) of the base. Nothing on front and back bars. Worked great. I love using it for every spool thats that size and smaller, and can trust that it wont ever break. It also helps by being flat-based, so it’s easy to clamp to the workbench top. I realize that these are exponentially bigger, but easy to scale up for a floor base. Peace of mind. Thanks for sharing! Aloha

[@ProjectShopFl]

Cool, Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@DodgeDhanda]

Great move using the bigger hole & what was that music that was being played as the video went fast I quite enjoyed the sounds.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! You would have to give me a time stamp for the music.

[@1Eagler]

I suggest y roll it from the bottom. In that way, if the roller falls, it will go backward

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@JohnDietrich-ek7sz]

It would take me a year to strip that much copper

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@SpeedsterVlog]

Sweeeet

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍

[@Jack_of_1_Trade]

I used to scavenge a PSEG metal bin. I used to grab so much of that stuff. Made good money till they moved locations.

[@ProjectShopFl]

That sucks, but I bet it was nice while it lasted. lol

[@abackimages5351]

That much cooper I would melt myself

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@timothydixon2545]

I think it would be easier if you put a bridal ring on the end of your discard ramp and ran the copper through it with the cable jacket on the back side feeding onto the back of the table so that would automatically separate them and then you would only have to feed copper into your copper barrel just a thought.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@timothydixon2545]

@@ProjectShopFl your welcome we have a wire stripper in our shop that is similar and as you can imagine we are always trying to find ways to keep it faster and easier for us to strip our scrap out, so good luck buddy.

[@paulfarrell8792]

Since you are into jerry rigging, try a sewing machine pedal. Might could convert it to a foot pedal to run your machine from the position you're in. Just a thought.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@bradmatz4150]

It’s called Stranded!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@JJ-jv1gu]

Hey Durty D Now ur talking scrap Cable is where u gonna find the cash, ass or grass

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍👍👍👍

[@accomack100]

Sprau a little water or light oil on that copper wire to send it through the stripper !!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Was not needed