The biggest Aluminum Donut I've Ever Made & A Bit Of Copper

In todays video we strip a massive pile of aluminum and a small bit of copper. This is lost footage I thought I erased I hope you enjoy the show.
Thanks for watching! #recycling #scrapping #scrap #copperwire #aluminum #diy #projectshopfl #copperking
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[@fmakaren3706]

Please take care of yourself. You can not replace you. I worked two jobs in one year one full time and the other part time. I enjoyed both. But prior to that for 32 years I had to work at a job that felt like prison. Long story short I developed 3 stage breast cancer. I was then in treatment for 3 years with 2 surgeries chemo and radiation on top of that. Do not run yourself down the way I did. i say all this to save you my fate. I really enjoy what you do!!!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you and thank you for sharing

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

Academic! 🤔😆😅😂🤣 Well said. 👏👏👏👏 I love watching your videos. They are so relaxing to watch for me. May God Bless you & ALL of your loved ones ALWAYS! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for watching 👊👍

[@danshields3654]

In one way I love watching your videos in the good way a friend and I used to scrape cars trucks and anything we could get for scrape. I worked a full time job as a mechanic had a young family worked buying and fixing cars and sorting out scrape to get the best price. But just when things were going good a simple slip of a wrench screwed up everything I had to give up being a mechanic scraping had to stop it all. That is why in one way why your videos are hard to watch makes me think of what might of been. keep the vides coming.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Wow sorry to hear that. You never know maybe your "Slip of a wrench" saved you from a much worse fate. The good thing is you are still here and that's what counts. 👊 Thanks for watching.

[@thubprint]

Hoooooly that’s a truck full of alu haha! I’d pretty much have to strip mine if I ended up with that much to bring in 👌

[@ProjectShopFl]

It was definitely with stripping it was mostly 500 mcm size AL wire. Thanks for stopping by 👊

[@silverlicious2086]

Hey Derek. Good to see you got your property returned. Corruption.. it figures. Nice chunk of Aluminum too.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👊

[@iandrew6347]

As a electrician in the U.K. LED biggest problem is the heat on the drivers we installed 40 LED high bay fittings in a factory with in 4 years we had to replace the whole lot at the expense of the lighting manufacturers expense we find out the problem with them the drivers could not cope with the heat . Great videos Sir

[@ProjectShopFl]

That seems to bet the main issue with them here in the states.

[@david.perrip4316]

Sweet vid bro!! Wow lot of aluminium!! Nice load of 500mcm copper in back of the truck!! Damn those cops!!! Glad u got them back!!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I'm glad I got them back too!

[@nanalefevre3670]

What a clever Idea, set those big ole wire cutters up like that by your stripping machine. Good thinking.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@davidbofin2658]

Love all your content, from County Sligo Ireland 🇮🇪 😎🤠🚲✍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you!

[@y.lelivelt2619]

Steve made a nice silver donut in the back of the car. I bet he walked more miles than he usually does.

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂

[@johnkriegelstein4891]

Doesn’t get any better then nascar,dinner,and project fl.Thanks for the videos,really enjoy them.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for watching!

[@Justjimmy127]

Hell yeah you tough it out and keep on truckin, not one of these people helped get you to where you are now. I’m a fan and always will be! You got my full support and patience

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you I appreciate your support & patience

[@markrice3502]

another great video i sure do enjoy your content and the way you explan what your doing thank you for shareing and keep them comming ,god bless

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@adamwall1966]

Thanks for the videos

[@ProjectShopFl]

👊👍

[@rockman531]

Hey Derek, Love that coil of aluminum! Great video! Stay safe! Thumbs up! Jim in Phoenix.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Jim! 👊

[@marcuscostello5635]

I got an idea for the channel. Thunderdome. Steve vs gautemalan boy. 2 shall enter 1 shall leave. They fight for the right to keep working at the shop. Maybe they compete in seeing who can take apart the tedious light fixtures the fastest

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love it. lol

[@chriscampbell8149]

Glad to see you cutting it up with my man Steve! 😀

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video keep em coming

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@adamluke1289]

I want to hear the story about the cops stealing your guns. I remember being naive AF and thinking the police were on our side! lol

[@ProjectShopFl]

I'm starting a hole new channel to discuss what happened and all I learned about the so-called "Law" Stay tuned you are not gonna want to miss this.

[@adamluke1289]

@@ProjectShopFlGood to keep it on another channel.

[@donaldcabaniss3058]

Project shop fl you should make a mathan between 1 to 3 hours long video

[@ProjectShopFl]

I have some lost footage I found that I might do that with. Thanks for the suggestion 👍

[@ricardboswell7490]

Nice

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@cuscrapping]

Another great video! I've been preaching that same point about the transformers. Beat the steel out of the copper, not the copper off the steel! Some just don't get it.

[@ProjectShopFl]

One reason why I originally started the channel was to show the easiest way I found to process scrap. Thanks for watching

[@pauljackson5482]

The dude on the forktruck has always got a tree trunk poking from his mouth!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

I think he is Cuban and probably had a good connection for Cuban cigars. lol

[@judybeckner9047]

I woud like to hear that story about getting your weapons back

[@ProjectShopFl]

I will remaking a video on it soon. Thanks for watching

[@jerrysadventures8952]

go copper king

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👊

[@robertlivingstone3947]

Great load nice job good video you need more help

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I know getting good help is always hard to find.

[@TB-Metals]

Good video. Just picked up 900 pounds of sooow cable. Not enjoying it as much as the thhn I usually get

[@ProjectShopFl]

Nice! I made a video on how to strip that stuff fast and easy.

[@TB-Metals]

I’ve seen it! I’ve watched and liked all your videos. Now I rewatch them lol. Only issue I’m really having is the recovery rate is so much lower.

[@daaam2160]

👍👍👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

👊👍

[@bradenyoung1239]

Been loving watching your vids! Do you know the name of your wire stripping machine or where I could find one like it with two blades? Or did you craft the machine yourself? It looks a little modified. Haha hope you keep posting man!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, You can find similar ons online. I don't know the make of the machine and it is modified in a few ways

[@charlesyates6687]

In Tampa 50% of comercial property is empty couse no buisiness can make enough to pay the rent . Something has brake and now property tax in Tampa went up 13% this month .

[@ProjectShopFl]

We are being robed and forced out of biz.

[@charlesyates6687]

@@ProjectShopFl you're not alone . I did motorized bicycles and rent went up so high the day Biden got in office . I had to close up shop 1 year ago .

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@charlesyates6687 Wow, sorry to hear that. I hope you are doing ok.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

I haven’t seen the final tally. I’m gonna guess 325 on the copper 675 on the aluminum.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Close on the copper, we were both way off on the aluminum. lol

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

@@ProjectShopFl hard to judge aluminum lol was it 750? Mcm

[@bruce2104]

Just subed good luck.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the sub! 👊👍

[@oscarsaavedra811]

saludos

[@ProjectShopFl]

👍

[@LolPepperGate]

You'd never get 5 racks scrapping those condensers and furnaces....that's only maybe $1100 max and thats pushin it. A quick dirty job on em....likely $800. If dude wants to buy them whole to resell/install for $5K...take the cash and run!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

The guy was full of shit. lol I did sell one to a neighbor, I'm keeping 2 5ton units and scrapping the rest.

[@Jannik_1020]

Nice video! May I ask how much you pay for electricity per kWh?

[@ProjectShopFl]

The electric, water, and trash is included is my crazy $4200 rent

[@Jannik_1020]

@@ProjectShopFl Thanks for the answer 👍

[@nicejunk666]

Real estate everywhere is out of control, but I bet within 18 months it’s all going to implode on people when they go to renew mortgages at this dumb ass rate of interest

[@ProjectShopFl]

My rent was raised by 600 per month.

[@nicejunk666]

@@ProjectShopFl that’s nuts, that’s in real money not our shitty Canadian money

[@dalecross4543]

👌🇬🇧

[@ProjectShopFl]

👊

[@leonarredondo7570]

How would you like to help a fellow scrapper fix his truck

[@ProjectShopFl]

What's wrong with it?

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

⚠️WARNING: LONG STORY:⚠️ My friend had his new semiautomatic rifle stolen from him by the Sheriff's in his city. My friend had a petty TRO filed against him by a nasty, evil neighbor. The neighbor was over 6', probably more like 6'2" tall & around 180-200 lbs. My friend is about 5'7" maybe 5'9" & weighs around 140. He was threatening my friend for years. He'd walk by my friends apt. & would make a gun with his hand & act like he was shooting my friend. My friend always keeps his door open to get fresh air in. He would give him an evil smile or laugh an evil sounding laugh. He'd threatened that he was going to kill him & just on & on. He only did this when my friend was alone. However I was there a couple of times when he did it because he didn't know I was there. I was sitting on a chair kind of behind the door so he didn't see me. The neighbor said my friend was doing everything that hd was actually doing. Turning everything around, 🤔 he must be a democrat. 😆👏😂🤣 Needless to say the TRO was dismissed. He neighbor started yelling at the judge & stormed out of the court room. It was scary to watch & at the same time it was comical. After he didn't get the TRO turned into a permanent one things became even worse. More violent threats, pushing my friend, backing him into a walk until in came to a head & the neighbor tripped my friend in the hallway going to the parking lot. Then he started hitting him. My friend called 911, they came after awhile & told my friend that it looks like mutual combat, even though my friend never hit back. My friend had mark on him, the neighbor had nothing. The cops spoke with both parties & it looked like the neighbor had friends in that sheriff's dept. because they were joking & laughing with him the whole time. They went into hiss apt & came out laughing & acting like old college colleagues. My friend started thinking & remembered a couple of those cops being at the neighbor's apt quite a few times, on & off duty. He also remembered the neighbor telling gim before, when they till spoke to each other, that he had friends & connections in that sheriff's dept. He didn't think about it the day of the assault because he was so upset & shaken up. The neighbor eventually got evicted for not paying his rent. The manager was even afraid of him, as was the maintenance man & other neighbors. The manager put off evicting him for months because she was afraid of retaliation from him. She finally did when he boss made her. He waited until he was forced to go by the sheriffs. They came over & they were acting again like old friends, laughing, joking, etc & he left in his vw bug with whatever he wanted packed in it, leaving behind all his furniture & crap he didn't want. Anyways back to the original subject. My friend had to turn over all weapons to the sheriff's department until the TRO was cleared up. My friend had a brand new semiautomatic rifle that he had just bought less than 6 months ago, never had a chance to go out & fire it. Once the TRO was cleared up he had to wait a bunch of weeks, I think 8 or so before he could go get it. Well...they kept him waiting for a few hours only to have an officer they lost it & needed some time to locate it. He went home & called every week. Finally after weeks of doing that someone told him to come down to the station. He went there just to be told that it had accidentally been destroyed. What?!!!? No way! Me & my sister went with him when he turned it in to be eyewitnesses. The sheriffs that came out to "steal" it were looking it over like 2 wolves looking over a sheep. You could see them just drooling over it. They loved it! They were almost giddy while looking at it & when they took it into the station. My friend said as we were going back to his apartment. "I'm never going to see my rifle again". Me & my sister told him, yes you will, just take it or steal it like that. We didn't think that could happen. My friend knew it could & as he had predicted, they stole it. They never gave him the proof he had asked for. They're suppose to write down every serial number of the firearms they destroy. They never provided him that list or proof. He had to go out & buy another one. It cost him over $1,000 to as counting the scope & the other things had. It probably cost him close to $2,000 to replace everything. The one the sheriffs stole he had bought when it was on sale. It was around $900 then for rifle, not counting the scope, etc. So there's another story of law enforcement doing wrong to a law abiding, tax paying citizen. I know it took me a long time to explain my story.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Wow, I would have made them pay for it. lol

[@laisuresboringadventures7052]

Too bad ur scrap yard didn’t buy that plastic insulation off the wire even if u had to grind it up if they gave u a decent amount for grinding it U wouldn’t have to pay for the disposal if it cause Ik there’s places that do recycle of that plastic insulation

[@ProjectShopFl]

Unfortunately no-one in south FL buys plastic. I've looked. Its only like $40 a ton so it really don't cost that much.

[@shanebrown5709]

Ted nugent right on

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks! 👊👍

[@nanalefevre3670]

Or not. LOL

[@ProjectShopFl]

I used to have a mini hydraulic jaw for just that purpose

[@nanalefevre3670]

@@ProjectShopFl Love watching you strip wires no matter how you do it. Am I a weird old lady for that? I don't even know WHY.... I just do.

[@Anti-Groomer]

I could never be a garbage picker....

[@ProjectShopFl]

But you could easily be an ignorant, low IQ, talking out your mouth while hiding behind the keyboard, lowlife, subhuman, POS, clown! 🤡

[@youeatbutt224]

I find it interesting that you buy the scrap and then make more when you sell it. Mainly the buying part because no other scrappers I watch do that. I fact some actually cut it down. I think it's really cool. You're getting the best scrap from others by purchasing it. Really clever badass shit. Do you do anything else besides scrapping? I've noticed the mill just curious if you also do machining. Love the channel.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I do some welding as well , I have the mill and a lathe so I can start machining as well as making my own stuff.