Massive $18,500 Copper Pipe Breakdown Pt. 2

This is the conclusion of the massive AC pipes I paid $5000 for. It was a lot of work but definitely worth it. Plus some bonus footage from a lighting job I did.
Music: Mixkit.co

[@nealnicely3952]

I have been watching your videos for several years now and just subscribed. I have cruised to Florida three times on the USS Piedmont (AD 17) Destroyer Tender, now decommissioned as a machinist in the 80's. I have been scrapping all of my adult life; dismantling everything but, not to your extent, I still do a little and am now disabled retired and unable to ever drive again. The one thing that no one may ever take from us is our knowledge and you have outstanding knowledge in the field of processing scrap metals. You are the ultimate king of scrap!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you.

[@eddierodriguez419]

thank you for your service 🙏🏼 & U ARE RIGHT HE IS KING OF SCRAPPING

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

At one point I used to renovate hotels and grocery stores as a plumber, the amount of cargo vans full of copper and brass I’ve hauled away would basically be unimaginable to anyone if I told the amount.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, nice!

[@ILUVBAKKUA]

I can relate, In 1986 I was a teenager on school vacation and worked for this air conditioning company for $25 a day as an assistant to help the senior technician carry or fetch his tools equipment and we would drive around in his van to attend to various service calls at convenience stores supermarkets so a few weeks later my partner says we going to "moonlight" on another job to earn some side money to clear out a big supermarket at a mall that had moved out and together with 4 other people that were in on it. We got there they told us to remove the underground plumbing that were these long copper water pipes wrapped in thick fiberglass insulation stacked 3 or 4 together we had to climb down into a manhole underground use a pipe cutter or hacksaw to cut the pipes and pull it out in sections then someone at the top would remove the insulation, it was heavy back breaking hot cramped work and the insulation was soaked with a lot of moisture that attracted dust which made it "muddy" and slippery to handle but I was young kid with a lot of energy and it was like an adventure, we spent 3 days on it and I remember the scrap dealer came with his big truck and loaded up close to 2000 kilograms of copper pipes there were also a huge load of unstripped copper wire some steel tubing some aluminium I forget how much copper was priced in 1986 all in I remember we got close to six thousand dollars in total but they only gave me a couple of hundred dollars but for a teenager in 1986 with $200 in his pocket that's huge money.

[@iffy9776]

Hi ,love the copper piles...I have been skip diving and found 6 signs that the supermarket used during the peak of the pandemic. Each signs were Hugh and all made out of exdruded aluminium. Took me half a day to take all the screws out and all the little steel bits out. Total weight was 245kgs not bad as they were free. All paint free too exdruded aluminium. Love your videos each time I watch your videos make me want to go out and find more scrap. I think your way of removing the insulation was the most cost & time effective way to do it.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, free scrap is the best scrap. lol

[@steveward4607]

After 1st cut on insulation wrap fine wire around copper and pull through. Works like a charm

[@ProjectShopFl]

Possibly, but that was some tough stuff.

[@volodimirkun]

Hey, Sir. love your vids. You inspired me to make some investments in tooling to process scrap myself. Having hard times with scrapping now here in Ukraine, but i hope for the best when war is over... My kindest regards!

[@xpred558]

Is there anyway for you to get in on scrapping some of the burnt up Russian military equipment?

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, good luck and hope you and your family stay safe.

[@volodimirkun]

@@xpred558 Nope, its illegal , VERY dangerous (live ammunition all around, traps everywhere). And i dont have heavy equipment even if it was safe to operate.

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@xpred558 Haha, I don't think its gonna make its way to south Florida

[@xpred558]

@@volodimirkun So what are the farmers we see towing Russia military equipment doing with the them?

[@afineliner740]

Awesome full on scrap processing. I think you got it all sorted. Like a kid in a candy store, shopping at the scrap yard. You got so much going on, looking forward to the next video. 👍👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@generalconsumer9520]

Please put a board up next run my friend. Coworker wrecked with rods in back and they all shot through windshield. They got lucky. Love your videos, I'd work with you all day and agree with your methods for speed and recovery : money. 👍🤘

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion and the concern. I did have it wrapped with a heavy tarp but a board would definitely be a better choice.

[@generalconsumer9520]

@@ProjectShopFl yeah bud, no problem. Just something I never thought of until I saw the work blazer with pointed survey rods sticking out the windshield we said "Oh Sh1te!". Then we all turned them around backwards or made sure our boxes had a back cap. Course everything's dangerous nowadays.

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@generalconsumer9520 Pretty soon going out is going to be considered dangerous. lol

[@smallgaragebigdreams1085]

Straight gold 🤟🏻 brother I can’t wait to get to your level one day. Currently I run a junk removal company. So scrap is just a bonus on top of already being paid for the job. Currently pulling an extra 4 to 6 k off free scrap. If you would like a decent little side hustle with low work to add on grab a bin truck and some bins. It’s like free money. I buy a lot of scrap cars to process. But since watching your channel I have taken the plunge and began to start purchasing scrap to break down. My pay days are no where near yours but I will get there one day. Keep up the good work and keep this content coming. It’s always a slow start with channels like this but your gonna blow up one of these days and I’m glad I’m along for the ride ✊🏼

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I'm hoping all my hard work pays off somewhere. lol

[@namesanmanname297]

This is the scrap recycling king. Good to see the involvement. Workshop getting set up good.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@sleepib]

If you had a consistent supply of this scrap, it might be worth building a custom machine to strip it, maybe something similar to a hydraulic log splitter with a blade like an apple slicer.

[@ProjectShopFl]

In 12 years of scrapping this was the first time coming across this stuff.

[@damianstasek8946]

Nice. Very enjoyable. Keep it pure and no ads please.

[@ProjectShopFl]

OK

[@danmcelroy6584]

I believe you have a fast way to do them copper pipes. What a shop and scrap pile to clean up! 👍👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@kevinhaid6211]

Been scrapping for 16 years and I didn’t think to buy unprocessed scrap from other contractors (I’m a carpenter by trade and I manage a 42 unit apartment complex, so I do come across a decent bit of scrap in those regards) to process/clean up and re-sell myself until I came across your videos 🥲. I haven’t had a heaping ton of luck thus far over the past year, but I did get an electrician (who just so happens to live nearby to boot!) to sell me his left over wire @ 90% of market rate/what our local yards paying for insulated at the time, lets me keep a big bin at his house and I’ve been picking it up once every other month for the past 9 months. Definitely helps!! Had an hvac company tell me that they’ve had a scrap guy for 35 years but that they’ll call me when they lose him lol. Thanks for the idea! Love your stuff!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Glad the videos help

[@thehappyscrappy5681]

Some times them brass pieces come out pretty easy with a good wack from a solid hammer hit from the side and some of them ballast have small electric motors in them I know it’s tedious but adds up quickly wen doing large loads like that … love the videos mate keep ‘em coming

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@thehappyscrappy5681]

@@ProjectShopFl not a drama mate love the channel keep it up

[@leannpetersfreeman8039]

I wish I could get some 2 to 4 in copper pipe no one ever uses anything that large

[@philipcovino8340]

Back in 2018 I broke down a huge electrical cabinet for a huge industrial park and I pulled out around 40 solid copper bus bars that weighed like 40 to 50 pounds each, the pay I got at the scrap yard, was amazing. Also I used an Excavator to pull out all the underground high voltage cables from the man holes, turned into a 40,000 dollar pay check. But I almost died, the city said that all the electricity coming to this vacant lot was all disconnected and this place was huge. It had its own helipad. But anyways, there was about a 200 foot section that wasn't on the original build plans from back in the 80s, which was connected to a feed than ran all the way into town at the clock tower and old mills which were converted into apartments. The helper I had jumped into the man hole and tied a pull rope around the cables like all the rest and when I started to pull with the boom there was some tension, when I started pulling a bit harder and the helper had just gotten out of the way when the cables snapped, there was a huge explosion and the Excavator was shut down. I called the electric company and had them come down and screamed at them because of what happened, especially since they said that all power was disconnected. They told me that all of us should have been dead. I told him, "NO SHIT." It was crazy.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Wow glad you are ok. Thanks for sharing that's a perfect example of why you should not always trust peoples word and double check for your self. .

[@jazzrat]

Gosh it would have been nice if you could just throw a blow torch down the end of the pipe for 5 min then they would just slip out. Love your dedication and effort to put out good content for us. Thank you for reading all our comments!

[@ProjectShopFl]

I was trying to stay away from anything that could set the shop on fire. lol

[@TacoStacks]

This looks like a dream job

[@ProjectShopFl]

It was. lol Love your name. lol

[@mdouglaswray]

Great work! Anything you can do to optimize or streamline this would help. I bet you could build some kind of simple device to hold three wire wheels and drive them with one big motor and just shove the pipe through it

[@ProjectShopFl]

If I had more I would make something but I will probably never see this many pipes again. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.

[@melvincapps5975]

Man you got the best kind of help you can get right there hang on to them

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, Thanks

[@theodorethompson9032]

I've been scrapping at work and I've been filling 55 gallon drums with clean brass and copper locomotive electrical stuff.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Nice, Hope you get a good pay day.

[@bigdogcountrymusic7146]

I am a Brand New Subscriber, I am impressed with your work and how you do it, and I am in my 60s and I have around this type of work all my life.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment.

[@silverlicious2086]

Incredible numbers man. I really like how go over the paperwork at the end of the vid, breaking down all the costs and expenses. Even down to the food. (McDonalds?? LoL). But seriously, I enjoy the full transparency and It's a blast to watch your vids. Very interesting and great job. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@53-herbie39]

The broken down costs is a "coaster"-calculation and does not provide a serious business calulation. Not included: - rent for shop - stranded costs like electricity, water costs etc. - disposal costs - depreciation/repair costs for using tools/machines in the shop - proportional costs for investments into the shop, which will be used directly or indirectly during a long period of time and over more projects.... - (fixed) costs for using the company truck (these costs do not contain costs for fuel....) and its repair costs. - ... - ... So it is far, far away from true transparency costs. But due to the fact that the huge marge or big buffer between buying/selling the recycling material AND the fact that he only pays 15$/hour to an employee it is clear that this is still big/good business....

[@silverlicious2086]

@@53-herbie39 Dude, you're reading into and taking my reference of the word "transparency" way out of context. It was referring to the job for the pipes. Not all the cost accounting with the shop. And it was full transparency for the job.

[@cuscrapping]

Absolutely AWESOME video!! Looking for a new, bigger shop myself. In all your "busyness", don't forget to take some time for yourself!! 👍👊

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I finally too a hole day off Sunday. lol

[@lylestavast7652]

on holding the free end of the stock while you cut - it's hollow - make a clamp to the table that has a cone on it so you can use it on various sized stock - could be hard rubber or metal

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for suggestion

[@leecrowther7739]

Great video. 👍 Glad you basically paid for your move in a fortnight. Onwards and Upwards! 👍👊

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍. Those pipes were a blessing.

[@callumminion7409]

Keep up the good work buddy I never quit I'm loving all copper pipes and copper motors and copper wires and copper leads

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks I will certainly try.

[@bruceblunderfield5431]

First of all! We are all jealous of your find!!!! As far as reclaiming it? I'm questioning if it was in longer lengths is it would have been more valuable for someone rather than buying new? Depending on grades, wall thickness etc? As far as clamping? Rather than just a vice? 2 timber or steel rails held to the bench about 1/2 diameter/ thickness, with even packers in the bottom as sizes decrease? The other thought I had was a heated wire element drawn through? Again, recovery of scrap is rarely the same! My best wishes to all of you!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, The people I got it from tried to sell it as is for years before I got my hands on it.

[@thesheff79]

It's me ( copper eye joe) I subbed you from my woodworking channel as well.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you! 👍

[@paulcoenen7918]

WD-40 does a great job dissolving glue for me. Great job on those pipes guys👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@donnieporter7890]

Nice. I didn't the electrical work on a motel 6 and had to disconnect power to a building being tore down and i burnt up 2 new Milwaukee saw all cutting 6 runs 300ft long of 4 inch and 6inch copper pipe man that was a lick anyway nice job

[@ProjectShopFl]

Awesome score. When I was in demo I had no idea how much copper was worth.

[@copperkingrecycling634]

Awesome process. I think your doing great. I can't wait for you to set up The Sluce. I definitely want to see the copper recovery from floor debris. I've been looking through my floor sweeping for copper by hand but a sluce would be awesome.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks I can't wait for the sluice to be set up too.

[@redfishfun540]

I'm ready to see that to. Hopefully it saves time and easier to

[@krisraps]

WHEN YOU SAID THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT I FELT PROUD WITH YOU. IF YOU WHERE DOING IT WITH GASOLINE OR SOME SOLVENT, ITS MORE WWASTE PRODUCTS AND UNNECESERRY POLUTION TO THE WORLD. YOU ARE RECYCLING AT ITS FINEST !

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@mystified1429]

Good profit for you - and probably an OK one for the guys that removed it and passed to you. I've got a copper cylinder here in UK. I'll deffo take the sprayed lagging off and empty out the limescale before the scrap yard gets it.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@manofriend4236]

Gotta love a project shop video

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@geraldmcmahon6421]

Have an idea. Take a 2’ length of scrap steel and weld two pins the size of material the size of that will fit the Inside dia and you clamp to the bench that ought to keep one side from movingmoving

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@fredesther]

Oohh yeah Thats BIG money 💰 the shop is almost paid 😉 And it's a real demolition factory 👌. I like it. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you from south Florida USA

[@davidrush8283]

45 years ago we put wire in 55gal barrels and use some napa to burn insulation off have about 10 or 15 going at a time. It would be cool if you could heat pipe up and pull it out.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I don't think the neighbors would have liked that. lol

[@davidrush8283]

@@ProjectShopFl this yard was out side city limits LOL

[@martinbelzak5153]

Awesome operation. You are one fine hard working smart young man.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks you.

[@jonnemeth1742]

One of these days you ought to go in there with a couple of trailers and big old giant trash bins and sort out all your medals and all your types of copper and bring them to the scrap yard basically clean out your shop make more room and buy a bigger trailer or a bigger building you should also look into scrapping aluminum cans if that does anything as well

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@guiseppecapritto7577]

hey buddy! all i can say is WOW!!!!!! you put the word work in a whole new meaning lol you are good my friend i wish i was there watching you live instead of on you tube. God Bless my friend and happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Glad you got your shop up and running.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Its still a work in progress.

[@bigfishslayer4361]

You could use a solder gun and have diffrent attachments for the diffrent size pipe it would melt that foam in a hurry and no clean up

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@purrpleunicorn]

next time you should try local green house or plant growers , they would use the fiberglass housing for grow tray for seedlings, quick pop with map gas torch and pliers for those brass inserts.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion, on the brass inserts I tried that at first but it was breaking off.

[@XX-lw2bg]

Recycling rules 👍👍👍 Greetz from Holland (europe)🇳🇱

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks 👍

[@judybeckner9047]

Ready to watch whatever you can video with processing your scrap.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks Judy

[@erikpecchi7462]

A quick way to of removed the copper would of got a piece of metal conduit slightly bigger than the copper cut teeth on one end and weld plate on other end with shaft to chuck into a 1/2 hand drill, then it would of cut the foam off around the copper then tube would come out and foam would also be taken off the copper as long as you made your like hole saw a close fit.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Interesting Idea, Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of when I used to run a core drill.

[@thomasroberts9752]

I been scrapping for 30 years but piddly stuff compared to what your doing bro. The Old Saying Takes Money to make money is spot on. But the hard work ethic is key to success! And you got that going on big time

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@AaronJohnson-kx7nn]

Was a nice lil investment and great seems like you where very fair and still made lil money for you honest hard work

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@eugenkaranxha5053]

I do this at my buddies scrap yard I get all the plumbing stuff I need electrical wiring brand new for pennies like $500 worth of plumbing for like $20

[@ProjectShopFl]

Nice!

[@hanssenjones]

not sure how well it would work, but maybe 2 grinders with wire wheel brushes in them inset in the table somehow, then maybe you could push the dirty copper over those like a table saw set up but for cleaning the glue off the copper. Unfortunately you would still have to use the sawzall for the first part but might be able to make that second step a little faster next time you get a chance to run that stuff.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion, I don't think I will ever get that stuff again.

[@rtoney8354]

That pulley deal is a belt tensioner for a Detroit DD15 engine

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the info. I just thought it looked cool. lol

[@bigfishslayer4361]

Ever tryed to use a hot wire once you cut the pipe in half wrap a wire around the copper the just heat the wire and pull down the pipe

[@ProjectShopFl]

No this was my first time doing this.

[@drewzavasky2562]

gotta say... pretty smart way to apprach scrapping...

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@AaronJohnson-kx7nn]

You got it...just get it done with keeping your mess picked as you go

[@ProjectShopFl]

The mess was the worst part. lol

[@davidhattenburg9011]

You could have put a slow motor with a belt on one end and use a pencil grinder to make finish clean up sweet, pencil grinder is for woodworking using sandpaper

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@davidnrickard2294]

I would have tried using a rheostat with two leads on each end slowly increase the intensity to create a large resistor that would create heat to the pipe and have two guys twist the sleeve loose.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@FrankConforti]

One suggestion for cutting the insulation. Rather than using the tooth side of the blade, use the non-tooth side. Better yet, grind a knife edge on that side and you’ll be able to cut through the foam. I did that 20 years ago when i was building R/C airplanes. The knife edge would not cut the copper. To be clear, this is after you’ve cut away the PVC pipe. Who knows, another project may come along when you have to remove just insulation.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@bojancurkovic7130]

​@@ProjectShopFl sale the pipe, mor money is in pipe than in coper

[@scottcameron9267]

Love your channel pal ,good luck with your new shop from Scotland

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks from South Florida USA

[@magnusE7]

Put the end of the clamps in the pipe and clamp it to the table? The screw on the clamp down to the floor.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@arthurjohnson5773]

Your spring Pulleys are off of 60 series Detroit diesel engine they are they tensioner for the serpentine belt

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the info

[@Tilted-Garage]

Maybe you’ll see this even tho the vid is a couple months old, that is a belt tensioner off of a Detroit heavy duty engine, 13-16 liter

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I thought it was cool looking. lol

[@twolfe4295]

I would use a ridgid tri stand with a chain vise to hold the pipe

[@ProjectShopFl]

Good Idea, thanks

[@secondhandlyon2603]

Nooooo! You know how many moonshine still condensers that would make? I guess most folks don't think like us kentuckians...lol

[@ProjectShopFl]

Would have been nice to find a use for them.

[@secondhandlyon2603]

About 8 feet of the 2 inch copper would have made a nice reflux column and a shotgun condenser. Copper is expensive right now. I enjoyed the video after the initial heartbreak...lol

[@flatfoot62]

Love your channel. It’s very interesting and so different. Keep them coming. Thanks 👍🏻😊🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@scrapman502]

10:05 A Better way to clap down the pipe. Well, it has a Hole in the middle, You can clamp down the ends of the pipe with a standard c-clamp, Insert it into the bottom end of the pipe (you're cutting the top) and clamp it down to the table. Easy peasy. 15:15, as for the Shaking of the smaller pipes when you cut them, the solution is pretty simple. You can get a wooden block (or metal if you prefer) and clamp to the table in the middle. It will act as a Backstop. . The pipe will rest against it as you're pushing the saw through.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion, I like the block idea but a clamp in the end would have worked but slowed the process.

[@scrapman502]

@@ProjectShopFl Well, A block of wood on the end with a round dowel in it (to fit inside the pipe) would have also worked. A different sized dowel for each size of pipe. Just slip the pipe into the dowel, and whoa-la! instant pipe holder. You could rotate the pipe with no problem. when Done, just pull the pipe out. Did you buy ALL the pipes from where you bought those pipes? I seem to remember there were a LOT of them left.

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@scrapman502 Yes I bought all the pipes they had. There was a lot of PVC left they are trying to sell.

[@muthatrucka76]

Cool....Just a thought...You may not want to take more than $9999 worth in at a time..Flying just under Uncle Sam's radar..Lol...

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I never have. lol

[@wopwop420]

great vid man! you are killing it!. I've had zero luck buying anything from anyone.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, If it's something you really want to do stay positive and keep pushing it. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@cryptocarpenter599]

You're like a modern day samurai with that Sawzall 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂

[@rhino3292]

I wonder how a wire would work on say a 5hp electric motor. Instead of using the belt replace the belt with a cutting wire and size so it fit around the pipe. Then manually push it threw the wire? Im not sure but I would have maybe looked into that. Looked like you guess did a good job anyway

[@ProjectShopFl]

Interesting idea.

[@nooneknows6060]

Nicely done!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@rhino3292]

I don't know how much of this you actually do but if you look into it they have pole Sanders which is a belt sander that goes around a pole. I believe that they are about 500 bucks. Maybe helpful? I use them for repainting light poles.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion but this was a one time deal. In 10 years of scrapping this is the first time I've come across this stuff.

[@rhino3292]

@@ProjectShopFl I assume that's an unusual haul lol but it was interesting to see and think about a possible solution

[@lostin.psychosis7080]

those plastic cases could be sold to green houses for germination trays or potting trays

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thats a great Idea.

[@lostin.psychosis7080]

@@ProjectShopFl happy to help. and if they wont buy them theyd take them for free...... and if taking things to the dump costs you like it does here its still a win win

[@jasonchampion9932]

What about cutting to a length to fab something to hydraulically to push through a cutting collar or something of the sort , maybe something like a wood splitter 🤷‍♂️🤔👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion. I thought of something similar but in 10 years I've never come a cross those pipes and will probably never get that many again it was a special deal. by the time I made all that I would have had most of it cut up already. Not sure what video it was but I explain why I did not go that way.

[@bigjohnson4983]

Keep up the great work buddy and I’ll keep watching, I like the videos and you’re doing what I was always going to do but never done it. I worked in the electrical industry my whole life and never really had time to scrap but always wanted too, anyway good job👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

I gotta say your laborer is pretty good he’s keeping up !

[@ProjectShopFl]

He has a good teacher. lol Thanks for watching

[@williamdawson3353]

Really enjoyed this video. So much processing!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@grantmorden2405]

I would weld a little 'j' hook to the end of the table. The other end has the vice to lock it down.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@shadowstorm1928]

Why aren't you using one of the handheld millwauke band saws we use in tractor trailer manufacturing? That'd be the fastest.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I get that suggestion a lot. I will look in to getting one. Thanks

[@richpitty]

Who cares if you loosing copper dust you’ve got an absolute ton of copper pipe keep on going man

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, Thanks

[@jasonhw6428]

You need to lathe to cut the insulation off. Its way faster. With sandpaper

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@jirivodrazka9135]

It was not strait because you put too much presure on the saw. So the saw blade curle a little bit but good work tho

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the insight and for watching.

[@manofriend4236]

How did you go about paying your customers for these big pipes and big amounts of wire in general ?

[@ProjectShopFl]

I buy wire at local market prices, the pipes I cut 1 foot of each size, counted how many of each size there was and came up with a price with lots of play in my favor.

[@dennisconlon5810]

If you could hook up a vacuum on your cut off saw it would collect the copper shaving’s easier.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Photostudioww]

I helped deliver copper doors to a hotel, 18500$ each door. We delivered about 20.

[@ProjectShopFl]

wow!

[@TheTorkerman]

Great team, fast and efficient, NICE

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@chriswest8788]

Man I've been waiting for pt2 for weeks lol great video my dude

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@theodoremassonburg4196]

Thanks for sharing.

[@ProjectShopFl]

👊

[@lauramason97]

I wish you had a lathe, you could have sawed this into smaller sections and just turned all of the scrap off!

[@ProjectShopFl]

I do have a lathe and a milling machine

[@sidschwan8031]

Great Videos Derek lo love watching your channel and awesome content.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I appreciate that!

[@70scoff]

With all the new construction going on and the need for green solutions, wouldn't you be best placed to sell it on, I am assuming it's old stock that's never been used.

[@ProjectShopFl]

It was new and special order bought for a specific job that got changed. They stored them and tried to sell them for 5 years before I got them.

[@70scoff]

@@ProjectShopFl Make hay whilst the sun shines then, I agree with the way you're stripping it all down, man power and no chemicals. Good luck bro.

[@Atlantismonkey40]

Also, drop the clean up in some water. Foam will float. Less ti store til you can run it.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, Thanks for the suggestion

[@FrankConforti]

That’s a great idea!

[@joebly5641]

I wonder if some type of stinger would work. Like the things inmates use to heat water. Cut one side of pipe like you were with sawzahl then stinger should cut through the rest like butter if u had the end shaped to the pipe . Idk 🤷‍♂️

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@canadianwelderscrapper5087]

wow the shop is over flowing

[@ProjectShopFl]

It got out of hand fast. lol

[@jwheezerandomvids9210]

I'm not sure but seeing as you have a respirator did you try using a hot wire/ knife? I think that might work fairly well

[@ProjectShopFl]

No, I don't think it would have cut as fast.

[@lylestavast7652]

will acetone melt that insulation coating - you could chuck your sweep-up into a bucket of that to isolate the copper

[@ProjectShopFl]

Possibly but I did not want to use chemicals

[@paulstagnoli3964]

Next time you get a large catch of 20 ft copper pipes inquire with some general contractors and you might be able to sell the pipes at a reduced retail price 4 or 5 times better than you get at the scrap yards.

[@ProjectShopFl]

These pipes sat for 2 years because the guy I got them from could not find a buyer.

[@z1teq]

What about heat from the inside? Maybe a big propane burner and having the pipes straight up like chimneys, might just melt the foam from the inside enough to easy the removal. Or make it worse, haha idk :)

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, Thanks for the suggestion

[@redfishfun540]

You have to be the busiest guy on KZbin. 😂

[@ProjectShopFl]

Haha, Thanks hopefully it pays off.

[@Makingchips720]

Look like some nice planter boxes

[@ProjectShopFl]

👊

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

Finally! It has arrived! I’m Tha is for the upload!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks