Scrap Metal Recycling - Processing a Huge Stash of Material!

Scrap metal recycling can be profitable, but it's not all finding cool treasures and getting paid.. it's also inventory management! The garage is out of control, so the time has come to process all this material so we can get paid and get back out there! Please enjoy while I get everything cleared up so we can return to our regularly scheduled dumpster diving.
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[@Khodazmoon]

I love it when you know what to make You make trash picking vlogs You make cleaning the garage videos You make high quality videos about copper etc And you keep everyone happy Thank you for this ☺️☺️

[@thubprint]

Thank you so much!! ☺️☺️💙 I try to stay on top of comments so I have some sort of idea what y’all would like to see 😅

[@Khodazmoon]

I can't wait to watch the part 2

[@neliodomingo25]

I love watching KZbin and strip my wires at the same time greetings from portugal !!!

[@thubprint]

Well hello from Canada! Hope you’ve got decent prices for all that 👍

[@sharkscrapper]

That bracing bar is cool. I could use one of those. No need to apologize for what you scrap vs sell. We do what we gotta do.

[@thubprint]

I’m so stoked to have it, it’s a really neat piece!

[@majesticbuffaloman4327]

I can't wait for the second part, I really enjoyed the parts where you stripped all that copper out of that metal. There isn't much in that air-conditioner I thought there would be more.

[@joeluk123]

I like the sorting out of the scrap videos. I am a huge fan of that part of it in my life. It is great to see other scrappers with there junk and how they deal it all out for the finalle at the scrap yard.

[@thubprint]

I was wondering how this would do! I know it’s not a typical sort of video but I’ve seen enough comments asking about it that I figured I’d give it a go. I admit I’d be happy to see methods from others as well 🙂

[@robreed5209]

I want to say thanks. You got me into scrapping. I work at a manufacturing plant that throws out a ton of stuff. I get alot of old copper wires and a ton of cut off extruded aluminum pieces. They said what ever hits the trash can feel free to take. I dont have a lot of room so no steel or most things. I only take it 5 gal bucket at a time but it adds up fast.

[@thubprint]

No kidding it does, that sounds like a great little side gig! Scrapping is a favourite hobby of mine so I’m glad to be able to share it with people 👍

[@aborted4196]

Extruded aluminum is $$$

[@robreed5209]

@@thubprint I take the money and buy silver and old coins with it. I always laugh a little. I take my time on my breaks to get copper and turn it into silver. Like in your video. It's a small investment to protect from inflation

[@L3V1T8-84]

Right now extruded aluminum is at it's all time highest, get all of it you can because it will pay off, the best parts are the scrap is free and you have permission to load it up... win win.

[@thubprint]

Is extruded doing that well? Then I’m excited to finally cash out this heap!

[@pederlindstrom3132]

Sweden here again and scrapping still rocks. When doing that much wire as you had at the start I use a pair of garden sheers, they are awsome and you can cut a peice of the plug too 😃

[@thubprint]

Those would work great too! I really like my cable cutters though 😊

[@walkthroughmania1]

Keep up on top of them. Thanks for your time.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

This video is almost a metaphor for life in general Thub - while you plan on working the basics and making good progress, all this other stuff keeps coming in that you have to deal with!! It's not a bad thing... bit like a game of tetris! 😜😂

[@DumpsterMarcus]

That will be some good cashola!! Always enjoy the videos man!! Hope all is well

[@thubprint]

All is so well good buddy! At least it will be when I get this cleared out again haha 😉 Hope you and your family are doing great as well 💙

[@Dnuddz]

Always a joy to see a Thub video appear in the videos feed, love them and keep them coming!

[@thubprint]

You got it!

[@Warpcaller]

I find these stripdown videos strangely relaxing to watch, keep them coming!

[@JohnnySemor]

I learned a lot of tips on how to take things apart, but I know what you mean.

[@thubprint]

Will do!

[@mollynakamori]

Nice cable cutters, dude. It was fun watching you just roar down those copper noodles with the Sawzall. Can't wait for part 2.

[@thubprint]

Aren’t they so good!?! 😂😁 a very dear friend of the channel sent them over! 😜

[@ohdannyboy4727]

great music on the speed-up part of the video. Enjoy that 80s synth wave stuff. I am stuck working an 8-hour shift 5 days a week with no benefits. miserable work. I'd rather be doing what you are, but I have a bad back. 🥂

[@thubprint]

It’s kind of a vibe I’m on lately lol

[@bfosilver1924]

Your videos with the cast iron pipes and "mud" inside was a huge help today. Found over 500 lbs of cast iron pipes and turned it in today for some play money.

[@juanlui284]

How much did you get

[@bfosilver1924]

@@juanlui284 approx $37 for an hour of work

[@dukctape]

@@bfosilver1924 Unless your region just has really low prices, that sounds like you got ripped off. Those are shred prices, not cast, at least in my area which by no means has the highest prices either

[@bri0013]

Really dumb question but... where the hell is everyone finding bulk loads of cast iron aside from sewage or drain ? Its like silver is easier to spot than cast.

[@wrenchboostboi8994]

@@bri0013 cast iron radiator heaters sometimes

[@JohnnySemor]

I was thinking of you today Thub; I found eight big transformers (well, big by my scale), with all kinds of cable attached and some sort of control transformer box. There were several other things associated with growing plants in that house construction dumpster that I am hoping to be able to retrieve tomorrow. While loading the heavy transformers I thought "this is something I would see Thub finding, cool".

[@thubprint]

Well I hope I do find something like that, that sounds rad! Hope you’ve got a good system for removing the windings 👍

[@OriginalNethead]

How I get rid of wax (on candlesticks, not scrap) : place in oven on a pile of newspaper or other absorbent soon-to-be trash on a disposable foil pan, at the lowest heat she'll do. Leave alone for a few hours. The wax melts out like it's supposed to do. I've gotten vintage ones that were caked (old menoras are a case in point) and this works just fine without boiling things on the stove. You can always burn the paper in a fireplace etc if it's candle wax.

[@thubprint]

Oooo, yes that sounds like it would work great!!

[@kevink.2719]

Looking forward to part 2

[@thubprint]

Me too! 😁

[@richblyth488]

Great video man , always informative

[@conorharford5117]

Good stuff. Can't wait

[@jeffswartek7356]

Love the micro scrapping!!! Cast aluminum is my favorite and U hate scrapping it because they look so cool.

[@irenelacour3486]

I datarted watching you because of another scrapper called Tucker F Upper and Void Vulture. I love watching all of you looking for free trasured

[@thubprint]

Both of them legends!! I love tucker, he’s such a gem. He and Sammie deserve the very best. Vulture is a favourite of mine too, we started at the same time so he feels like a KZbin sibling to me 👍

[@ironangel667]

I have soooooo many of those silver buttons. Like thousands.

[@thubprint]

Nice!! I don’t focus on them, just grab the big ones usually. It’s cool to build up a stash of silver though!

[@livvyweimar7362]

That's a lot of copper! I can't wait to see it all go in.

[@thubprint]

Same! 😁

[@nickimpala8886]

Great content! When I take the strip of steel off the raiders I hit it on the side with the back of a straight claw hammer got it down and comes off so smooth, if you cut it flush that is

[@nickimpala8886]

Acrs

[@thubprint]

Oh, nice technique!

[@carolinegee1865]

Good music choice on this one 👍🏼

[@thubprint]

Thanks! I’m really enjoying the synth wave kind of stuff, sort of embracing the post-apocalypse vibe haha

[@iffy9776]

Coaxial if its copper then I strip its easy to strip. I cut the compressors it takes me 7 minutes to cut and take the copper out. I can get anything from .5 to 1kg of copper from a compressor. I make sure I never let my scrap build to what u have in this video. Love the videos. I would definitely cut open the air con compressor. GOOD LUCK with the scrap pile .. I add comments as I watch lol.

[@thubprint]

I’m probably going to go the lazy way with these compressors, simply because I already have quite a pile built up to spend a day on. You’re totally right though, they don’t take much time and the oil on the inside seems to make pulling the windings out much easier

[@allfather5150]

The sped up sorting part was awesome! If I had a 20 minute version of that I would use it to fall asleep ASMR style.

[@thubprint]

I’d have to pick some pretty chill music fir that one!

[@allfather5150]

What you had playing was incredibly decent. Keep up the great content!

[@david.perrip4316]

Sweet vid thub!!

[@cheryldempsey1248]

You said you weren't keeping anything but you did. 😜You know you should have given that WAX to the Bee's 🐝 I hear they love that stuff 🤣🤣🤣🤣 or you could have made a really ugly stinky candle 🤣🤣🤣. Can't believe you just threw it away to melt in a landfill. 😉 Great video can't wait to see the stuff you got. No Really, I can't WAIT! Stop teasing and show me already! 🤣🤣🤣

[@freemank-m1396]

Thub:"I don't know what I'm going to do with that but it exists and its mine now." scrapping motto. Put it on a shirt and I'm buying it. Love the content bruh.

[@thubprint]

😆 maybe that’ll be the next merch drop haha

[@brianloughary2521]

Love the videos👍👍👍

[@thubprint]

Thanks!

[@pdub4395]

Always happy to see a new vid

[@thubprint]

Always happy to have something to share!

[@DIYwithBatteries]

I just want the tiny little electric motor 😁👍 nice video Sir

[@thubprint]

Lol! Maybe I should save them up and sell them in a bin

[@L3V1T8-84]

Awesome, only 2hrs late this time, keep it going KZbin doing better.... Nice haul.

[@thubprint]

Lol… stupid smart technology

[@j_toledo419]

My guy! Been checking last few days for your next upload 👍👍

[@thubprint]

It’s been a busy week haha! I was hoping to get both of these vids out this week but I’m still working on part 2 unfortunately. New vid at least every Friday though!

[@juanmorales3251]

Great video Thub gotta get the cash from the stash.

[@thubprint]

It’s all part of the process!

[@scrapnsalvage]

LOL We're NOT going to save anything....1 minute 30 seconds later "Ooooh We will keep that" Hahaha Great video Thub.....

[@Dustinshelpchannel]

Love learning much from you here in the states bare bright is $3.45 per pound. Please the copper filters has beads inside of them and they will not take them here in Ohio unless they are cut in half.

[@thubprint]

Oh that’s an annoying extra bit of work!

[@aborted4196]

Let's do the thing! 😎 👐 "Be grateful for the extra weight" 👐

[@berto6063]

Make a Christmas tree ornament out of the steel ball.

[@thubprint]

That’s a great idea!

[@LL-sq8se]

Very interesting!👍🧚🙋

[@riverratfishing5103]

Yup great video as always!!!

[@thubprint]

Well thank you!

[@muriaticacid7004]

Thumbs UP

[@ewaste-jd-preciousmetals3723]

I also do scrapping mate nice information and good way of sharing some of your knowledge.

[@L3V1T8-84]

Waiting on part 2 anyone else?

[@Magisktification]

I dont understand all the people complaining you should have sold whatever item in stead of scrapping it. First of all if your garage is too messy you spend more time earning less. And some (most) of theese items just take to much time to flip. Thats my take on your situation. And i live in small Sweden and for me im pretty damn sure its even worse. Anything that is not used by pretty much everyone is pretty hard if not near impossible to flip and if you did you probably spent more time and used up more space in the meantime than it was worth! Love your straight forward but still very gentle way of attacking this. I would be more like listen closely because im not repeating this, dont mess around being a hoarding fuck up. Yes i know about this because im kind of a hoarding fuck up my self 😂

[@davegriggs3863]

3:24....direct flame would haver cleaned that up in seconds....you need a garden torch....very handy.

[@thubprint]

Ooo I actually thought of something similar after, I could’ve just lit up my fire pit and tossed it on, probably would’ve come out real clean

[@AMBASSADORHOFF]

i know I'm late,. but I'm a fan and i re watch videos.. does this style of music have a genre? love the 80's era,

[@Magisktification]

6 dollars may not me much but the steel adds a few cents and it didnt cost much time. Id say its worth your time as long as you have any 👍

[@MrsMika]

Thub, on the next strip down video, could you speed it up only to the point that I could set the play back speed at .25x and watch it at real time speed? I like to see what you are actually doing so I can learn.

[@thubprint]

Got it, thanks!

[@Kreacher1974]

I see you and other scrappers talk about the gold finger boards. I have a bunch that I cut off mother boards and about a dozen cpu chips but I have no clue where or how to sell them. Any suggestions? Please and thank you!

[@andrewcannon587]

it has been 1 week now, need a new scrap video

[@thubprint]

You got it buddy! Was a bit late this week lol

[@saadrazzaq1946]

Awesome bro

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

darn notification came in 18 minutes late

[@thubprint]

Yea, I’m sure there’s a reason it does it that way but I don’t know what it is

[@israeldiaz6124]

Hey how can you tell which are the silver buttons? Awesome videos by the way. If you could help me out with an answer that would be awesome thanks

[@thubprint]

I’ve gotten good at recognizing where silver will be used, but I’ve got a bottle of silver test acid whenever I’m not sure. It’s super easy to use and it was cheap, a couple dollars for the bottle. Just want to make sure it doesn’t get on your hands!

[@israeldiaz6124]

@@thubprint okay I appreciate it man I'm going to go ahead and get that thanks again.

[@juniorandrade1652]

Bom dia 🙏

[@davegriggs3863]

Would it be possible to melt the aluminum off the copper piping in the air conditioner radiator?

[@thubprint]

Probably, it’s really thin.. I hadn’t thought to try!

[@mikelattimer7909]

Do you ever find any old traps? I would buy them.

[@bfg69bug]

Hey dude, I said I would update you on the prices here in Spain. The scrapyard I go to is olmedo in churriana, Málaga- it's about a 20 minute drive. I've finally got me a tow bar and a trailer, I took in 375lb of steel, and got 59 euro - it was at 32c a kilo. I also took 70lb of Steel beer cans and that got me 22c a kilo, for €7.04... really not worth my time I think.

[@bfg69bug]

I've got the trailer loaded with steel for Monday morning, and a boot full of extruded aluminium, and the back seats full of aluminium cans.. we'll see if that better at all. I've got 5 car batteries to take too.

[@thubprint]

That’s an alright price for steel! The tin cans not so much, I would try to get more steel weight to make that drive worthwhile for sure. Extruded aluminium should be really good right now!

[@silverlicious2086]

As the weather cools, the processing shop gets busy. BTW, Could you please tell me what the name of the music sound track/artist is that starts at 14:36 ? Very cool. I play keyboards and I like this track that you're using.

[@thubprint]

Oh! It’s “Hachi Roku” from Harris heller’s “ego” streambeats album. Just search streambeats, it’s a pretty awesome resource for copyright free music.

[@silverlicious2086]

Found it and a whole bunch more creative Harris Heller tracks. Thank you. I will def play some rifs on top of these. Great for practice and inspiration. Appreciate it very much. Oh also. I really like how you "fade in" the music starting at 14:34 just as you are finishing up talking. Love the layering of voice/music that transitions to the fast forward clips. Great editing.

[@stevenunger2784]

What is the black thing from the water coolers?

[@SobaHoe]

Does any sawzaw work? It just depends on the blade?

[@margaritagalarza3233]

I bet you could reverse enginer A UFO. Your. Great.

[@roguefisher4637]

Does anyone know what the metal part of a pringles bottom part is made out of? It had a weak reaction to magnets.

[@thubprint]

How strange! I would’ve expected it to be cheap steel

[@MrBugman2525]

You can cut those compressors in half and get the copper

[@thubprint]

Absolutely! I went the extra mile on the ac compressor video. Added about $10 in copper to my total

[@scrappermax9513]

11:16 Yeah I was like no. Don’t even bother you can find thin sheet aluminum anywhere. Not even worth cutting it off.

[@MrChunkydunk]

That's a heap? I have a 1/4 acre of that stuff. Anyway the scrap yards here get mad when you break down motors. They say Iose money by losing steel weight. And 2 of them actually say it's illegal to strip wire.

[@thubprint]

If I had a 1/4 acre to pile stuff in it would take a lot more than one video to clear it! 😆 I’ve heard about some of these places that refuse stripped wire, I had no idea that was a problem for some scrappers. First I’d heard of the motor bit though, seems odd they would take issue with anyone saving them some labor

[@MrChunkydunk]

@@thubprint it saves them money. Instead of $2 a pound for copper and .09 for steel they pay 10 cents a pound for motors and have kids tearing them apart. The ones that gripe about the wire pay less than .75 a pound for #2. Their main customers are addicts.

[@MrChunkydunk]

@@thubprint and yeah. It's gonna take me a long time to go through that mess. I just fairly recently had my leg amputated and the pile just kept growing. I guess I better "hop" to it.

[@ThePentadecagon]

8:26 thats the Bain of my existence that one fraise "Idk what to do with it but its mine now"

[@thubprint]

The struggle lol

[@ThePentadecagon]

@@thubprint adhd is a bitch thats for sure xD

[@ironangel667]

Sorry to be that guy but bane

[@ThePentadecagon]

@@ironangel667 shush i was on mobile damn auto correct got me

[@ironangel667]

@@ThePentadecagon hehehe i got you 😉

[@4lifebmx420]

Do you take your metal to Recon?

[@thubprint]

I do! Though I usually go to empire for my nonferrous when I have a whole truckload, but recon has great prices for nonferrous as well. They’re also the best place in town for cast aluminium, motors and compressors

[@user-pw1ol3pw3q]

Please, show how to separate the copper / iron bottom from pan)

[@thubprint]

Oh I wasn’t going to do that, I just like the pan for in the kitchen! I’m not sure how someone would remove it

[@benblair9596]

How do you get all the estate sale clean up jobs

[@thubprint]

I don’t know! 🤣 got a tip from a friend, went and made sure I got involved, and now it’s just about being available when I hear about one

[@jameswagner295]

cut thes compers open man

[@minibikescraper6743]

It sucks i can't turn in ac coils to a scrap yard. Have to have a ticket or have proof of evidence that its mine. I sell my ac coils to private sellers.

[@thubprint]

Oh that would be annoying.. I guess that’s what happens when a few bad apples spoil a good thing for the rest of us

[@richavic4520]

Oodles of noodles, dude

[@thubprint]

More than I expected!!

[@juniorandrade1652]

Junior bibil 🇺🇲✈️🤗

[@ThePentadecagon]

ayyy im early for once

[@thubprint]

Nice!

[@maryannrussell7255]

See you are canadian. Where from?

[@thubprint]

I’m in alberta, but I’m from BC!

[@margaritagalarza3233]

You look. Fine. ! Did you get the Jab?

[@margaritagalarza3233]

Hi. You. Well what's up. Old. Guy? Haaaa

[@msmoorad123]

its a pity u get such low prices for EVERYTHING. You pick up quite a lot of good stuff but get paid too little in return by the scrap yards. maybe phone around and try to negotiate better prices esp for the non ferrous stuff and when u get big loads of steel.

[@thubprint]

I’m starting to see that. A lot of folks have it worse than me, but I do see other people’s videos and they get paid a fair bit better for the same amount of work

[@margaritagalarza3233]

Utubers. Become millionaires you there. Yet?

[@jessicadavis7746]

Recip saw and no eye protection???I thought you were big on safety measures???

[@thubprint]

Oh, I might have spaced on the face shield with the reciprocating saw.. I am a big fan of PPE, though I am a bit lax with that tool. I think you’re right, never know what could happen

[@davegriggs3863]

12:17....you need some hearing protection....shooting muffs....or else you're doomed to saying,"what?", the rest of your days......

[@thubprint]

I’ve got some! Just usually only use them for the noisiest of jobs

[@canadians2214]

To damn boring, and to much talking and not enough work.