How to Make Good Money Scrapping Electric Motors

In this video I scrap an electric motor to recover the copper. It was awesome!
Check out my video where I show 4 different methods to scrapping small fan motors for copper.
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[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for watching and all of the support you’ve given me! Have a great day. God bless y’all!

[@CandSMINING]

Electric motors are just fun to take apart. Good add to your sawdust collection. Thanks for sharing your tear down brother. Stay safe and blessed.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

[@scrapitall200]

They are so much fun, especially when they are copper 😁 I couldn’t believe how much sawdust was in there 😂 Thank you brother and God bless.

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Great scrap mate, hope Ur back come good soon. I pray for u mate, cheers Graham

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you my friend!

[@Grietiem]

The hook-blade advice was truly a life changer for me. Can recommend.

[@scrapitall200]

It’s awesome! Thank you for watching

[@scrapperbrad]

Thanks for another great video, and I hope your back gets feeling better.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy

[@BushDogScrapper]

That’s a decent eclectic motor I’ve never seen one with an aluminum housing before! I’d definitely say that one was well worth ScrappingItAll! Good Bless Brother thank you for the wonderful prayer and I pray that the good Lord will ease and heal your back spasms!

[@scrapitall200]

I love it when they are aluminum case. Thank you so much brother, I appreciate that.

[@classifiedsnake3947]

This motor breakdown reminds me of bigstackd when he breaks the bigger ones down to melt the copper andother metals down in em. Ive only got 1 motor around the size of that and i loved it. Motors are 1 of or my absolute favorite to scrap. Nice video

[@scrapitall200]

@@classifiedsnake3947 thank you so much. I’m a big fan of BigstackD, he makes great videos. Me too, motors are awesome to scrap. Thank you for watching.

[@JohnJoe-pf8of]

Great video

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy!

[@CoStarRecycling]

You're going to have to get you a Bob the pointer like Bendin with Bendon!!! 😂 Great video buddy!!

[@scrapitall200]

Idk who that is lol Thank you buddy.

[@CoStarRecycling]

Bendin with Bendon is his KZbin channel but his name is Thomas Bendon. He's a semi truck mechanic with some humor in his videos.

[@scrapitall200]

@@CoStarRecycling oh ok cool, thank you!

[@danielburgos9073]

Like i say your the best scrapitall two thumbs up for that video from puerto Rico danny god bless you .

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you Danny, I appreciate it. God bless you.

[@Bob_Sacamano]

awesome!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you!

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Awesome video my friend, it's always nice when you can almost triple your money when a little bit of work. Take care and May God bless you too. See you on the next video

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you brother! I’m truly blessed

[@scrapnjunk81]

Great tear down. I have a few of those I got to tear down here sometime.

[@scrapitall200]

Love big ole motors. Thank you for watching brother.

[@Virginianative1968]

Bless you my friend! That was a lot of sawdust lol! Probably a major contributor to the motor being scrap. Take care, James!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you Michael. Yeah I was quite surprised at all that sawdust 🤣 You too my friend.

[@nicejunk666]

Decent amount of copper😮

[@scrapitall200]

What was interesting, the aluminum and copper weights were the exact same.

[@nicejunk666]

@@scrapitall200 oh I didn’t even notice that sorry for the slow response we were camping 🤮

[@scrapitall200]

@@nicejunk666 yay camping 🤣

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

Hey Y'all 🎉

[@scrapitall200]

Hey buddy!

[@Rick-m4o]

Sawdust 😂😂 Great video brother

[@scrapitall200]

Right! 🤣 Thank you brother.

[@Rick-m4o]

@@scrapitall200 you are welcome

[@HHRecycling]

That is a lovely pile of copper! Well worth it, my friend.

[@scrapitall200]

Thanks buddy. Hope you had a good day at work today and you aren’t too sore!

[@HHRecycling]

@scrapitall200 Thanks, I'm just happy to be working. I'm getting used to it, so it's not too bad.

[@scrapitall200]

@@HHRecycling oh good!

[@donnussbaum4234]

Praying for healing for you.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you, I appreciate that so much! God bless you!

[@jamesfrench7299]

Absolute gold mine of copper. Are you able to show us how you melt it out of the armature?

[@scrapitall200]

It was so awesome! Unfortunately I don’t have a melting furnace yet. That’s how I’m going to do that. Put the armature in a crucible and melt the copper away from the steel. I saw BigstackD do that. He’s got a really cool channel if you haven’t heard of him before. Thank you so much for watching.

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

Saw dust 😂, awesome break down, James. Back spasms ain't nobody got time for that.. 🙏👍

[@scrapitall200]

So much saw dust 🤣 You definitely understand that, you deal with them often 😢

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

50% of the time I do

[@scrapitall200]

@@ThatsRightRecycling I’m so sorry brother. I’ll be praying for you

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

No worries friend

[@Followerofchrist878]

Awesome video brother! I’ll be praying for your back

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you brother I really appreciate that.

[@Followerofchrist878]

@@scrapitall200 my pleasure to pray to Jesus!

[@scrapitall200]

Amen to that brother!

[@Wrightwayrecycling]

I always enjoy your videos, especially the ones on old-school items. It shows how well things used to be built. Have a blessed day

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! Yeah, me too, they definitely built things differently back then. God bless!

[@roadhog1987]

It was cool seeing the case come apart with a chisel

[@scrapitall200]

I love it when they are aluminum. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@josephcormier5974]

Awesome video hope you feel better soon thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you brother, I appreciate that!

[@empirefinds]

Awesome episode brother. Trying to make a ball mill out of a propane bottle. I have got a motor, bottle and an awesome chain. On the look out for some big cogs. Your motor rip down reminds me I need to get a move on. Stay safe brother

[@scrapitall200]

Glad to help lol Thank you for watching brother.

[@boster8368]

AMEN... Thank you. GOD Bless You my friend... always wanted to know if them motors could be taking apart now i know.. Thank again!

[@scrapitall200]

You’re welcome! God bless you too my friend. Thank you for watching.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video my friend

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

@@scrapitall200 welcome my friend

[@Buzzsaw420]

Well done, glad you found your missing sawdust. 👍🏻

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you, I was worried about it 😂😂

[@BushDogScrapper]

Good morning Brother!

[@scrapitall200]

Good morning brother

[@E50creative]

Thanks Mr. Scrapitall

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for watching!

[@chasebarnard1223]

I love your style! Your methods are that of an expert. And I do indeed do things differently with motors. Thub as his way, E-waste Ben had his way. But even though I have angle grinders, I've always preferred the hacksaw method myself. I just find the dust and noise from an angle grinder intolerable. Also I've noticed you always give thanks to God, which is a very admirable quality! Bless you brother

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! Yeah I’m not a fan of using the angle grinder for the same reasons you listed. I really appreciate you watching and always leaving wonderful comments. God bless you too brother! Have a great weekend

[@chasebarnard1223]

@@scrapitall200 yes sir. I just disassembled an aluminum storm door. I've got some odds and ends to take care of.

[@scrapitall200]

@@chasebarnard1223 oh nice!!

[@Kreacher1974]

I feel your pain with your back. I can't scrap too much any more, I've had 3 major back surgeries in the past 2 1/2 years. I was told I have the spine of a person in their 70's but I'm only 49.

[@scrapitall200]

Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry to hear that 😢😢

[@ScrappingScotland]

You could have treated an oil spill with all that sawdust 😂. Great video brother, sorry to hear the back is hurting. Heal fast my brother.

[@scrapitall200]

Truth 🤣🤣 Thank you so much brother!

[@josemedeiros7331]

Not bad $ for scrapping that motor.

[@scrapitall200]

I was really happy with it. Thank you for watching!

[@dalemills8052]

Great video brother!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much brother.

[@keithgriner330]

AMEN, AMEN! 😎👊🙏GOD BLESS YOU!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! God bless you too!

[@MakingBullions009]

Thanks for the video, Great haul!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for watching brother!

[@ScorpionMetals]

Really good video!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy

[@saschakonze6867]

Hey SIA! Cool video, you found the by me added sawsust too! 🤣🤣🤣 @6.00 I thaought: Good thing i always watch your videos with safety glasses on 😎- thank you for your work, have a great time mate and - until we meet again!

[@scrapitall200]

🤣🤣 Thank you so much my friend. Have a great week.

[@stevenbennett667]

Blinding video as always my friend.god bless you too.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! I appreciate that.

[@DanielHouston-uw3ir]

You always make it look easy, seems like there's always a hiccup for me to finish one off, so i go for what's easiest and usually worry about the rest. Enjoyed the video and take care of that back!

[@scrapitall200]

What sort of hiccups do you have? Thank you my friend, I appreciate it.

[@lljairsoft1201]

Awesome video James! Love to see multiple videos during one week from you. Always puts a smile on my face when I see your video pop up. God bless

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much brother! God bless you and have an awesome weekend!

[@ScrapYardMan]

Great video buddy! Definitely worth it!

[@scrapitall200]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching buddy.

[@piecesofpete5921]

🤙🤙👍 muscle spasms aint no fun,been fighting them for yrs,best i find for it is alternate tween heat pad and ice paks 🙏✌️

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much for the advice, I appreciate it. Sorry to hear you’ve been dealing with them for years 😢

[@onyxfire7511]

Another great video. Thanks!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you my friend. Hope you’ve been doing well.

[@onyxfire7511]

@@scrapitall200 I have. I hope you have, too.

[@scrapitall200]

Good to hear. I have been, thank you!

[@ironangel667]

Hope those back spasms get better. Those are no joke. Also, if you don't have a hole punch, you could use the long bolts you removed.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you, they are awful. That’s a great idea, thank you for watching buddy.

[@ScrapMan69]

That big ole electric motor buddy! Glad you found your saw dust 😂😂 gotta love that copper copper gold! That pice flew right off! Hate when my back hurts buddy nothing helps mine when it does that was good tear down buddy! Another awesome video!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy! Yeah back pain is no fun at all. Thank you for watching my friend.

[@bearhardcorepicker]

Lucrative motor!

[@scrapitall200]

Yes indeed it was, fun too. Thank you for watching!

[@brian56]

When I'm cutting the ring off, I hit the strings lightly with the grinder and they come off pretty easily when I pull the copper

[@scrapitall200]

Nice! Thank you for watching.

[@patrickwilliams4613]

Good break down well done

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy.

[@scrappingonthefly77]

Good teardown! Heck of a profit on that one

[@scrapitall200]

Not bad at all, I’ll take one of them a day like a vitamin 🤣

[@scrappingonthefly77]

@@scrapitall200 🤣🤣🤣 me too

[@scrapitall200]

🤣🤣

[@ElectronicWasteExplorer]

Nice video my friend 👍

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy!

[@wghead]

Do you have a video where you melt the copper off that armature? That would be cool to see. I’ve thought about doing it myself but not sure how it would go or if it’s worth it.

[@scrapitall200]

@@wghead I don’t have a video, I still haven’t bought a furnace, but hopefully soon. Basically I’ll put the armature in a crucible and the copper will melt and I’ll pull the chunk of steel out and I’ll have molten copper. Will it be worth it financially? That’s a great question and I’ll have to keep that in mind when i finally do get to melting.

[@AlvinUselton]

The copper alone was worth scrapping

[@scrapitall200]

Absolutely!! Thank you for watching

[@Bill-x7b]

Save the silver contact.

[@scrapitall200]

I save them all.

[@andreabc1469]

happy Weekend

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you and you too!

[@redneck048]

New guy here, never done scrapping/recycling. Is it really better doing it this way rather than just selling the complete motor as scrap? I am considering this to earn extra income after i retire from my job.

[@scrapitall200]

Hello! You will make more money scrapping them, but selling them as they are requires no work, so I guess it depends on if you have the time and desire to scrap. I scrap as a hobby and it’s a lot of fun so the time I put into scrapping doesn’t matter to me. Thank you for watching.

[@GDSavingThePast]

I think you discovered why this one stopped working my friend, there is enough sawdust to make some serious composite boards. Be care with those back spasms. I had back surgery years ago and still deal with issues from it

[@scrapitall200]

Right! I couldn’t believe all that sawdust 🤣 Oh brother, so sorry to hear that. I’m definitely taking it easy, thank you.

[@steveherr450]

now show us how to make a board out of the sawdust. 😊

[@scrapitall200]

🤣🤣 I think I got enough sawdust for one

[@louiseherta7791]

I don’t get anywhere near those prices in my area. Fortunately I just do this as a hobby and trying to keep stuff out of the landfill

[@scrapitall200]

The prices I use are average prices I get from the IScrap app. My prices aren’t very good either, but I too just scrap as a hobby. Thank you for watching.

[@jeffy1466]

I just picked up 2 washers and 3 dryers from 1 house. So I did a little research and came across a few channels and found yours to be the best! Thats for the absolute great information on the disassembly and pricing info. Just curious but whats the price difference between just taking in the copper motor vs removing all the copper?

[@scrapitall200]

Awesome! Thank you! I don’t remember the exact numbers but it’s in this video. I try to always give the price as is versus scrapping it down.

[@canadiannaturalist6369]

You're at 4K views, that's some quality viewership. 😂

[@scrapitall200]

What’s wrong with that?

[@canadiannaturalist6369]

Goodness nothing at all, no negativity here brother

[@scrapitall200]

@@canadiannaturalist6369 the laughing emoji made it seem like it. Thank you for the clarification and for watching the video.

[@canadiannaturalist6369]

The joke for me was 4K and quality as in high definition quality viewership 4K I don't know lol 😂

[@scrapitall200]

@@canadiannaturalist6369 oh I see what you did there 🤣🤣

[@curtispederson9390]

I just started useing a hook blade much easer and fastet

[@scrapitall200]

I agree, way faster! Thank you for watching.

[@smitchlego]

3rd

[@scrapitall200]

Woohoo 🎉

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Huh. Always wondered where all my sawdust goes

[@scrapitall200]

Crazy, right 🤣 Thank you for watching buddy.

[@ewastemike7700]

A year in the shed. People have the nerve to complain because i have a few ac units for a few months. Lol

[@scrapitall200]

Right? lol. Some people just love to complain 😂

[@murlbailer3755]

Try tapping the screwdriver with a hammer. May break the screw loose. ✌️

[@scrapitall200]

@@murlbailer3755 good tip. Thank you buddy

[@frankmiller6737]

Another great video! How long would you say it took to tear down the motor?

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! This motor I had to do over a 3 day period (kept getting distracted) but I’d say that motors can be done anywhere from 10-30 minutes, depending on the size and if there is anything rusty. Thank you for watching.

[@bigtree4264]

You should break down power tools... drills and saws.. I got scap fever.

[@scrapitall200]

@@bigtree4264 I do have a few power tools to scrap, I’ll have to make some videos. Thanks for the idea. Scrap fever is real 😂

[@محمدغازي-و2ف5ط]

Good evening my friend Do you recommend creating a project with a small workshop to sort and separate metals from electric motors?? Please what is the price per ton of electric motors? Note that I plan to use modern machines to sort and separate minerals

[@scrapitall200]

There is good money in scrapping, especially motors. Each yard has their own prices, so the best thing you can do is check with your local scrap yard and ask them how much they’ll pay for motors and how much they pay for #2 copper. The prices I used in this video are average prices in the USA. Thank you for watching.

[@mattgour5874]

great video.. your scrap yard doesn't buy a capaticator at its own price?

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you! No it’s just shred to them, even the ones with aluminum case.

[@mattgour5874]

@@scrapitall200 interesting, I now feel lucky , for some reason they have there own peice at my yard

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome! What do they pay you for them?

[@mattgour5874]

@scrapitall200 i will check in the morning. Its not much at all. I remember thinking if it was worth it but i do enough mircowaves that I do turn them in.. i wanna say 31 cents or somethinf

[@scrapitall200]

@@mattgour5874 that’s not a bad price at all, thanks!

[@Outlaw_Traffic_Stops]

Great way to turn a $ 468 precision engineered instrument into $ 21.18 of junk, minus 2 hours labor.

[@scrapitall200]

Did it ever cross your mind that the motor was dead?

[@bobbylewis1708]

How long did it take you ? Love your videos

[@scrapitall200]

I don’t know lol. I recorded this over a 3 day period because of interruptions and other things distracting me. Typically motors can be scrapped in 10-30 minutes, depending on the size and the condition of the motor (rusty bolts and such) Thank you so much.

[@leechjim8023]

That motor obviously came from a power saw of some kind.

[@scrapitall200]

@@leechjim8023 what gave it away 🤣 Man that had so much sawdust!

[@leechjim8023]

@@scrapitall200 Cough cough! Rubbing my eyes!! 😭😭

[@scrapitall200]

@@leechjim8023 😂

[@artstrology]

If that is heroin not sawdust, you are looking at about 400 dollars for that on top so, I would look into where that motor came from. Just take a tiny bit and mix it into a cup of tea, and if you feel dizzy and puke, that might be heroin. Not sure if the scrap yard takes that stuff, you should ask before taking it.

[@scrapitall200]

It’s sawdust, it tasted like when I was a kid and would chew on sticks 🤣

[@artstrology]

@@scrapitall200 OMG he tasted it !!!

[@scrapitall200]

@@artstrology 😂

[@nicejunk666]

I’m thinking that may or may not come off a table saw

[@scrapitall200]

What gave it away? 🤣 Thank you for watching buddy, I know you are busy.

[@nicejunk666]

@@scrapitall200 maybe the fact that it looked like Barry the beaver took residence in it 🤣

[@scrapitall200]

@@nicejunk666 😂😂🤣

[@EricScrapping4Dinidog]

I don’t know how else to contact you besides commenting on your videos. Scrapper Brad is having trouble getting viewers. His last couple videos I’ve been the only one liking and commenting. Just thought you’d like to know. He seems like a nice , hardworking guy. Just trying to make money for his wife to have a nice vacation in a couple years.

[@scrapitall200]

He is a nice guy and his motivation is admirable. Yeah, unfortunately KZbin can be really difficult for a lot of folks, it’s why I feel so very blessed.

[@EricScrapping4Dinidog]

@@scrapitall200 Yeah. I can imagine it’s tough to get followers. You and a few others are personable and interesting to watch. That’s the key I believe. You have to connect to your viewers. If they feel a connection, they’ll continue watching. I watch just because you told me what he’s trying to do and I wanna help if I can

[@scrapitall200]

@@EricScrapping4Dinidog there is a lot that goes into being a KZbinr and I did about a years worth of research before I started my channel and I still do research about 4-5 times a week. You are definitely right about trying to connect with the viewers, it’s about the people after all, which is one big reason I always try to reply to everyone’s comments. That’s really awesome you’re trying to support his channel by watching. God bless you.

[@EricScrapping4Dinidog]

@@scrapitall200 Yeah that’s nice you reply to everyone. But if you get a lot of questions or comments, it’s hard. But I try to help people if. I can. I really do. I think you have the same heart. I believe you truly try to help others! I love watching your videos and talking to you. You’re truly inspiring and kind person!

[@scrapitall200]

@@EricScrapping4Dinidog I really do like helping people and I try to be kind, but sometimes I fail at that lol. You’re a very kind person and I enjoy reading your comments.

[@dr.a006]

How much per pound for the 17 lbs of sawdust?😅

[@scrapitall200]

🤣🤣 right? My oh my, the amount of sawdust was nuts

[@riverboat28]

Please don't bring any bare bright to the scrap yard unless you need to eat or feed your family. It will help all of us scrappers to drive up the prices + you can sell them as bars on eBay for 20x the scrap yard ridiculous prices. You can melt in a scrap microwave with a silica carbide crucible.

[@scrapitall200]

@@riverboat28 👍👍 Thank you for watching.

[@patdriver5696]

Boring

[@scrapitall200]

Ok that’s fine but why say that?

[@stephensmith3708]

NICE! Brother Scrapital, have you ever came across electric servo motors? I was given a few, aluminum housing, but never really torn one apart. Just wondering if it would be worth tearing apart.

[@scrapitall200]

No I’m not sure I have. I bet it would be fun to scrap. Thank you for watching brother!