Scrapping 382kg Electric motor. HUGE copper find? I break it down to find out how much moneys inside

I have had this 382kg electric motor a while now and have been desperate to see how much copper was inside.
Today is the day i scrap the motor into steel, cooper and brass to see how much money is inside.
10-15 hours later we get to find out how much i will make today
Spoiler - For the effort required its one heck of a task. Like and subscribe for more funny youtube videos and shorts
#copper #electrician #makemoney

[@thomasfranklin4111]

All you needed To do was cut the outer casing with large grinder inner coil would have slipped out

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Grinders suck especially on a motor this size one minute with plasma cutter an its apart

[@doominic1882]

Ok will try next time. Accepting donations of 400kg motor :D

[@stephencrockett3803]

@@doominic1882 ike have two dom any going spare ho

[@doominic1882]

@@michaelwillcutt2619 oow plasma cutter I like that idea

[@doominic1882]

You have these motors going spare?

[@maherbshara4898]

Hard work . Good luck man 🤙

[@dufus7396]

Experience is the best teacher..the dynamic at play is time verses return...a regular source of big motors might justify investment in tools.

[@doominic1882]

Yes maybe 5-10 a day. And experience :))

[@randomvideowatcher]

I usually cut the casing and the field winding will almost fall out. I have a 7" angle grinder just for the thicker casings and for cutting through the windings.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

What would you recommend for an extruded aluminum light pole . About 6 inches thick. Would a sawzaw work at all?

[@RedBeard20842]

Everyone in the comment section has plenty of criticism but nice work! These big motors are hard to scrap you did a fantastic job!

[@doominic1882]

Thanks, for a first try with limited cutting tool i think i did ok. I did not quit :))

[@RedBeard20842]

@@doominic1882 I'd say so too! You did it exactly Like I did mine. It's hard to pry out the copper when you dint have anything to hold the motor down. So I liked the bottle jack.

[@doominic1882]

Will try circular saw next time to split the casing. The copper was so tightly in there though. The 5-10ton bottle jack and was on the edge of its capabilities

[@RedBeard20842]

@@doominic1882 watch my chanel for ideas, i did one this size, a bigger grinder with a slightly thicker cutoff wheel works well. If you have a way to hold the motor down a long pry bar with a cheater bar works really well. I did it in about an hr.

[@doominic1882]

@@RedBeard20842 will watch ur vid all the way through now :))

[@thomasfranklin4111]

Also use a blowtorch around the wire to melt the protective insulation and it will slip right out

[@doominic1882]

Possibly I live in the uk though. We can’t just set fire to it :)))

[@markmclean4897]

Did a 380kg motor last week Split the housing with your big grinder Cut both crowns off Then use a punch to drive the remaining copper out I recovered 24 kg quite disappointed

[@doominic1882]

Id like another go, or jot. It was hard work

[@stuartwatson2699]

Get a bit of heat into that and the coils will fall out no bother

[@bryanknaepen1102]

That’s a big motor, good find👍

[@doominic1882]

Thanks :) it was hard work

[@albertodelgado7585]

Sledgehammer maybe better than axe?

[@nightscrapperuk13]

Really nice 👌 find. That electric moter is huge. Lovely copper wire. Subbed and liked. Nightscrapper uk 🇬🇧 👍

[@doominic1882]

Thanks :) it was really hard work

[@randykieth2874]

Is this considered to be #1 copper? Thank you in advance, I have two of these exact ones I’ve been wondering if there worth taking apart.

[@doominic1882]

@randykieth2874 hi it’s pretty clean yet I got number 1 bright for it.

[@finndog2759]

So how much electric you use?? Grinder, air compressor. Than your time, gas to haul it. Here's the easiest way to do electric motors after you got em apart, burn em!!! Turn them red hot in a wood fire. Do not use water to cool them. Let them cool on there own or you going to make the copper brittle and you will loose alot when you try to get it out. I been doing the scrap thing since early 70s. Yeah you loose a little in Goin from no.1 bright, to no1. But the time saved is worth it.

[@doominic1882]

I live in the uk budZ we cannot just set fire to everything like in Africa lol

[@dufus7396]

I spent ages on some 1200 watt motors ...realised at the end..not enough copper and now couldnt get motor rate for leftover steel..so lose lose

[@doominic1882]

Yees this is the case. Better off just keep all steal possible and weigh in as a motor

[@DeanG55]

If you had that angle grinder, this might have been a lot easier??

[@jamiekelsall5221]

I scrapped a 200 ton rotor and stator out of a few power stations it was big enough to climb inside to cut it up

[@doominic1882]

Awesome would love to have seen the copper pile

[@FarBeyondDriven2]

Seems like a lot of work for what youd get. I'd just take it as is haha

[@doominic1882]

Hehhe same Good experience though

[@RamonHernandez-qk3tq]

Yes Sir , it is too much work, right now here in the States copper is going for a little more than four bucks Stay safe S.A. Tx

[@doominic1882]

If clean copper is good money. Its time vs reward though isn’t it

[@audriussedbaras8584]

Bad scrap bad!!!!

[@doominic1882]

Bad naughty scrap :D

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Plasma cutter for case saw for one side of copper loops pull other side out with rebar an press

[@doominic1882]

Good idea but wouldn’t a plasma cutter burn the copper also?

[@waseemahmed8489]

Nice video how many hours?

[@life_is_a_pest]

If the angle grinder was to big for the inside, than you should have used it to cut it open from the outside. That would saved you a lot of time.

[@doominic1882]

Yes looking for another to try again. Cutting it open would have been best

[@austinhernandez2716]

I did the math and taking it apart generated almost no extra profit. It was very negligible, like $10-$20 difference

[@doominic1882]

Yes i have found that now lol. Even with a massive motor. Better spend your time doing just about anything else lol. Was a good experience though

[@jrge9359]

Yeah i used the current prices here in California and it was about 20 bucks difference. Not worth it with the cutting blades and grinding wheels as well as the effort. If the outer casing were aluminum as with the smaller motors, i think its worth it.

[@CitizenSlave]

Ain't no way that is almost 400kg

[@doominic1882]

Crazy isn’t it, was a beast. Most of the weight is the casing and armature but yes 380 something kg

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

What the heck? Who else would try to slam open a cast iron motor cover/case with an axe??? Try to do it with a sledgehammer next time. Using a proper way to take this monster or other electric motors apart would definitely be rewarding. Additionally you always have less heavy to carry!

[@doominic1882]

Haha yes it felt futile for sure. It just laughed at me. It was at that moment i regretted trying the experiment

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

@@doominic1882 Why? You can definitely earn more money if you take electric motors apart. Simply do it the right and in an easier way = work smart not hard! There are lots of videos showing better ways on utube. For instance BigstackD usually always destroys the cast metal cases/covers with a sledgehammer etc.. So: more luck next time. Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.

[@doominic1882]

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 il agree the casing needed splitting. I watched all sorts before trying. I tried all sorts off cam too to split it. Needed a big slitting wheel all down the side. This thing was a mammoth motor. Sledge hammer i feel would not touch it either. Nearly half a ton of cast iron remember inch thick almost where it needs splitting lol

[@perez-gaara]

These u need air compressor with chisel it will break it fairly quickly if enough psi and the right chisel

[@doominic1882]

Not sure about that. This thing was monster thick. Needed a good deep saw in several places.

[@Derbyhobbiescrapper]

Should cut the casting with a grinder make things a bit easier

[@doominic1882]

Will try harder if i find another :)

[@copperkingrecycling634]

Why for the love of sanity didn't you use that Angle Grinder that was too big for the inside to cut the casing? You scrapped the rest like a champ though. I was wondering because it sounds like you have another Bigger Angle Grinder ut didn't use it.....

[@doominic1882]

Looking back i do wonder the same thing myself :)

[@garyseedhouse2624]

Be better splitting both sides with an angle grinder then opening it up with a hammer a chisel

[@doominic1882]

Needed a bigger grinder yes. I have a 6 inch grinder too but would have eaten a ton of discs. This thing was thick

[@qwertykevin1]

They should make motors easier to take apart

[@doominic1882]

Maybe There are machines to split them then rip the copper out. Clever hydraulics. Unfortunately I didn’t have one 😂😂😂

[@scotthoward4836]

Electric motors pay 70 cents a kg where I'm from. You actually lost money. 25kg not to bad I expected 50kg plus from a heavy motor.like that.. Some of these heavy motors can be deceiving as far as the copper percentage..a lot of time and energy without the right tools. I've seen the Canadian treasure hunter split some huge ones apart with an axe or something similar but a grinder is a necessity.

[@road66runner3]

Damn I hope that motor wasnt in a working state.

[@doominic1882]

Was working fine, ive had it for sale for a long time no interest.

[@howardchambers9679]

How much was your scrap yard paying per kg for whole electric motors?

[@doominic1882]

Was about 40p per kg at the time.

[@howardchambers9679]

So, by stripping the motor you got £198? The motor intact would have made about £95. But at 15 hours to break it down you were working for about 15p an hour for roughly £100 profit. I really hope you have a day job!

[@doominic1882]

Haha yes exactly. Should have just flopped it in the van and weighed it in as a motor. Probably be okay of i had managed to crack the casing. 3-4hrs would be ok pay

[@howardchambers9679]

@@doominic1882 I got an angle grinder from Aldi. £30. Does a great job of cutting casings off and for cutting the ends off the copper core. It's more than paid for itself. But I'm still working, when I retire in a couple of years, motors will be weighed in whole!

[@doominic1882]

I hear you there bigger grinder. I got a 6 inch grinder too. It would not have made it through. Slitting discs wear out fast too so you loose depth quickly. Would have cost an additional 10-15 in discs lol

[@jeffbanks9955]

big angle grinder from outside in?

[@waseemakram567]

Super

[@killroy233]

Nice but 10-15 hours is way too long man you should watch bigstackD Casting how he does it

[@doominic1882]

Yes i have seen various methods. None seemed to work on the monster. Cracking the casing would have been key. I don’t have large enough saw though.

[@superdud124]

This was a good video. You don't have to be nice to every naysayer and angle-grinder-lover.

[@doominic1882]

Thanks for the comment :) I don’t min criticism it helps me learn

[@madchewychunk9833]

air cchisel maybe

[@doominic1882]

Maybe Where abouts?

[@pasupathy1314]

How much you got from this work sir?

[@doominic1882]

Was 25kg of bright copper Around £5 per kg Noo not worth it at all 😂😂😂

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

Linguoer would have this apart no time flat.

[@doominic1882]

I will too next time :D

[@TIMUR-ASKET]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@doominic1882]

Tyty

[@user-jq9ke5qf1h]

How many kilos of copper did you get out of it?

[@doominic1882]

Not enough :D

[@doominic1882]

All the weights recovered are shown on screen about 7 mins in

[@user-jq9ke5qf1h]

@@doominic1882 Thanks

[@user-jq9ke5qf1h]

@@doominic1882 I reviewed the video and I did not understand the picture in which the weights and the price are written. Can you tell me now how much copper is in it?

[@TheBlessedMeek]

Prob could've got more for the motor

[@CitizenSlave]

You really tried to axe it?

[@doominic1882]

LoL first time trying. Wont be trying axe again

[@benison7450]

Take inspiration from BigStacked channel

[@TheBlessedMeek]

Painful to watch you gut a huge motor like that

[@doominic1882]

Had it for sale for 2 years not a single enquiry. Decided to make this vid instead

[@Agro-isetRu]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@jamesingram465]

Ur left handed thats the problem

[@doominic1882]

Your left handed :D

[@stevethescrounger6683]

Wow what a hog! Nice score! Have a good one Man

[@doominic1882]

Yes a beauty, would love another. Try a slightly different method this time

[@user-pv5zq4xj2w]

Wow.

[@ScrappingwithGrandpa]

I have 4 of them smaller thow

[@doominic1882]

Nice. Are you planning to extract the copper or just sell as is?

[@ScrappingwithGrandpa]

I want to extract the copper

[@doominic1882]

Nice Imho hardly worth it unless you can do them in hr or 2

[@kpkp-cu7xq]

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[@kpkp-cu7xq]

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[@mpehalwan7580]

😂😂😂

[@user-hz5hk1qh3w]

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[@doominic1882]

Tanks :D

[@alperenturkan4209]

Yarim saatlik isi 1 gunde yapiyosun

[@doominic1882]

Thanks :D

[@user-tm9fz8dv9m]

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[@richclean]

perhaps you should have dropped it from a high building 😝

[@doominic1882]

Ive a feeling it would just leave a crater in the floor 😂

[@HayNillesen-no3ig]

You have to carry it up all those stairs!

[@nishanmusic996]

I one day in 4000kg motors cutting metirial.. And all time in company my good performance..

[@doominic1882]

I would like 4000kg of motors :)

[@nishanmusic996]

@@doominic1882 i need a this working job plz help me

[@doominic1882]

@@nishanmusic996 its hard to find the copper or motors here now. Price is so high

[@nishanmusic996]

@@doominic1882 im looking for a job so plz help

[@doominic1882]

I cannot offer you a job sorry

[@SHANKAR-Nitrr]

Why scrapping those valuable metal 😏. This motor looks fine 🧐. Now how much energy and pollution will release in atmosphere to make new one.

[@doominic1882]

I know it was a shame. I had it for sale for 2 years and not a single question or viewing

[@nassimbaghdadi4774]

000000🐴

[@jhandreas]

You do it on the wrong way. But its ok

[@doominic1882]

Yes need a bigger saw next time

[@jhandreas]

@@doominic1882 no. you need an Pneumatic Hammer and a sharp chisel. Copper is soft you can cut it on this way. No copper puder no Flex noise.

[@jhandreas]

A very flat chisel that is sharpened similarly to an ax can be used to crack the case. It doesn't matter whether it's aluminum or cast iron. Cut 1-2 cm then put the chisel and hit it with a 1-3 kilo hammer. It is best to hold the chisel with pliers, the bones will thank you.

[@doominic1882]

@@jhandreas I will certainly try another Method if i ever find another 😂😂

[@jhandreas]

@@doominic1882 If you want you can take one from me. I have enough. Because you must come here to Teutonia.

[@TECHNICUSChannel]

Very nice work of your scrapping, you have a new S,uB from me, i like too scrapping motors. Have a nice day

[@doominic1882]

Thanks have a nice day too :)

[@karlososo3933]

How much kilo chopper?

[@doominic1882]

All weights and values are in the very end like the credits