Scrapping A Huge 450 Amp Welder For Copper - 4K 2160p

Scrapping a huge 450 Amp Oil Welder for Copper.
Oil welders are a great source for copper. They are a real pain in the neck to rip apart and extremely heavy. But if you can be bothered to spend the time they might just be worth it.
They are full of copper, brass, steel and oil.
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[@MeltandCast]

Woo Hoo - Copper !! And lots of it !! Hope you enjoy, cheers all 😃👍👍👍🍺

[@DeanG55]

Copper, copper, everywhere!!

[@asburyfam1612]

The colored text you are using is very difficult to read!

[@MeltandCast]

Thanks James, I don't use the text so much these days... I'm a little less shy when it comes to talking now hehe. Cheers Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@castingtechnology3338]

Wow! Fantastic large project!

[@MeltandCast]

Cheers Chris 😃👍👍

[@bigredbullion3883]

Very awsome video

[@MeltandCast]

Thanks mate, I had a lot of fun ripping this apart, it took a while but I got a ton of copper out of it !! Cheers Andy 🍺🍺

[@david.perrip4316]

Ohh now I see where you got it from, awesome man!!!

[@MeltandCast]

Aye... got bucketloads of copper out of this baby... lot of work though, as you can see !!! Cheers Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@martineasson6668]

Good score 👍👍😁

[@MeltandCast]

Yeah it was a big score for £100 and a lot of fun ripping it apart !!! Full of useful things - 80 litres of oil (for a furnace oil burner), a few kg of brass, 65kg of copper and a big metal container on wheels to store the metal in !! Cheers Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@Thewulf56]

Wow!!! That was massive. I bet it was a blast to tear into. Great video.

[@MeltandCast]

Thank you, it wasn't as easy as i was expecting. It took several weekends - waiting for it to drain and getting the engine hoist delivered from work. But worth it in the end, so much copper !!! Cheers 🍺👍👍👍

[@ChatterontheWire]

I got tired just thinking about all the work of the dismantling, let alone how long it will take to melt! But destroying things and melting are fun (as long as you keep all your fingers, toys, hair, etc!) Congrats on the find and good luck on the melt!

[@MeltandCast]

Cheers 🍺

[@bigstackD]

God damn that’s a shit load of copper 🤤🤤! A lot of time and effort to strip it obviously but who cares that’s what hobbies are all about 😁👍🏻.

[@MeltandCast]

Cheers mate, yeah it was a right pain in the A. But a ton of copper, and cheap too. I'm going to need it all for the big project 😃👍👍👍🍺

[@RangieNZ]

The transformer oil is most likely laden with highly toxic PCBs (now banned). I had a 280Amp similar unit and had the same problem. Over here in NZ, it's classed as toxic waste. :(

[@MeltandCast]

Cheers Rangie... Guess i won't be cooking my fish and chips in it then....hehe. Fortunately there's a waste disposal facility not too far from me that should take it.... I'll get in contact with them next week... hope they don't charge too much :(... Thanks for letting me know, I was saving it as fuel for a furnace burner... Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@david4499]

Very bad stuff for liver and other useful organs. I cringed a little watching with no rubber gloves on. It passes through skin fairly easily and into bloodstream. Gloves and apron next time mate. Do your melting outside for sure.

[@MeltandCast]

@@david4499 Thanks for the warning David, I didn't realise the dangers at the time... As Rangie pointed out I need to get the oil containers collected and processed. Hope it doesn't cost too much...!! Looks like real nasty stuff when I looked it up... Thanks again for the heads up... Andy 🥂🥂🥂

[@david4499]

@@MeltandCast it is but in all fairness I scraped out several transformer back in the 70's before it was a known danger and I'm not dead yet! Skol!

[@vaughndumas]

The insides actually belong in an art gallery. Almost a sin to scrap it.

[@MeltandCast]

Cheers Vaughn. I know, beautiful craftsmanship. The oil in the reservoir really keeps the shine on the copper parts. Unfortunately it does fade into a dull copper colour after a while. If I ever get another one I'll try and think of something more creative to do with it. They don't make em like they used to, that's for sure hehe.... Andy 🥂🍺👍

[@perseoeridano4182]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@MeltandCast]

Thanks Perseo 😎😎

[@Gilxen]

copper🤤

[@MeltandCast]

Gotta love the copper hehe

[@david4499]

Can't imagine what this cost new, back when money had value.

[@MeltandCast]

Bet they would cost an arm and a leg in today's money... Beautifully made, some real craftsmanship went into making that... Cheers Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@fuqin9462]

Most impressive. Why didn't you use the crane (or whatever it's called) right from the start, instead of messing with the pieces of wood?

[@MeltandCast]

It took 4 of us to move the thing after I got it delivered, it weighed 327 kg (720 lb). I had to drag it down the garden with my quad, the wheel kept falling off the welder. I thought I could lift out the top section, but it weighed over 200 kg (440 lb). I didn't have the strength to lift it that high. So I had to get a van a second time to move the hoist back to my house from work. I did it over several weekends it was a right royal pain in the A... so much for a quick tear down hehe. Cheers Andy 🍺🍺🍺

[@fuqin9462]

@@MeltandCast I live in a big city. I can only dream of a setup like yours

[@ronin2963]

I see a man in desperate need of a chain host I can hear you panting from exertion before you even left that mass. Good video. I small moments silence for your old welder

[@MeltandCast]

Ha ha yeah that thing was sooo heavy !!! Cheers Andy 😎👍🍺

[@cherylmartin4050]

Or just block the wheels so it didn't move around on ya

[@davidpook5778]

Could the oil contain PCB's?

[@MeltandCast]

Highly likely David, I was going to use it for a furnace burner. I'm so glad I got a heads up from another commenter about it. Now I have to get it collected as waste, which sounds expensive... Definitely worth considering if your planning on buying a welder for cheap copper.... all of a sudden that cheap copper probably isn't going to be so cheap !! Cheers Andy 🥂

[@rickyclee1295]

Hey mate.....Great video i learned a lot......the copper coils were all definatly copper with no aluminium at all???.......Thanks again

[@MeltandCast]

Thanks Ricky, yes mate all copper with some solder on the two main connectors which was cut off. The coils were wrapped in a very thin fabric layer that had been submerged in the oil which had to be removed before melting. Cheers Andy 👍😎👍

[@jurijsguscins984]

How much it cost you and how much you got out of it?

[@MeltandCast]

Hi Jurijs, it cost me £100 and a 5 hour round trip to collect it in a small van with a tail lift, so add £60 of fuel to that... The totals are at the end of the video. Have a good Christmas mate... Andy 🥂🥂🥂

[@gandydancer0465]

Nice 500IQ with the boards to raise the lid

[@fuqin9462]

Cr in the Cu alloy is still a metal. Unless somehow you put it in a strong oxidizer, it will stay in the metallic state.

[@MeltandCast]

Look up hexavalent chromium and welding fumes. I think the risks with melting would be the same, especially with a furnace exhausting all the fumes into the work area. You might be right, BUT... Molten copper absorbs oxygen, therefore in my mind hexavalent chromium is a risk. Quote "Welding and hot work on stainless steel and other metals that contain chromium" would be considered high risk areas. Hexavalent chromium is really nasty, and highly carcinogenic. It's not worth the risk for the average home caster with little knowledge of such dangers. Best avoid it completely just to be on the safe side. Chromium copper isn't widespread, but it is used in certain applications. Personally speaking I'd rather just not melt it, there's plenty of other decent copper out there. Cheers Andy 😎😎😎

[@fuqin9462]

@@MeltandCast I guess better safe than sorry 😀

[@marywilliams7624]

I"m such a horrible person, laughing at how uncooperative the lid and boards were while you were trying to lift the lid out.

[@danielwharton4088]

why didn't you use the lift in the first place, instead of all that nonsense with the lumber?

[@MeltandCast]

Because I am not very thinky !!! hehe. And I shot the video in two or three parts as I had to pick up the engine hoist from work in the van 👍😎👍

[@9534alex]

Such a shame these welders will eat inverters for breakfast that plant would be worth close to 1000 eur here in Ireland

[@dns938]

The video would be much better without that music I feel like I'm in India

[@MeltandCast]

Thanks mate, I don't use music much these days, most people seem to prefer it without... 😎🥂

[@archangel20031]

Stupid welder? Did the welder neglect to think to use a simple "Block & Tackle pulley system"?