Scrapping a Powered Subwoofer - How Much Copper Inside? - Trash to Treasure - Copper Metal Melting

How much copper is inside a powered subwoofer? Join me as I do a complete tear-down to find out. Once everything is scrapped out, I melt the copper, purify it and pour a nice ingot from it. I have a whole pallet full of electronics and appliances that I want out of my warehouse. I'm setting aside all the copper I get from each item in a separate stack so we can see how much copper I had sitting there worth of junk.
Want to see the all the parts of this series? Click the links below:
Part 1 - Scrapping 2 battery backup power supplies:
• Scrapping a Transforme...
Part 2 - Scrapping a Bouncy House Blower Motor:
• Scrapping a Bouncy Hou...
Part 3 - Scrapping 2 Microwaves:
• Scrapping Microwaves f...
Part 4 - Scrapping Keurig Coffee Machines:
• Scrapping Keurig Coffe...
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If you are a copper guy or girl and want to see what kind of items have copper in them and how much you can expect to get? Then please click on the below playlist:
• How much copper inside?
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Thanks for checking out my video! Happy Scrapping and Casting!

[@joshimitsu96]

I'm glad I found your channel or your channel found me. ( algorithm ) I never would have thought that people on KZbin melting metal would be so interesting.👍👍

[@Scrap2Cast]

Hey thanks so much man!!! Its a really a satisfying hobby, especially when you see those copper ingots start to pile up! All of that metal on the table was recovered from roadside appliances and electronics. Over 130lbs of copper 😁. Welcome to the channel!

[@Holy_handful_of_bread91]

Everyday I get more excited on the Hoverboard scrap out

[@Scrap2Cast]

Awesome! I might just have to make that the next video then! 😉 I know some else wants the air conditioner teardown too. I’ll make something happen 😁. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@donl4914]

Copper Copper Copper!!!!!! Love COPPER!!!!! Good Video bro!!! I didn't think that SUB would have that much Copper in it. AWESOME COPPER BAR!!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻💯💯💯💯🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks so much bro! I was shocked at that transformer! I have an even bigger powered sub I just picked up outside my apartment where the tenants put the trash. I wonder if it’s got more than 20 ozs? 🤔 Thanks for watching and commenting buddy! 😁

[@SJWCASTING]

looking good buddy! love copper melts!😁

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks buddy, me too!!! 😁 One of my favorite metals!

[@danjim7056]

I would love to have a table full of metals like that!! 👌

[@Scrap2Cast]

You can! Metal casting is a lot of fun! Plus all the metal is free so the only cost is the initial furnace and mold purchase. Fireplace tongs work great to hold the crucible (I got mine for free). The only continuous cost is the propane.

[@mikelane5287]

That transformer came apart easy!!!!!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks bro, piece of cake 😁👊🏼

[@HeinrichsMade]

I definitely would have cut that copper in half. Screw all the string of copper lol. Great video 👍

[@Scrap2Cast]

Lol there was no way I would have fit it all in the crucible 😁 Thanks for watching! 😁🔥🔥

[@dingeralan8911]

Great vid!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks so much bro for watching and commenting! 😁

[@KrakenCasting]

Congrats on 500! I may have to make you a commemorative coin. XD

[@Scrap2Cast]

Oooo that sounds awesome!!! Thanks so much for the kudos man! 😁

[@weldingsolutionskck2798]

Holes in bar. Contamination? Try soaking copper in muriatic acid for an hour, then rinse in water. It's adding a step. Try it. Also try adding spoon full of borax to container while melting in furnace. Should act as flux. A cleaner.

[@Scrap2Cast]

Could be contamination, could be the mold wasn’t heated enough. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Who knows. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@dukenukem001]

bar 5 of ....... good scrap !!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks buddy! I’m going to guess bar 5 of 8 😉. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jonrambone]

Great video! I love the series.

[@Scrap2Cast]

@@jonrambone thanks so much! I’m glad you like the aeries. I plan on making it a regular series as it will keep it fresh with a variety if items. 😁. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@mhuebner1984]

why u dont use a graphite mold? less holes in ur bars or not?!

[@Scrap2Cast]

That’s one of my older videos. The newer videos from this year I started using graphite molds 🙂

[@mhuebner1984]

@@Scrap2Cast okay thx i will watch your newer videos and learn something from them. I will start the business soon because, as a refrigeration system technician, I have a lot of copper to melt down. greetings from Germany

[@Scrap2Cast]

@mhuebner1984 thanks a bunch! That’s awesome! You will get a ton of copper!!! Greetings from the USA! 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@pitrepit7824]

Ist es möglich bei den Rotor vom Elektromotor das Kupfer herauszuschmelzen? Thanks for the Answear.

[@Scrap2Cast]

Yes it is possible! The problem is the furnace will melt thin steel and it would mix with the copper. I normally do not melt those, I sell them to the scrap yard as is. You could get a rotary tool with a cutting disc and get the copper from it that way. It would also reduce if not eliminate cross contaminating the steel and copper. Thanks for the inquiry and greetings from the USA! 😁

[@pitrepit7824]

@@Scrap2Cast Thanks for your answear. Greetings from Switzerland

[@Scrap2Cast]

@@pitrepit7824 welcome to the channel! By the way I am 12.5% Swiss! 😁

[@pitrepit7824]

@@Scrap2Cast Very nice. and we hav the same Hobby ;-)

[@Scrap2Cast]

@@pitrepit7824 excellent! 😁