Scrapping a Stove for Copper, silver, and other metals

[@keithhaycraft3765]

I have bypassed stoves before because I thought they were not worth the trouble, you have educated me tonight. Thanks.

[@moosescrapper5928]

One thing I stress it that I look for the most ecologically sound methods of scrapping. I make it a priority to recycle as much as i can. Besides making money from scrapping, I feel pride knowing that I am keeping stuff out of landfills.

[@israelsantee2046]

Ty sir your video was very helpful.

[@crayrayc]

ur vids are prob the most thorough/detailed i've seen! thx

[@sojourner1511]

Good haul Moose. I used to repair these. Caution should be exercised when handling the Oven's switch/thermostat. Contains Mercury in long tube.

[@18wheelerkong47]

Before I would pass up tv's and fans, computers now I pick everything up Thanks Mr moose

[@RescueTheWorld]

Great information my stove just gave out on me! I was going to throw it away but why not put it to use for my next stove Thanks! I subbed I will continue watching .. all the money laying around I never took advantage of I see now!

[@moosescrapper5928]

Hi and thanks for watching! Its a simple two step process. First I take a neodymium or rare earth magnet found in hard drves to it. If it sticks, its stainless steel most likely. Second, you can take a file, or grinder to it and scratch the silvery stuff off. If its yellow under it its brass! Some other tell tale signs are things like that green tarnish you find on copper, brass contains copper. Thanks!

[@DumpsterMarcus]

Very good video..can't wait to see part 2

[@moosescrapper5928]

Test it with a magnet, if it sticks its ferrous and not brass. If it does not stick and its yellow but you still are not sure if its brass, grind a section of it. If its yellow all the way through is brass. Other signs that it is brass would be no rust, there may be a green tarnish or patina. Brass is also heavier than aluminum and not the distinctive reddish color of copper. Thanks for watching and asking questions!!

[@beckyb9542]

The same thing that happened to Fred Derf happened to me. I was taking apart a Gibson electric stove last night that hasn't been plugged in for about 6 months. I snipped a wire that was very hard to cut. It shot out a bunch of sparks with white smoke & continued to randomly shoot a few out over the next hour or so. I finally dumped some baking soda on the piece of hard wire that was sticking out. It seemed to be connected to a heating element in the stove & the wire ran up to a dial on the top face plate.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Dang, that has never happened to me (knock on wood). That is so weird. I think I need to make a video on discharging things . Thanks for posting!

[@beckyb9542]

You're very welcome. It freaked me out for sure, especially since it wasn't plugged in & I'd already snipped the electrical cord off a month ago. Thanks for posting all of your very helpful videos! I've learned a lot from watching them. :-)

[@beckyb9542]

I also did several searches on the internet about the sparks but had no luck.

[@beckyb9542]

Thomas McGee Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I had no clue what was going on. I just knew it scared the heck out of me. The first thing it did was popped really loud & the sparks started flying. At least now I know what caused it & what NOT to mess with next time. Thanks again! :-)

[@Th3AngryPooch]

How do you get the silver out of those tips?

[@moosescrapper5928]

Fittings from Coaxial cables from tv and satellite? These are just about always brass. Kind of like a faucet. As for telling silver from other metals, That's a bit tougher. I had been throwing out relays after just taking the copper out for a long time! My only advice with silver is to get a cheap silver test kit with a testing stone and do searches online for silver in electronics and where to find silver is scrap etc. The goldrefining forum also has a little info on where to find it.

[@NedLandry4]

Thanks for doing the bit on the silver. I've got a jar full of silver contacts from all kinds of electrical switches and relays.

[@Stolas1777]

NedLandry4 if you melt them to a block you would have physical capital I’d be interested to know how much you could get doing that for a bit

[@moosescrapper5928]

Yeah, its hard to find any yards in Maine that pay for other than just lite iron, and cast iron.

[@Michael-vo3nz]

Is there anyway at the end of your videos if you could show how much your getting money-wise for what you scrapping

[@moosescrapper5928]

Yup you would be surprised at what is in some things! am learning every day!!

[@lireader]

I enjoy all your vids,learning alot,looking forward to your trip to the scrape yard.

[@moosescrapper5928]

I would rather not, bad for the environment and my scrap yard pays less for burnt copper. But thanks for the option though. I got a video on tearing apart small motors, you are right, not much time at all! Thanks for watching!

[@moosescrapper5928]

Nice!! I never bring stuff to scrap into my house for that reason. It all stays in the garage!

[@rich34ism]

I am his sister, it, was very informative. Thankyou

[@moosescrapper5928]

Scrap is everywhere my friend!! Home construction, businesses, homes, ads on craigslist, be creative!!! I have a video on how to word ads, and it really varies on where you live as well. The waste, if done right, there should not be much waste. Plastics can be recycled, only the circuit boards should remain and there are companies oline that purchase them in bulk. Thanks for watching!

[@davedixieshighstrangeness-595]

Burner Elements fetch me 0.25 cents a lb if I remove the iron holder from the center of them, or any bracket like the one on the stove element, otgherwise, they fetch 0.10 a lb

[@NedLandry4]

I also heard that some scrap yards will give you a separate price for stove elements and oven coils as there is some kind of other metal in them that is good at staying Hot.

[@JDIVINE144]

Awesome job

[@kimdaniels1282]

How much did you end up getting for pulling apart the stove vs. Not I didn't see it in your video. Thanks

[@dlawson716]

Any idea if the stove eyes has silver on the "plug in" contact part? Did not see them in this video?

[@moosescrapper5928]

not sure, its been a while since I scrapped one..

[@TobiasEdwards-v9h]

Good haul. What do you do with the body of the stove?

[@fredderf438]

So scrapping an electric stove tonight and i had the back panel off and cut a wireish thing and it shot a major amount of sparks at me. It looks like it went to the oven dial on the top face plate. Weird thing is it hasnt been plugged in for about 3 years.

[@billyandjoanna]

Ok I have a question. The little relay switches that are in microwaves and coffe pots and stuff that deals with heat, are the contacts in thase silver? There small but I get a lot of them.

[@markbrennan1756]

I always pull heat element out, check with magnet, saw off 3 inch off end and sell rest which doesn't stick to magnet as dirty stainless same as irony aluminum or shred aluminum I did that for years. Some water heater element are copper with tiny steel core it sell as dirty copper or 80% copper as long you remove the end.

[@christopherbodnar9934]

Your great. At end of video breakdown the weight of each metal and current value then do a total value

[@zeecanada]

thanks for the videos, but where can we get the scrape and also after where can we throw the wast. thanks.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Wow?! I hope you are all right! I have never seen that before!

[@royceanderson3389]

Great Video.

[@blenderjamesblender535]

What type of solid wire is the thermostat made from.

[@moosescrapper5928]

I havn't, at least not that I know of..... would think they would have to be much older stoves....But I am not sure on that at all.

[@americanrebel413]

COOL! Thanks Moose!

[@moosescrapper5928]

You are going to want to check the gas lines to see if there is more copper or brass, and the burners might be aluminum, and the parts of the burner you set the pots and pans on may be cast iron which is worth more than the other iron. Look around, use your best judgement, scrap the hell out of it and have fun! Thanks!

[@jrbaggott]

I am new to scrapping and do like you vids. Helping me a lot. Mostly I need help in identifying the different metals. Like the two different stainless steel. And also what are the electric stove burner elements made of, do you recycle them?

[@warddbud]

Hey Moose, what kind of scrap are the burners? Are they a separate class?

[@sagewoodacademy6547]

What about the circular heating ranges, what doe those fall under?

[@mbrian1972]

I didn't see how you scrapped the cord didn't see if you had one I'm trying to figure out best way to scrap the copper wire and the brass

[@moosescrapper5928]

That video is coming soon.... as soon as I get another one! lol

[@moosescrapper5928]

It does not look that difficult to do. For the most part, they seem to be in little copper cups si I think a A/P bath would get rid of that. Silver is pretty inert so the HCL won't dissolve it.

[@Eggie41]

Can you scrap a sealed unit just to see what on the inside i like ur videos they are very informative and because of you i gotten better at what i do and what i find. Thanks hope to hear from you soon.

[@CorrinaKelly]

do you save the elements and do you scrap the element pans> i think they can be stainless or alum

[@moosescrapper5928]

+Corrina Kelly Most of the elements in my experience from stoves or electric ranges are an alloy of steel with a ceramic or non metal core. My yards wont take them as anything other than light iron.

[@ethonboutte2754]

Two questions....can scrapyards be reported if they are price gouging ...telling you in 2019 April steel is 4 cents a pound..and tell you all copper is 220..if it's not insulated and all aluminum is 30 cents but separate cans different..?by the way u have alot of cool information..thanks for sharing

[@moosescrapper5928]

Yikes I am not sure who would oversee them.... Are there no other yards you can use?

[@ethonboutte2754]

This Houston Texas they playing dirty but I will eventually get them back ..because I know they are screwing me..in my area it's about 20yards I only been to 6 all the same. The Hispanic operated ones the worse cut throats. It seems they worse.. then play like they don't know English when u try to talk us metal lingo...🤔

[@ethonboutte2754]

I'm in Houston...all the yards are crooked

[@staciwisinski1139]

For us beginner scrappers, can you provide a guide as to what kind of bins we should be setting up for ourselves. For example, brass and copper would appear to be a no brainier, but what is irony aluminum, or should we separate stainless steel from other steel and why? Thanks.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Sure, here are some links to a few helpful videos. Irony aluminum is aluminum that has been cast on or is attached to iron. These are often found inside electric motors. As for stainless steel, you need to find out what your local scrap yard buy, ad separate according to that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXzXaGSFd9ZghJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/l52uioaanr6dgrM kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHXWqIFqnrd4sLM kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYqyan2BmrySrdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXy7louHp7iioM0

[@staciwisinski1139]

Moose Scrapper Fantastic! Thank you so much. Started taking apart a range this weekend and I have to tell you I was intimidated thinking there would be things as a woman that I just couldn't do, but thankfully I was wrong. As a newly singled mother of 3 I'm always looking for an opportunity to make extra cash. No I have that, and I will most certainly spread the word. Thank you again.

[@moosescrapper5928]

***** No problem! One of the big three you tubers that got me into scrapping was scrapperella, there is nothing women cant do!

[@reginabrown1623]

would be nice if you indicated a rough possible range of $ amount value

[@rednexRC]

Nice video,last week i was tearing down a big plasma tv when i took the back off roaches went everywhere lol,i slung the tv outside and sprayed it down with wasp spray,i ended up using saw horses to sit it on so i could scrap it out in the driveway lol.

[@Shyzah]

Nice to see ya again :)

[@brianlawrence6631]

Can you scrap drill bits??

[@fredderf438]

I only received a burn about the size of a pencil eraser on my left arm. Ive scrapped 5 or 6 stoves and never had something like this happen.

[@schinaro]

just out of curiosity moose have you ever come across Asbestos in stoves? heard once that there were some manufactured with it... thx for the videos :)

[@moosescrapper5928]

=) they most certainly are! And they do add up quick!

[@90pt1]

So how much did you got for everything ?

[@kirtkerwinlazare4357]

Is the frame of the stove made out of aluminum.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Not on this one, I don't think I have seen an aluminum frames stove yet. Non magnetic stainless steel maybe...

[@mcox6824]

Curious about the electric burners. I somewhere that they may be Nichrome. It is a material composed of 80% nickel and 20% chromium. Those should be separated I assume?

[@moosescrapper5928]

If you can identify those then sure. Unfortunately my scrap yard does not have one of those XRF guns to check and see what they are made of so I just get light iron price for them.

[@gilligan6034]

You make it look easy. Is the insulation worth anything?

[@ccsportsdad]

Great video Moose! I wasn't aware of the silver on the contacts for the relays, do you have a process in mind for removing the silver?

[@thomas30dk]

Love you Moosey

[@donaldgorniak870]

Hey moose what do I have to do different with a gas stove? if anything?

[@941jays]

the brass connectors?, do you put them with yellow brass or dirty brass?

[@moosescrapper5928]

Jay Stevens I put them in dirty because they usually still have a bit of wire on them. If I can clip them to where there is only a small piece of copper wire left with no insulation then I put it in the clean brass.

[@ja3679]

+Moose Scrapper Any ideas if cookers/ovens like this contain asbestos? Ripper off the top of a plate on one and saw a load of white stuff around the gas pipes, not sure what it is.

[@moosescrapper5928]

+Janet Anderson Usually its fiberglass

[@liveitlikeitloveall2746]

Not with the older GE stoves, and General Motors stoves. I took apart a double, wall GE oven and it was full of asbestos. There's even a paper manual wiring diagram, glued to inside back plate, for repair men. It says exactly, " note- for service replacement use 16 g.a. ASBESTOS covered wire except as individually noted on leads. I started dismantling it and noticed the paper. The thing is, I ripped into the insulation before seeing that. So who knows how much of that shit I breathed in. Well after that, I took buckets of rain water and soaked it. Then used the backhoe bucket to smash the hell out of it, while ripping the goodies out. If you keep it wet, you should be fine from any asbestos particles. Oh and I was told the center rod in the heating element was copper/nickel with a ceramic powder, covered by a insulated stainless shell. I've been holding on to mine, until I find out exactly what they are. Same goes with the heating elements in furnaces, looks like curled up stainless. It's non ferrous and even the General Motors ovens have them on the inside top of the oven. Those are from the 50s, so who knows . Lol

[@liveitlikeitloveall2746]

Moose Scrapper 0pps..👆🏻🔝 Love the videos moose. You've taught me a lot over the last few months. Thanks

[@stanguno1one605]

What brand of scale do you use and where do I purchase it?

[@savingprivatet8o356]

What did you end up making?

[@fredderf438]

Hey Moose i found a Xbox 360 with the red ring of death and water damage. What should i do with it?

[@jasonaday8472]

What about a refrigerator single door

[@moosescrapper5928]

Part 2 was cancelled. I misunderstood what they wanted so the next one should be good...

[@Himithor]

Hey Moose, do you or have you ever sold any of the small components from any of the appliances that you scrap?

[@moosescrapper5928]

All the time! There is a big market for parts! Microwave trays, transformers, etc etc. Another big one is fridge parts. especially the glass and plastic parts in the doors and shelves.

[@markbarbee3454]

How do you ship the microwave plates? I have stacks of them, but it seems the cost to ship them is more than the plate itself on ebay.

[@josephpennington5767]

You should scrap a dryer next

[@theprofarmer6887]

Try to scrap Big air compresor

[@phillippenaloza3784]

love your videos man

[@noryg955]

Forgot the power cord in which most stoves are 220 n the cord packs a heavy load of copper.

[@moosescrapper5928]

lol, I was waiting for the 1,000,000 view special but I guess I can go ahead and do that one now.....

[@SFG559]

How can you tell it's brass and not just yellow metal?

[@IncognitosRandom]

So, how much money did you make from this stove?

[@Shyzah]

I dont know why... But watching your videos is intresting

[@teddet412]

you didn't through the heating elements in the shreds did you? theres a market for those. jfyi

[@MYCmessiahPariah]

What kind of market? I scrap a decent amount of ovens and would like to up my cash flow. Looking forward to hearing from you

[@jamesharris9594]

ok how much cash do u get for scrapping it

[@moosescrapper5928]

Varies, not typically very much especially with the low iron prices here now. At most $10.

[@moosescrapper5928]

I would try to sell it on ebay first listed with damage known. Then scrap it after if it does not sell.

[@donaldgorniak870]

thanks moose

[@simonac688.]

just a sugestion Moose wy not call it The Moose Recycling Show :) tks for learning me a lots on Recycling.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Thanks for watching!!

[@elmerj1000]

Burn the wire ddont strip it. Its a wast of time. And tear the little electric motors aparrt it only takes a min

[@laisuresboringadventures7052]

Who buys heating elaments from stoves and dishwashers?

[@moosescrapper5928]

These days my yard only lets me throw them in as light iron or shred....

[@laisuresboringadventures7052]

@@moosescrapper5928 okay

[@sarahcollins5704]

good vido il scrp them any mor

[@moosescrapper5928]

Um......thanks?

[@CorrinaKelly]

what's an acid test kit

[@moosescrapper5928]

+Corrina Kelly Its a small kit ordered online that you can use to help determine if something is or contains precious metals.

[@perrydavis3612]

That stove does not weigh 174 lbs

[@rednexRC]

Yeah i was in my garage...dont want them in there either.

[@tonyblack3957]

You want to smell the fucking smoke when stripping that copper wire, it's fucking deadly,

[@nicolaschu9599]

+ You're not supposed to burn the wire, you should use a wire stripping tool or a knife. Be smart. Moose doesn't burn he says he uses a WSA stripping tool.

[@tonyblack3957]

Thank You, in England every one's doing things on the cheap,

[@imatelly]

scraping is fun until you release the contents of a capacitor and go light headed. finally using caution and intelligence way to late for comfort..

[@moosescrapper5928]

No, I have other ways of making money with that......

[@MrKnuckles8978]

Burning wire is for lazy scrubs. It's nasty plus you lose up to 30% weight and the yards don't pay as much for it. Life is all about hard work bud...sorry to burst your bubble.

[@lloydreynolds2353]

Liberty mutual sucks !!!!