Scrapping for SILVER. It’s everywhere and it’s free!

Hello scrappers and planet lovers. This video will show you all the free silver you can find I while scrapping. Silver is in almost every electronic and appliance and given it’s current value, it is a great precious metal to start collecting.
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[@freeideasunlimited3921]

You rock Tin Man i just made $350 last month scrapping my silver contacts. In the winter months by the fire. Quite a meditative hobby

[@TinManScrapper]

Did you sell the relay boxes or take out the copper and silver?

[@LordMekanicus]

As I remember an old mechanic who worked for TWA. The contractors in the voltage regulators on ac/dc convertors for many of the models of aircraft he worked on were platinum. These regulators, as per mfg regs and faa regs had to be replaced every so many hours. These removed regulators had to be rendered inoperable for safety reasons so they couldn't be used again. So he would knock the platinum tips out. Simple right? By the time he retired, he had several coffee cans full of platinum points. Big bucks.

[@thegutlessleadingthecluele7810]

I like little stories like this! 🙂

[@cv507]

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[@guyt6329]

Be a little careful when you process your relay contacts as quite a lot of them may be silver/cadmium oxide. Although the cadmium is quite stable in the alloy, when you process then, you will end up with cadmium salts, specifically Cadmium nitrate, which is a carcinogen, genotoxin and hepatotoxin. Also be a little cautious storing multiple button cells in a jumbled heap as they will almost certainly end up shorting out. Few are likely to do much more than get hot, but storing cells like this is perhaps not the very best idea. You will also need to be cautious when processing button cells, as any silver is likely to be microns thick - and then you will start to contaminate your nitric acid with the base metal underneath.(stainless steel). for the tiny (again, microns thick) amount of silver recovered, you may spend many times this on the wasted nitric acid. If you really want to try it, you may want to only leave the cells in the solution for a minute or two to limit the amount of iron/cobalt/chromium you pull from the stainless steel case.

[@kenforeal5278]

Thanks for that information.

[@VintageSoul]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@2jpu524]

Would you happen to know an easy test for this? Also any recommendations on safely handling the cadmium salts? Will recyclers take that stuff as-is if you've identified them as such?

[@thomas2236]

@@2jpu524 not only cadmium salts but phthalates, flame retardants, triphenyl phosphate, brominated polymer and other toxic chemicals.

[@rodiculous9464]

This must be why no one recycles electronics. Too inefficient to get the silver out

[@winglessviper]

Thanks for letting me know that I am doing things correctly. Keyboards have the silver sheets as well.

[@TinManScrapper]

Yup, unfortunately I did not have one at the time.

[@silver_salvage_savage]

As far as my personal experience with the silver contacts, they are %61 silver by weight. Im currently working on refining some now. I did a test run of 31.1 grams and got a 19.1 gram button. Probably %98 purity. The contacts were from automotive relays. Silver content seems to vary greatly depending on the source of the contacts. Ive encountered tiny contacts from switches that look silver but are magnetic. I think it came from a cheap-o leaf blower

[@michaelp772]

A lot of work for sure! I'm glad people do this! It's a shame to let silver go into a landfill!

[@Enjoymentboy]

One of my friends asked me where I get all my silver from and I told him that if it uses electricity and turns on or off it most likely has silver in it. I proved this to him by ripping apart an old iron he had thrown out. Sure enough 5 nice (and big) silver contacts inside. For a little over 3 minutes of work I had just over 5 grams. Now when he drives around and sees any electronics he grabs it and brings it home for me.

[@TinManScrapper]

Nice score and nice to see the many scrappers making some money and diverting what would be trash from the landfill. Thanks for your comment. Stay well

[@silversliver1592]

If u guys knew how much gold , silver& copper was in the dumps/landfills

[@user-im6fy4qp6m]

are they actually pure silver or just plated? i see the guy in the video showing the contacts on switches and copper bars but i suspect they are just silver plating over copper since copper is very easy to plate with silver.

[@mikaellindqvist5599]

​@@user-im6fy4qp6m Can be. But its often coated on never stuff unless its high end stuff. Still worth it id say.

[@adriendecroy7254]

What do you do with the rest of the iron?

[@kpadalldotablet1009]

I use to work for a major oil company way back in 1984-85. I worked at an old gas separation plant that was built in the 1920s. They used exclusively old mercoid switches. When they would go bad, I'd toss them in my lunch box and later crack open the glass containing the mercury.

[@iselahernandez300]

Thanks tin man! It may seem like more work then what it’ is worth, but when the dollar crashes you will be sitting on a goldmine! God bless you and keep you and may the good Lord shine his face upon you!

[@dr.a006]

I always find circuit breakers and light switches from construction remodels. Washers, dryers, stoves have good contacts in the dials, switches, timers in the panels, and I’ve even found them down by the motors on some washers and dryers. Relay boxes are everywhere. Free Silver!

[@TinManScrapper]

Yup, love it. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.

[@wolffram1]

Well I learned something today, so that's good. Until now I've only been rescuing the copper from microwaves - I had no idea there were silver hoardes in there as well!

[@silver-en7kl]

Wow, more proof of how much demand there is for silver. Silver is the best kept secret around. I can see why all the major technology corporations want to keep the price of silver down. Lol

[@TinManScrapper]

Yup, I agree. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.

[@RentAsunder0]

Not anymore

[@marcusjohns2041]

I'm pretty sure the contacts are just plated with silver

[@DylanTitsworth]

@@marcusjohns2041 that’s still reason to scrap them. Get enough and it adds up.

[@CamRStanford]

@@RentAsunder0I'm not the only one here, huh?

[@juliejohnson1470]

URGENT☆☆☆ Mr. Scrapper: If you dont already know this, Please be advised that to my understanding that when disassembling the magnetron of a microwave, the ceramic looking part may be BERYLLIUM (I THINK ITS THE WHITE COLORED ONES ) I believe the piece you showed in this video, however my screen is severely cracked so it is difficult for me to see. You seem like a very nice person so I just wanted to make you aware of this extremely hazardous (to your lungs) material. If it wasn't or if you are aware then my apologies. If any viewer of this comment can contact this man please do so immediately. You may help save someone's life. Thank you.

[@TinManScrapper]

Hi Julie, thanks for your comment and concern. I know and have actually also done a separate video on the dangers of magnetrons and how to safely handle them. Again thanks and take care.

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

I didn't know ANY of those items had silver - thanks much for sharing this - you rock Bro !!

[@dawncullen8927]

Catalytic converter to the way2go my brother

[@jamesrichey]

Thanks for sharing. It's good to see where the silver and copper is located.

[@ferndog1461]

Find appliance or flat screen cardboard to line your trunk/backseat. Always liquid/dirt involved in scrapping.

[@nonconstreamist5600]

Been doing this for a while and it definitely adds up to getting free precious metals in the end. Good pointers on searching for silver

[@amma814]

I like the idea behind this, recovering something of value even if it involves some work and time, while still being "free". If I had the time, I would do this.

[@TinManScrapper]

It is amazing how much precious metals are found in the appliances and electronics we use everyday. Thanks for the comment.

[@garrettelliott2565]

Looks like I'm going to be asking everyone for their junk appliances and technology 😂

[@TinManScrapper]

Lol, i just like that it does not end up in the landfill.

[@teresalow3114]

I ask pretty much everybody. When I'm out scrapping(usually 3-4 nights a week), I find so much stuff it's insane. I have a pathfinder(seats 7 with 3rd row), and I pack that monkey to the gills and then the rooftop rack too. People throw out tremendous amounts of stuff.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Well, since it's free, and I don't have anything better to do with my days after one of my sons helps me get the critters and garden tended to (I'm permanently disabled), there's nothing stopping me from parking somewhere and taking stuff apart for a few minutes at a time. I love the stopping stuff from being in the landfill part the most (I'd recycle even if I got nothing from it), but the extra pocket change is nice, too!

[@johnrossi2516]

When i was a kid , a neighbor bought out all the sub stations for phone company . I broke connectors apart each 5-40 pin had 24 carat on ends . He paid me in gold which looked like cat shit in a bag, until you took a knife smashed it down and boom gold. Still have a ring i made out of it. Yeah i was skeptical at first but I had a friend at a jewelry store who tested it. Positively gold.

[@lelandlewis7207]

Many of those relays (contact boxes), dials and limit switches, are worth a couple of dollars or more each as used working parts, which is more than the silver value. Some control boards, if they are known to be good, can be worth much more as a used replacement part than as scrap. If you verify that they work and put bunches on eBay, the local flea market, or other places, you can actually make more from them. I cut the board around the base of the relay and sell them like that; let the buyer worry about desoldering them. If they don't sell or are not working, then break them down. Computer keyboards also have the silver touch pads and on electrical boards there are timing crystals that contain silver. Every board that has a control chip will normally have one or more timers.

[@wannabescrapper72]

Right now I don't have the space or time to do too much but I am working on that. I am saving all of the circuit boards and other small, valuable items and will just be taking the larger items into the yard to sell and use the proceeds to get some of the things I can use to process the "little" stuff into finer things like coins and bars. We don't have anywhere here to sell that stuff so that seems like the best option to me. Thanks for bringing the silver to my mind now as I can collect that too.

[@finddeniro]

Good Silver Show...yes I got the Whole Picture. .and All the Examples...

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

Dude - I had no idea about these contact boxes and their contents - it was most helpful you ACTUALLY took things apart and showed us exactly WHERE the silver was - thanks kindly for posting this !!

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for watching. Glad you found it helpful an informative. Stay well and happy scrapping.

[@shannaallen8176]

I really enjoyed how you explained and showed all the same time quick and easy. Definitely stepped my Scrap level up thank you.

[@TinManScrapper]

You are so welcome!

[@j.b.8767]

This is a topic I've wondered about for a very long time... Thank you so much for bringing clarity to the subject! At some point even the naysayers will see value in recovering the silver and copper in electronics, when these metals reach their true value, which has been hidden by manipulation and suppression (of bullion banks) for many decades.

[@TinManScrapper]

Could not agree with you more. Stay well and thanks for the comment

[@matthewlewis-zw3tf]

Very true.

[@michaeldriver1356]

Kodak heavily controlled the silver market for as long as film photography was the dominant force in imaging. When digital photography came to the fore, and has, essentially, dominated imaging worldwide, Kodak no longer is one of the largest silver users, therefore hasn't the interest in controlling the price. Great video, tinman, my first time here, but hopefully not my last! Thank you for bringing your knowledge to us.

[@ezzzzie]

whoops! ah man... caught myself daydreaming about modern dystopia again. very concise and informative video! thank you tin man!

[@billp4]

I don't know about this being "free" since there is a lot of work involved but I do appreciate the information about where silver is used in circuitry and validating the fact that there is a lot of silver being thrown away every day.

[@rickdoolin9109]

If you treat it as a hobby not your full time job then the silver is free, most people would be scrapping in their "FREE" time.

[@RedSiegfried]

This person gets it. Your time could be better spent in more profitable pursuits.

[@matthewlewis-zw3tf]

Thank you for sharing this source for silver. A very valuable metal, only going up in value.

[@a420man2]

I scrapped gold and silver for about a year. All those pokey little bits and pieces sure took a toll on my fingertips. No pain, no gain I guess.

[@TinManScrapper]

Yeah, I have a few cuts from my scrapping. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.

[@damianstasek8946]

Always wear globes scrapping. metal is tougher than skin!

[@billhuman448]

FROM the HUMAN GUY !!! mikka saki shireba choujya Roughly, in English it means: “If you can see three days into the future, you’ll become rich.”

[@Daniel-tm9fg]

Thanks for that tutorial. When the price of silver hits triple digits that'll definitely be a worthwhile endeavour.

[@kenstockton7793]

Thanks for what you know, every bit helps gets us through life...

[@cgdrider]

Electrical AC current circuit breakers in your home breaker box have silver contacts that are fairly large depending on the AMP size, the higher the AMPS the larger the silver weight.

[@VinnyPanico]

Most breakers have silver and copper button not pure silver , unless its a real old breaker.

[@ScrappingwithGrandpa]

Thank you for sharing with me this video and help me a whole bunch. I have been finding silver in other areas of machines you did not show

[@richardbridges7962]

Kudos, one of the best precious metal scrapping videos I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot 😉

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for that huge compliment. Thank you for watching.

[@robertkmartin5815]

I scraped for years out West after Katrina and now I’m in Tennessee and about to start again. I had places that actually separated scrap for me before I even arrived. Always shake a hand and be real you’d be surprised how far people will go for you. Thanks your info is excellent. Semper Fi, Doc

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for the comment and kind words. Nice to meet a fellow scrapper. Stay well and happy scrapping.

[@murlbailer3755]

I've taken a lot of those apart,just for the copper.🐎

[@domingaservantez146]

Wow good to know i have all these stocked piled high in my surrounding homestead...Blessings

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.

[@dexterknighton595]

Thanks for the knowledge and information you’ve shared through this video, I’m amazed right now as well as empowered

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for that huge compliment! Thank you for watching and the support. Stay well.

[@23bailey]

Just been getting into scrapping recently as a hobby. Love the way you walk through scrapping, it's really helpful. Keep it up

[@terrinelson1135]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Great info

[@Damian-Church-NZ]

Wow so now I'm glad I woke up at 4am.. this is good info and I've been collecting circuit boards so I know what I'm gonna do today... Thanks Superman...

[@americasfavoritehoarder]

I love those little boxes. Lots of copper and now I'll be saving the silver dots too. Thanks

[@Jadebones]

Lmao! What were you doing with them before?

[@americasfavoritehoarder]

@Jadebones shred. Just not worth the time and effort.

[@victoriaharrison-sewell6717]

Thank you so much for your informative video..some stuff can get overlooked if one isn't sure about precious metals, & less precious metals!..I am scrapping various circuit boards etc @ the moment, looking for gold, silver, palladium & copper..ironic that I used to work in electronic engineering making these things, now I'm scrapping them!..

[@aprilw6044]

Great video! Very informative and some great examples where to find silver!!

[@letsfixit1594]

They are called relays Tin man, great video.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for kind words. You are right as well. Stay well.

[@guygaming7975]

The amount of this stuff I have left on my steel shred after getting out all the "good" bits sickens me... Great video man.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the kind words and support. Stay well.

[@TECHNICUSChannel]

Very good content and very interesting i love this theme.. scrap silver metals i love it... you have a many pcb's ! Have a good day!

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks. Yup, hard to complain about free silver. Have a wonderful day

[@scrapnjunk81]

Thanks so much for the video. Great to always learn new things to make money scrapping.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the comment. Glad you found it useful

[@NathanielOutdoorAdventures]

That was really excellent. Thank you for sharing this. New sub, greetings from Switzerland

[@dcocz3908]

Well I've been doing the wrong thing. For years I've undone all my old electronic items, de-soldering relays, switches and bulbs to reuse them

[@alanwarner7057]

Pack them in bags and sell on e bay. You'll get more money.

[@guyt6329]

Your way is the best. Most relays only have tiny amounts of silver (if any), often a "silver" contact is a silver/cadmium wafer on a copper contact. Very little silver - worth MUCH more as a decent relay :)

[@ukskywatcher9598]

Thank you very much didn't know this I knew about the larger see through plastic ones much appreciated

[@djdod2926]

Thanks a lots Tin Man Scrapper, we trow these source of silver often without knowing. thanks for the Video and information.🙂🙂😀

[@WizardofGOP]

Great video. Thanks for the tips on copper, as well.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the kind words and support. Stay well.

[@jeffcarpenter7721]

just wanna say thank you for literally breaking your back for me to make sure you stay in the shot much love from OHIO bro

[@TexasRy]

Great video, thanks for a quick and easy way to make some extra money if you have old electronics hanging around 🙂

[@rockbottom1969]

Hi Oooo Silverrrr!!

[@bestsweek7208]

Awesome..... What about to the: How to do the processing of the silver? Thank you

[@geneburlette7307]

I love my silver contacts. I have a jar of semi clean contacts that I hope to refine one day

[@keithkraus2597]

Love the video, bud! Thank you

[@murlbailer3755]

Very interesting. I know I’ve thrown many of those away.🐎🌻✌️

[@Saint696Anger]

I learned a lot, thank you

[@michaelblankenship7278]

And this kids is why you don't do drugs. You will most certainly end up taking apart your microwave for a $2 hit😂

[@bristal1000]

Or if you’re a bored homeowner with 5 children and want to make free money scrapping metal and spend time with your elementary age kids. Watching the excavator at the scrap yard tear cars & metal apart . This video will show you there’s much more to just throwing away metal you find . But in fact you can yield more return on your finds by removing the more valuable metals , collecting them and over time, cashing in. I think the video was very informative, seeing as how I am just getting into this hobby. Made about $350 in a month so far. Videos like this are gonna make any amateur much more efficient.

[@thubprint]

That was great! I didn’t realize you did a silver video! 😄 it really is used in a lot of things huh?

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you. Stay well.

[@BushDogScrapper]

Two of my favorite scrappers in one comment! I have two short videos on my channel now! Trying to get your feet wet in the scrapping community Cheers to the both of you for all the amazingly hard work you put into your videos! Maybe I could earn a subscribe from you both! ♻💚😎👍

[@alanwarner7057]

Subbed for one reason.. Dude has a work bench and vice in his living room. When I was single I rebuilt my engine in my living room. Good times.

[@TinManScrapper]

Lol. Thanks for the support. Stay well.

[@rickydavis8183]

Great video!! Thanks!

[@scrapbongo786]

Enjoyed the video Tin Man, thank you. A nice demonstration of areas to watch for the silver. /thumbs up

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you. Amazing that gold and silver are almost in every electronic and appliance we use everyday.

[@scrapbongo786]

@@TinManScrapper I'll be looking in more places based on you info /cheers

[@TinManScrapper]

@@scrapbongo786 glad I could help

[@scrapbongo786]

@@TinManScrapper /cheers Tim Man

[@exidy-yt]

Very nice, thank you for sharing this kind of info! I watch a channel of a guy who works in a place that constantly junks motors so he takes them home and he melts down and pours crazy amounts of copper and aluminum from them and other sources like copper cabling, and i've noticed that the copper prices have been rising so much (he always shows a value of whatever he scrapped and melted at the end of a show) that bricks that used to be worth $5-7cdn are now worth $30-40cdn, and that's starting to amount to serious coin. It makes me want to get in on this, and your video showing much smaller (but much more valuable) sources for silver makes me even more interested, thanks again!

[@TinManScrapper]

I am hoping to get to that soon, but still a lot of items to scrap and show to viewers how to maximize profits. Thanks for watching. Stay well.

[@AlexHasAAxe]

Great tip, thanks! Consider investing in a furnace to melt bars yourself. Will add more diversity to your channel 🤘🏻

[@ajchannel2494]

Wow.. .. Thank you for your video, I know now where is the silver. I always saw that silver dot in a copper .. now I will collect it. 😊😊😊

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. Thanks for watching. Stay well.

[@Mike_biglin_]

Wow. Very Interesting I didn't know that I'm new into this scrapping deal

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. Stay well.

[@RHYGAR1]

awesome info...thanks my brother

[@emilyjensen5780]

You can surely make more than a dollar an hour, and your almost correct about the contacts, like anything else you have high quality and low quality components, plus silver plated or not the liquid extraction performed still relieves the target metal.. I love naysayers and cherish the ignorance that abounds..

[@timsutterby9899]

Sweet very informative , I will subscribe !! Thank You .Tim Sutterby in Missouri USA

[@nato7.62mm4]

The switches for the lights in homes, offices, and industry all have silver in them as well as all electrical circuit breakers, the higher the amp rating of the breaker the larger the silver contacts inside and the flat round "coin style" capacitors on most all circuit boards have silver in them. And dont forget the Mylar inside all keyboards L8R G8R :-)

[@TinManScrapper]

You are right. Thanks for the comment. Stay well

[@jessie97]

Lot of good information for sure. Thanks man.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the kind words. Stay well.

[@richardweaver9682]

There is lead as well as silveer combined in the solder...

[@skylerhouse7691]

Too much work. I Scrap steel and copper then buy the silver.

[@PhantomOfThePsy-Opera]

Exactly what Ive been doing...lol

[@chrisberthiaume2598]

Take an adderall bud

[@CandSMINING]

Good info thanks for sharing.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

[@thadofalltrades]

I had thrown a casing from some old chemistry device in my scrap steel and it still has the duals on it. Now I can go back and recover these silver contacts.

[@timmcnamara7098]

Thanks Tinman. Learned a few things.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you Tim for for watching. Glad it was informative. Stay well

[@jamesdorrill9933]

New subscriber here proud I found this because I have a truck load of this at the shop and I’m on disability so I have plenty of time

[@TinManScrapper]

Hi James. Glad I can help. Stay well. Amazing what people throw out.

[@briansmith4724]

Thank You 😊 I Appreciate your Time n info.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for your comment and support. Stay well.

[@LuisRodriguez-sc1oq]

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇵🇪😎 thanks for your videos, very helpful

[@notapplicable615]

I found this video very informative and it made me mad, because I had no clue that the contacts in some of these components were silver and been tossing them after collecting the copper. Needless to say I will now be doing more research before tossing items in the overall scrap bin for now. Thank You.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for watching. I am glad you found it informative. Stay well

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

a little bird called intuition told me to save a lot of components but I did not know why.

[@TinManScrapper]

@@wisconsinfarmer4742 lol. Glad I could help shed light on why. Stay well.

[@chrism4008]

Silver and gold make electronics work

[@reginacarroll8149]

Just getting started in this. Thank you for the information!

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching and happy scrapping!

[@TennesseeStacker]

Very good video. Educational!

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you very much. Stay well.

[@larrysimmons5821]

Great video thank you man me and my son been working the gold plating off of everything going well but always need to be careful safety first working with a lot of chemicals thanks once again I subscribed to your channel I'm sure I'll find it very interesting thanks once again and be safe

[@user-di3vc1bz6d]

Damn the things I’ve thrown away cuz I just got aggravated!🤦‍♀️so mad at me! Thank you for the video!

[@bigkbron]

Good info, i do not scrap, but it entertains me watching these kinds of videos. thanks. new subscriber...

[@doxer678]

Njce vid. I learned alot! Thank you.

[@CandSMINING]

Second time I watched, I always learn something from your vids. 😎😎🔥🔥⛏⛏

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for watching. Glad you find them informative.

[@wanshanz6754]

Loved it!

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you very much. Stay well.

[@fldude46]

i like the way you explain this

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you very much. Stay well.

[@murlbailer3755]

I wish I knew that 20yrs ago. You definitely get a like from me.🐎

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for the comment Murl. Stay well

[@chadkruse7048]

Learned about some extra things that have silver in them and I've been collecting and learning for about a year

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. I am still learning each day too, part of being human. Stay well

[@boonedog4460]

Thank you - very informative!

[@mrrummynosetetra]

@:45 Those components are called "electronic relays" they allow low voltage circuits to control higher voltage circuits. They could be worth more as components than their copper or silver melt weight.

[@derekbigpowers1993]

They will also come in handy when SHTF