Storage Shed Clean-out Part 38. How to Find Valuable Scrap Silver in old HRC Fuses + Copper & Brass!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

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[@RetifsGarage]

« Life is short, you have to fill it with things you enjoy doing » I keep that quote ;-)

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Maybe I should get some T-shirts made! Thanks Retif 😊

[@gaylesimpson5120]

Hi chris. What a dull existence some people must have, a life with no curiosity or imagination, poo poo to them. Life is short, so have some fun.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Absolutely! Thanks Gayle 👍😊

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

Looks like your knock-o-meter is calibrated nicely 👌. And to really make sure no trains are coming you've got to put your ear to the track, sometimes they're hidden right round the bend. 😄 I'm glad you've made some money on this scrap out, but man, I wouldn't have the patience for such a fiddly task. Next time I find some I'll send them your way.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Ah, I forgot about the ear to the track thing! Luckily I didn't have a piece of track with a bend in it! 😉🤣 It was fiddly, but rewarding! 👍

[@rossfindlay2664]

Very interesting video, Chris. Congratulations on 18k subscribers, too!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Many thanks Ross - closing in on 20k! 😁😁

[@alliet7834]

Fantastic hoard bet its full of treasure 😊

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Quite a lot of silver actually - but you need to be careful of the dust!

[@Nas_Atlas]

Math theory says that numbers go on forever. This series will certainly put that to test! I have a disassembled wood lathe and about 2 or 3 heavy motors floating around waiting to be put together. Great minds think alike or are we just easily deluded! 😂😂😂

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

How about great minds that are easily deluded! 🤣🤣

[@martincowie4520]

A nice silver find! I know you like to hammer on the railroad track... but I think if you crushed both ends in a chunky bench vice, it would make quick work of those fuses with less shrapnel?

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

The ceramic was quite tough hence the big sized hammer Martin. I think a vice may have created more shrapnel with pressure then sudden breakages. Also I would have had sand go all over the floor!

[@longship789]

Nice suprise that silver.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Very nice Nick! I wasn't expecting that at all!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Cynthia 👍😊

[@troynixon209]

Some good silver there!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Indeed Troy, the value surprised me!

[@noddynoodle7060]

Hi Chris , a nice payday for a box of 'junk'. Cheers NN

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks NN! There's value everywhere!! 😊😊

[@unclejackstoolshed4513]

I would give you $5 for the box of fuses if I was closer! Very enlightening video, Chris.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks mate - they should sell quickly enough!

[@sambaker3233]

HRC stands for High Rupturing Capacity, which means it can withstand a very high short current with minimal arcing. A standard fuse can arc and explode. In NZ and Australia, if the fuse has gM printed on it, it means it's a slow acting fuse suitable for motors, as motors have a high start current due to the initial torque required to get moving. gG is normal rated.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Sam for the extra info! 😊👍

[@geofft3214]

No trains coming! 😂🚂

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Luckily I put the track back before the 5:27pm from Flinders Street.. 🚂 😉🤣🤣

[@wayneday3916]

Hi Chris, HRC on fuses means High Rupturing Capacity. Lol I post as I go thru video I guess I should have waited until the end.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, thanks for the confirmation Wayne! 👍😊

[@glenhehir3833]

Nice silver mate. Glad you didn’t have to “short circuit” the video! 😅

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, I was wondering if that statement would be noticed! 🤣

[@alliet7834]

Scrapping is cheaper than therapy 😮

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, I love that Allie! Indeed it is! 😊👍

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Hi Chris, I though U try one of the little fuses, just incase it got silver in it, cheers Graham

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Once they get down to that small I think they just have a very thin wire Graham, so didn't think it was worth it even if they were silver.

[@alliet7834]

All those fuses expired scrap the lot❤

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

I did check out if they were worth selling first - but no, not really.

[@deej4101]

"Who would keep blown fuses?" LOL.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, probably a scrapper! 😉🤣

[@wellgoahead]

yeah be careful doing this in ventilated area, old cheramics in eletrics can contain heavy metals and Beryllium Oxide, breathing in the dust is toxic..

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Very good point, I actually wasn't thinking about the ceramics! More concerned with the very fine silica dust since it is such an issue with tradies working with stone benchtops these days and the risk of silicosis!