Scrap Metal Recycling - Processing the Stash Into Cash!

[@wayneday3916]

The main reason I like these type of videos is everybody scraps different and sometimes you learn something new. And it's always good too learn something new everyday. Sure there's a chance you don't learn a thing but it doesn't hurt to watch and maybe you can help someone do something alittle easier.

[@laurabennettyoutube]

$ 957 total. ($ 422 aluminum rims, $ 171 copper wire, $ 160 car batteries, $ 116 stainless steel, $ 88 aluminum.) Neat!

[@tomfedarick7042]

New Jersey - USA

[@livvyweimar7362]

Okay I'm hooked. I can't believe it was an hour long because I was just fascinated by all the different ways you identified the metal and how you got each separated. This was awesome. Do I always have an hour to watch a video, no, but I did today. Thanks for another great video Thub. Looking forward to the next one!!!

[@javajeff3772]

You don’t have to weigh everything out. I don’t weigh stuff when I tear down. I tear down what I get, and I get what life sends my way.

[@landonm.8586]

I just found you and subscribed today. Instead of Netflix and Chill, I’ve been Thub N Chill… I’ve watched 90% of your videos today! No lie. It’s all I’ve done. Keep doing the thing!

[@scrappingadventures290]

This is going to be awesome, I love long scrap outs 👍👍👍

[@surindergill5878]

Great job. Canadian Treasure Hunter also does great scrapping and processing videos

[@lukelegg9915]

sure wasn't expecting an hour long, but hey you had me captivated the whole time, love the long and short videos equally!

[@thubprint]

Thanks! It’s certainly not the norm but I had to get all this done one way or another

[@lukelegg9915]

@@thubprint i enjoyed it! btw what are yall getting for brass up there, i just recently cashed in my hoard and was wondering

[@thubprint]

@@lukelegg9915 oh I’m not sure, I’d have to check! It’s been a few months since I brought it in so it wouldn’t be accurate anyway. I did share it last time I sold some, it was the previous “cleaning out garage” video

[@lukelegg9915]

@@thubprint im sure ill see in an upcoming video, down here i got 2.60 for yellow and 2.95 for red!! blew my mind at how high it was

[@MrPhotodoc]

Nice to see Gary Oldman has taken up scrapping just in case the acting gig doesn't pan out. Haha!

[@ransom2405]

Love the extra long video. It's more like watching a TV show than a KZbin video. Keep doing the thing.

[@madelinerose5326]

I watch Scrapping with Grandpop. He also takes the time to sort through his treasures to get the best value out of the items he finds or is gifted. Have learned that he has changed scrap yards to get better prices. Be safe.

[@Jilliberation]

I'm pretty sure that those pump things you dismantled were some sort of hydraulic fluid injectors. If the item seems to be relatively intact and in decent working order, it is now possible to take a picture of it and a google app will identify it and list its relative dollar value as an intact working device. I started watching your channel, to figure out the optimum way to dispose of some major hi-tech machinery that I got saddled with. Among many other things crammed into my basement, I have two 4'x4'x8' silicone chip manufacturing machines, two 4ft tall 5ft long, industrial lasers (working w/manuals), 3 industrial MEGA microwave generators Weighing nearly 100 lbs each (also working w/manuals and precision computerized control units themselves the size if a microwave oven), and a never opened industrial grade hydrogen generator (I'm probably going to KEEP that one, though). I love taking stuff apart, but I'm in way over my head with these and don't even know where to start I've always been a science geek with a touch of mad scientist/inventor. I appreciate the practicality with which you approach scrapping, but I practically cried watching you dismantling the stirring hot plates. it was somewhat comforting to hear that you had set the nicer ones aside. If it doesn't take much to refurbish the nicest working pieces, they will certainly fetch a better price than scrap value. Where does one obtain such pallets and bins of science-y MacGuiver goodies?

[@afineliner740]

That was an interesting assortment of items to scrap out. The labware was good. Good luck selling the remaining labware items. 👍

[@tinathompson2877]

Your hair is so beautiful when it's down, but I understand it probably gets in your face a lot (hence the man bun) but that few seconds of it down I was like WOW!!!

[@thubprint]

😆☺️ ty! I just leave it down to dry, can’t really have it all over the place with sparks and such

[@allenshoes]

Gotta say. Your videos are really helpful and enjoyable to watch. You’re just the right amount of whacky and sensible. Thanks for doing the thing and sharing

[@ChineseDetective]

Love these longer videos and especially with so much variation and different things scrapped! Make a long video every time you do a clean up like this, I'll definitely enjoy it! :D

[@thubprint]

Thank you so much! I’ll keep doing them then 😊 It was interesting to edit for sure, this one could’ve been four hours long if I was lazy 😆

[@ChineseDetective]

@@thubprint Sounds great! Looking forward to the next one! :D Could've been 2-3 hours for my taste, but I do love long videos! :D

[@amethystwinter1977]

You are so tenacious. Good video. Very enjoyable. ☺

[@rmil4531]

That was a power of work. Well done and your garage space looks so much better.

[@thubprint]

It’s almost finished! Sure would be pretty with that wood stove crackling 😊

[@zorpman]

The way I see it the Iron and steel gets me by until I hit payday with the more expensive metals. Keep up the good work!

[@rkbrkb2975]

Precisely what i have learned. Move weight, the brass, copper, etc are small compared to steel and aluminum.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Better than the light Days !!!

[@adamdaley8090]

Such an array of treasures! I enjoyed the breakdowns, give me insight on how to go about stripping some of my small time scrap. Hope you enjoyed the heatwave. May your weekend be mediocre at worst.

[@thubprint]

😆 haven’t heard that one before!

[@BOOT]

Back in the day fasteners were higher cost due to slower production, material cost and labor was real cheap. Nowadays labor cost is higher than production of small parts.

[@davegdm954]

Man I love scrapping those UPS systems. they're one of the things on my list of fast scrap and good value

[@richavic4520]

The easy stuff is just that. The separation of goods where you are helping them help you is the hard part. You don't want to create difficulty with the people at the yard, and the individual can't provide them a commercial volume without the room to store it and time to categorize it, while waiting for a target price. Keep doing the thing.

[@LuisRodriguez-xf9lv]

Nice pay day, very good inspirational video, clean work and organized. as a scrapper too. I try to keep things the same. save some copper for future sky hi. keep tha good work, wish you good finds and health

[@thubprint]

And the copper does seem to be trending up still!

[@LuisRodriguez-xf9lv]

@@thubprint Copper wil be need i the world electrification. electric cars with lot of copper, millions of motors, wind turbine projects, small planes with electric motors, chargers every where. not enough copper in mines. that will be good for us. keep saving copper, be patient

[@michelleevans8694]

Love the longer videos

[@rng3769]

I AM GLAD TO SEE A SCRAPER OUT THERE LIKE ME WHO CLEANS SCRAP LIKE MY SELF .I AM PROUD TO SEE THAT IN YOU... (( ROB THE JUNK MAN WEEKI WACHEE FLORIDA ))

[@L3V1T8-84]

Long videos are definitely content and at least for me, they are at the top of the ranks.

[@Tommy-pe8ct]

Begginer here and watching from Connecticut, USA.. Is their a way to tell the difference between brass and other metals? For example if the brass isn't the normal looking yellow like color

[@BushDogScrapper]

Always a great day when @thubprint uploads a new video 👍

[@joelnegron6366]

Awesome video

[@nickgordon9445]

great video mate, there's something about scrapping I can just sit there and watch it for hours, really enjoyed this one keep up the great work, cheers from Australia :)

[@thubprint]

Thanks! I certainly can too haha

[@golftownpro999]

It taps into to our hunter gather brain

[@nachostuff]

Heck of a hoard you have there in that garage. Those rims alone will be a great payday! We can only turn in 2 batteries at a time. Way to spend some winter time. Spring will be here in no time. Happy Scrapping.

[@alfazio047]

I like the longer videos man, on all the channels I watch.. I hate the algorithm!!!! 😂

[@benhumphregys3087]

My man thank you so much ! Keep doing the thing champ ❤️

[@mollynakamori]

WOW! Those musical rims were HUGE money. Well done. You have inspired me to go clear out a closet. I love the long video, love the insides of the weird doo dads, love just watching this process. Dunno why, but it's way entertaining, and there's some level of vicarious catharsis watching you dispense with the piles. I also appreciate that all the lab tech doesn't wind up in the landfill, but it's sad to see some of the purpose built goodies not going back to doing their purposes, but I understand that finding their proper new homes is just not feasible. Thanks, Thub. I want that brass gear!

[@thubprint]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who’d save a brass gear no matter how greasy! I really shouldn’t let it pile up like this tho haha

[@mollynakamori]

@@thubprint - Ya know! It doesn't HAVE to clutter up YOUR house- I have lots of room. :)

[@thubprint]

@@mollynakamori 😆👍

[@trasieinkersole491]

Brilliant! Wow Thub done it again. 👏👏👏💙

[@djrocker1007]

Great video my man! I recently started scrapping and have learned a lot from you. Thank you!!

[@bentleyalder5492]

Definitely liked the fast edits with the wire sorting and then again at the scrap yard with the rims. I really liked how you put the resulting totals as graphics over the shots of you unloading each. It was a very nice touch. Next time, add the per pound prices, and you'll be golden. If you did already, and I didn't notice, my bad and maybe leave them on screen a little longer

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

Put ridged foam on wall jam fit if landlord don't like

[@rubberz1]

Even as a kid I loved taking things apart. Curiosity can be fun

[@Anakonda224]

Well that was fast 1 hour :) Great video once more .Thanks ++

[@stevesrt8]

good to see you got to enjoy the warm breeze that came through. a little pre spring clean up. nice price on extrusion. i've mainly been collecting scrap to melt. might have to think about putting the extrusion aside. cheers

[@cocopufer5667]

Oh its very interesting, and I totally loved it!

[@nancygoerlich8526]

Wow you got a lot accomplished! This was fascinating!

[@gregoryone90]

This is a winter problem, I’m going through the same thing. It’s too cold to clean my stash so I’ll wait til the spring.

[@flipjunk1998]

ny right now it’s 50 degrees

[@roboticbass2047]

I like the can picking video's because I do the same thing.

[@gregoryone90]

The reason I like this channel is I’d rather learn from someone who can take it on the chin in the scrap game because there are always going to be situations where I want to tell someone to F off but being I’m already doing something iffy it’s probably best to oblige and move on finding another dumpster.

[@thubprint]

I’m just sharing my journey but we can learn together 🙂 I’ve definitely had my share of people telling me off for checking out bins too! Certainly makes me want to treat them with the same lack of respect but it won’t improve the outcome

[@BushDogScrapper]

Let's get Thubprint to the top Scrapper channel 💪👍 also let them adds play through so our brother gets that extra add revenue 👌

[@carl6073]

I'm always amazed about the diversity from the scrap u got, there's no routine when u scrap, plus u always learn something new... that's so cool n fun!!! Ty for doing the thing buddy

[@thubprint]

Hey, there was kinda sorta a routine 🤣

[@carl6073]

@@thubprint ok...kinda 😁

[@mikeweddleton2489]

Took a couple sittings to get through, but cool to see it all come together by getting pulled apart. Thanks Thub

[@yorkshiremonkey7576]

Good work Thub , persistence & commitment wins the race . $200 is $200 at the end of the day whether it took you 3 hours or 3 days , still a nice little tickle and better than a poke in the eye with the shitty end of the stick 🤣🤣🤣 As ever , hi to Wub .

[@johntirrell8553]

I applaud what you do, I understand it is for income and content but you are also leaving a better world for the children of the future. Why let metals that took so much energy to refine rot in a landfill? Thank you

[@thubprint]

Thanks for the support! It’s true I come to it as a means to provide but it is nice to be doing something that has a positive effect overall

[@joemammy3814]

Now that’s a scrapping video! Great job Thub!

[@groovethief711]

looking to get into this in my downtime, you have been a great help. Much love.

[@thubprint]

It’s my pleasure, glad you found me! There’s definitely some nuance to personalizing a system that is profitable and efficient depending on what you come across most often, but you’ll find what works for you

[@MB-bt9km]

new subscriber, this is such a great video! a lot of scrappers focus mostly on finding and getting rid of, it's great to see the processing and all the little tricks and thoughts that go into it

[@thubprint]

They’re fun to share! I worry about boring people with the longer ones but it’s all a part of the process(ing)

[@joniferris8869]

Great scrapping video, thanks for showing us how it is done.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

My garage looks exactly like yours lol I need to go . I’ve never been to scrap yard before so I’m trying to sort all my copper as best I can just got done stripping another 50 pounds of bare bright and about 20 pounds of #1/2

[@thubprint]

You’ve never been? That’s gonna be a fun adventure! Hope you’ve got a good one near you 👍

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

@@thubprint no sir just started scrapping a few months ago. It’s not my full time gig. I just see stuff when I’m out delivering food and pick it up.. brother in law works on cell phone towers so the bare bright is a steady stream

[@CodingToFreedom]

Most definitely enjoying these types of video, keep making them! I'm just done rearranging and cleaning everything up in my little basement shop, that's always fun haha.

[@trench124]

Yay first Great video. Exactly the reason I started scrapping as I'd take stuff apart and realised hey this has to be worth something. Dont you put tyre valves in with the brass? It's where any I have end up

[@thubprint]

I don’t usually, just because I don’t keep much dirty brass. The smaller my pile of dirty brass the better chance there is they’ll toss it in on the clean brass weight

[@trench124]

@@thubprint fair point I never usually have that much brass so it's never made a difference plus here (UK) never been marked down for dirty brass as seen in your videos. I wonder how scrap grades vary around the world as seen you mention a few grades that I've not encountered here

[@majesticbuffaloman4327]

great video loved it super informative and lots of wierd bits and bobs! 52:07 sonic's rings?

[@wghead]

Great video!

[@sandgstacker9881]

Great video , keep do them thing , and keep videos comming 👍😁

[@thubprint]

You got it!

[@david.perrip4316]

I love ur vids thub! U do a great job explaining everything from just about every angle! I've been scrapping for years,and never even got 1 rim, how the heck do u get all those RIMS!! Hahahhahah..love the stack man! U the man!! I love that copper heat sink

[@thubprint]

Rims are a pretty rare find for me too haha! A stack was my payment for that estate sale awhile back, a friend gave me a set that were too busted up to use, and I bought 3 from an online listing for $50. Although those last 3 were probably not worth it lol

[@springsy6210]

i really like these videos from you thub

[@thubprint]

Thank you!

[@dumpsterjerry3577]

Gotta come back for the rest of the show but all I can say as always. On point ✌️

[@thubprint]

It was a bit long 😆

[@daleleeman9916]

I can do that all day long and enjoy doing it.

[@BushDogScrapper]

It would be fun to make the couple hour trip to come visit Thub I'm west of Edmonton an hour! 👍

[@Kenthis15]

FYI hex keys (Allen wrenches) work really well in triangle screws.

[@splattermansion]

Good job

[@patrothwell9138]

Great video..U sure do a lot of work taking all that stuff apart

[@ericprater4017]

Thank you for a long vid, I'm looking to kill some time as I'm in the Covid jail and can't go to work until next week. sigh Thanks for the scrapping vid, once again, time to head to those construction dumpsters in the new developments and get some 2" foam board scraps and put them up, caulk in between and your little stove will be baking you out in your shop, also, you can get some nice 2 X lumber from those bins! Great Job!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Nice Thub... I was watching while scrapping my own stuff! I'm planning a big load to Melbourne next week if the weather cooperates (ie. not too hot!). I'd better film it I suppose! 😁

[@stevepotts265]

Thanks Thub,

[@TristanKoehler-l4s]

Brother I would highly suggest learning a bit about how to make stuff as well so you can make some of your own tools to simplify your process. A mini hydraulic snipper for screws is one Idea

[@thepenguin11]

The tire air intakes are brass, either in shred pile or dirty brass.

[@dr.a006]

Scrapping definitely slows when it’s cold!🥶

[@ikessul1429]

Love the video buddy

[@kevink.2719]

Great longer video

[@thubprint]

Thanks Kevin!

[@denniscoughlin7437]

Separate as you go my friend!

[@pablogutierrez4932]

Hey thub one way to pull the wire outta flex conduit is by taking off about 8 inches of the flex from one end hooking and twist tie the copper wire to something real sturdy make sure the flex is nice and straight and pull the flex off…. If you don’t know about that.

[@bobbyjbear]

I got to like 37 min. I enjoy the content bro. Thanks

[@thubprint]

Thank you!

[@alanwilliams2452]

Found a old video your other one gave been great so why not When you find a blue tanks with pipes coming out of bottom do you open and take out copper coil cause .it's about 15-20 pounds of copper

[@MapleKitty5544]

Yo Bro, you should invest in a devil forge. Save up all the little bits and melt them into ingots. Purified aluminum from all that dirty, painted, glue covered aluminum is worth so much more. I know my scrap yard will buy Al ingots up here in oil country. Go Oilers Go

[@scrapcash2421]

I really miss doing this stuff!!! 😞😞😞

[@tammyrouse7422]

loved loved this video

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I’ll spend more time practicing making teardowns interesting and see if I can keep ‘em coming 👌

[@BrassIsMyGold]

Brass is my favorite - and my weakness. I find myself spending too much time trying to recover even the smallest bit of poor man's gold! Sometimes.

[@thubprint]

Absolutely, it feels so chunky and worthwhile but sometimes there’s fiddly bits that I completely lose track of time on

[@andrewdawdy4609]

Did you save the valve stems they are brass most of the time..... you can throw them in your wood stove to burn the rubber off.

[@misfitledoux1312]

Nice

[@MrGzuggy813]

Pretty cool video. You should save center cap they hold a pretty good resale value. If you want to know how I find want a auto part is.

[@lornekerzner5718]

I’ve never heard of “number 4” haha I love it! Also I hope you brought your stuff in on Thursday because the copper market jumped like 25 cents!!!

[@thubprint]

What, did it?? Well I’m glad I held onto the red stuff! 😁 And yes, they call it #4. It’s just for Christmas lights and copper coaxial

[@lornekerzner5718]

@@thubprint cool stuff! we call that copper bearing, usually goes for like 10-15 cents/pound over here

[@twbishop]

@13:01 a spray of salt water on a scratch should cause carbon/tin plated/zinc plated steel to rust in about 24 hours; stainless steel can resist rusting from salt water much longer.

[@gerryb6423]

12.48 It looks like an alignment tool for fitting a Safe Combination Dial The Rod from the dial has to be exactly straight or Problems WILL occur .

[@shaystern2453]

cool edit on the rims

[@robertlibby8150]

You can also use a magnet to test if it is stainless steel.. it won't stick... anyway FYI

[@thubprint]

That’s kind of correct but not really.. for practical purposes it’s how we scrappers will test to see if it’s 304 series, but 316 has a gentle magnetism and 304 becomes magnetized when hammered or pressed too. Plus there are many other magnetic series’ of stainless as well! The magnet test is still how we categorize them into the groupings that scrapyards buy it at though so it’s basically correct. I got curious about this so I did a whole deep dive into what that’s about, and I found it has WAY more to it than I expected! Made a video attempting to simplify it, steel is really interesting! Scrapping Stainless Steel - Identification Tips 304 vs 316 - Scrap Metal Guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrEgXVqZpWWo7s

[@DavidGS66]

You should catch Cu thieves. Put GPS inside batteries on pallet & leave in corner of large yard beside chain link fence as if forklift driver forgot it there.

[@lisevivier1878]

At one point we all go through the mess. Very motivating for me to handle it.

[@thubprint]

Feels good to get the space back!

[@wallacedequaine5904]

Great video, was wondering if you do any ewaste vids?

[@boone7777777777]

Dang those ring stand clamps were nice 😅