Dude ! Got more than I bargained for with your video, admittedly skip/watched parts, but took on some of the prudent comments about setting up back-up communication modes. Like many things, waiting til you NEED it, may be too late ! Cheers! B--)

@Okiescrapper

8 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

I'm ready to get a bunch of those done before to long I have probably twenty. Thank you for sharing this six stars brother

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

I cleaned up another 7 today about 14 lbs. of copper and one unit had aluminum wire

Nice okie have a good one. I love cutting them open

Well done. I hope to do some before long

A old black man that i knew 20 years ago, he used his cutting torch to cut them open, after he drained them real good that is, i never saw him actually do that but he gave me his leftover scraps, the steel casing and I could tell he used a cutting torch. But he kept the copper out of them and gave us the rest. I never wanted to fool with doing that, didn't have anywhere to get rid of the oil and stuff that came out of them. I had a cop get onto me about cutting up AC's and window AC's and some of them still had Freon in them and I'd cut a line and that stuff would blow off, i guess a neighbor saw me do that and called the law on me, so I tried to watch myself from then on, if you know what I mean? I know I missed out on a lot of good copper and stuff but what can you do. I haven't scrapped in a long time, I'm an old man now and don't drive, so there's that. Oh well, I just watch all you scrapping fellars on KZread. Anyways, I just seen your channel pop up, I was watching Big Country, up in Ontario. Anywho, keep on scrapping I'll be watching!

@Okiescrapper

9 ай бұрын

Yes. I have used the cutting torch, and plasma cutter, to open them up, but it tends to get too hot inside and melt the plastic strips that insulate the copper from the steel, then the copper is very hard to get out and, makes it hard to get the plastic off the copper wire, so the cutting disk works best for me, In February I will be turning 69. in this heat it makes me want to give up the scrapping and stay inside. but the little extra from the scrap and what KZread pays helps with the bills. so will have to keep the scrapping going for another few years, until things are paid off. Big Country has a good channel, he also has another channel Big Red Bullon, where he melts copper, brass, and aluminum

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761

9 ай бұрын

@@Okiescrapper - yeah I kinda figured that heat would probably do something inside of the compressors but I didn't know for sure how that old black man was cutting them open, just knew by the looks of the cases, looked like he used a torch, I suppose anyways, he wouldn't tell us everything he did, he just called us whenever he had scrap for us to pickup, heck he never even took us back in his garage, so I figured he had a few secrets that he didn't want anyone knowing or something. Yeah me and my scrapping partner we never tried cutting them open, we just saved them up, enough to really take in to the scrapyard. And yes sir, that Xtra money sure helped out quite a bit, especially when you had some money in your pocket everyday, and especially when you only got one little measley check a month. I sure miss it, it was great exercise too, really, especially out hustling scrap everyday, street scrapping and all that. But the last 10 years I haven't been able to do much of anything like that, I'm 64 but been put through the ringer, all my life and it's taking it's toll on my body, got arthritis and nerve pain all over, the lower back is pretty much gone too, course the doctor's took me out from behind the wheel of any vehicle, that was about 15 years ago or a little more, so I'm not allowed to drive in KY and Ohio. What a huge bummer too! Anyways, take care buddy, keep on doing what you do and I'll be watching! 👍👍🤘✌️

the chisel does work good on freshly opened units ,but if you have some that have been sitting out for a 2 months or longer, its easier to split it in half with a long thin axe head and then remove copper..

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

I need to make me a splitter

That is scary stuff. I will not complain about black flies. Great videos. I have a bunch of those that I need to cut as well

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

them big black flies can hurt when they bite, I keep insect repellent in the shop, get masketos a lot here when it cools off at night

Got this exact same compressor so thankyou for the cutting guide.

@Okiescrapper

8 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

This is going to help me greatly. Thank you!

@Okiescrapper

11 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Good way to collect the red gold ....stay staff out there #happyscrapping

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

cleaned up 7 more today about 14 lbs. of copper on unit had aluminum wire

Glad everyone is okay! The news here just said 10 tornadoes hit Oklahoma, but didn't say where. 👍

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

all is good here

thanks so much for ...sharing bro .. appreciate that...👍🤟

@Okiescrapper

8 ай бұрын

any time, glad to help

😂your a funny old man

@Okiescrapper

7 ай бұрын

Hay watch it, you'll be old to someday, if you live long enough,

Great video and you and yours stay safe 👍

@Okiescrapper

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

I love scrapping easy money thanks for video if I may make a suggestion I can hear you breathing threw your mouth might be wise to breath threw your nose I have E asthma fro. Working around metal dust mold asbestos So I hope you read this

@Okiescrapper

19 күн бұрын

Yeah, I went to the dr. a little over a year ago about my breathing, they put me through a bunch of tests, and found nothing, then they put me through a bunch of tests on my heart. in the end they told me maybe if you lost some weight

I too also live in Oklahoma, but I don't remember the tornadoes you were speaking of. I was wondering what the typical point of failure was for these compressors. Wondering if they can be repaired instead of scrapped

@Okiescrapper

7 ай бұрын

a lot of them may be repairable, if you have the know how, and the equipment

Hallo, sir guide about the type of blade pl

@Okiescrapper

Ай бұрын

cutting blade 4.5 inch. I have them listed on my amazon page, link in video description

some yards rush the truck and don`t tell you what this or that pays and whey forget to pay say 1/2 bucket of brass or ss fittings or this cleen is durty so i forget to go to them yards

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

yes. find a yard that you can trust, some yards are very impersonal you can't hardly talk to any of them, others yards you can talk to all the workers and they will help teach you what you need to know. and those yards are still good to do business with even if they pay a little less

@granthaney2570

Жыл бұрын

@@Okiescrapper most yards that don`t jurk you around pay more anyways most times and you make more when you get payed for every thing that you bring any way like you cleaned it up to just give away

How much weight of copper in a standard compressor?

@Okiescrapper

4 ай бұрын

about 2 lbs. in the small one's

What type of grinder would I need

@Okiescrapper

9 ай бұрын

just a 41/2-inch angle grinder with some cut off blades.

@cognac8297

9 ай бұрын

@@Okiescrapper okay I bought one today . at the harbor freight 25% off . I got the $49.00 angle grinder and ten cut off wheels . Total $41.00

What part Oklahoma u from?

@Okiescrapper

Жыл бұрын

I am from Tacoma, Washington. but I live in Blanchard OK. been in Oklahoma 43 years. been in Blanchard area over 20 years now

@dirtfarmer7472

Жыл бұрын

@@Okiescrapper After 43 years I’ll bet that you are more Okie than Washington Welcome to Oklahoma

I will buss down every one from now on 😮.$2-$5 vs 9.50 shiiii8it! I been a dummy the whole time!

@Okiescrapper

10 ай бұрын

some people say they are not worth it, but for me they are, just make sure you have something under it to catch the oil that will come out of it

@lynnemccarty3657

8 ай бұрын

@@Okiescrapper😊