Giant Scrap Metal Processing Day!
Massive pile of scrap metal to go through today! All our dumpster diving has led to a pretty serious pile up, so settle in and join me for a cathartic session scrapping all sorts of materials!
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I can't seem to pinpoint what I like about you, I think it's because you're seriously comical but really good at what you do. At any rate I really enjoy your content and the way you present it. You make Scrapping not only enjoyable but a learning experience. Keep up the great work. It's fun watching you.
@joshp6061
Жыл бұрын
He’s also a very wholesome person
@ecocodex4431
Жыл бұрын
It's probably because he is upbeat, but also sincere. He does not pretend to be someone he is not for the camera, and is also fairly positive. And we can all use more positivity in our lives. Especially as of recently
As someone who loves taking things apart and sometimes not putting them back together, these videos are so satisfying to watch. Good video editing skills too!!
@carolburnette2019
Жыл бұрын
Same 😂
@michelleevans8694
Жыл бұрын
Same! I love taking things apart
Glad to see you burning scrap wood to keep your shop warm and cozy on these cold winter days. And you are now find a place to recycle neighborhood wood products and bits.
Love the video
Watching Thub scrap instead of doing my own pile.
@codiwonkanobi9788
Жыл бұрын
Lol me too I got about a third of the way through it and got too cold. It's been warm this winter in my state so since it dropped to the 30s it feels a ton colder than it actually is.
@dougwilson7530
Жыл бұрын
Exactly I have days worth and sitting on my but watching this.
@wnytrashtrucks
Жыл бұрын
But after finishing the video I did get a little bit of work done.
@iffy9776
Жыл бұрын
I watch ppl scrapping, then get hyped, go outside, and do some scrapping. Sometimes, for 5 mins, then go back inside....lol
@ABrokenSociety
Ай бұрын
Haha I listen to his videos like a podcast while I do mine until I hear him talking about how he'll break something down, like transformers and motors so I can have better methods
Good luck with diagnosing the truck. Hope you have a good weekend anyhow.
What a pile of scrap! 🤣 Vehicles always breakdown on the coldest and most inconvenient times. 🤬 I hope it’s an easy and inexpensive repair. 🤞 God bless 🙏🏼🇺🇸🇨🇦
Those pot lids are Zamac which is just a proprietary version of cast aluminum but it's worth a touch more if your yard has a separate category for it.
@joshp6061
Жыл бұрын
Zamak is zinc alloy not aluminum alloy
i like this types of vids and would like to see ore of them
Sounds bk whoop whoop
I love your content Thub, always inspires me to tackle my scrap pile!
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
You got this buddy 🤙
Excellent Video Sir. 🤔👀. That “Rayometer” Could have been a Full Video Man 😮. Holy Brass Plate Batman. 👀. Safety Third Huh 😁. Efficiency and Awesomeness 💪🏼🙏🏼👏🏼✅
Can't wait, Trash Panda King cuz! Let's see some Canadian color backs!!!!
White sparks are also titanium
Yeah buddy nice job on those rims.
I enjoy the fact that you actually tear things apart. My friend does scrapping and he gives my husband small stuff to take apart. My husband is disabled and has nothing to keep him occupied other than the stuff my friend let's him do.
Great scrap session. Sounds like a head gasket to me I'm afraid. 👍
Yay! I've been waiting for this one! Sound is now good!
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure what caused that! It seems to have sound now though
@ruthbutler7984
Жыл бұрын
Heard silence is KZread running a copyright check. We take down then go back & usually has sound by then.
Love the video! Hope the truck is an easy fix.
Watching during a blizzard in St John's Newfoundland and Labrador.
great video..rock on..
The bright white blue sparks mean titanium I believe.
7:07 I have that EXACT same aluminum dented trash can, lol!
Try using a hatchet like CTH on those pans he has some great videos on using it. Save the cost of the grinding blades. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the great videos as always.
Can't wait to see how much this turns into!
Yes there's satisfaction in taking things apart makes it fun and educational.
I actually like this kind of video better than the dumpster diving. (you obviously have to hit the dumpsters to end up with all this to sort out) SUPER BUMMED that we didnt get to see the final cash in for all the sorting effort!! Just leaving us all hanging by a thread until next video! Lol
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
Oh I’m pretty bummed I didn’t get to trade all that storage space for cash in hand too haha! Annoying to already know where the money is going but it’s nice to have an “emergency fund”!
Your the man Thub! my fav youtuber. I get a lot of that thermal aluminum as well. switch a lot of windows at work.
Great video bro
If you have significant lead, go to local car racers and sell it to them. They will get it at a discount and you can still ask for more than the yard. Racers will bolt it onto the car, here and there, to help the car turn better. I'm a racer and they want $2 a lbs for lead. We needed 500 lbs to make the car hit the legal minimum weight but I'll be damned if I'll pay $1000 for lead.
Man, these types of videos are addictive! I love em. Sorry to hear about your truck, those issues are never fun to deal with.
Thank you for posting these great videos! You have been so inspiring to me and my scrapping hobby 😂. Greetings from Missouri!
Long one but a very very good one!
Good luck with the truck! I hope it's not a head problem. (Gearhead Panda checking in, lol)
Youre amazing. Happy new year
I was out in my shop watching your video as I was busy processing copper for the Great Copper Rush of 2023 ! Sounds like the head gasket to me ?
Thanks for this video! I love the big processing days. I am lucky enough to earn very comfortably but I scrap for fun, inspired by your videos. I especially appreciate the explanations of when it's not worth stripping small wires etc. instead of putting it through as X. Keep it up! Love seeing unusual items too, you seem to get a lot of odd scientific equipment
I absolutely love this video. Taking stuff apart and helping identify parts. So good!!!
That viscosity meter was very cool. Nice bits of brass in there. I'm surprised you don't have the pliers to remove those retainer rings, though.
love the chill vibes from the vid, needed them today :)
Always good to strip green and yellow , earth wire 👍
Sell that L.E.D. counter on line 👌 😎
Nice work! Can’t wait to see the pay day! Good luck with the truck!!!
Rayometer that sounds dangerous 😂🤣♻️🤘🏻 CheeRs Thub
Loved to see this video. How interesting and fun. Thank you. I especially loved the length. I grab a drink and relax.
Very interesting, thanks Thub. ❤️💙
Full watch ♻️🤘🏻that’s sucks about the Truck 🛻
I hate when your videos end 😢 lol love the video thanks
Always look forward to what you have going on.
Was told, Pots and pans are Alum. Not cast. The yard told us if you hit Alum and try to bend with a hammer and it cracks and breaks it is cast. If it doesn't it is Alum. Great Video as always. I'm a scrapper From Central New York, Retired from A Highway Dept. 40 years ago It was easy to hop in Dumpsters not anymore. lol, Keep up the good work.
See yah on the next one!
-30..extreme scrapping....so I enjoyed the scrapathon. Can you let me know if the temp increased to a workable environment... you've encouraged me to do my pile.
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s gotten a lot more manageable! It was only -30 for about a week, it’s been above zero recently 😊
Those stirring hot plates will come in handy when you start your gold and silver recovery
Fascinating video as always!
"There's got to be kind of a system here..." WHACK WHACK WHACK! Ha! The easiest system there is.
I love watching these while I do the same thing
All glued .. you have a nice stove ..
Look like you have found a great dumpster that belongs to a tower maintenance company
wait, 9:39 mentioned dirty copper, this is a category i've not seen/heard from the scarp yard in Ottawa. wonder what dirty copper is at your scrap yard
They do make a crimper removal tool! Check out Princess Auto!
This is why I enjoy your videos, you're showing the gritty side of scrapping. It's important to show when to separate and what you shouldn't waste your time on. I texted you when I saw your reply from your furnace video but I never got a response.
great video mate, I love it when you break everything down, keep up the great work cheers :)
What's up bro, I would love to have you on an episode of Curbside Scrappers.
some strict yards if they make you cut the tags off the wires luckily my yard does not even require the plugs to be cut off. Love your channel keep up the great videos
Got one off those spring loaded magnets where you sweep over a area and squeeze the handle to release the magnet. Makes fast work out of sorting the small stuff, worth every penny.
I was wondering thubprint if you could do a video on brass smelting, I know some friends looking to work with brass for jewellery, thanks!
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
Oh just melting it down? I’d love to but I don’t really feel qualified. I suppose that might still be worthwhile though, I’ll practice a bit!
You need to get snap rings pliers, it's not expensive. Good satisfying video.
Your mom saved you her steely Dan
White sparks, titanium
Excellent display of perseverance -- a good example for us to follow.
Really Enjoy everything you find and show us, keep up the good work and stay safe
Another great video.
Could that metal with white sparks at 21:22 be titanium?
@joshp6061
Жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking
Steel demon carbide blade thick metal 6" blades work best, don't have to cut all the way across the tread just the sidewall most of the time. Keep the shoe of the saw firmly against the rim to save your blade and you can get through 15-20+ rims per $10 blade
"A rheometer is a laboratory device used to measure the way in which a viscous fluid (a liquid, suspension or slurry) flows in response to applied forces."
Thub my friend you've been hauling in some really good stuff and you've just hauled out one of the most enjoyable videos to date. Really enjoy everything you find and show us so keep up the good work and stay safe
The rosey aluminum is from a copper encapsulated set of pots. 🙂
Great video
Why don't you pull a magnet out of a microwave to use on the bench. I have several that I use for cleaning up small pieces of steel makes it simple.
Does sound like a head gasket, hopefully that's all it is. I had to replace an entire engine last year. This year my transmission went,
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
Oh dear.. if it’s just the one thing my cost of ownership on this truck will still be pretty low, but an engine and a transmission is pretty spendy
I have sound 🤷🏼♀️
Where's the sound? I can't be the only one with no sound @thubprint
@trench124
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh there it is 👍
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
You don’t seem to be, but everything seems to be fine however I look at it and others have sound, so I’m not sure what happened
@trench124
Жыл бұрын
@thubprint it's all good now and hope the truck is back on the road soon and not too expensive to fix
Blown head gasket accounts for all the symptoms you described with your truck
Safety third🥰 look good, have fun, Safety!!🤣🥰🤘
52:30 those things could be “white brass” a CuZn alloy of around 50/50, creates a silver looking alloy
@thubprint
5 ай бұрын
That’s wild, I would expect 50/50 to be real brittle or something?? I guess you could polish it nice and not worry about the finish flaking off. I kinda want to try melting together some of my own now haha
Having the wire stripper. Why wouldn’t you strip the copper wire. Especially the larger pieces.
@exait703
Жыл бұрын
they only want it striped if its 12gauge or thicker
@TheCompound01
Жыл бұрын
Really.. then why breakdown coils, transformers, motors.
@dbdmarketing
Жыл бұрын
I strip 16 gauge or thicker
White smoke and coolant loss = head gasket or intake manifold gasket leak coolant into combustion cylinders. Exhaust gas will smell sweet if coolant is present. Loss of power due to spark plugs fouling due to the coolant causing misfire when driving probably have flashing check engine light when it's happening. Check oil dipstick and underside of oil cap for oil looking milky, and or dipstick now has way more "oil" level than usual Coolant in exhaust only will be better than coolant in the oil depending on how many miles driven without proper lubrication to the bearing you may have future problems as minor as lifter noise to rod knock/ seized engine weeks or even months later What took out the Pontiac Vibe? Transmissions?
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
Engine light has been on the whole time I’ve had it lol. The vibe is just a project that I parked, it burns more oil than I think a 2005 1zz should and I figure the valve stem seals need to be replaced, but it also needs a full front end overhaul and struts because it’s super sloppy. (No surprises there considering what she was hauling all the time lol) I can definitely use the vibe as a backup but she needs some money put in for sure
Hi Thub I’m from Lethbridge, where do you sell your circuit boards Keep doin the thang!
@ransom2405
Жыл бұрын
He has a guy that has some circuitboards or broken computers, he's said before in other vids there no e-waste recycling near him. Hope this helps.
@dbdmarketing
Жыл бұрын
@@ransom2405 I live 2 hours away from him why I was asking we’re both kinda buggered selling them boards
Is that wood stove keeping you comfortable?
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
It’s so nice! I only use it when I really have to but what a great option to have
Hey Thub. Thanks for another very interesting scrap break down video! Have you pursued any contacts with businesses in your area that generate scrap metal? It seems like it would be worth your while to provide scrap metal removal services to businesses that regularly need scrap metal cleaned up and hauled away. It was just a thought and a possible revenue source that you could develop. Thanks again and stay warm in that garage. You may need to make another dumpster scrap wood run very soon!
How much more do you get for stainless than just iron or steal?
@exait703
Жыл бұрын
Stainless is about 0.40c/lb USD
If you ever see any through hole IC's like that. save them and sell! Some are a dollar even 10 bucks a piece! @19:29. Silver traces in the circuit board as well!
@thubprint
Жыл бұрын
With the little windows? Okay, good to know!
@citizencain454
Жыл бұрын
@@thubprint you might know this already , so I’m just double checking to make sure everyone understands... the IC’s are the electronic components that are black, have numbers and letters printed on top, and have anywhere from 8 ... 14,... 16 ... 20... metal pins attached to them. They are soldered on the other side or ( foil side) of the circuit board . This technology is called “through hole” , and the chips are quite valuable to the right person. This is the old style of manufacturing, where nowadays circuit boards are made with SMT components, ( surface mount baked on by heat ) so it’s very difficult to desolder the new kind . Some keep the IC’s to crush for gold ? ( not so sure about how rewarding that part is ) but ! If you get a good de-soldering gun, and de-solder the chips , depending on what they are, they can go for a lot of moola. We in the electronics repair industry call them “pulls”. They are harder and harder to find , and what can be sourced, comes from a dwindling supply of Chinese stock. If you’re bored ... haha ... take one of the part numbers off of the chip, and do an EBay search to see how much they’re selling for . Some are run of the mill, some are worth a ton. You just have to know what’s rare and what’s not . Like anything else , it takes a bit of studying. Desoldering isn’t so bad when you get the hang of it . If you do one side, let the chip cool, and then do the other side , you can pull the chip without damaging it with too much heat . Sorry for the long - winded explanation !
@citizencain454
Жыл бұрын
@@thubprint ah yes ! I see what you mean. The ones with little windows are EPROMs . Not so great for reuse , but great for Gold content I believe .
White sparks is magnesium or titanium.
Curious, you get #2 insulated for power/extension cords with clipped ends?
Does it cost much to get rid of the tires? Keep up the great vids!
I strip all the wire I get had 2 large sacks ready to strip to add to the stuff I'd already done but some scum nicked them mate
we decided to scrap it and buy a new truck
10:00 I have a place for things like this. I don’t know what it is either but there are some things I know I could find use for. This could be used for a a trap of some kind
@TrashTube-rt9jw
11 ай бұрын
11:10 this too
9;49 time those are weigh by the gram and 3$gm hopefully you did not steel them
Do you still have those heated stir plates and if so, what would you want for them