How to Scrap a Microwave Magnetron - No Angle Grinder Needed
In this video I show how to scrap a magnetron for copper with a new hack that doesn't require using power tools.
If you want to know if brass plugs are worth scrapping, watch this video
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Hi, my name is James and I love scrapping metal for money. I scrap it all, copper, brass, aluminum etc...
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@ScrappingwithGrandpa
10 ай бұрын
😅
@shaystern2453
6 ай бұрын
hatchet turned out better
@scrapitall200
6 ай бұрын
@@shaystern2453 I take it you saw that video? I agree, the hatchet is sweet.
He calls it a 'puppy" and then he brutally clamps it into a vise and then viciously drives a screwdriver into it with a hammer. Tore off its legs with pliers, and ripped out its heart and threw it in a pile. Microwaves everywhere are terrified. Do not show this video to your appliances or puppies.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Show them this if you want to scare them straight 😂 10/10 for your creative comment. Thank you for watching.
@Road_Rash
10 ай бұрын
Well, that's what you do with puppies...
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@Road_Rash 😂😂😂
@SwampDonkey64
10 ай бұрын
Good thing I identify as a refrigerator. 😂
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@SwampDonkey64 😂😂😂
I did know the newer microwave ovens didn't use beryllium anymore but the best idea I saw here was to tape around what just might be poisonous. Great video!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Definitely better to play it safe even if the chances of it being beryllium are low. Thank you very much and thank you for watching.
@heinzgeorgspengler-ob8ux
10 ай бұрын
Die Arbeit lohnt sich doch nicht. Mindestens 20 Minuten Arbeit für ca. 50 Cent. Ein BWL Kurs wäre da angebracht.
@joestalin2375
7 ай бұрын
@@heinzgeorgspengler-ob8ux Lazy man with no imagination.
@floridagunrat1625
3 ай бұрын
The best idea, is not to risk your health or waste your time for 45 cents worth of copper!
As a scrapper, I recently watched one of your videos and found it to be very informative and full of useful information, but as soon as I heard you pray, I SLAMMED the Subscribe button! GOD Bless you, my brother... HIS Forever, Mark
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Amen brother! Thank you so much. God bless you and thank you for watching and subscribing.
@carmichaelmoritz8662
10 ай бұрын
Yes very informative. I on the other hand slammed the pause button as soon as i heard the misinformation of being thankful prayer. For me seeing is believing, i see no truth to that belief.
@fleshbag7754
9 ай бұрын
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 good for you, negative Nancy.
@markrbutler6452
9 ай бұрын
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 Be thankful for those eyes that allow you to see at all, brother...
@carmichaelmoritz8662
9 ай бұрын
@@fleshbag7754 🤣😂🤣
I was listening when my husband was watching your channel and I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your prayer and giving the true plan of salvation! This really encouraged me today. May God bless you!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
That is so awesome, thank you for sharing that with me. God bless you and have a wonderful day!
I'm a new scraper and have watched so many videos ! You completely shocked me! You are the first person in scraper videos who closed out with prayer! It is so refreshing that you're not afraid to pray openly and mention Jesus! I love it! Keep on doing your thang!
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
So happy you enjoyed the prayer. Praise Jesus for His goodness! Thank you for watching.
Why are there so many haters here? Maybe the man is retired and needs just a little more money to get by on every month. Maybe he doesn’t need the money at all, but is doing it just because he enjoys keeping busy. Beats sitting in a rocking chair and rocking your golden years away. Maybe he puts that little bit of money up for his grandkids. Maybe he’s just doing his little part in trying to reuse/recycle what he can. Man if y’all can’t do anything but bad-mouth and complain from your anonymous position behind a keyboard, maybe just don’t comment at all. This man isn’t hurting you. At least he’s trying. Where’s all Y’ALL’S videos?
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that. I find it so interesting how some people feel the need to be rude to a complete stranger. I understand many won’t like or understand what I do and that’s ok, but just move along to another video. Again, thank you!
@charlessansom4849
10 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 I see a lot of this all over KZread. Anonymous keyboard warriors who don’t have anything good to add to the discussion. I don’t do videos but I admire those who do. I can’t imagine all the work that goes in to actually making the video alongside whatever it is you’re videoing. Keep up the good work. Some of us are out here trying to learn something from the ones who are actually doing something.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@charlessansom4849 thank you, it’s nice to read comments like yours. I try not to let the negative comments get to me, but I do wish those people would just move on without saying anything, too much negativity already in the world, no sense in adding to it. Have a wonderful day and thank you for your support.
Another home run video from Scrapitall! Simple, yet in-depth. I like it! I'm glad your family is doing better. Thanks be to God!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much my friend! God bless you!
Wow my friend. Thank you for sharing your new hack. Very helpful
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment, I appreciate it.
Brilliant! Again, no waste! Keep them coming!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I really enjoy making videos. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it.
The other thing to watch out for: the center of the magnetron (that goes down the center of the copper from one end to the other) is made of THORIATED tungsten. Thorium is RADIOACTIVE.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’ve heard that but apparently it’s such small amounts it’s not dangerous. The scrap yards scan every load for radioactive material and they have no problem with magnetrons. Thank you for the concern and for watching.
@TheEulerID
10 ай бұрын
Bananas and brazil nuts are also radioactive, and we eat those. Thorium has a half life of 14 billion years, meaning that in the lifetime of the universe, there's only a 50 chance any given atom will decay. That makes it barely radioactive at all. Thoriated tungsten is used in TIG welding electrodes, and is a natural element found in rocks. Of all the things to be worried about, a tiny amount of barely radioactive thorium is among the least of them.
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
The whole thing and the microwave becomes radioactive… Thorium is deadly in any amount, breathing it in is the most dangerous but it can be absorbed into the skin too… Gloves and masks… and less than 15 minutes per day and you should be fine.
@invisibilianone6288
10 ай бұрын
If those were as hazardous as some say, I should have been dead 23 times over. If they truly are, then I must have some angels working double overtime ,,,or, I'm just too stubborn to lay down and give up.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@invisibilianone6288 😂 I hear you on that buddy!
That is amazing. I never knew that. Good info. Amen and God Bless!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. God bless you too and thank you for watching.
I had 6 microwaves that I scrapped all at once yesterday.one of them was a Montgomery Ward name.resulting in 2 copper transformers 💪💪💪
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
That is really awesome, great score!
Thanks for sharing your method, gonna try it. I use small bolt cutters to remove that crimped end off.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! I’ll have to give that a try, thank you. Thank you for watching.
I know that when I used to work in a government facility that had asbestos in the ceilings, when opening a ceiling tile where asbestos dust could have settled we had to spray around the edge of the tile with a mist of water (from an ordinary spray bottle). I can't remember for sure, but we might have added just a little dish soap too...either way would work. The idea was to dampen any dust to prevent it from going airborne. That might help here, where there is a chance you could crack the ceramic and release micro particles.
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
That’s a great idea, thank you!
I don’t know why you’re not collecting the tungsten filament inside the magnetron. It’s a nice little coil in there and will add up pretty quickly if you scrap many of these.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’ll look into that, thanks. Thank you for watching.
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
The thorium is a pretty good catch too, very valuable. Another radioactive element I think is in there too!
Thank you Scrap at all. I have made a couple videos on this and I love your. Way of doing it. I’ll be doing that from now on. I just gave about 30 of them things to Scorpion Metals.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome! Thank you for watching, I appreciate it.
Thank you for bringing up at least the importance of the safety parts of it because that's something I didn't know until I seen a video not too long ago I didn't even think that you were going to get into it but you did that was awesome because I've met many of people who have torn s*** apart and didn't know
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
Yeah man thank you for posting vids and addressing the pink stuff it can be a terrible and letting people know the dangers of tearing things up can hurt you permanently and glad the prayers helped keep looking up brother
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching brother.
Very innovative. Thanks for sharing. I will try ot out.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you and you’re welcome! Thank you for watching.
That's a nifty trick. I always learn better ways to scrap after watching your videos.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’m happy you liked it. Thanks so much for watching buddy.
Thanks at the end...Best Part Honestly.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
It’s my pleasure! Thank you so much for watching.
I used to work for the military in the black box repair electronics section, and I can tell you that government magnetron do use beryllium for their insulators in their magnetrons. However, the cost to produce commercial magnetrons would be too expensive to use beryllium for cheap microwave ovens. So I highly doubt you would find beryllium in those... The government actually collected all the old magnetrons for such beryllium collection. Just a little info. I highly doubt any landfill would allow microwave oven disposal if they did contain beryllium... JMHO!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
That is great information, thank you so very much!
@DarkVoidIII
10 ай бұрын
I don't know about where you live, but here in Australia, there's the possibility that someone might put a microwave appliance in the regular waste bin. I'm told there's a radioactive component in some magnetrons that means it has to be handled specially. These microwaves really should be sent to a proper collection facility in any case, as they're not good for belt systems that are designed to separate different types of waste. Some scrapyards will take them, it seems to depend on whether they're okay with handling radioactive materials commonly used in microwave appliances.
@williamallen7836
10 ай бұрын
It's the thoriated tungsten filament. It's very small, and the radio activity is very small as well. You get more radiation by taking a 20 minute flight. Radioactive is a big scare monger word that gets tossed around everytime someone discovers that a consumer product contains a very small amount of Radioactive material. The lack of context & ignorance of raradioactivity leads the misinformed into a panic.
I like this idea a lot, thank you!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You’re welcome and thank you for watching.
I’ve been disposing of those. Don’t need anything else floating around here 😂. ✌️
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
🤣 I can understand that buddy.
Thank you sir I myself go after those as well they're great for copper thanks for sharing this six stars
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it!
Me too! Really interested in that myself. Good luck to you!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you and you too buddy.
Gee thx mate, that good idea, cheers Graham
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Thank you, Graham!
I have a milk crate full. Going to try that. Thanks for sharing
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You’re welcome brother! God bless you and your day! Thank you for watching.
You can use a pipe cutter. The one with 2 rollers on one side and a cutting disk on the other. Its screw clamps down and you just spin it. It slowly slices the copper and you tighten it more to go deeper.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Interesting idea, thank you, I’ll hate to give that a try. Thank you for watching.
@shaystern2453
6 ай бұрын
do we really need to hear how a tube cutter works?
@krodkrod8132
6 ай бұрын
@@shaystern2453 Apparently, because he is doing 10 times the work.
Brilliant! awesome method 😎
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
45 cents in a tenth of an hour makes a 4.5 $ revenue per hour. That's a fourth of the US minimum wage. However, the fun of scrapping it is priceless!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I love spending time in my shop scrapping. Thank you for watching.
I cut off that copper tip and that releases the little connecting piece of copper that attaches from the tip to the barrel. Great video brother. Glad the family emergency was dealt with and everything is going to be ok
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
I’ve tried that before and it still wouldn’t come out. I’ll have to give it a try again, thanks. Thank you so much, I appreciate that. Thank you for watching brother.
Thanks for sharing from the Steel city! Keep on Scrapinn
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
I used to work at a new and used appliance shop and we actually had a tachometer ... I believe I'm calling that right to check to see the microwaves coming out of a microwave see if there's any leakage of microwaves round the door ect..orMore than there should be ... or out of a spot it shouldn't be.. make sure it ain't putting out too high of microwaves before we could sell the used appliance .. Same with the old TVs back in the day of tube TVs.. Wow I never thought I'd Say something like that I must be getting old.. For all you people that never heard of them.. And tarin apart electronics I suggest. Getting a Tachometer
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Great video, voice and editing perfectly done. I don't pray much, yet i really appreciate
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much for your kind comment, I really appreciate it.
Another thing when dismantling a microwave, there is a high voltage capacitor which can hold a lethal charge for quite some time
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I haven’t made a video yet scrapping a microwave, but I’ll be sure to mention that, thank you. Thank you for watching.
Nice video friend.
@scrapitall200
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Just subbed to you btw.
fajny sposób muszę spróbować👍 pozdrawiam
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
It works really well! Thank you for watching buddy.
Well done! It’s always better when we don’t have to bring out the wheel of carnage. I’ve been previously chucking these but will definitely give this a go 👍🏻
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. “Wheel of carnage” 😂 I like that. Thank you for watching
Yeah that makes sense. Sure isn’t as easy scrapping metal as it once was though. I’m getting into welding myself and melting down the scrap metal to use for various tools and things. More money in it my friend. Not too expensive to get into if you DIY most of what you need. Harbor Freight has great prices on welders. Maybe that’s a better way to go for you IDK… thanks for sharing this I didn’t know there’s was that much copper in microwaves TBH.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
There’s even more if the transformer is copper and not aluminum. I want to get into melting copper and sand casting some art, there’s definitely more money in it that way. Thank you for your suggestions and for watching
@ToreMix7400
9 ай бұрын
I found this repugnant! Copper is a cheap metal & you don't destroy a magnetron and the power supply, just to melt it down!
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
@@ToreMix7400 it sells for an average price of $3 per pound and the microwave it came from was broken. Recycling is a GREAT thing!
@christopheranderson8275
9 ай бұрын
@@ToreMix7400 what else can you use a magnetron for? Curious…
Always good to see a non-electric tool method for dealing with these.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! When I first started scrapping I didn’t have any power tools and so I want to show others who might not have them ways to scrap without power tools. Thank you for watching.
For the little bit of copper not even a pound I wouldn't see risking my health for very little copper
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
45 cents! I'm starting my new scraping career today!
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Money is money and it all adds up. Most hobbies cost money, this hobby actually makes money. Plus, you can’t put a price on having fun. Thank you for watching.
not going to mess with them things im too young to die and be my luck i end up hitting it or scratching it lol great video buddy!!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
I think they’re probably safe, but I don’t know that for sure. Plus, it’s not a lot of copper in all honesty. Thank you and thank you for watching buddy.
@ScrapMan69
11 ай бұрын
your very welcome my friend keep making them awesome videos@@scrapitall200
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
@@ScrapMan69 I will and you keep doing the same too!
Thoriated tungsten is used daily by tig welders. Not sure it's the issue that some commenters are making it out to be
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I honestly don’t know! I do know that my scrap yard has no issues with microwaves being brought in while or individually scrapped out, they’ve never mentioned any dangers that they’re concerned with. Thank you for watching.
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
I sure hope they aren’t, as breathing in thorium vapors would produce injuries immediately and radiation poisoning too. There’s no reason for thorium to be in welding rods… it would also expose their customers to radiation… Just no…
@chadjensenster
10 ай бұрын
@@pazsion look up "thoriated tungsten tig" and you will see.
@chadjensenster
10 ай бұрын
@@pazsion here is just 1 sentence from the Google results I get. What are the advantages of a thoriated tungsten? 2% Thoriated is superior to pure tungsten electrodes since they have a higher electron output, better arc-starting and arc stability on plasma welding applications, can in some cases run faster, and have higher current-carrying capacities.
I usually peel back the thin outer layer then pop the ends off with a hammer.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
You cut it lengthwise before you peel it? Thank you for watching.
@ironangel667
11 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 I generally make a small cut just enough to go through the thin outer layer with hammer and chisel. Then get a grip with some cutters and then pry it downward towards the border seal. Once that thin layer is removed around the seal there's nothing holding those plates. So just give them a good pop and they come right out.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
@@ironangel667 sounds like a great way to do them, thank you for sharing.
Nice! Keep up the great work brother. Healthier the better !
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much brother.
Well, that is awesome. I hate grinders so thank you sir
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate you watching! I’m not a big fan of them either.
@user-vn7rl3kt2o
2 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200you are welcome
I have another one coming our for you soon. I have been meaning to make it for about a year now.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Oh? I’m very curious to see what you got. Thank you for watching buddy.
Great video brother
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
Thank you brother
What a glorious life you live .
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’m very blessed! Thank you for watching.
I have been doing them for years I use knife with a hammer right on the grooves it cuts right off
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Interesting. I use a machete to cut stators in half, I’ll have to give that a try on these. Thsnks for the idea!
Good idea and video!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! And as always, I appreciate you taking the time and watching.
You have a Blessed week James . Thank you so very much for your blessings and prayers each video you are a blessing to KZread .
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! God bless you and have a wonderful week filled with the joy and peace of God. Thank you for watching.
Great way to deal with these. I have been saving them up for processing later the last 3 years, not sure how many I have now. My idea was angle grinder all the way around on both sides. Your method will save a lot on cutting discs. I'm gonna dig out the crate of magnetron cores I have stored somewhere. I wasn't subscribed... 😱 how did this happen? Fixed that now 👍
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I used to use the cut off discs but it’s messy with the copper dust and it does get expensive. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing, I really appreciate that. Happy scrapping buddy.
Ending the video with "In Jesus' name" got my subscription. Man after my own heart (after God's heart). Useful content too, thanks sir!
@scrapitall200
6 ай бұрын
I’m so happy you enjoyed the prayer God is great! Thank you for watching and God bless you!
Kind of like getting the copper center from computer heat sinks I guess👍
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
In a way I suppose! Thank you for watching.
what do you do with the taped parts? submit as steel and/or submit telling what the part is?
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
It goes as steel shred to the scrap yard.
Awesome trick I always enjoy seeing all these awesome scrapping hacks! Thank you ScrapItAll CheeRs #scraphounds
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much brother I really appreciate it.
@BushDogScrapper
11 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 now I have to Thank You again for all that you bring to the scrap community 🙏🏻♻️🐺🤙🏻
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
@@BushDogScrapper you are too kind brother! God bless you and have a fantastic day!
That ceramic should be treated the same way you treat any firearm by assuming they are ALWAYS loaded. Assume that stuff is always beryllium oxide. Shit is crazy toxic. I know us scrappers think "safety third", but this stuff is one of those rare times we maybe think "safety second"😂. Treat it like asbestos.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I agree, it’s better to assume it is beryllium even though it’s most likely not. Thank you for watching.
Amen!
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
God bless you brother!
cool deal. I just found a microwave the other day that I am going to take apart . So I will give this a try. I usually just threw that piece of the magnetron in my steel shred pile because I didn't want to mess with it
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
Awesome, I think you’ll love how easy it is. Thank you for watching.
Nice, and I agree with you that you might as well be safe. Especially with older microwaves. From my research, all beryllium oxide is the pink colour, but all pink isn't beryllium oxide. I actually tried this before but without cutting the initial slit. I squeezed it really tight in the vice and noticed it bulging so I hit the ends with a wood chisel. This looks easier than that, but I think if I have the grinder out, I'll probably just keep cutting it. 😂 I'm lazy.
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
I tried squeezing them like that once, but nothing good happened 😂 Thank you for watching buddy.
@borisj4054
10 ай бұрын
All berillium is not Pink. I have RF transistors that are advertised as having berillium that are all White. The 2N5591 for example. The Cap is aluminium oxide but the base between the semiconductor and heat stud is Berillium oxide.
@HHRecycling
10 ай бұрын
@@borisj4054 Oh, that's good to know. I only looked up microwave magnetrons, but that could mean that there might be some of them that are white as well.
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely no reason to use cutting tools grinders or anything that creates dust… everything here is radioactive and toxic to ingest.
@bigcbradio
10 ай бұрын
@@borisj4054 TRUE, for 50 cents and all the labor, I will pass on the berillium, go read what it does to you, and you do not have to breath it in.
Beryllium, I was told a cut from it will not heal. Be careful.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
It’s nasty stuff, however I’m 99% sure it’s not beryllium. Thank you for watching.
thanks COOP ...
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
You’re welcome and thank you for watching.
AMEN BROTHER
@scrapitall200
Ай бұрын
God bless you brother! Thank you for watching
Is the copper you get from the magnetron number 1 or number 2?
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
That’s a great question. Honestly it depends on the scrap yard. I’ve heard of scrappers getting #1 copper for them, but I get #2 at my yard. Thank you for watching.
How have I not seen your channel before now? I've been around for a few years now and I recognise so many names in the comments section. So sorry. I've subscribed now though 🙂👍
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’ve only been around 5 months or so. Thank you so much for subscribing, I really appreciate that.
Amen brother! 🙏
@scrapitall200
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! God bless you too. I just subbed to your channel
@silver_salvage_savage
5 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 thanks!
@scrapitall200
5 ай бұрын
@@silver_salvage_savage you’re welcome!
Awesome
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Thank you buddy
@JohnJoe-pf8of
8 ай бұрын
You're welcome
Amen!!!
@scrapitall200
4 ай бұрын
God bless you! Thank you for watching.
I am not risking my life for 45 cents in copper lmao
@scrapitall200
2 ай бұрын
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It makes me so happy to see someone close in prayer. All glory to God, thank you for your sacrifice. You paid my debt and gave me a chance to escape hell In Jesus Holy name I pray, Amen.
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Amen to that brother!
Do you throw the ends with the pink caps into regular shred? Thanks for the video!
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Yes they get tossed in with all of my shred. You’re welcome and thank you for watching buddy.
@troubleshooter1975
10 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 Huh? Ah - I don't think those should go into shred... [exactly what do you mean by 'regular shred'?] I believe it needs to go to hazardous waste drop-off...
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@troubleshooter1975 no because it’s not beryllium and scrap yards don’t have a problem with them.
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
It’s just painted steel with a copper anodized layer. All copper should be beryllium.
@troubleshooter1975
10 ай бұрын
@@pazsion Huh?? That didn't make sense... You can't anodize copper. And I don't think ANYTHING on a magnetron is painted. I believe that is copper PLATED steel... "All copper should be beryllium"? (I don't know what you mean by that.)
Ive always just spray the thing down with wd40 and smash it with a hammer in a bag.. let the bag sit for a bit if your worried or use channel locks in a bucket of water..
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Interesting method, thanks for sharing.
Praise the burger and the holay condiment.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Have a nice evening/day
The copper piece itself is the beryllium as it’s a form of copper alloy. Those end pieces are ceramic… like a spark plug. Can’t think of any reason they would coat it in a layer of metal oxides it’s just paint. ?
@pazsion
10 ай бұрын
Scrap yards will pay you as copper 1 but beryllium is much more valuable alloy… need to verify it and sell it as beryllium. But it’s less of a hassle to get the scrap price I guess.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I’ll look into all that, thank you!
Amen.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
God bless you! Thank you so much for watching.
Depends on the age of the microwave, for t hr e first 30 years or so all they used was beryllium
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Works great
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Awesome!
I winder if a large pipe cutter could be adapted?
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
That’s a good idea, would be curious to see if it worked. Thank you for watching.
Anything over 2,000 pounds and you pull over the scale the hazardous materials alarm will go off and they will tell you to take it off there property.
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Yeah my yard has a way to detect any dangerous level of radiation, even the tiniest bit will set off an alarm. They definitely don’t have any problems with microwaves or magnetrons.
Nice job
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching.
Great video, my wife asked "Why can't you just soke the red stuff to reduce the chance of dust". Tape works too, God bless you
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! That’s a great question. I’m not sure if it’s porous or not, but I love her thinking. You both are still in my prayers, God bless you too.
@troubleshooter1975
10 ай бұрын
No! It doesn't matter how wet you get it. It is a glass/ceramic. As soon as you start grinding it (or fracture it), you will raise a trace of dust. (You'd have to cut it virtually underwater...) I would not do THAT either, how would you dispose of the water? Eventually you will have surfaces, cutting disks/tools, or containers dry out, freeing the residue! (And I don't think we want that in the wastewater stream either.) Beryllium is EXTREMELY toxic, AFAIK.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@troubleshooter1975 it is which is another reason I don’t believe it’s used in microwaves. Also scrap yards wouldn’t want them since they shred stuff like microwaves and that would be a huge health risk to the workers.
@troubleshooter1975
10 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 Not porous at all. It is airtight. It is the high vacuum seal while insulating high voltage. It is a ceramic, glass like. Like porcelain.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
@@troubleshooter1975 thank you!
Don't forget the end piece of copper !!
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
I mentioned that in the video if I remember correctly
Why not use a butane torch to melt the solder?
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
It’s worth giving it a try, thank you!
Your welcome son
@scrapitall200
Ай бұрын
@@SavageThrone I do appreciate you watching.
You should have extracted the silver rings as well I don't know the exact alloy name of those that look to be silver...
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure they are not silver but I’m not sure 100%
Those pieces at my yard they called him dirty brass don't know why they do that but they do that😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
That’s really interesting. How much are they paying you for dirty brass? Thank you for watching.
@elizabethwulf8710
11 ай бұрын
@@scrapitall200 they pay the $0.90 a pound for dirty brass
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
@@elizabethwulf8710 that’s a better price than I get. 80 cents per pound is what my yard pays.
Watched again
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
You rock buddy!
@SavageThrone
Ай бұрын
Agree its just a lot of information coming at you thisis one of fthose videos you really need to watch again to fully grasp the information.
Great prayer...
@scrapitall200
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! God bless!
Beryllium oxide is usually pink .
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Sorry for my ignorance but what is a magnetron and where do you find it??
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
They are from microwaves. It’s essentially what cooks the food.
@pavil58yt
10 ай бұрын
It's a type of vacuum tube that works in the microwave frequency range.
How do you dispose of the ends
@scrapitall200
11 ай бұрын
They can be tossed in with steel shreds, which is another reason I don’t believe they’re beryllium. Thank you for watching.
Amen
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
God bless and thank you for watching.
I question whether you’re making anything considering the cost to replace blades and the wear on tools. Personally I feel that the prices given for scrap metal is too damn low.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Average price of copper is $3 a pound which isn’t that bad, of course it could always be better lol. I’ve been scrapping for almost 3 years and I haven’t had to replace any tools. I showed this method because I’ve seen lots of scrappers use cut off disks and they cost 50 cents a piece and for the little value of the copper it doesn’t make sense to me to use cut off disks. Thank you for watching.
Tossed plenty of those. 🐎✌️
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching.
Awesomeness
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend!
Interesting video .. ironically, I clicked because I thought it was about something totally different (as an electronics guy .. a magnetron is technically a directly heated vacuum tube rectifier, although I've never found a bench use for one - and this was what I thought that might be). That said, Not trying to be a dick or flamer - It's okay to disagree as gentlemen, but I don't overly like scrappers. I see piles of awesome expensive stuff in the E-waste heap that I would have personally paid thousands for. Seems your type is about the bottom line of what is per pound, rather than what you may have. When I worked in Mississauga, the scrappers would drive by so I could check out their finds, buy if I wanted. I kind of ended up with a "network" of sorts - Recall a guy on his way to the yard with a few choice things may have made him four cents in shred - I gave him fifty bucks. Another time, those angle bits with the holes that people use to make shelves and racks? Those things are $30 bucks each now. 150 feet of class 100 - 3/8 chain .. Seven hundred dollars worth - the guy was going to take it in for two in weight? Not saying scrapping isn't an honest job .. but you guys need to stop and think .. a good portion of what you'll get pennies for, someone will pay dollars. Just so you know I'm not crapping on you .. Good luck, and may you find an armature from the Hoover dam abandoned in a field.
@scrapitall200
10 ай бұрын
I like scrapping because it’s a lot of fun for me, but you’re right, there are things that are far more valuable to resale than scrap could ever give. Everything I get I get for free and lots of it sat for for a few weeks for free and no one took it so I scooped it up. I’d love to find an armature that big lol. Thank you for watching.
@TheGeologist101
9 ай бұрын
Can store everything