Happy to watch you scrap anything Moose, whether you've video'd it ten times before or not! I just like watching things being taken apart. Take care, Poo

Most amusing. Thank you for the time attention and energy it takes to film and edit these videos. I believe in you. Can't wait for more melting.

Thanks for all the videos throughout the years, definitely showed lots of us how to increase pur$$ if we don't haul massive amounts of scrap

It doesn't hurt to do videos on things from previous videos. The new one may be the same model as what someone has or the tools/scrap process my have improved since the old one.

Great video

The title of this video had me wondering if Moose was going for a laugh or just put the words in the wrong place by mistake. Whichever is fine, I got a chuckle. I need to watch his melting metals videos and learn to also do it as I have hundreds of pounds of aluminum, brass and copper I've been hoarding for over 20 years. Scrap is up I hear, and ingots are worth much more than rolled, cast and extruded. Moose can chime in if he likes, set me on the right path.

@52ponybike

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes that's right, Moose NEVER looks at the comments, much less answer or even give thumbs up. Too busy or.... what?

great vid

Hi Moose, A while back I picked up a working paper shredder for free and was starting to scrap it. After some hesitation I decided to keep it. I had collected a lot of thin flat monitor and tv screen glass and looked up how they were made. Most had 2 thin outer panes and in the middle was a liquid coating of Indium-Tin oxide. The current spot price is US$1-US$5 / gram depending on purity. So I ran all the glass through the paper shredder without any problems and now I have a waste bin full of pulverized glass. I did use a mask and goggles while doing it. Could you do a video on refining the pulverized glass for the Indium content? I sure would be interested to see if I was right in hoarding the glass for future price rises or is it a waste of time?

What do you do with all the screws and plastic you remove from these machines?

" Work " that's a dirty 4 letter word

It’s ironic this video was recommended to me when I was talking about shredding paper for spring cleaning... I am subscribed to Moose ...but still. Btw where did you buy that mini pry bar 1:31? I can only find a bigger one at Home Depot.

@johnlamarca9439

2 жыл бұрын

Google it or search on Amazon mini pry bars… You can make your own from rebar. Try Harbor Freight, if you have one where you live.

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This video reminds me of eWaste Ben in Australia. He scraps mostly computers but also anything with circuit boards. He also takes his audience along street scrapping. If you can stand his constant babbling and l o n g videos, then maybe watch a few as he has it down to a science.

@52ponybike

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronburt9873 That's not Mooses point, he's just showing us what's inside these things and which parts have value. As far as the money goes, every little bit adds up. Ben makes tons of money and makes a decent living at it. Have you watched any of bigstackD Casting's videos? He smelts and makes ingots. Also in Australia, he doesn't talk at all, the footage and CC pretty much explains everything.

I worked for AT&T for a while as an inventory clerk and the techs would tell me that when copper thieves would cut down a piece of line that they would just burn the insulation off. Why don't you use this method rather than the more time consuming stripping method?

@ntuidme

2 жыл бұрын

part of the problem with burning the insulation off the wire is the soot will turn into an air pollutant and is toxic! Also, The insulation can be recycled through the curbside recycling!

@madrabbit9007

2 жыл бұрын

@@ntuidme This was a method invented by methheads looking for a quick score. As for the pollution, the amounts would less than running a weedeater of ten seconds. The toxins can be avoided either by a respirator or just standing upwind.

@poosmate

2 жыл бұрын

I believe burning the insulation off is illegal in many countries as it was often used by criminals as a way to destroy the evidence of where the cables came from (talking about the big stuff here like from electrical sub-stations and along railway lines). It was rife here in England up to 2013 when Laws were passed that made it a whole lot harder to scrap here without a licence. Scrapyards may refuse it or ask a whole lot of questions about how you came by it, even asking for proof. If they do take it, it will be at a much reduced price. Scrapyards here in England now have to be careful they are not "receiving stolen goods". All this red tape and expense because some thieving scally shirtbags stole the metal. Just don't do it.

@madrabbit9007

2 жыл бұрын

@@poosmate I learned of the practice due to thieves cutting down phone lines when I worked for the phone company here in America. Its not uncommon for police to be stationed near scrap yards for this reason. As for burning, I suspect we have the same laws but I suspect its only enforced on an industrial level unless you burn your house down trying. It may be different in the UK but here, cops have better things to do then worry about a little burning wire insulation and if you smelt it into ingots who’s going to know?

@poosmate

2 жыл бұрын

@@madrabbit9007 I know I had a bit of a dig about the laws passed here but to be honest, the scrap industry really did need to be cleaned up. But there's still room for some crime and dishonesty as in every industry. I know some states in America followed us as they were suffering the same plight. Regarding the burning of the copper, I'm pretty sure most of the scrappers I hang out with here on KZread just wouldn't even think about doing that, we all care about our environment and our planet. It's the kind of thing that lower class scrappers would do, it's frowned upon because it's just dumb. Kind of like how drinking and driving is viewed, it's not smart, clever or cool, it's just a dumb thing to do. Take care, Poo