This is the best video I have found yet. I am breaking down any electronic/electrical items to raise funds for the 3 Veterans organisations that support me. Veterans Outdoors, Endeavour Wheelchair Rugby Club, and Veterans Sailing with PYS all based in Plymouth. In the 1st year I have raised about £200 split 3 ways.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
What an amazing thing to do. Congratulations, my friend. ⭐️ I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 👍
@richardhulbert9480
4 ай бұрын
I micro scrap as well as refine the gold and silver. Not getting rich but I have a nice workshop that my wife barely comes out to. Gives us both time alone.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Everyone needs their scrap shed for a bit of therapeutic scrapping, my friend. It's good to hear yours is used for scrapping as well. 👍🔧🔨🪛🏴
@Frenki-gy9zd
4 ай бұрын
Where do you get acid from?
@richardhulbert9480
4 ай бұрын
I have made my nitric by distilling sodium nitrate and sulfuric acid. But I recently bought 6 liters from xlexo. That was easier if more expensive.
@TB-Metals
5 ай бұрын
Best video I've seen on micro scrapping. Very helpful. I been looking for information on what to pull off boards. This is the best I've seen.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you buddy for the kind comments. Glad you found this helpful
@green_camping
4 ай бұрын
I salvage boards for components for my own use and for repairing other equipment and for electronics projects. I have been overlooking the tantalums and ceramic capacitors (basically all the SMD types) as cannot reuse them. You gave a good idea to save them at least for scrap. Cheers for that.
@williamjohnson2105
2 ай бұрын
The plain black tantalum looking components could be inductors, which contain small copper coils. It is usually easy to tell when they are on the circuit board, as the silkscreen number for the component will start with "L" for inductors, and "C" for capacitors, or "D" for diodes.
@bittertruth6575
4 ай бұрын
some of those black 'tantalum' capacitors look like diodes. You can type the numbers written on them into google and it should bring up the datasheet for a component which should tell you whether it is a diode or not.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information 👍
@amjmmint4786
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Scotsman, good reference material.
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Anytime, thanks for watching
@metalmind61
5 ай бұрын
Nice video. See you keep the disc capacitors too. I also saw the Dusan vid where he had soviet era capacitors of a dull brown colour supposedly they should have silver or palladium content. He also found some large resistors with hidden gold inside the end caps though i guess those are going to be mostly very old tech as well. I keep everything now 😁
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I kept the resistors for a while but I never found one with gold caps so I don't bother with them anymore
@scrapitall200
5 ай бұрын
You have a beautiful collection. A+ video brother, A+!! Very well done, explained and recorded. Thank you for the mention my friend!
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you brother, these are just the open boxes. I have so much more that is full. You're welcome, always got to get a Scrapitall mention in now and again 😀
@scrapitall200
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland that’s amazing brother. I sure do appreciate you!
@maxcloutier5285
5 ай бұрын
Hi, good video. I am a hobby scrapper and do micro scrapping when Quebec winter is ruling the place and scrap is scarce. Here I share other video infos I found. The fuses would have their inner little wire made from silver. May be when the fuse is too hot, the silver melt and goes on the brass fuse ends ? Although their value is probably higher for copper, some videos have showned that musfet also contain gold. Finally, on the right side of the board you use at the beginning of the video, the metallic boxes are mostly of brass. I can see that while using the file on them. If not yellow and magnetic, they are iron. Some of them are partly brass, partly iron so they stick to the magnet. Rarely, they are of stainless steel or nickel plated copper. They adds up to the piles. By adding small brass pieces to the bigger ones I find (like the tap), I succeeded to have a 5.1 litter bucket that weight 90 pounds.
@jwall6006
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I have a new scrapper at my house. My 4 year old grandson. Yes a 4 years old pre-schooler😮. He asks me, “what’s this” or “why” about everything he takes apart. Now I can say let’s see what that is. Lately he has started to want to “pee-pop-you-ate” (depopulate for English speakers). So we have a 2 quart jar of his treasured parts.
@ScrappingScotland
2 ай бұрын
What a lovely story. Feel free to email your address and I'll send your little grandson out some Scrapping Scotland stickers
@SollersScrappingandDiving
5 ай бұрын
Loved the doco style of this video! I believe the other black capacitors are tantalum too. There is also silver and lead in tanties, lots of goodies not easy to get at lol. Loved that pot of contacts, that looked so lovely!!!
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Sollers. I thought those others were tantalum as well but wasn't sure. I've been putting off cleaning up those contacts. Seems like a tedious job!
@SollersScrappingandDiving
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland haha yep agreed
@bohemianmystik8602
2 ай бұрын
Excellent video I would like to say mosfets are silver plated and have gold bonding wires also brass connectors can also be silver or gold plated they are not always nickel coated especially on pcb's.
@ScrappingScotland
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info. I am aware there are other metals at play with mosfets but didn't know they can be silver plated so that's a new one for me
@bohemianmystik8602
2 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland your very welcome I don't know if you know @999DusanGoldrecovery but he has a video on those.
@joshuatremper5026
2 күн бұрын
Them little brown/tan and silver bits are the Monolithic ceramic capacitors and they contain small amounts palladium
@ScrappingScotland
2 күн бұрын
@joshuatremper5026 yes, I do mention this in the video. The newer they are the less likely they contain palladium
@johnross8939
17 күн бұрын
Mosfets, as you said, are transistors. All transistors contain gold bond wires. Up to you to decide if recovery of them from mosfets are worth your time. The chips, resembling MLCCs and resistors, on the circuit board marked with the letter L are inductors - just copper. The metal and plastic transistors (3 legs) have gold bond wires, and some have gold plated legs. A few boards have silver and gold-plated fuses, or gold-banded crystal oscillators. You didn't mention diodes, which contain silver. Glass and solid fuses both contain silver. Printers and CD/DVD players are a source of gold.
@ScrappingScotland
17 күн бұрын
@johnross8939 thanks for the information. I'm definitely still learning a lot of components so I always appreciate any additional information. Diodes is not something I collect which is why they aren't mentioned. I don't seem to come across a lot of them but might start doing that now.
@kenneththrasher9241
5 ай бұрын
Nice video and you provide clear and comprehensive descriptions. I think what you call "tactical" switches are better known as "tactile" switches, because one must actually touch them to make them operate. Also, just as a general point, when I remove aluminum heatsinks, they often come off with a bit of steel which needs to be removed to get "clean" price. Finally, I also really like the channels you gave shout outs to as well!
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and for the comments. You are if course correct. I always get tactical and tactile mixed up. I do the same with platinum and palladium for some reason. Yes you do need to clean the heatsimk before you can put it into clean ally, a good point to make.
@onyxfire7511
2 ай бұрын
This is a great video. Very helpful. I am a beginning hobbyist microscrapper. It answered several questions I had. Your fingers look like mine. ...lots of tiny scrapes and cuts.
@ScrappingScotland
2 ай бұрын
@onyxfire7511 yeah I've had more cuts than a barber shop 🤣
@ThatsRightRecycling
5 ай бұрын
Awesome collection you have Sir.
@carpentryfirst3048
Ай бұрын
22:30. I always pull the prongs back to take the plastic off my brass connectors. Always felt like it was a waste of time but I can't help myself 😂
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@@carpentryfirst3048 I do the same 😄
@Wrightwayrecycling
3 ай бұрын
Excellent video, this will help me make a devide sorting box. It was very well explained and easy to understand. The experience you have shared is so valuable to those who do this and gratefully appreciated.
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking time to watch the video and to comment. I appreciate your feedback my friend
@scrapnjunk81
5 ай бұрын
That was a great informative video. Love depopulating boards
@Alex-kp3hr
23 күн бұрын
at 29:04 those could be diodes where the slanted edge is a polarity sign. At 29.32 mosfets, there could be gold bonding wires there. At 34.25 Inductors, don't throw away the ferrite iron casings. Crush them into a fine powder and sprinkle onto your instant glue before mating the two joining pieces of anything. The ferrite iron will add holding power to the glue. At 15.50 MLCC, you did not mention that the small totally black ones are MLCI inductors and have silver in them. Good video.
@josephburdell2041
4 ай бұрын
Excellent explanation of ALL the ins and outs of things
@68Eric86
5 ай бұрын
Great video! Love the way you have things sorted/ categorized. I have a very similar list.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you liked it
@STRaceDevelopment
4 ай бұрын
these are valuable informations. thanks.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it
@empirefinds
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome episode brother start to finish. You can make nitric acid £8.00 a litre (I have got the price down to.) scary the first time you make it and the second.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
You are a braver man than me buddy but I have noticed that you a fine l fume hood for your chemicals so you have a good setup. I might be sending all this stuff to you then 😉
@offwithhishead2556
4 ай бұрын
I'm just getting into board stripping, so this is real useful. Thanks mate.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@shaunburton1112
3 ай бұрын
great informative video, thanks bud
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Shaun
@yelmotor_tr
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about e mateials, be wortfull.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for tuning in
@TheFredfredd
3 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you for your time!!
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and commenting. 👍
@johnsharp8627
4 ай бұрын
Very good presentation for micro-scrapping!
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@scrappingonthefly77
5 ай бұрын
Great tutorial video !! Ive been micro scrapping some myself !
@gregtolman9174
5 ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you for this well done video.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, Greg. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Glad you liked this one.
@ScrapperSam
4 ай бұрын
Nice video. I am only getting started in micro scrap. I have been saving motherboards for almost a year now.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
You'll have a pile of these components soon then 👍
@HHRecycling
5 ай бұрын
Very good info for when I start micro scrapping
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
You haven't started yet?
@HHRecycling
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland nope. I just save all my boards. I pull some copper from low grade, but haven't started depopulation yet. I'm waiting to see if we ever get a buyer here.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
@@HHRecycling I pull the copper first as well and then come back from the rest when I need something to do
@urbanprospector3007
5 ай бұрын
HHRecycling, where are you at?
@HHRecycling
5 ай бұрын
@@urbanprospector3007 Hudson's Hope in northern BC
@jamesmonoghan1281
Ай бұрын
Amazing eh! Beats gold panning any day.
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@jamesmonoghan1281 definitely a worthy stream of gold income
@simonjones7785
4 ай бұрын
hi all scrappers Ive been scrapping for some years now mostly from cars more so the nuts and bolts in the last 3 years I have had myself a devil forge and have been scrapping all my cans and my friends to make ally ingots , I also smelt copper and brass from all electronics and cables attaching appliances to the mains lalso strip big electric motorsstarter motors from cars and trucks as well as alternators
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Sounds like a scrapper to me 🔧🔨🪛
@whatarewedoing0
16 күн бұрын
those silver contacts are usually silver and tungsten which make them hard to melt down and process
@ScrappingScotland
16 күн бұрын
@@whatarewedoing0 really, tungsten? That's not something I was aware of
@whatarewedoing0
16 күн бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland yea pretty sure its for the high melting point to avoid contacts getting welded together, the percentage in there can vary but yea if you try to melt them youll probably find it very hard
@Паша-б6д
19 күн бұрын
Super vidéo
@stargate905
Ай бұрын
That’s silverback gorilla part got me rolling😆
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@@stargate905 🤣
@Derbyhobbiescrapper
5 ай бұрын
Very helpfull video mate. Thanks
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend
@polyesterdreamboat
5 ай бұрын
This was a great video
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for that kind comment. Glad you enjoyed it
@lukechasteen-pi8fg
Ай бұрын
Smart video my friend.
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@@lukechasteen-pi8fg thank you for watching
@mtrum79
Ай бұрын
The yellow round one are tantalum as well
@MetalsMattR
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for tuning in 👍
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
Good video scrapping Scotland
@bigcountryscrapper6885
5 ай бұрын
Great video my friend
@ScrapYardMan
5 ай бұрын
Great video and explanation! It really helps
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.
@nicejunk666
5 ай бұрын
Great guide great job
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@pwensley2
5 ай бұрын
Loved this video
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Much appreciated Paul
@24KGOLDRECOVERY
4 ай бұрын
Excellent video bro 🎉
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@rixismetals
5 ай бұрын
Great video mate , think you’ve covered everything 👍😁
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy. If there is anything else then I don't know it's worth taking off the boards 😀
@rixismetals
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland you’ve covered virtually all the good stuff mate , there’s only 2 more things I would say that are very good to look out for that are a bit different looking to the usual types , are gold cap fuses they they have gold plated ends and gold wire inside , smaller and different shape to the normal type fuse , other is gold band crystal oscillators , gold plated band around outside plus gold inside , a lot smaller and look different to usual crystal oscillators, I look for them and even I miss them till second time I look over the boards , a lot of people miss those 2 items and they are high for gold recovery when have a load of them, plus keep them separate from the others
@scottsome2007
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Scrapping Scotland Cheers,...
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Subbed your channel buddy, thank you for supporting mine.
@scottsome2007
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland Thank you as well mate all good Cheers P.S I learnt a lot from yours and other scrapping channels ...Cheers to you all...
@davehazel1994
4 ай бұрын
mosfetts can also contain pm`s gold / silver
@paulfrost8413
5 ай бұрын
nice one scotland
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@poobalanmaistry6279
2 ай бұрын
very nice video i would like to know how to remove the lacquer from the copper wires and how to clean dirty copper thanks
@ScrappingScotland
2 ай бұрын
I'm not sure how the lacquer could be removed to be honest. I'm not sure it would cost effective to do so. Dirty copper is usually categorised that way because it's attached to other metals. If its difficult to separate them then sometimes you just have to take the hit
@steelisthemeal
3 ай бұрын
The one ya get in the uk with fish taste better !!! Jk ….nice well organized bits !
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@ScrappingIrish
5 ай бұрын
can't beat micro scrapping
@ScrapMan69
5 ай бұрын
You have lots of stuff! Very helpful video when I’m trying to learn about e-waste myself buddy! Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed watching this helped me learn more about e-waste! I say it’s too far to sell to board-sort so does your scrap yard take that? Awesome video!
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you buddy. Glad you found it helpful. Yeah we don't have a boardsort here. Somebody needs to fix that for sure. My plan is to sell it the gold and silver bearing items on ebay or something but you never know, maybe I'll get the opportunity to try and recover it myself one day.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the share as well buddy. Very much appreciated
@CoStarRecycling
5 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you David 👍
@CorrieH
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic explanation of ewaste recycling at a component level this is Mr SS. I’m a UK scraper too who has been saving most these components for years. Do you think in the future that the chemicals required for recovery will be available to us mere mortals in the UK or has that ship sailed?
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Personally I think it's sailed my friend. You can obtain a licence for using the chemicals but you would need to have a good setup. Fume hood etc. Besides nitric is expensive so would cut deeply into any gold or silver profit. Better to save them and sell them.
@CorrieH
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland I’m hearing you SS, just not viable for us UK micro scrappers to process. I like yourself scrap for the interest and enjoyment but do find it frustrating that we can’t further our interest much like the likes of 999 Dusan, S Irish and indeed the rest of the world! Keep up the good work chap. 👍
@christophertaylor2464
4 ай бұрын
I liked and subscribed to your channel
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@riverheadtim
5 ай бұрын
Great video pal
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
The small transformer my yard says shred
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
I take them apart so nothing but copper for me. I could put them in motors as well
@TheWeehorror
5 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your vid. Are you doing refining or just selling on the recovered components? Just a note, it’s not illegal to have Nitric. You need an EPP licence which is straight-forward to get as long as you’re not a bawbag 😁
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
I can't claim not to be a bawbag 🤣. But yes only illegal if you don't have a licence to use those chemicals
@richardhulbert9480
4 ай бұрын
You have been busy stepping lots of boards
@verypleasantguy
5 ай бұрын
grind everything up, into powder form, pour in "Aqua regia" to dissolve all the gold, then refine the gold using the "Wohlwill process" through electrolysis
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Don't you need an almost pure gold bar to act as an anode for that process?
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
I think even the cathode needs to be gold?
@verypleasantguy
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland not necessary as the dissolved metal will gather at the cathode, all you need is to have at the start is a thin golden thread or thin gold wire that's all you need
@verypleasantguy
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland the pure gold bar is to perform the final 99.999% purification process what you need now is to have this process to get you the initial, not so pure gold
@verypleasantguy
5 ай бұрын
a few years ago a factory near my house, they do dissembling electronic parts, closed down they had bags and bags of old cpus i bought a couple of them, grind them up to powder, and did that At the end I got some gold, not very very pure, only like 92% or something like that, which I sold.
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
Do you break up all motors all sizes
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@whatarewedoing0
16 күн бұрын
think L is usually inductor not resistor, that would be R
@ScrappingScotland
Күн бұрын
That was my understanding too but there are little mlcc like things on the boards that have an L before the number. They may still be inductors but they look like mlcc's for some reason
@RonKnowles-ex4yc
5 ай бұрын
What town is home travelling Scotland in june .Enjoy your channel cheers Ron
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Hi Ron, I'm from Edinburgh
@RonKnowles-ex4yc
4 ай бұрын
Thanks spending two nights there all the best I wish you well !!
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
@@RonKnowles-ex4yc hope you have a great time my friend
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
The brass connector if you separate them put the real brass in a separate tube and the silver type separate or Mey scrap yard is mixed brass We're do you sell you stuff we have no sale in ireland
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Patrick, my yard takes it all as clean brass so no need for me to separate
@boe1337
4 ай бұрын
Did you ever find out what the ceramic capacitors have in them or are they worth anything
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
I'm afraid not. There is a general belief that they can contain some silver though
@boe1337
4 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland great video tho thanks for the tip on the tantalum
@peteoneill5799
5 ай бұрын
I think pulverising most most these would be the best option
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Definitely on a bigger scale than what I do it would be.
@ballygarran
4 ай бұрын
25:55 is it worth separating the brass and copper from the plug fuse holder. Thanks
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Yes absolutely, copper is worth more than brass. I didn't do that in the video but mentioned it. I will separate these before it goes into the brass stockpile. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
@ballygarran
4 ай бұрын
No problem. Thanks for your time replying.
@jamesbeemer7855
Ай бұрын
Um , the equipment you took those from , were they still functional ? I gather the equipment was none functional before you dismantled it for scrap .
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@@jamesbeemer7855 They were absolutely non functional. I donate working equipment to charity
@jamesbeemer7855
Ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland bully for you ! Good job . See , some people don’t know to check it before they scap it .
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@jamesbeemer7855 thank you for watching and taking the time to comment James. Much appreciated
@karlmartell9279
13 күн бұрын
If you have no wife, kids, or job, and you're sitting in the constant Scottish fog with only sheep wandering around outside your window, then it's a good way to keep from going crazy. But otherwise, it's a very hard-earned living.
@ScrappingScotland
13 күн бұрын
@karlmartell9279 it's not a living, it's a hobby. I have a wife, kids and a job and it's sunny in Scotland today 😎
@aledhughes6000
Ай бұрын
Hey mate do thy scrap boards in the UK??
@ScrappingScotland
Ай бұрын
@aledhughes6000 they do mate. Not a lot of places in Scotland but you can find them in the uk for sure
@ebikescrapper3925
5 ай бұрын
19.05, my scrapyard takes them as aluminium bits
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Is that the same price as dirty aluminium at your yard?
@simonjones7785
4 ай бұрын
great channel by the way just found you thumbs up and comments ( informative but not out to be little you because you just dont know step up and learn
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and stopping by
@RedWhiteBlueYo
3 ай бұрын
How much money per pound? On each type?
@ScrappingScotland
3 ай бұрын
Not sure to be honest as I haven't tried to sell them yet. Also when selling online, they are only worth what someone else will pay for them. I haven't found a business that will buy the individual components yet
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
What price do you get for copper bearing motors
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
30p a kg but I can stick all transformers and little motors into electric motors whether they are copper or aluminium.
@QuaaludeCharlie
4 ай бұрын
But if a Part Works , You can Sell the Part for more than the Gold , Imagine Little Johnny in 2034 Looking to Build his first Pentium Pro or 486 DOS Box and almost all the Parts are gone . :( QC
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Send little Johnny my way, I've got plenty to sell him 😃
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
Ye me to
@stefangeorge5908
4 ай бұрын
A tipp: The 2 sided microchips contains silver and the 4 sided microschips contains gold!
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
Really? The two sided don't contain any gold?
@stefangeorge5908
4 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland really
@mysterybuyer3738
4 ай бұрын
I dont want money I just want the precious metals themselves. I dont want it in scrap form though I want it in bar and coin form.
@ScrappingScotland
4 ай бұрын
It's the scrapping that I enjoy but as you know this is just the beginning. Scrap and refine enough of it and you might get that bar or coin. A lot of work and effort though which is why I just sell the components. I would love to be able to refine it and make a bar or coin
@patrickwilliams4613
5 ай бұрын
Mosfets my yard will give me number 2 if I burn I get number 2 as everyday sollors did on her live put in coke number 1 all the way
@josemariaperezrios6798
9 күн бұрын
!que pena que no hablo ni entiendo el idioma!
@ScrappingScotland
7 күн бұрын
Lo siento Jose
@chrismurphy2769
7 күн бұрын
Seems like way too much labor to sort them in this manner. This is interesting but there has to be a better way
@ScrappingScotland
7 күн бұрын
@chrismurphy2769 I've sorted like this for demonstration purposes and to show what each item holds in terms of metals. I find it the easiest way to store them but open to know a better way for sure.
@chrismurphy2769
6 күн бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland kzitem.info/news/bejne/z4eVwGV_np9jmKg I think this is the cheapest, most reasonable method for separating all the metals from the other "e-frass". Probably best after manually ripping out the largest copper/aluminum masses. Ultimately you seem to be left with a slightly homogeneous mess of basically every conceivable solid metal and still more e-frass. Continuing after that point seems to be the hardest challenge. I haven't given it enough thought yet but it seems the best method after that would be some sort of chemical separation using cheaper/weaker acids (or melting points) to "remove" most of the lesser valued metals. Basically trying to segregate chemically poor value vs high value. Depending on your intent, it might be best to just sell the "co-mingled" "enriched ore" to some sort of metal refining company. Depending on your connections. Additionally this process creates piles of waste of the "other stuff" that you don't really want. This might be sell-able to someone since it's finely processed. But I might consider just homogenizing it and forming it into a standard-ish brick using heat and pressure. Since it seems to be high in plastic it might just self-glue and you can mass produce recycled, yet slightly toxic, and still durable bricks. If you're storing the metal for it's value you can always "shelve" it at that point and leave the refining for a future date. There are larger/more specialized machines similar to this that the "huge corporations" are using that seem to do the same thing, but much better. That would be ideal. But all these machines seem impossibly expensive to someone, such as myself.
@chrismurphy2769
6 күн бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland Additionally you might consider selling these individual components as "working parts" rather than going through all the mess of re-refining them back into base metals and then back into usable new parts. Many of those components basically work for decades, and as a "completed manufactured part" it might hold more value than the precious metals they contain. However that seems like and impossibly tedious task. I can't possibly organize that well enough, let alone "test for defects". It's viable if you owned a massive company with lots of cheap labor though. Similarly you can do the same thing with the "massive piles of mostly computer-compatible screws". It seems like they're much more valuable as a "manufactured screw" than as a "dirty steel mix"
@ScrappingScotland
6 күн бұрын
@chrismurphy2769 Due to restrictions on the use of acids in the UK, I don't actually refine any of these components and my goal is always to sell them which is another reason to separate them and store them in this manner until there is enough to sell to make it viable. This is just a hobby for me so I'm in no rush to move things quickly so can build up the collection and then sell them on.
@ScrappingScotland
6 күн бұрын
@chrismurphy2769 I've watched that video you linked before as well but he has an industrial setup. I scrap in a shed that's 10 feet by 12 feet 😀
@dalemills8052
5 ай бұрын
Very thorough video brother. The red on your skin looks irritated, hope its nothing serious. ( Edit: I can't believe how much I've thrown away in the past...smh)
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Dale. I have a skin condition called psoriasis and it creates this red patch on my face unfortunately. Sometimes you can't notice it and other times it can be very red.
@dalemills8052
5 ай бұрын
@@ScrappingScotland Always looks painful.
@ScrappingScotland
5 ай бұрын
@dalemills8052 it doesn't hurt buddy. The skin just renews itself to quickly and can become red. It looks really red after showering and washing my face but it calms down quite quickly. Had it for over 20 years now. It's doesn't bother me anymore.
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