Plug Ends? What to do with them - Page 2

I was also mixing them in with the steel but .08 vs .60 changed my habit! LOL

i throw them in with ac adaptors when i get the. pays around a .25 per pound. We are not required to remove ends at our yard but i occasionally get some from the guys who have to cut their ends or strip them.

Anyone in Michigan take them??? I have two 5gal full of them

wes at resourceful recycling buys them. He is on the buyers page.

Tried to turn in plug ends like (rca, charger ends and such) as dirty brass but they would not take them this time. I cut off the brass on the regular plug ends and can turn in the rest of the plug with the ins wire. Went to another place and he will check for me. They are yellow brass with plastic coating 20 pounds worth LOL, and I need to remove them to get #2 ins wire price. If not into a washer or dryer for steel price they will go...

I took a coffee can full of ends and got a pound of brass out of them. Took me a little while but they went in as yellow brass at my yard @ 1.90/LB. Now I try to take the brass off as I get the ends right away.

Originally Posted by SCscrapper72

most of the ends of plugs are brass and they can be removed its just a pain in the rear to do but they do add up after a while .. i think some are made of nickel im not sure . all you need is a good pair of pliers and lots of patience .. there is a couple of videos on youtube to show you how to remove them . i hope this helps .

I think ill make a youtube video and post it here, the prong ends are so easy for me, yes plyers are good , 2 channel locks are better or one channel lock an one plyer or one channel lock and one small vise, or 2 strong arms hehehhehe....

Originally Posted by hobo finds

Tried to turn in plug ends like (rca, charger ends and such) as dirty brass but they would not take them this time. I cut off the brass on the regular plug ends and can turn in the rest of the plug with the ins wire. Went to another place and he will check for me. They are yellow brass with plastic coating 20 pounds worth LOL, and I need to remove them to get #2 ins wire price. If not into a washer or dryer for steel price they will go...

2 channel lock plyers or mix like vice grip regular plyers.. channel locks work great on the prongs cause of the rounded top of the plyers hold one end, grab and roll other end its so quick its silly.

TRG has it right on with the channel locks. It's how I go about it. Easy, an quick, once you get it down.

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Channel locks and a vise make real quick work of the plug ends. I line up similar plugs and clamp down in the vise and go to town. Reset and do it again till im done.