TV Yoke - Simple Method For Removing Copper From Ferrite

Sooooo your holding it in your hand, without any gloves, running a grinder across it, that could cut your fingers off in 15 seconds?

If I am missing something, let me know here. But it seems to me, that one or the other, should be secured! It is way to easy, to lose a phlangie, in those 15 seconds!

jus my 5! an imma gunna keepem all

might be quicker and all that jazz, but like KZ said..I smash them for the therapeutic factor..something about smashing things is relaxing when your in this line of work..lol.

An just cause of the OP's avatar...I will end this post with...Lok'tar Ogar! My fellow gamers will understand...the rest..just chalk it up to my usual crazy self. :P

Sirscrapalot - "This snowcone is giving me a brain sneeze. It's when your brain needs to sneeze, but it caint cause its a brain, so it just hurts" - Uncle Si courtesy of Duck Dynasty.

thanks for posting the photos and your method. not saying I'm going to do it, but definitely appreciate seeing other methods & ideas

I more or less do mine the same way as the OP. Except I set the piece on my workbench rather than hold it in my hand. I do find it to be a very quick way to get this done.
The safety concerns are definitely valid, and should not be disregarded. I guess you could use some pliers or vice-grips to hang on to the ferrite rather than have your finger in there. The copper cuts so easily, if you don't mash down hard with your grinder it's a pretty smooth motion. Also, if you don't press down too hard when going through the copper, the cutting discs last for a very long time... try to just get the copper, and not dig into the ferrite too much.

Another bonus I've found by doing it this way: The yokes that have a ton of that epoxy/plastic all over them will sometimes peel off much easier off of the copper when you cut it this way, and you don't have to dig out little shards of glued-on ferrite.

I smash them, I'd never hold that in my hand like that and grind them - one slip and your hand is toast, what happened to advocating safety first???

i use the grinder method as well but do it safer lol.i stick my grinder in a vise .then use a simple pair of plyers to grasp the yoke and slide it across

Originally Posted by robsrecycling

i use the grinder method as well but do it safer lol.i stick my grinder in a vise .then use a simple pair of plyers to grasp the yoke and slide it across

I like the concept. The only problem I could foresee is that if you tighten the vise too much, you damage the grinder, too loose and it vibrates out onto the floor.

lol thats why i keep 2 grinders .1 is a dewalt but the one i use for this is a chicago electric i got new from harbor frieght for 14.99 lol.so if it does break or i smash it i dont lose much

Originally Posted by newattitude

I smash them, I'd never hold that in my hand like that and grind them - one slip and your hand is toast, what happened to advocating safety first???

BINGO!!!

The idea is a great one! And, now we have some good ideas, to apply it SAFELY!!!

With the kids skateboarding, I may try modifying the vice with some of their grip tape! I will also...HAVE MY SAFETY GLASSES ON AND GLOVES!

I am NOT shooting the idea down at all, RCA!!! But Julie is right! We need to promote SAFETY FIRST IN THE FORUM!!

Now ... where he heck did I put my reading glasses, need um ta find the safety glasses ;-)

i put yolks wraped in old cloths and smash with hammer unwrap and separate, quick way to go.

Just sell them whole