Eletric Motors at 0.10 a pound what would you do? - Page 2

Originally Posted by Dumpster Dee

We have several other threads on this topic and what the conclusion is on all of them is this: No one can make this decision for anyone but themselves. It is a matter of how many motors you get, how busy you are, and a myriad of other factors. So....no one is right and no one is wrong about this. It certainly isn't worth getting any hackles up about. And GeorgeB I, for one am very happy to have you on the forum with us. You have a lot to offer and I enjoy your posts. Please don't leave us.

I'm not going to leave anytime soon.

You are spot on for the rest of your thread.

Originally Posted by gustavus

Please accept my apology for my rudeness GeorgeB, I'm not aging as gracefully as i would like.

Best Regards
Gustavus

It's cool Gustavus. We all get those moments. Even me at 26.

I believe its definitively worth it to break motors down. I just did 3 motors out of microwaves and ended up wit 3.5 lbs of #2 copper and 15 lbs of steel/iron. Here in Vegas i'm getting .30 for motors .10 for iron and 3.00 for #2 copper so,

18.5 x .3 = 5.55 if I sold them as motors
or
3.5 x 3.00 = 10.5
+
15 x .1 = 1.5 or 12.00 broken down

I made 6.45 more by breaking them down, I more than doubled my money and i'm getting a good price for motors. Also it barley takes me any time I use my grinder to cut the copper loops on one side and pull them out on the other side took me like 5 - 10 mins to do these 3

Well I learned a few new ways yesterday of finding some motors on things. I found 4 yesterday that I didn't even think at first glance was a electric motor lol.

Learn something new all the time.

im at 46 cents for motors now..and to answer your question what would i do with motors if they were at a dime...answer is easy..stock pile them until the prices rebound lol

Where do you get .30 in vegas, I go to SA and they only pay .25, also what about your sealed units? SA only pays .15

Originally Posted by Dru702

I believe its definitively worth it to break motors down. I just did 3 motors out of microwaves and ended up wit 3.5 lbs of #2 copper and 15 lbs of steel/iron. Here in Vegas i'm getting .30 for motors .10 for iron and 3.00 for #2 copper so,

18.5 x .3 = 5.55 if I sold them as motors
or
3.5 x 3.00 = 10.5
+
15 x .1 = 1.5 or 12.00 broken down

I made 6.45 more by breaking them down, I more than doubled my money and i'm getting a good price for motors. Also it barley takes me any time I use my grinder to cut the copper loops on one side and pull them out on the other side took me like 5 - 10 mins to do these 3