Quote Originally Posted by MattInTheHat View Post
Microwaves are pretty easy to take apart. The heavy transformer makes up a good amount of the weight. Sometimes they are aluminum instead of copper, but dirty aluminum pays better than shred.

DO NOT break the pink or white ceramic on the magnetron. Its fairly safe in solid form, but very dangerous in powder form.
So what do you do with the magnetron ? Pics would be make this thread much better. What exactly makes the magnetron hazardous.