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    Easy way to remove copper winding from a motor core



    I hope it helps.

    Credits to Youtube Vicsonvee's channel
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    Nice manual method.

    Myself? Angle grinder with cut-off disk. Half the time. Wear safety glasses! And DO NOT cut the string first....it helps hold it all together for the cut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enoch43 View Post
    Nice manual method.

    Myself? Angle grinder with cut-off disk. Half the time. Wear safety glasses! And DO NOT cut the string first....it helps hold it all together for the cut.
    I think this is a nice way to do it, for who don't have electric tools.
    Thanks for sharing your way to do it.

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    is it worth more to take the copper wire out of the coil

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    Chop saw does wonders for this process !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket View Post
    is it worth more to take the copper wire out of the coil
    Are you serious, take it out and you have #2 clean and who knows what they pay for the coil, maybe motor price.
    Big difference. Read, read the answers are already here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket View Post
    is it worth more totake the copper wire out of the coil
    Value of Fridge compressor as mixed metal/iron = NZ$1 (thats IF they take them, most don't)

    Value of fridge compressor after the Coppers removed NZ$0.90 cents
    Value of Copper removed from Fridge compressor NZ$6.50
    Cost of Grinder & disc per compressor NZ$0.40 cents

    Profit of NZ$7.00 per compressor for your time taken.
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    As with any other scrap deciding how far you're going to break it down depends on the individual and how much material you have to process. Personally I remove copper from motors like the guy in the video. It only takes a few minutes and you have some nice #2 copper. I learned the hard way to always check first and make sure it is copper and not aluminum.

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    8 minutes to gut a small stator is too long, get out the angle grinder, hammer and screwdriver for petes sake
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    Too long, I cut off one end on a bandsaw, then press out the rest. 2 minutes at most.

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    This is not really an "easy" way to do this job.
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    I use a grinder. Sawsall tends to rip and pull at some of the strands. Band saw only works if its a good one, a lot of the cheap ones bind up on stuff like this.

    As to weather its worth it, it depends on the motor some have more copper than others. I like fan motors from the osculating fans.

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    Matt..shh! Now everyone will be out collecting fans!

    Sirscrapalot - Loves some of those fan motors.

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    just some advice, add a vice to this project



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    Thanks for the video, it was very informative.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ginofrater View Post
    I think this is a nice way to do it, for who don't have electric tools.
    Thanks for sharing your way to do it.
    This is a hard business to be in without power tools. I picked up a 4 1/2" grinder for $20 from HF. It's been dropped, drugged across the floor, left out in the rain, the handle broke off, etc and it keeps chugging along. Probably one of the better $20's I've ever spent.

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    I agree wiyh Idaho. 4 1/2" grinder from HF is the second most used electric tool I have. The first most used tool I have is a cordless screwdriver from Walmart for 20.00$


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