FASTEST WAY TO STRIP TRANSFORMERS JackTheScrapper - Page 2

Simply awesome. Got a few biguns that i'll try this on.

I always check the wire prior to tearing down my transformers to make sure that are copper because at 14 cents a pound it's not worth it if it's aluminum in my book.
I grind my welds then hammer and cold chisel. Now I just need to find a steal of a deal on a hatchet and hand sledge handle. Yes I broke the handle smashing apart transformers all ready.

Let me clarify, 14 cents a pound for whole transformers

Most of the transformers I get are not the welded type, so I use a band saw to cut one end off.

For E's and I's I put on the driveway so the layers are slightly angled with the ground. I then take a 5 lb sledge and give it a few whacks. The layers will slide left towards the ground breaking up the epoxy/wax/glue. You can then pull them apart easier. It's still not great, but it works. An air hammer also works pretty well. I've found anything that can break up the glue helps tremendously.

I find that if I have a thin sharp axe head, I can slide it into the centre of the 'Interlaced Iron core and split it.
I then keep going by bashing the axe head with a sledge hammer and the axe cuts the Copper windings in half.
It also stretches the windings, making it easy to just pull the two 1/2s out.

The Iron cores get put into a empty Freon bottle that's had the handle area cut out with a angle grinder (and some slits in its base to let water out). Once its full I replace the handle, turn it 45° so its locked under, tack weld it in place, and sell it as HMS.

copper scrapping art

copper scrap valuable you need to decompose

I have a lot of these transformers at work.


I can not believe that ax and hammer destroy metal round copper as shown in video ...




I'm trying tomorrow to report results





Excellent video


Which metal is around copper, iron or?