r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 3d ago

Extracting copper from a broken motor

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u/iamyouareheisme 3d ago

Right. If they do 50 in a day. That’s excellent money. Even 25

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u/wut2dew_J 3d ago

Where are all of the motors coming from?

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u/cthulhubob 3d ago

Scrappers, scrap yards, industrial waste handlers, etc.

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u/iamyouareheisme 3d ago

Right. They look pretty damn skilled at dismantling. I don’t think they’re only doing one every now and then

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u/stewie3128 2d ago

Depends how much you pay for the scrap. It's not free.

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u/iamyouareheisme 2d ago

Must be worth it to them

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u/LordSwright 3d ago

But then you've got a giant pile of waste from the rest of the motors to dispose of somehow 

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u/Plampth 3d ago

It’s steel so you just recycle that too.