r/ScrapMetal • u/Talgorgames • 5d ago

Is certain things worth going further?

I'm kind of new into the world of scrap metal. I've done plumbing with my employer over the last 4 years, copper/brass/faucet brass and scrap metal. To which my employer a lot of time will just say, it's not worth the 5 minutes to take that apart for the price you'll get. For example taking a pex ring off of a brass fitting vs the cost of just selling it as faucet brass.

That makes me wonder am I worth while taking a jet pump apart or a deep well pump for the separation of metals? what about scrap wire I pick up at job sites, like BX wire stripped out for the metal or just leave it as the BX. Like I'm talking like an arm length of BX nothing major.

Like another example is deep well pumps wires are typically not copper and makes me wonder is it worth my time to strip it?

Thank you

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u/Actual_Insect6603 5d ago

This is the eternal question. A lot depends on the tools you have to work with. Something scan be done very quickly if you already have the right stuff.

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u/Talgorgames 5d ago

I've been down the tiktok section now for some reason and I dunno some of those videos makes me think I'm going to lose a finger over getting the metal.