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At the time I didn't have a car and a girl I was dating wanted to take me out in hers. I salvaged a deli slicer for the metal value to pay for gas to the beach.

I found the slicer next to a dumpster while walking home from the dollar store. I got $29 for the aluminum and $9 for the food grade stainless steel. Most of the stainless steel was in the giant cutting blade which was sharp enough to shave a buffalo or lop off a thumb. It took me about 30 minutes to extremely carefully dismantle it.

I tried to sell the motor because it was 1/2 horsepower but nobody wanted it so I just took it apart eventually.

I like this thing more than the girl in the end.

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[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would have thought all that copper was worth a fair few dollars alone.

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lotta time the coils are coated in insulation that makes salvaging the useable copper hard which affects the price.

Source: built stators for 5 years.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was it a bit of a mess around the lacquer vat?

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Copper is valuable but magnet wire not so much because it's covered in lacquer

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can't you burn off all the lacquer? I use magnet wire for soldering projects all the time because it's cheap, solid core, and thin, and I just burn off what I need with my iron.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Might be a little more environmentally friendly to soak it in a solvent (lacquer thinner or acetone). If you’re not in a hurry anyway.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I had 20 yes. I'm not going to dismantle this and clean the copper wire off for $6