I would have thought all that copper was worth a fair few dollars alone.
this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2025
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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.
Was it a bit of a mess around the lacquer vat?
Boy was there
Copper is valuable but magnet wire not so much because it's covered in lacquer
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.
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.
If I had 20 yes. I'm not going to dismantle this and clean the copper wire off for $6
Why not? /s
That's a nice stator you got there
That does not look like an industrial deli slicer.
Kinda looks like a part of a miniature particle accelerator. Would look cool in a Sci-fi diorama
speaking of sci-fi dramas, i've recently discovered the Z Machine and it took me a good minute before i realized it actually exists and isn't something from a movie. That shit is too cool to be true
Bruh, make an Iron Man arc reactor! Get some 5V blue LEDs off eBay and power it with USB. I've done this!
I was scrolling past and thought this was a cupcake.