Non-Chemical A new toy to mess with! A grinding mill!

[silversaddle1]

Picked up a new machine to mess around with. It's a Retsch CM-2000 grinding mill. And boy will it grind stuff up. Just look at what it can do to memory (six sticks) in about 20 seconds!

So the question is:

Will grinding up the memory as a whole stick help recover values, or just make more work/cost?

You should see what it will do to IC's!

 

[butcher]

I think I would just grind the chips from those, without all of that fiberglass and epoxy, after trimming fingers of coarse.

The grinder is very nice but looks like that memory will be harder to process now,

this is just from what I see on my side of the fence.

 

[Geo]

i agree with Butcher. you may have picked the worst material to experiment with. maybe a cellphone.

 

[924T]

silversaddle1,

20 seconds? That's rediculously fast.

Did you pick the Retsch up used?

Cheers,

Mike

 

[silversaddle1]

i agree with Butcher. you may have picked the worst material to experiment with. maybe a cellphone.

Yea, I know, but it was all I had laying around. I do not refine anything anyway, so this "batch" will just end up in a scrap board box.

 

[silversaddle1]

silversaddle1,

20 seconds? That's rediculously fast.

Did you pick the Retsch up used?

Cheers,

Mike

Yes, it's very fast on the memory. I ran some computer cable thru it and it really chopped in up nice. That took a little longer. If a guy could figure out how to seperate the copper from the plastic, this machine would be a goldmine for me.

Yes. the machine is used, but in like new condition. It came from one of my customers. Surplus to their needs so a deal was made.

 

[RESET]

"I ran some computer cable thru it and it really chopped in up nice. That took a little longer. If a guy could figure out how to separate the copper from the plastic, this machine would be a goldmine for me."

Maybe run the product thru a ripple box of some sort? The plastic should be lighter than the copper and run off the end of the table leaving the copper in the ripples. You may lose a random strand of copper but it should get you 99.99% of it. Recycle the water by filtering out the plastic. a small fish pond pump with a course filter should do the trick.

 

[ericrm]

can you put a picture of the beast?

 

[glondor]

Is it for sale????? 8) 8) 8)

 

[silversaddle1]

Is it for sale????? 8) 8) 8)

Yes.

 

[924T]

What price are you asking for it?

Cheers,

Mike

 

[924T]

If you've got a lot of wire to strip,

Pelletmasters in Wisconsin has a mill they say excels at getting the insulation/sheathing off of
copper cable, which they sell for $995.

The last time I checked their website, they still didn't have it there, but they sell it via ebay for that price.
220v, 1-phase.

I have no affiliation with them; I was pricing new mills, and ran across theirs, but I don't have 220v, and
can't justify the expense of putting in a new 200 amp breaker box right now.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[joem]

Speaking of cutting and grinding, does anyone know of a wire granulator that is 110 and can fit on a tabletop? I want to increase my profits from insulated wire.

 

[poudouche]

hi
can you clarify model number again because i could not find anywhere this model number Retsch CM-2000 ,are there other machines available and at what price
regards,
poudouche

 

[shaftsinkerawc]

924T - No need to put in a 200 amp. breaker for 220v service. Do you have access to a oven/range or dryer plug in? Most are 220v.

 

[ericrm]

If you've got a lot of wire to strip,

Pelletmasters in Wisconsin has a mill they say excels at getting the insulation/sheathing off of
copper cable, which they sell for $995.

The last time I checked their website, they still didn't have it there, but they sell it via ebay for that price.
220v, 1-phase.

I have no affiliation with them; I was pricing new mills, and ran across theirs, but I don't have 220v, and
can't justify the expense of putting in a new 200 amp breaker box right now.

Cheers,

Mike

do you still have the ebay link ?

 

[silversaddle1]

I am on my way home from Ohio. I will post pics once I get back.

 

[GotTheBug]

If you've got a lot of wire to strip,

Pelletmasters in Wisconsin has a mill they say excels at getting the insulation/sheathing off of
copper cable, which they sell for $995.

The last time I checked their website, they still didn't have it there, but they sell it via ebay for that price.
220v, 1-phase.

I have no affiliation with them; I was pricing new mills, and ran across theirs, but I don't have 220v, and
can't justify the expense of putting in a new 200 amp breaker box right now.

Cheers,

Mike

Hey Mike, are you working in your garage or shop? Wondering what service you have there already. a 50 amp breaker in your current box would be more than adequate to run most things, and with a bit o courage not that hard to install. Just don't ask me about welding my screwdriver to my shop box cuz I did something stupid.

 

[924T]

ericrm,

Here's the ebay link for that Pelletmaster hammer mill:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-hp-Hammer...884?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e736ba73c

If you call them, I talked to David, and he's wide open for questions, which is cool.

I did not get any responses to emails sent through the ebay system, so they must not monitor
that regularly------I'd suggest, if you're going to email them, do it through their website.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[924T]

GotTheBug and shaftsinkerawc,

Yeah, I'm working in my garage-----------I've got a dedicated 20 amp 110v outlet out there, and a 15 amp
circuit that runs everything else.

I've got a 100 amp main breaker box in the basement; it's full of breakers, and all of them are wired to
something. The fact that the national electrical code (NEC) requires the doorbell to be on its own breaker just blows
my mind-------if it weren't for that, I believe 2 breakers could be tied together and result in a 220v circuit.

Not having 220v has sure limited what I can buy and use, I can tell you that. That Pelletmaster mill is a
prime example. Pelletmaster suggested I use a transformer to convert the 110v to 220v, but that mill
comes with a 3hp motor, and I've heard that those conversion transformers are risky business if you're
running much amperage through them.

Talk about welding that screwdriver-----------2 years ago I had a chance to work as an electrician's
assistant on a rewiring job for a couple of months------was told a line in the wall behind a wet bar in the basement was off at the breaker-----------you know the rest--------I cut into it, got the arc flash, and was not a happy camper!

that's when I went out and bought one of those voltage sniffers----------very, very handy thing to have.

So, no 220v outlet anywhere in the house or garage.

Cheers,

Mike