Scrapping metals. How to tell the difference between GOLD and BRASS, some tips and tricks.

Hello scrappers and planet lovers. This video is a viewer request asking if I could explain how to tell the difference between gold and brass. Not all the tests I show are conclusive, but I hope this helps a little.

[MemphisMower]

Awesome explanation and showing how to identify. Sorting and separating metals is the most important thing in scraping.

[thatcanada]

Thank you for your videos; of the youtube scrappers you do much more description heavy pieces than others and that is greatly appreciated by this fellow Canadian who is getting into scrapping for extra money.

I'll say this though, you are lucky you live in an area where people can still put out just about anything for garbage removal - making scraping easy. Here everything must be recycled and/or sent to designated drop-offs for electronics. And if you leave it at the curb, it will not be picked up; so most people don't even bother trying. And you cannot pick through the residential blue recycle bins - even to take things that shouldn't be in there.

And your construction sites are open to be picked! You will not find one single construction site without a guard here - some will allow you if you ask nice, but most just turn you away as they don't want to get in trouble with their employer.

[pmae]

awesome tips, thank you. Now back to my scrape pile.

[markavargosr]

when you fold your material and it is longer than 4ft it pays less because they call it a tangler when the scrap yards send it out to have it chipped into droplet size pieces, before it is reused to make your flashlight and other things.?

[Donna-vsiq]

Hi Tin man, been searching for a while on youtube for video's talking about the difference between brass and bronze. Any chance this is something you can do a video on?

[TinManScrapper]

Note, the ceramic tile has to be rough, unpolished for results.

[Macky]

What about items that are yellow but are in fact brass and steel because magnets do stick to them (even if just lightly)? Are they considered scrap steel price or dirty-brass price? A lot of the made in India brass plates/dishes, etc. can actually stick to magnets.