Video of Board Sorting and Depopulating with Air Chisel

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I know you guys like pics but do you like videos? Just a simple video I made while sorting boards and depopulating low grade boards.

Lot of threads talk about using screw drivers, chisels and pliers to depopulate. IMO this $14 dollar air hammer from Harbor Freight is the quickest way for going through a lot of boards.



Yeah sure I bust a chip or 2 into pieces but I would say +80% come off just fine and it's the fastest way. Way better than pliers or channel locks for removing transformers.

I get .05-.15 for the low grade boards if they are depopulated or not so for me it's worth the time and effort when I have nothing else going on.

It took me 30 mins to sort and depopulate a 55 gal barrel full of boards when I was going full speed. In the video I am going slow to show how I do it a bit better than if I was ripping through everything at full tilt.