Do you break down copper transformers?

Originally Posted by Earther

I just cut one side of all the copper off the hammer it through the steel. Way easier then trying to cut the steel and doing it backwards. I got like 7 bucks for the 19 transformers steel.
Harbor freight has a cheap ass angle grinder on sale if you download their app for 11.99 and I think it has a free return for a new one policy thingamajig

I do that with the 'Interlaced' I & E transformers. But I use a nice sharp wood chisel and a solid hammer to cut thru it.
That way there's no overheads in discs and its a cold cut so the plastic insulation falls off easy.



Though a angle grinder and cutoff disc is quicker. The way a sharp chisel cuts thru Copper wire is quite therapeutic.