Miscellaneous scrapper QUESTIONS - Page 2

I guess phred has never heard of a gaylord before, so here is a picture:

I dont care what anyone says, the **** picture insert tool NEVER works on this forum. Dont even post the crap with the video that shows you how, it never works.

Originally Posted by NHscrapman

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According to Google, a Gaylord is a man surrounded by maidens that would rather be with the joker. The thread was already hijacked, so I do not feel guilty.

The term Gaylord is interesting , as those that seek the Gaylord understand thats there choice , Over all our society allows freedom of choice .
It seems the Gaylord takes allot of bashing as it travels to it's destination .
Still even during modern liberated times as now . When it is announced a Gaylord is to arrive, those in the know have to chuckle.
It takes guts to announce the Gaylord is in-rout

As the pictures shows A gaylord can be impressive , I want one of those Gaylord's &
what scrapper does not dream of having one .

These Picture are raw and gets my hart beating , I want all them of bulk quantities

Hi , I just scored about 10 tonne off copper wire great ,cost me nothing ecept the time to pick it up . Unfortunately about 3 tonne is armore plated .I had to take every thing.Is there any cost effective way to strip this as I hate to throw money away, any advice appreciated .Thanks

Thanks copper head, Years ago I would of burnt it , but not now.I guess there is no easy way, ill try cutting into small lengths then slice with grinder and try to seperate, frieght costs make it impossible to send as is and make a decent doller.Thanks for the responce ill let you know how I get on

Kiwi,

What kind of armor does the wire have? How heavy is the copper cable inside? Copper Head is talking about the aluminum or steel armor that is spiral wrapped around the cable for mechanical protection, which is common over here in North America.

The wire I've dealt with has mostly aluminum armor, so its worth salvaging, too.

If that is what you have, you can cut it into "short" lengths and pull out the innards. If they don't come out easily you can "unwind" the spiral wrap a little which will release the inner wire enough so you can pull it out. Some cable wrap isn't as tight as others, so your mileage may vary.

I've come across armored cable that has been electrically overloaded and got hot, melting the insulation. That's a b*tch to get apart.

Bottom line: you will have to cut the wire to shorter lengths but you probably don't have to slit the armor to get the wire out.

Jon.

Thanks Jon, Yes it is steel armor, ill try cutti g into small lengths and pull steel out first.The wire was from the local mine after they done a major over hull its about 2 inches round , some are only a half a inche round . I will try and post some photos, thanks for the help on this its just to much to throw away .

Kiwi,

You'll have to post some pictures of the copper porn when you get to processing it!!!

Jon.

Ill definitely put photos up Jon just got to work out how, pretty good with scrap useless with computer.

Hi all , I done a quick test with the armor coated wire.First I cut 1 and 2 ft lengths with my metal drop saw then ran the grinder threw the plastic the armor just fell apart , much easier than I thought it would be.I think its about 55 to 60 % recovery , I shall wiegh it tomorrow to get a more accurate %.This will be time consuming, how ever I see good money in this.I will have to get the kids to show me how to up load some pictures as I just carnt work it out.Now im getting excited.