For whatever it's worth:
I bought one of the Chinese made electric strippers last winter. I'm quite happy with it. It has paid for itself. There are a couple of downsides. The first is that it doesn't do finely stranded wire very well. The second is that it's hard to source material. I've talked with a number of local sources and everybody is holding with the intention of stripping it themselves while things are slow this winter. I don't blame them. They're wise to what's going on and looking to pick up some extra money on the side as well.
Mac's source is finely stranded welding cable. JMO, but he would be much better off to sell it " as is " at the yard.
One of the best paying out of state yards that i know of would currently pay somewhere in the range of 1.55 - 2.15 / lb for it.
The most important thing to consider where he is sourcing it from. If he's picking it up as a waste product on his regular job ... he wants to make sure that it's okay with the boss first.
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