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    ... And You Were Throwing These In With Your Tin!

    All those coax cable ends are brass!
    Note the grind marks on the samples in the photo.
    I filled up a bucket tonight from virtually worthless coax separated from a Gaylord of insulated wire.

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    Unless you have a lot of it it's not worth cutting the ends off. I mix some in w/ my #2 insulated and get $.90-something/lb. vs. $.60-something/lb. for the brass breakage cut-offs. Every yard is different though.

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    The yards around here will downgrade your wire load if they see coax mixed in. Depends on the yard, I suppose

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    I cut mine off and save them in brass. It's a shame more coax isn't copper. Then it might actually be worth picking more up

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    Quote Originally Posted by spinroch View Post
    The yards around here will downgrade your wire load if they see coax mixed in. Depends on the yard, I suppose
    Then it's worth it to cut them off. Most of the chrome plated coax ends are brass too if you check.


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