Does coax cable have any value at all?

Some yards buy it at a separate price. I just mix it with my shred. I got some and stripped it thinking the middle was copper, and put it in my copper wire pile. The guy at the scale was not happy.

shred here as well. Good idea on the dirty brass...

Last bunch of coax I had I brought in with a load of non ferrous just to see...they gave it...lwt me thing..."figure 8 wire" I believe. I will check and get back to you.

I find coax all the time, but I rarely pick it up. None of the three local scrap yards will buy it at all, unless you strip it down to its basic parts. IE: copper\mixed core wire and Metal\Tin Jacket. Also, I don't own a wire stripper yet that can handle the steel jacket yet.

My yard took it with low grade wire/christmas light grade. I think it was .23/lb

My yard pays .02/lb for it but, I always throw it in with the shred for the better price. I usually throw it in an appliance to use up some empty space.

Originally Posted by drozenski

I get away mixing some in with my 55% as long as its not magnetic

If they are it is sneaking by the inspectors

I toss mine in the shed pile but I don't get spools at a time if I did I'd try and sell it.

Originally Posted by miked

For me it all depends on the type of coax. If the center conductor is solid Cu then I run it throught my wire striper. Some types of coax have Cu shield as well, tinned and untinned. Test with a strong magnet to determine if the center conductor is cooper plated steel of solid copper. I use a magnet from a hard drive to test the coax.

I have found that DirectTV has a solid Cu center conductor and Al shield. Much of the communication coax, ham radio, cb, commerical radio has Cu shield along with a solid Cu center conductor. Most all other coax I have checked, Dish, Time Warner is steel with Al foil for the shiel and this I mix in with the shred.

I like stripping coax because I can cut all the way through with one pass. And since its flexible I can do long sections at a time, up to about 60 feet at a time so far.

Mike

I was reading a post about coxaile cable stripping, I come across a good bit of it in what we do.. oh by the way I live in Hampstead, NC. I am curious where you sell yours and how? what I mean do they buy it as is or does it have to be stripped? What is shred that I have read so much about. Thank you in advance!
Thomas

your yard might call "shred" either tin or light iron. basically junk metal