Power Line Wire

Gray,

You could also ask the yard what they would pay if you stripped the insulation and took out the center steel reinforcing wire. It might be worth your time, depending on how you value your time. You would end up with a high grade pure aluminium product to take in.

The heavy insulation on the wire is not the easiest to remove, but if you have a vise to hold the wire you can take a sharp knife and pull it along the insulation, peeling up a layer right down to the wire. Pulling the rest off is pretty easy. I generally cut the wires into 18" lengths, clamp it in a vise and use a drawknife (woodworking tool) to do the job.

Stripping the steel core out of the uninsulated wire is tedious but easy...if you have a side head grinder you can put a zipcut blade into it and chop the wire into shorter lengths so the unwinding is not so cumbersome. Don't try to cut it with pliers unless you have a grip of death and good tools--it is hardened wire and can dent the cutting edges of low cost sidecutters.



Let us know how you made out!

Jon.