Welcome to the forum. First of all I think Russell is wrong, I have been getting 1.25 a lb. foe insulated copper,bare bright or #1 copper I get 3.00 per lb. and you'll get alot more than 200 lbs. after stripping. There is no way the insulation weighs more than the copper. This is how I strip my copper wire. Get a chair that has hard plastic arms on it. lay the wire across the arm of the chair, lay a sharp utility knife on the wire at an angle and pull the wire under the knife blade while holding the knife still. It's easy and fast once you get used to it, the more you do the easier it gets. Good luck and keep us posted on how your doing.