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    hello

    hi every body i am new 2 this site. i have a question is it better 2 sell ur scrap copper wires 2 a scrap yard with the rubber coating on them or strip them?



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    Welcome to the forum Dustin. If you use the search function you will find more information about this than you can stand to read. The short answer is that it depends on the type of wire and what your time is worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dustin305 View Post
    hi every body i am new 2 this site. i have a question is it better 2 sell ur scrap copper wires 2 a scrap yard with the rubber coating on them or strip them?
    Your better off leaving the jacket on the smaller stuff and stripping the bigger gauge stuff. Here is a homemade wire stripper that might help you get started.
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    any wires i got a whole reycyleing bin full

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    okay thank u for the info

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    there is actually some wire that pays better with the insulation on, depending a lot on your yard price.

    I advocate selling whole scrap to a tare down scrapper for the same price as the yard would pay. if we all do this we have 3 winners rather then 2 and provid income for more people from the same products.
    "anyone who thinks scrappin is easy money ain't doin it right!"

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    ik about a month ago copper was really low and i stripped a **** ton of wires and didnt get much for them but back in march i was getting good money for strippping them when copper was high

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    Quote Originally Posted by dustin305 View Post
    ik about a month ago copper was really low and i stripped a **** ton of wires and didnt get much for them but back in march i was getting good money for strippping them when copper was high
    Have a couple of local yards on speed dial to do checks of prices, some will be higher than others. 12 ga and larger I will strip depending on the insulation and if it's smaller then it goes as insulated. Now little pieces of 12ga just go as #1 insul. I don't bother trying to strip it, just a waste of my time.

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    I use to try to strip all the wire i could. Now, Power cords are about the smallest i will go unless its wire out of washers and dryers for example.

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    okay thanks guys



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