How do I acquire more wire???

**41haikuwarriors** · 06-05-2013, 06:03 PM

When I firs started scrapping I knew 2 guys that did prewires for alarm companies and these guys would clean up the romex and whatever else after the electricians. They didn't want to strip it so I convinced them to sell to me and I stripped it. About a month ago they both quit and now I'm out 2 reliable sources of Bare Bright. I've got plenty of other things going on amd I'm still making money but its sad seeing my copper stash depleted. How do i get more? If you don't mind sharing, where do you guys get yours?

**BRASSCATCHER** · 06-05-2013, 06:31 PM

Ask your friends that quit if any of their co-workers would do the same deal with you. I never heard of an electrician leaving behind wires before.

**cummins** · 06-05-2013, 06:58 PM

I grt mine out of the trash dumpster beside an eletrical contractor, I have to cut garbage bags open but I find all kinda of stuff

**sirex** · 06-05-2013, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by cummins

I grt mine out of the trash dumpster beside an eletrical contractor, I have to cut garbage bags open but I find all kinda of stuff

Man thats unheard of around me. Anything having to do with electricians or HVAC around me has fences or locks on the dumpster.

**Kochy** · 06-05-2013, 07:48 PM

He's also in Canada. It could be different up there then in the United States.

**cummins** · 06-05-2013, 07:53 PM

ya the recession didn't hit us quit as hard. plus i live in a yuppie town, these guys make 60 an hour they dont need scrap bx. but before i found that awesome dumpster thats been hooking me up i knock on peoples doors that are doing renos and hand them cards. they get charged by weight.....we save them money

**41haikuwarriors** · 06-05-2013, 10:14 PM

Good idea cummins, thanks! I've been doing primarily e-scrap lately but i really hate that I have no wire supplier at the moment. Even paying up to $1.25 per pound for romex I was making good money with my wire stripper. Now my stripper is lonely

**Mechanic688** · 06-05-2013, 10:27 PM

Maybe check out contractors/ house builders/ remodelers. There's always someone to do clean-up.

**happyscraper** · 06-05-2013, 10:39 PM

I do the same as Cummins. Electrical contractor that I go to will put bigger stuf out by the fence(conduit and braker boxes) and they let me dig through the dumpster and get all kinds of stuff.