Anyone scrap 'Invisible Fence' wire? - Page 2

wow...so it would go from .85 to 1.91 after being stripped....sounds like it may be worth it to strip it all. I'll test the waters and see how easy/hard it would be to get it all done. I'd hate to go through the labor of cleaning it to only get robbed again...thats why im asking the pros here

Called another yard near me...they said #2 uninsulated $2.40 /pound and #2 insulated .50 per pound....wow...prices seem to vary wildly!??

stripped, #2, no questions asked. May get #1 if there is no coating (laquer, etc) on the wire, but depends on your yard. doubtful on bare bright as that usually has a guage requirement.

I'm wondering if its even worth my time to strip this stuff. If i get .80 per pound insulated and say i have 100lbs...thats $80......and then if i strip it....and it turns it into 40 lbs of actual copper and i get like $2.40...that would be $96.......for $16...i'd rather not skin it.

This wire is majority 16 gauge with a 45 mil poly coating on it....

Originally Posted by MattyNoNeck

Ew. I dunno what it is but I personally can't stand pretty much any IPA. I can't figure out why but every one I've tried has made me go BLECH!

Gimme a nice stout or lager any day


And I'm still really fuzzy on this wire stuff. What does it mean #1 vs #2 vs #3. Is that all based on recovery %? Or is it size (gauge)?

Matty,

Wire can be real fuzzy because different yards grade things differently. My main yard is percentage (as is the port). They don't get much if any of my wire. 30% is basically extension cords, power cords, computer cords and anything small. 50% is romex and THHN. 75% is large gauge single jacketed stuff, probably 2 gauge and larger. In North Adams, everything that I get 30 % or 50% in Pittsfield is # 2 insulated. Not sure if they would grade 4 gauge thru #14 gauge THHN as #1. 2 Gauge and up single jacketed should go as #1. I also have a speciality yard that has numerous other grades, such as alarm, Telco, tin coated (small, med, large) and another speciality yard that does these, plus harness wire and other strange ones like Jelly filled something (can't get there site working right now)

Originally Posted by MattyNoNeck

So, would you say, that in general it's best to strip the 30% stuff? That's mostly what I have as far as wire goes and with winter coming (Brace Yourselves!) I'll have time to strip wire to heart's (dis)content. What about computer wire? I've just been setting it all aside for now until I can figure out what to do with it

I wouldn't strip the 30%. Like I mentioned, most of the 30% would go as #2 insulated in North Adams. They were paying $1 during the summer, probably went down a little.

How do i find out what % i have??

also...i have a buddy that moved to pittsfield from southern VA

Originally Posted by mthomasdev

I wouldn't strip the 30%. Like I mentioned, most of the 30% would go as #2 insulated in North Adams. They were paying $1 during the summer, probably went down a little.

$0.90 in North Adams today. Dropped over 200 pounds of #2 insulated.