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Brobich Feeling ripped 08-11-2011, 04:48 PM
Mick Yes. Many will do the same.... 08-11-2011, 05:00 PM
CMHN Some yards are like that,... 08-11-2011, 05:41 PM
ArgonWelding stainless steel that is non... 08-11-2011, 05:46 PM
newattitude Wowza. Stainless by me that... 08-12-2011, 10:18 AM
americanscrapmetal.com Stainless 400 series is a... 08-11-2011, 06:33 PM
bcoop I had a similar experience... 08-11-2011, 07:04 PM
Mechanic688 A couple of people on the... 08-11-2011, 07:13 PM
rca987 This is true. I do this very... 08-11-2011, 08:30 PM
wayne1956 Here in the DFW area we have... 08-15-2011, 05:23 AM
hobo finds what do you do if they try to... 08-17-2011, 04:44 PM
Derek Fay i also go to a few different... 08-11-2011, 10:19 PM
01GTB Everyone here has given you... 08-11-2011, 10:24 PM
Billiard MD Did I miss something??? I... 08-11-2011, 10:32 PM
Mechanic688 That is the giveaway right... 08-12-2011, 12:27 AM
CMHN When I read the original post... 08-12-2011, 04:12 AM
hobo finds If the rust was from the... 08-12-2011, 07:51 AM
fnord This is a normal practice in... 08-12-2011, 08:16 AM
Dumpster-Dee seems like I remember reading... 08-12-2011, 12:42 PM
Mick An association would only... 08-12-2011, 12:56 PM
Ewasted thats called price fixing... 08-16-2011, 03:35 AM
Billiard MD Sounds like commie talk to me. 08-12-2011, 06:58 PM
Scrappin\' Sifu Tell that to the AMA. Or the... 10-05-2011, 03:50 AM
EcoSafe an association would be... 10-05-2011, 10:04 AM
Dumpster-Dee just throwing out an idea of... 08-12-2011, 01:00 PM
Mechanic688 Maybe time to find another... 08-12-2011, 06:25 PM
Dumpster-Dee that's funny Billiard....it... 08-12-2011, 08:02 PM
Mechanic688 Heil Dee,, Now I know where... 08-14-2011, 11:43 PM
Dumpster-Dee speaking of cracking......you... 08-15-2011, 01:09 AM
Brobich Wow! All you guys gave great... 08-15-2011, 09:19 PM
PartTimeScrapper IF a yard wont pull out the... 08-15-2011, 09:59 PM
Mechanic688 If you don't like their... 08-15-2011, 11:05 PM
Dumpster-Dee Brobich, you are learning, be... 08-16-2011, 05:54 AM
Brobich Right now I found a honey... 08-16-2011, 10:39 PM
Mechanic688 Do yourself a favor and... 08-16-2011, 10:57 PM
Brobich Yeah It is cable co coax. How... 08-17-2011, 06:28 AM
miked Put a magnet to the "copper"... 08-17-2011, 07:47 AM
Bobby Learn something on this site... 08-17-2011, 08:50 AM
Mechanic688 Just take your razor knife or... 08-17-2011, 12:23 PM
Mick Brobich, coax cable isn't... 08-17-2011, 12:32 PM
wayne1956 Since most places pay the... 08-17-2011, 01:07 PM
Brobich Man, sounds like I need to... 08-17-2011, 02:38 PM
JacksDaddy I have so many magnets it's a... 08-17-2011, 03:57 PM
Mechanic688 The only stupid question is... 08-17-2011, 07:10 PM
harrisvh The 3 main types of stainless... 10-04-2011, 10:40 PM
EcoSafe well unfortunately in our... 10-05-2011, 09:54 AM
KzScrapper No disrespect olddude, I see... 10-05-2011, 10:49 AM
IdahoScrapper I just joined NFIB, and... 10-05-2011, 09:16 PM
EcoSafe Sadly in todays world, and... 10-05-2011, 01:20 PM
directrecycle I always ask the price before... 10-05-2011, 08:35 PM
bluemeate I hear the large corporations... 10-06-2011, 12:40 PM
jaydisco I just got back from a... 11-22-2011, 09:53 AM
Filthy yeah, i ask everything. they... 11-22-2011, 10:05 AM
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    How do you go about scraping the copper?
    Just take your razor knife or whatever you use for stripping and take the blade and scrape up and down the bare wire to see if the finish scrapes off. A magnet also works, if it sticks(it's steel); if it doesn't stick(it should be copper).

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