Insulation ON or OFF? - Page 2

Originally Posted by jonnyjeb

yes, any appliance cord that plugs into a wall socket I find to be stranded all the time.

Cheers for that JJ,
thats saved me a lot of headache on research, and also not having to make a detailed post (which i would imagine has been posted many times) .
cheers
Be Lucky

Originally Posted by Hypoman

so skiprat........where you from?

Hello Hypo,
Im from Essex UK

BE Lucky

I believe it is not useful or good use of time to strip insulation off copper wire unless it is #1 or #2 copper. If copper stays bent when bent, strip it (I burn it), if not, sell it as insulated copper. I get about 1.10/lb for insulated copper

after work, or when i cant sleep, i sit in front of the tv stripping wire, i strip all the copper wire i can find. it has started really getting to my hands after these last few years.i recently purchased a drill operated wire stripper on ebay. after some trial and error,i now strip 10x the amount of wire i was doing a few months ago. it just took a little time to get the hang of only cutting the insulation.i would recommend one of these to anyone!! i still hand strip all of the small copper wire i find.i guess it depends on how much wire you come across and how much time you want to spend stripping it. i feel like it is worth my time... i have more time than money.

Uhhm. Romex, solid, braided, etc.