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Stripping smaller gauge wire? worth it?

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    I usually weigh my insulated copper, strip some, then weigh it again, if the insulation is more than %60 of the weight, I don't strip it. The wire I do strip, I do it while watching tv, so I don't feel like I could be doing something more profitable with my time.


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    Stripped a bunch recently and decided that 10 gage an under I will strip for sure,
    Maybe some 12 gage.The smaller stuff just does not yield enough so will be sold
    as insulated.

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