Quote Originally Posted by Scrap man View Post
Just a quick tip about certain wire-



I find that some wire is actually worth more unstripped than stripped. The insulation is so thick and/or the copper is so thin that the weight of the insulation actually makes up for the lower price.
I was going to purchase a wire stripper until I did the math. The unstripped wire pays more than the stripped wire...I only did a sample on a a computer type cord. The rate in the Philadelphia area is $1.35 Unstripped and #2 copper scrap is $3.30. Although it is more per lb, the insulation makes the wire heavier thus making the unstripped wire better.