How loooooow do you go?

How low do you go when stripping your wire? I leave my 14AWG until last, almost like refusing to eat my veggies... but alas I strip that too. When I first started I made sure to weigh out each size to see what was worth my time, I'm sure these measurements are around on here a lot, but was curious what others think. My Coppermine stripper can handle 14AWG but I need to make sure my blade is freshly sharpened. Hope this chart helps those starting out:

I've stripped 18awg which could have been a waste of time

correction, with my new wire stippers i stripped shorter sections of 24awg

My specific yard here is very picky on things and half the time they don't give you anything better for clean wire. I don't get much of the good heavy duty stuff. As far as my other scrap I tear it down to the last screw. I try to get every piece of metal I can (goofy yes) and recycle every thing else. I wish stripping wire was a problem for me....LOL

Same here NJ, i was picking small beads of brass left from brazing in metal shop off the table

I pick up around 120lbs every other week from my work. We build large industrial machines, so most of the wire that is strippable (around 1/3 of weight) is large #8-#2. Its that pile of 3-5lbs of #14/#12 that I grumble over.. Like NJSouth said, its a problem worth having. It's been so cold this winter that I keep my garbage can of wire in the house so I can strip it easier. The wife is thrilled...