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Heard on the news tonight copper has hit a two year high and going higher.

Just out of curiosity do most here save all your wire scrap including low voltage? or just over a certain gage or not at all? Do you strip off insulation or not? I have not been doing any of this but I am starting to now.
 
Pure gold baby!! This can of stripped stuff is about $800

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I now strip #8 and larger with a manual stripper.

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I need to finish this pile and head to the scrap yard.
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I keep seperate cans for THHN, Romex and bare. I even started saving cat5.
 
teco said:
Heard on the news tonight copper has hit a two year high and going higher.

Just out of curiosity do most here save all your wire scrap including low voltage? or just over a certain gage or not at all? Do you strip off insulation or not? I have not been doing any of this but I am starting to now.
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I keep all scraps, including low voltage. I usually average around 600-800 bucks a trip to the yard. Normally about 4-5 times per year.

The best was a huge 400 hp motor we moved about 300 ft. and rewired. 4 of us split the scrap at over 1000 bucks a piece
 
220/221 said:
Pure gold baby!! This can of stripped stuff is about $800
I now strip #8 and larger with a manual stripper.

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I keep seperate cans for THHN, Romex and bare. I even started saving cat5.
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Whats the name and model of the stripper?
I strip #8 and bigger every thing else goes into a separate can. Still get a good price with insulation on.
 
220/221 said:
Pure gold baby!! This can of stripped stuff is about $800

IMAG0078.jpg


I now strip #8 and larger with a manual stripper.

IMAG0077.jpg



I need to finish this pile and head to the scrap yard.
IMAG0081.jpg


I keep seperate cans for THHN, Romex and bare. I even started saving cat5.
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Looked like quit a bit of #6 on that roll in the stripper.

Scrap yards here now want to see buis lic an tradesmen / masters card
 
After looking at that site I believe I can make something like that stripper with old pipe cutter an a few other items.

I have a guy been with me awhile he takes all the scrap an hand strips it we split 60/40 he gets the 60% , last trip to scrap yard he called me said they want to see a contractors lic an tradesmen / masters card , kind of shocked me.
 
scrap it now while its still high!! Here is $3.10 lb for No.1 copper
#2 its $1.76 here. I get number 1 price for burnt copper here in my town so I save everything and burn it unless its 6awg and bigger. Wish I had a few barrels of 500mcm right about now..:)
 
TNGuy81 said:
scrap it now while its still high!! Here is $3.10 lb for No.1 copper
#2 its $1.76 here. I get number 1 price for burnt copper here in my town so I save everything and burn it unless its 6awg and bigger. Wish I had a few barrels of 500mcm right about now..:)
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Hope the EPA doesn't visit this site;)
 
I have this guy call every month , He says " Hey remember me you told me to call you when i'm in town" I never met the guy I don't know him and I take my scrap to the recycle when I have enough to make a trip as well as some other errands.

He's called for 5 years now and I tell him not to call anymore. He still calls.
One day I'm gonna tell him I got lots of it comon over. Then when he gets here I'll show him a 5 gal pail with some cat 5 cuts.....That might get him to stop.
 
Here you have to wait one week to get your check, show ur ID, and do a digital thumb print on this laser thumb reader thing. And yea shhh on the burning thing.:)
 
Here Photo ID and they get your vehicle make, model and tag number. And that's just for aluminum cans! Don't know what they ask for if it's a lot of copper.
 
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