Greenboy
Member
- Location
- Seattle, WA
I am trying to determine if it is worth purchasing a stripping machine.
We seldom get wires back from tenant improvement work. However, we recently received approximately $11K of wire after recycle.
Based on that revenue, it would have paid for the wire stripping machine, and labor (+) GP. However I have been getting mixed reports of purchasing such equipment within our firm. I am hoping to gain some feedback from you all that either have this machine, and some that doesn't think it is worth it. I have listed some feedback within our firm below.
Opposing
Something like this machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOglvebvEa4
Proponents
We seldom get wires back from tenant improvement work. However, we recently received approximately $11K of wire after recycle.
Based on that revenue, it would have paid for the wire stripping machine, and labor (+) GP. However I have been getting mixed reports of purchasing such equipment within our firm. I am hoping to gain some feedback from you all that either have this machine, and some that doesn't think it is worth it. I have listed some feedback within our firm below.
Opposing
- Once accident using this machine would cost the company extra $, and the stripping machine would not be worth it after all.
- This would cause our yard guy looking for wire to keep him busy, rather than his regular duties. (Our yard guy is the one that really wants it)
- The machine will still create mess as it strips the cable/
- Still takes labor to strip the wire
Something like this machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOglvebvEa4
Proponents
- For all the wire we get in from sites, we can strip it to get the best $$
- We would be able to keep busy during the slow time
- We can get rid of all of the cables that are staged in our yard/warehouse to recycle.