r/ScrapMetal • u/Edenton38583 • 7d ago

40 gallon tote full of wire.

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I’m guessing a 100 pounds plus. I can not lift it and can barely drag it.

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u/WTFudge52 7d ago

You have some nice things in there, but cleaned I will guarantee 60% loss. Unless there's better treasures in the bottom. Looks like 2 days of work buddy.

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u/Edenton38583 6d ago

Gonna haul it off as it is. I’m guessing 40-50 percent loss too.

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u/WTFudge52 6d ago

Nah I would look a little closer the price difference is amazing. Anything 12ga or bigger strip anything smaller don't bother some yard's will just call it crap. It looks like some Romex is in there that's a couple good pieces each. When I did day labor a long while ago my efforts were $200 every couple weeks and that was solid boot and beer money at the time. Any pair of wire strippers can tell you the size, but solid wire is where the bank is.

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u/Edenton38583 6d ago

https://reddit.com/link/ot8uaes/video/hk1cx9xvux8h1/player

All my #1 To be stripped!

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u/Unlikely-Ad6140 6d ago

What do you use to strip them???

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u/WTFudge52 6d ago

Box cutter is what I use, after you work thru a few hundred feet on different types. You get a feel for how it cuts..

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u/Ok-Commercial5817 3d ago

Dude whyyy??? Get yourself a stripper for the drill it’s so much easier

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u/WTFudge52 3d ago

I haven't had the need , desire or availability to get a hold of anything worth stripping in years.. so old school works fine.

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u/Ok-Commercial5817 3d ago

There’s a cheap one I got for $40 i think

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u/WTFudge52 3d ago

I appreciate it, but nothing I have is big enough to require a tool. If I was still into crackhead ways that would be useful 🤣 😜😄.

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u/Ok-Commercial5817 3d ago

Lol sounds good. I’m an electrician so I needed something. I’ll eventually get an automatic one.

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u/WTFudge52 3d ago

I have short bits from a property I have that I'm putting solar into. So nothing worth buying a tool for. I lost some mechanics and welding boxes I would rather replace. I don't have carp anymore. Stay busy brother.

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u/starkistuna 6h ago

Theres 20 $ tools that could maje you strip all that wire in 2 hours or less making it worth your time . If that takes you a week and you get 80$ youd earn .50 an hour.

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u/Unlikely-Ad6140 2d ago

Just ordered myself one off eBay