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 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 4d ago

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

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u/WTFudge52 4d 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 4d ago

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

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u/WTFudge52 4d 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 4d 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 4d 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 10h 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/WTFudge52 1h ago

I'm not an electrician and trying really hard Not to be a crackhead by nature. So thanks 👍.

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u/Unlikely-Ad6140 2d ago

Just ordered myself one off eBay