Tool recommendations......?

[tenseventyfive]

Hi all - new to the game, but hoping for some advice from you salty dogs. Can someone recommend a few basic tools for removing and stripping wires? And any other tools I would probably find most useful for general salvage?

Thanks much mates!

[wayne1956]

A sawzall is good for helping to reduce the size of large items. An angle grinder is a must (with thin metal cutting blades). I purchased a cheap set of tools with wrenches, sockets, etc that I have pretty much worn out. Very much needed for taking apart washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc. As far as stripping wires, I just use a box cutter. If you are real serious about scrapping, visit this website, you can get some awesome information. Just a word of caution though, search the site first to see if a question you have has already been asked. Also, for your first post, there is an introduce yourself sub forum, I would put your first post there.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/forum.php

[azlegends]

After 4 years in a scrap yard, I still prefer a regular old box cutter/knife for stripping wire.