Copper wire -- how much does it take to make a pound?

[kittywitty]

All,

Found this today while online. Thought some might find info interesting if estimating scrap take. This is for bare bright copper wire feet per pound by gauge.

GAUGE FEET
(AWG) PER
LB
12 50
14 80
16 126
18 199
20 315
22 501
24 793
26 1,260
28 1,990
30 3,140
32 7,860
34 8,120
36 12,800
38 19,200
40 24,000

KW

 

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[davest]

wow, just WOW, someone has too much time on their hands...............yep, entirely too much time on their hands.

 

[2muchstuff]

What about wires bigger than 12 AWG.

 

[kittywitty]

2ms,

Sorry, chart I found onlinedidn't show larger gauge.

KW

 

[Old_Okie]

Try this link,

http://www.interfacebus.com/Copper_Wire_AWG_SIze.html

Everything from 0000 to 50 gague

old_okie

 

[snake35]

I strip everything! I am only selling #2. The #1 I am hoarding up because I believe the price will double in two years.

 

[Dosamigos]

It is REALLY beginning to look like metals hold their value more than the dollar.

But if a worldwide recession hits, the demand is going to dry up. Free market economy at work.

 

[abyss_explorer]

How do you tell if copper is #1 copper or #2 copper?

My local scrap yard said they buy unstripped copper for 10 cents a pound and stripped copper for 90 cents a pound. According to everyones rates posted here it sounds like this scrap yard is trying to rip me off.

I live in Hawaii maybe that makes a difference.

Scott

 

[kittywitty]

I'll leave it to the more experienced to define difference between #1 and 2. In metro DC unstripped goes for .80/lb and bare brite goes for 2.40/pound as of last Saturday. Sounds like your prices are really low. And, aren't you closer to China?

PS, I'm native Hawaii, born in Kapiolani Hospital many years ago -- Dad is a retired navy submariner.

 

[Dosamigos]

#1.....#2... How do you know?

I started calling and asking. Where I live 14 guage and up is#1. Call and ask.

 

[abyss_explorer]

Hi Kittywitty, Thanks for the info. I think we are actually in the middle of no where. So everything we want to buy costs extra and everything we want to sell gets deducted by the shipping cost. lol

I am not orginally from Hawaii like you, but I did live on Oahu for 6 years and now on Kauai for 7 years. I love Kauai much more than Oahu but we pay the price to live in paridise.

Thanks for the info.

Dosamigos I will call and check. Thanks.

abyss

 

[gremlin1287]

Glad I found this when I did. The 12lbs. of unstripped coax scraps I have laying around will actually end up getting me more unstripped vs. stripping them down.

 

[wardon]

I have always used a pencil lead as a gauge smaller is #2 larger is #1 works for me. wardon

 

[traderoftreasures]

i get 1.10 a pound for wire with the insulation on it