Just curious, does anyone...

[pepperpump]

know the rough going price of unstripped and stripped wire. I have about 100 pounds and am debating in making a trip or holding on to it for a little longer. What do you all think?
Pepperpump

 

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[davest]

I'm hanging on to mine until I can get some free time to take it to the scrap yard. I have no idea what prices are like right now.

 

[Ghondi]

Last time I went I was getting $0.50 unstripped, and $3.10 stripped.

That was over 3 months ago though...and I was getting screwed on the unstripped.

 

[Dosamigos]

.50 unstripped, 2.95 stripped #1,

Was 3.15 per pound stripped a couple weeks ago. Don't know why it went down as al has gone up.

Gonzo, I have some unstripped that has like this rubber coating and then some kind of braided steel mesh and then has about ten twisted individually coated and steel enmeshed fine lines of #2. Have yet to figure out an efficient stripping method. About to say uncle and take the .50.

 

[davest]

dos, that sounds like co axial, the stuff for cable use or possibly computers. Sometimes you gotta weigh up the work to value ratio.

 

[Dosamigos]

Co axial. Thank you sir. I was thinking about hanging myself with it. It's going is as is.

 

[Dosamigos]

!

Whoa hoss. I came across about 30 ft. of that coax today. Started stripping and hit the mesh stuff.
I instantly thought "throw it in the unstripped pile ". I played with it a while without any luck. Took a smoke break and came back to fight the devil.
Ok, bingo! Cut the wire mesh until it was loose and then slide it off just like snakeskin.
Just saying..........

 

[Rumblebelly]

Pepperpump,

I go for the fast money and do not strip it. I got .70 per pound back on 03/29/08 and .60 on 02/02/08
I have about another 100 pounds that will probably go next weekend.

I would strip it, but I have 4 crates of other items to strip down.

Good luck
rumblebelly

 

[TJ2662]

I'm getting 1.10/lb for unstripped wire, (cords, wiring, etc)....... 60 cents/lb for low voltage (telephone wiring, cat 5, computer wiring, etc)..

TJ