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Default Copper Wire laying around

NeoGeo wrote:

Any cheap and easy ways to take the plastic off of wire that has not ben
stripped yet? it is all wound up and in small and large pieces. IE, it
is not easy to do by hand.





Igor's right. The scrap value of copper is very high right now, and as
world
copper prices ease off, the scrap value will be coming down. Sell it now.

Grant

Ignoramus9283 wrote:
sell it for scrap.

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On 2008-08-25, neogeo wrote:

I have entire boxes full of copper wire that has been stripped from
standard 14/2 UF cables. I also have even more scrap wire that can
be stripped.

Anyone have any good ideas on what to do with this? Should I melt
it and mold it (is that an option), should I use it as is? Any
ideas would be great.



Fire works well. Burning PVC is frowned upon in some circles,
but if you don't breathe in the phosgene, or if you have moisture,
the HCl...
/m