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Cleaning burnt copper wire
I've got some burnt copper cable for scrap and want to get a good
price for it. I've been cleaning it with water from a hose while it's still hot and tried battery acid on it too. It finishes up clean, with that dull pinkish copper colour, but lots of the stuff I see at the scrap yard is bright and shiney. How do other sellers get it so clean and bright. Any ideas or am I being too fussy? AL |
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Cleaning burnt copper wire
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:47:36 -0700, Al M
wrote: I've got some burnt copper cable for scrap and want to get a good price for it. I've been cleaning it with water from a hose while it's still hot and tried battery acid on it too. It finishes up clean, with that dull pinkish copper colour, but lots of the stuff I see at the scrap yard is bright and shiney. How do other sellers get it so clean and bright. Any ideas or am I being too fussy? AL That reminds me I have an old HWC lying around and some copper pipe pieces . How much do they buy copper for now ? |
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Stuart B wrote:
That reminds me I have an old HWC lying around and some copper pipe pieces . Hmmm... How much copper wire is used in the field coils around the yoke of the average CRT television set? How much do they buy copper for now ? http://www.letsrecycle.com/prices/metalsPrices.jsp Non-ferrous scrap metal prices: £ per tonne on 11 Sept 2007 dry bright wire £3200 heavy copper £2800 No 2 copper wire £2500 braziery copper £2300 insulated copper cable 45% £900 -- Adrian C |
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Cleaning burnt copper wire
Al M wrote:
I've got some burnt copper cable for scrap and want to get a good price for it. I've been cleaning it with water from a hose while it's still hot and tried battery acid on it too. It finishes up clean, with that dull pinkish copper colour, but lots of the stuff I see at the scrap yard is bright and shiney. How do other sellers get it so clean and bright. Any ideas or am I being too fussy? When it is bright and shiny, it probably hasnt been burnt, but cut out.Time consuming, but the copper is in perfect condition when done that way. Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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Cleaning burnt copper wire
In article om, Al M
scribeth thus I've got some burnt copper cable for scrap and want to get a good price for it. I've been cleaning it with water from a hose while it's still hot and tried battery acid on it too. It finishes up clean, with that dull pinkish copper colour, but lots of the stuff I see at the scrap yard is bright and shiney. How do other sellers get it so clean and bright. Any ideas or am I being too fussy? AL No what you see there has been more likely than not been nicked!. Let them have it in its raw state..... -- Tony Sayer |
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Cleaning burnt copper wire
Al M wrote:
I've got some burnt copper cable for scrap and want to get a good price for it. I've been cleaning it with water from a hose while it's still hot and tried battery acid on it too. It finishes up clean, with that dull pinkish copper colour, but lots of the stuff I see at the scrap yard is bright and shiney. How do other sellers get it so clean and bright. Any ideas or am I being too fussy? The local refuse collection chappies do not burn the insulation off, what they do is use a knife to remove the first foot or so of insulation then tie/wrap the (bared) end to the steering wheel of their vans then they pull the wire out of its insulation sheath . They then sell the copper thus liberated. Along with the money made from cans and other bits of scrap they (well certain of them) have no need of wages -- 'S rioghal mo dhream Ciamar a tha sibh www.cheesesoup.myby.co.uk |
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