The Most Common Copper Wires for Scrapping 

It's so refreshing to see the owner involved in his yard the videos do you produce and make in the weekly scrap reports are awesome keep up the good work

I have two - four 10 to 25 gallon totes that I use specifically #1 and/or #2 insulated copper wires. I usually take those off once a year, along with the hoard of aluminum cans and other copper, aluminum, and nonferrous that I will/might have.

Just wanted to say your channel is great; thanks for the easy to understand content for beginners. I live in a condo complex and often have access to appliance cords and also cans. Started saving some just to melt for fun.

All those plugs ends are brass. With a vice and pliers I pull all that brass out it adds up. My town does clean up days 2 times a year. Last year I collected 178 pounds of cord and got a dollar a pound. The plug ends added up to about 15 to 20 pounds of clean brass.

I'd certainly strip #8 wire

So i have a question about really thin wire, i have a bunch of 18 and 22 gauge wires that i get from work basically endlessly and i have been sorting them separately but don’t know if it’s worth it and was thinking about dumping all of it into a trash can to get more space. I have a separate bucket for pieces that have electrical tape on them as well that I believe they are worth less because of the tape. If you can explain that stuff either in a comment or a video that would help me and a few low voltage electric contractors

Do the thin coloured wires have to be in a separate bin, or can you keep your no.2 appliance wire and those thin coloured wires together? Does this affect the payout?

In my opinion You have to realize that stripping wire it's like a 5 phase process let's use a stove for an example Phase one remove wire harness and other wires from stove Phase 2 remove all plugs and connectors from wires also tape and bonded clip that holds clumps of wire together Phase 3 run all wire through stripping machine Phase 4 pull all wire out of plastic and cloth jackets separate as one or two copper Phase 5 and the best part of it all is going to the scrap yard and collecting your money Just like people have said steal is the meal in my opinion copper is Poor Man's gold Thank you Tom for all your helpful hints also I'd like to see you do something on building your own homemade scrapping equipment I have a few things that might be interesting to scrappers🤠

Is the white Romex wire that you run through walls to plug outlets Bare Bright when stripped down? Was trying to figure out if it is 16 gage or not? Please help and thank you. New scrapper here

could you do a video like this for steel ? i have a lot of variants and unsure how to sort

What’s the difference between THHN and “rainbow wire” or are they the same thing? Also does it matter if the copper is solid or strands?

I have a ton of wire and it’s all brand new . And I don’t know if I should seperate it or how . And is all roofing copper light copper even if it’s brand new ?

What do scrap yards consider solid mig welding wire?

Stripped equal number one vs uncleaned number 3

Hi hello sir how much parsantage of copper car wireing wire please reply

Cutting wire now!

.45 cents a pound for steel BX. 2.45 a pound for thhn. Why wouldn’t break it apart . All you have to do is twist the metal parts and the wire pulls right out

why not strip the 85 and 70% wire?

I strip it all, If it's too small to strip, I burn it.😅

I don't get it. Stripped copper always pays more. 16ga or thicker is bare bright. Some say 14ga. Let me guess, you don't recommend break8ng down motors either

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Are u saying don't strip Beacause you don't want us to make money.cuz dirty copper is worth less. bare is worth more. Now its like 5.16 a lb in canada.ont anyway. if too thin, yes don't bother. But bare is DEF WORTH MORE THAN coated copper. If u have the time, strip it. Ut all ADDS UP EVENTUALLY!😊😊😊😊

Am I the only one that got the impression that stripping any wire is not encouraged. What is the point of wire strippers if scrapyards don’t encourage it nor pay more for it? Dumb