Stripping scrap copper wire

blacksheep10 · Oct 21, 2011

Yes, its easier to ask here than to search google more. I see the $360 one, it looks good, but it is over 10 days out to process and we want this done stat. Has anyone built a drill powered machine? I'm needing about 3000' of copper all pretty sizable stipped. Time is very much of the essence

electrican · Oct 21, 2011

burn it with a little bit of disel to get it going. just do it late of a evening and off in the counteyr. When the fire is about all the way gone spray it off with water and they will still take it for #1 bright copper. That's the way I do it around here and they will take it for #1 bright red. you can clean off 1000# in about 30 minutes like that.

gomer pyle · Oct 21, 2011

electrican said:
burn it with a little bit of disel to get it going. just do it late of a evening and off in the counteyr. When the fire is about all the way gone spray it off with water and they will still take it for #1 bright copper. That's the way I do it around here and they will take it for #1 bright red. you can clean off 1000# in about 30 minutes like that.

x2 or find a mexican and give him a razor knife

wontwork · Oct 22, 2011

electrican said:
burn it with a little bit of disel to get it going. just do it late of a evening and off in the counteyr. When the fire is about all the way gone spray it off with water and they will still take it for #1 bright copper. That's the way I do it around here and they will take it for #1 bright red. you can clean off 1000# in about 30 minutes like that.

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This in a burn barrel. Stop at carwash for cleaning unless u have a pad to wash on.

blacksheep10 · Oct 22, 2011

Most places won't take burnt copper. EPA regs and stuff

Bronco Buster · Oct 22, 2011

Not sure where you are but all of the recyclers around here will take it burnt. As long as they didn't burn it they have broken no rules.

Bronco Buster · Oct 22, 2011

I did make a jig out of wood when I was recycling but I don't have a photo of it. Took 2 2x4's and drilled a hole (where the 2 come together half on each) the size of the wire cut a hole in one of them with a thin jig saw blade at the hole I drilled between them that a utility blade would fit in. Start The wire though the hole then take 2 c clamps and clap it blade side down to a table. Just pull the wire though it and it will be striped.

electrican · Oct 22, 2011

you can also take a good sharp butcher knife clamp the wire down in a vise and walk down the wire and strip it like that. yoou just have a heck of a mess to clean up when you get through.

mr. niceguy · Oct 23, 2011

I use to use the vise and butcher knife technique and it worked but sucks cleanin up a mess all the way out the shop and down the driveway

crawler nut · Oct 23, 2011

They wont take it burnt around here.

TBItoy · Oct 23, 2011

we burn it.

PSC takes it burnt here no problem, as long as it's burned clean.

I usually take a rake and toss it around while it's burning until it's completely clean.

electrican · Oct 23, 2011

what's it bringing around there now?

blacksheep10 · Oct 24, 2011

Where I'm at it dried from 320 to 250 in a couple weeks

electrican · Oct 24, 2011

It went from 3.95 to 3.20 in three days here just a little while back..

Budget YJ · Dec 19, 2011

Where I work it COST us THOUSANDS to replace all the **** that people steal and make $200 of off :****:

uke:

gomer pyle · Dec 19, 2011

this is what happens to copper theives

Copper Thieves

alrider · Dec 19, 2011

those two ****ers got what they deserved

electrican · Dec 20, 2011

you got that right can't stand a thief.

patooyee · Dec 20, 2011

I think those pics gets posted in just about every internet mention of the word copper.

J. J.

TacomaJD · Dec 20, 2011

Been wondering about this too. Friend of mine worked at a big sock mill for years and it closed down last year and he got all the wire that had the machines hardwired. He has an entire 5x8 trailer mounded over of this wire and they all are about 4 or 5 ft. sections and each section contains 4 individual wires encased in a black rubber housing looking like one big wire. All four of the individual wires are made of the thin strands instead of solid copper wire...sort of like speaker wire....so I don't think burning that would work, for fear of melting alot of the thin strands. And dammit, it would take a damn week to sit down and skin all them wires by hand.