samiam1017
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any body have any tips on stripping wire to scrap i hads my house rewired and now have a huge pile of old wire that i would like to scrap but need to strip thanks for any tips
Hello SamIAm:
The Environmental Protection Agency frowns on burning wire insulation, tires and the like. It gives off hazardous smoke.
Glenn
I was at Home Depot today and noticed in their electrical section, a wire stripping tool designed to cut down the length of the wire. Opposite the blade is a V groove to hold and center the wire. This tool might be what you need.
The county that I live in here in MI requires a permit to scrap/recycle copper. Too many homes are being gutted of pipe and wire. Therefore, your remoldeling and/or building permit is required to cash in. In the next county over, no permit is required but, they won't take items of a commercial/industrial nature unless your a licensed professional. People are stealing copper piping (think of all those empty homes due to the economy), copper wire, A/C condensing coils, aluminum siding and garage doors.
What county are you in? In Wayne county some guys died trying to steal LIVE wiring.
any body have any tips on stripping wire to scrap i had my house rewired and now have a huge pile of old wire that i would like to scrap but need to strip thanks for any tips
Not the best advice. This is never a good idea. Some places will not even take it if it is burned.Burn it off.
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