E-waste Pics

Originally Posted by JJinLV

Local insulated wire prices here are so low that I actually ship out most of my wire too! For example degassing cable here is graded as "50% insulated" and goes for about 75¢/lb...

Ouch! I strip all of mine.
I find it easy to cut thru the 2nd layer of tape covering the connection, pull the short bit of two insulated wires out and snip both the plug and soldered ends off.
Then cut the insulation away for about a inch and then pull out some of the wires and keep pulling them so they slice thru the insulation.
And then do that for the whole length and I get a good size ball of Copper #2, add that to what I get off the ray gun and I'm happy.
There's always a couple of Copper wire coils on the boards as well.