My father in law is an electrician, but he nevers strip's his wire. SO I started stripping it for him and we would split the difference. I just wish he would be a good guy and give it to me...but that isn't going to happen. Thinking out loud here, I wonder if electricians would go for that? Most of the shops I know do not prepare there scrap because they have so much of it. Maybe offering to strip it and take it in, give them a little more then insulated, would intice them to give there wire or unprepared copper tubes, motor's..etc. Does anyone else do anything like that?