Heavy cable... what do I have here?

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

Solid thick individual wires, thicker than a pencil lead, are #1 grade Copper.
Transformer type Welders are a great source of this. Old school tech, heavy & underpowered compaired to modern welders. Often they sell cheap at auctions because the seller paid good money for it once, but businsess wouldn't even think of buying one these days.
Same with ' Isolation transformers' a simple 240-240 v AC transformer ( or 110-110 depending on where you are, and the 240 volt ones here often have a 110 V AC output as well, handy sometimes)

Electrical wire made of many strands is called "Mill berry' . Since it's just had the protective ruber removed, there's near to no oxide on it. That makes it worth more, or #1 grade.
Old Welding cables are a great source of this.

How easy is it to strip the insulation off that wire? If it's hard it's probably best to sell as 'Insulated Copper wire'
There's different price grades depending on the Copper return.
If it's easy to strip, you could get a extra 50% in $ return for your extra effort. It's extra ca$h money in your pocket.
You can get a feed & put fuel in your vehicle on the way home, maybe buy some socks or flowers & still not touch the $ you would have got if you sold it as 'Insulated wire'.

Thanks, I doubt I'll take the time to strip the wire as I can't keep up with other things already. I'm thinking the PVC coated wire is still quite usable and comparing it with what they sell at Lowes, it's #6 ga wire. Somebody must be able to use this as wire instead of scrapping it! I need to talk to an electrician who might be able to tell me who could use it.