work 40 hour job or strip #1 wire for the same time?

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Originally Posted by KC-SF

What's the outside measurements? (length, width, height)
How thick is the metal?

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I'm on no. 8 of my 1st 12 pk. tonight so i aint really sure right now. You can do it tho. I got faith in ya! Boards bout 6 ft. tall and prolly 5 n 3/4 in. wide. You take it from there. lol

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Originally Posted by skylinejackjr

I'm on no. 8 of my 1st 12 pk. tonight so i aint really sure right now.

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Cans or bottles? :)

I'm betting cans LOL

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Originally Posted by KC-SF

It’s not worth it

Do the math:

It’s best to prepare for the worst then to expect that you’ll always be doing your best.

Let’s say it’s a near worst case scenario:

Your goal is to earn $450.
You are buying insulated wire at $1.50 per lb.
The insulated wire nets a ratio of 65% copper.
The market is near bottoming out and is only paying $2.00 per lb. for #1 copper.
You are processing 14 gauge wires.

You will need to net 225 lbs. of bare copper wire to earn $450.
You will need to purchase 350 lbs. of insulated wire to net 227.5 lbs of bare copper (65% net).
350 lbs. of insulated wire @ $1.50 per lb. = $525 paid out by you.
You will end up with 122.5 lbs. of insulation that you paid $1.50 per lb. ($183.75)

14 gauge wire yields 80 feet of wire per 1 lb. of copper.
You will need to process 18,200 feet of wire.
(Based on a 8 hour work day & a 5 day work week)
You will need to process 455 feet of wire per hour.
You will need to process 7.59 feet of wire per minute.
(Based on the $2.00 per lb. market payout)
You will be earning $5.69 per hour.

Net result:
You are paying out $525 to get a return of $450.
I have a bridge for sale, want to buy it?

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And that right there is why its a good idea to run the numbers on any business plan.

I didn't realize the ratio of insulation vs copper was so high?!

skylinejack's calculations really seem to be rather convincing. It sounds as you might of caught a bad case of Copper Fever, I know for my self that I dont usually do my best thinking when I'm not feeling well...... No but seriously, I wouldnt quit your day job if all you could count on is that copper.

I wish you the best of luck whatever way you choose to do it.

Ooops, see what I mean by not thinking very well when I'm feeling a bit under the weather........ It was KC-SF that Done the very good job of Market Analysis of your CU proposition.

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Originally Posted by IronPirate

Cans or bottles? :)

I'm betting cans LOL

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Wrong! long neck bottles. Regular ol Bud heavy! lol

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Originally Posted by GreenTruckR

Ooops, see what I mean by not thinking very well when I'm feeling a bit under the weather........ It was KC-SF that Done the very good job of Market Analysis of your CU proposition.

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Sure was Kc. I aint that good. not tonite fer sure

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Originally Posted by skylinejackjr

Wrong! long neck bottles. Regular ol Bud heavy! lol

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Ya got me there!

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Originally Posted by copperhead

If you can get #1 insulated wire at $1.50 per pound, clean it then turn it back in for bare bright would it be better than working 40 hours per week at $9 an hour cash? I would be using a hand stripper for the first couple of months. I can also clean #2 copper as well. My girlfriend would also help a few hours each day but can't work for the job at $9. My overall goal is to make $450 per week. If I netted $.50 per pound I'd have to produce about 1000 of bare bright in a week.

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You can't put a number on it like that. You need to diversify.

heard about a guy that was stripping welding lead at work, he was getting about 50 pounds a day of bare bright copper off of the job site, they didnt find out till then end of the job when they came across the pile of insulation left behind, this was done at on utility company property by a contract employee

how much per week do most of you try to average making?In say a 40 hour week