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    Quote Originally Posted by Rusty Nuts View Post
    Technically, i think the margin stays the same, but the gross increases.



    I'd SWAG, that 10 pounds
    unstripped is $13.50 (1.35 for insulated)
    and stripped is worth $14.52 (#2 copper @ $2.20)

    If you can do 10 pounds in an hour it looks promising.
    You are figuring #2 @ $2.20, at that rate it would not be worth the effort, but @$3.50 a pound we get profit.

    We take 10 pounds of insulated wire @ 1.35 = #13.50

    Now we take insulated wire and clean it. Ending up with 6.66 pounds of #2 copper.
    6.66 pounds of #2 @ $3.50 = $23.31
    A profit of $9.81. Stripping by hand my not be worth the effort, but with enough wire and a machine, it is a different story.

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