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    Quote Originally Posted by injunjoe View Post
    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.
    I am just a college student that roams out twice a week....get a few lbs of wire, but mostly thin stuff in electronics or lamp/computer cords. Not worth it to me.....especially when the ratio is so low, I would actually be losing money on most of it.


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    The thin stuff from appliance cords isn't worth it in my opinion. It takes way too long for too little copper.
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