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Burning wire vs stripping wire?

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    Is it reallyworth it to burn/ strip INS off the wire? here we are getting $3 for copper, $2.50 for ins... so over 100lbs would net you $50 more... If you loose about 20% when burning you have $240 now instead of the $250 if you would have turned it in whole. And for $50 dollars I am not going to strip 100lbs of wire. IDK how fast you guys can strip but my hourly wage for stripping wire would be like .65, which is definately not worth it....

    In the long run you get more for just turning it in insulated, at least that is the case here


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