oops found a white guy in the wood pile

Originally Posted by olddude

there is a very good reasion carpenters and Santa Claus check every thing twice.

I compact my cop wire in to 5 gal buckets till I get close to 50 lbs per bucket. yes I know that is maybe a little on the eccentric side but hey thats just me. Any way today I was just getting ready to cap a bucket when a cloud moved and deep within the compacted strands, what catches my eye but a single glint of silvery white. yup you guessed it there was alum wire mixed in with my compacted copper. guess what I did all day ?

just a reminder , dont get in too big of a hurry, some yards are really pickey and looking for a reasion to turn that $150 bucket into a $50 bucket of Alu/copper.

So true. If I see a hint of ALU in that mixed box I am paying a lot less. It takes me hours to have my guys sort the entire box looking for anything else. While it is true that mistakes happen, my smelter customers think I walk on water, or at least they expect me to.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

I have a question on wires. Do you want the plugs cut off? I am talking about wall plugs, cord ends, electrical connectors, etc.

Will tape and zip ties get me a lower price? I have been tearing down harnesses from cars. Getting the plugs off and as much tape as I can, but if tape/ties doesn't matter I won't bother so I can move the load quicker.

If you are selling to me then I would prefer the plugs off. I pay about a nickle more for that. As for tape, my machines will just eat right through it. Each place will have their own policy depending on what type of machine they have and how much they want to work for the wire. For example, cutting the ends off allows me to save some labor.