i was thinking of stripping some cat3 for the copper price instead of getting #3 insulated price what is it at now? has anyone ever dtripped cat 3 or ethernet cords? do you gain on the cat 3 or lose if you stripped it for bare copper? is there a easy way to stripp cat 3? my stripper only goes to 20-22 and cat 3 goes through the hole do i need a stripper that does 24awg any good cheap ones? i am currently using a exacto knife it takes a while to do. my yard does not take the ends from the ethernet cables do some yards take the ends? if i find a yard that takes tv boards will they also take the gold plated plug ends?