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BSer

12-17-2005 17:00:09

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I have a chance to get a LOT of insulated aluminum wire.Stripping by hand is slow and could be dangerous. does anyone have or know of a machine that could speed it up? I cn"t buy a new machine because my source may dry up.

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Leland

12-18-2005 22:45:53

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to BSer, 12-17-2005 17:00:09

I have saw guys cut a old tank in 1/2 start a roaring fire and throw the alum inthere and the melted alum would run out the bottom thru a small hole and they let it run into large pie pans and made ingonts .

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BSer

12-18-2005 03:28:38

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to BSer, 12-17-2005 17:00:09

I don't want to urn it. It's worth $.05 per pound more unburnt;and the insulatin is worth $.15 per pound. The tool posted is exactly what I need. Thanks guys!!!

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big jt

12-17-2005 23:40:05

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to BSer, 12-17-2005 17:00:09

Find a scrapper with a smelter. You will probably need to do a "in kind" share type of thing but will be worth it. Ingots bring a lot more than bare wire.

Also overhead triplex has steel in it. Smelting is the easy way to separate.

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Dixieland

12-17-2005 18:50:09

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to BSer, 12-17-2005 17:00:09

You might give this wire stripper a try.

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Drill

12-18-2005 09:32:55

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to Dixieland, 12-17-2005 18:50:09

Looks like a real handy machine, Dixieland, but a little pricey. I burn off most of the copper wire I have, but like it was mentioned, aluminum wire has a tendancy to melt. Copper prices have really gone up lately, but it is hard to find any, everyone is holding on to it.

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doogdoog

12-18-2005 12:32:00

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to Drill, 12-18-2005 09:32:55

Aloha, I hope I am not the cause by hoarding pennies! LOL

Mahalo,
doogdoog

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Erran

12-17-2005 17:20:04

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to BSer, 12-17-2005 17:00:09

Burn it off. We do that all the time.

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Tim B from MA

12-17-2005 20:37:54

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to Erran, 12-17-2005 17:20:04

If you burned aluminum wire, wouldn't you end up with a puddle of aluminum mixed with ash and unburned pieces of insulation?

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steveormary

12-17-2005 20:56:38

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Re: stripping insulation from scrap wire in reply to Tim B from MA, 12-17-2005 20:37:54

Probably not. Go ahead and burn it off.

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