BrianZ06 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I have a nice pile of electrical house wires after cleaning up my house wiring. I got rid of a lot of dead wires from old exsisting base board heaters and some heavy 220 furnance wires. I dont know if its worth making the trip to a place that buys this stuff and where and what is it going for since its not bare copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I scraped copper back when I was doing electrical work professionally, and dirty copper really isn't worth it IMHO. All cleaned of insulation it just depends on what prices are at nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 its worth it if you have a little bit of weight. call Research Alloys they have the best prices Ive found and seem honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Bird Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 its going for about 2.35 a pound and like i think 1.90 a pound for unclean if u dont take it it up i could take it off your hards for ya another thing u could do it just burn it all down to copper if u wanted to clean it i take piles and just put gas on them and they take it just fine like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Bird Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 around how much wire do u have like total and how big is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 ace iron paid me 1.35 a pound for insulated copper wire a week ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianZ06 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Not finished with the job yet so I dont know for sure how much I will have. Will find out in a week or so if it will be enough to make it worth the trip. If not I will give it to someone who is collecting it up. I remember a place in Delaware that takes scrap metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshymkiw83 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 ace iron paid me 1.35 a pound for insulated copper wire a week ago I always use Ace Iron. We moved Data Centers for work and scored about 5k from from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Not finished with the job yet so I dont know for sure how much I will have. Will find out in a week or so if it will be enough to make it worth the trip. If not I will give it to someone who is collecting it up. I remember a place in Delaware that takes scrap metal. If it's not worth your time, let me know and I'll take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Bird Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Not finished with the job yet so I dont know for sure how much I will have. Will find out in a week or so if it will be enough to make it worth the trip. If not I will give it to someone who is collecting it up. I remember a place in Delaware that takes scrap metal. alright man man just let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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