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starwarsgeek171
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/11/2008 : 18:06:16
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Is the lighter copper found in common wires a better grade than the darker wire coiled around the magnets? Sorry, I'm new to this.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/11/2008 : 19:54:25
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As long as it is clean it should fetch #1 prices. It does here.
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I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks. |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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 Posted - 05/12/2008 : 02:40:01
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"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1848 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2008 : 06:19:47
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Not sure about that. Around here, clean copper is clean copper. I could be getting ripped off, but then again, I don't come across as much of that, (red and silver colored). I've found some red looking copper wire that was actually aluminum....
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I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks. |
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El Dee
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 05/12/2008 : 09:02:50
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Originally posted by fiatboy
What about the red- and silver-colored copper?
It's the color of the varnish. Scrape it and it looks like normal copper. |
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USNavySubSailor
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 05/13/2008 : 00:20:17
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| I'm pretty sure that they first grade it by size (16 and higher is #1 Bright). If it meets the size requirement, but is dirty, has been burned, painted, coated, etc, it's just #1, which is a few cents less than #1 bright. Anything smaller is #2, which is about 20 cents less a pound. If it has varnish and is big enough, it's #1, if it's small, then it's #2. No need to scrape off the varnish, just take it in like it is. |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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Posted - 05/13/2008 : 02:19:48
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Thanks! 
Now I have a better understanding of the big wads of copper wire I've been saving. |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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starwarsgeek171
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2008 : 09:47:58
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Saul Mine
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 05/24/2008 : 01:06:33
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Originally posted by fiatboy
What about the red- and silver-colored copper?
Quite often wires will be plated with tin, especially in a two conductor cable. That is so they can tell one conductor from the other. That shouldn't affect the value as long as it's copper inside the plating. |
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USNavySubSailor
Penny Pincher Member
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2008 : 13:19:15
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Originally posted by starwarsgeek171
Thanks ElDee and US Navy. Very helpful. This scrapping is fun!
No problem. I think it's fun also. Finally a hobby that I can actually make money with! And you don't have to be good at it either. You can actually suck at this and still make some money. I'm in the navy, so only work with other sailors. For some reason, I can't get any of them to help me out, partner up, etc with this. I hear nothing but complaints about the economy, bills, the price of gas, etc, but I can't get anyone to help me make some easy money. With a couple people, a truck, the right tools, etc, we could make a killing. I'd even be willing to say that we could make more money doing this than what we get in our Navy paychecks. |
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cakesea
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 11/27/2008 : 17:44:05
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the yard i go to will only accept the tin coated wire as copper bearing scrap in others words only worth 22 cents/ lb i was wondering if you burnt the wire will the tin melt off and are there any poisonous fumes with tin that i should be wearing a respirator when doing it
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Kurr
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 11/28/2008 : 09:35:08
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| Navy brass is high bucks because of it's purity. If you aren't one and have any around get in with the machinists. Also that "red copper" is probably red brass. |
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Copper Colors?
