smsales
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i am looking for something easy to strip a bunch of wire that i have laying around. Im looking for a Manual Wire Stripping Machine for Recycling. Anyone have an ideas?
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LED said:I have this bad boy. Unpowered but works! Amazon.com: WL-100 Manual Wire Stripping Machine Copper Stripper for Recycling: Home Improvement
Support Services said:Check out youtube they have several vidio's of homemade wire stripers.
Respondcode3 said:Do it Ghetto style.. 55 gal Drum and gasoline!
Ipuvaepe said:desk/table mounted vice (or otherwise secured to the ground) and a utility knife blade. Fix the blade vertically at a 45° angle or so and adjust the vice so the distance between the blade and the other end of the vice is exactly the width of the wire plus the thickness of the insulation (or a little more than that for good measure), and then just pull the wire through and when you're done peel the insulation off. I wouldn't do it with more than 100ft or so, as it'll be less time and energy efficient than building/buying a full on mechanical wire stripper.
Oh and if it gets stuck or too hard to pull, don't just keep pulling or the blade might snap and hit you in the eye or something, cheap shit.
NPS Ranger said:Beat me to it! If it works for copper thieves, it'll work for you too.
smsales said:i just order this thing. i have 14 days to return it if i dont like it. well give it a shot and see what happens. thats just it, you do installs and have cut off, you can really use it for anything, so im going to get some money back out of it. ill let ya know after i use it.
thanks for the info...if i may ask, how much for that stripper you posted?
Hahahahaha! I could only imagine.smsales said:i tried the homemade stripper. didnt work very well.
smsales said:works well for braided wire too? i saw that one, but hate buying stuff online before seeing it.