Stripping SWA - any quick methods

[gazdkw82]

iv got a large amount of 4 core 10mm SWA to Weigh in.

Iv never took copper to a waste site before to get weighed in.

Few questions

Do they take the steel armouring too?
Is it actually worth stripping?
Has anyone used brownhills before?
Is there any quick ways to strip? It's took me ages to strip about 60 metres

 

[Wilko]

Put a price on its head - someone here will want it soon enough

 

[gazdkw82]

good point pete. Ill look into that.

what about the 4C 25MM. I need that gone too and less likely someone is going to want that size cable

 

[Pete999]

good point pete. Ill look into that.

what about the 4C 25MM. I need that gone too and less likely someone is going to want that size cable

I would be surprised if ant scrap dealer didn't have an outlet for that amount of SWA, weigh together what they offer you as is, against the time and effort it going to take to strip it

 

[gazdkw82]

So basically load the car up and take
It over there and see what they offer as is? Then ask what they would offer stripped?

 

[Pete999]

So basically load the car up and take
It over there and see what they offer as is? Then ask what they would offer stripped?

Yes you could do that. you just have to justify the time and effort it would cost you in stripping the outer cover, the armour and the insulation to produce bright copper.
Advertise the cable in the for sale area you might be presently surprised, remember a lot of these scrap dealers send unstripped large cable to a third party for stripping,or a electrical contractor who might be interested, another thing to think about is the Police, that amount of SWA might ring a few bells, I'm not saying it's iffy cable, but you know how paranoid the Police are.

 

[gazdkw82]

Well I must admit it was more effort than I thought. It took me over an hour to strip about 60 feet of the 25mm cable

 

[Squid]

Get a better paying job so you don't have to sell scrap to supplement your income ;o)))))

 

[Pete999]

Get a better paying job so you don't have to sell scrap to supplement your income ;o)))))

Blimey you're a barrel of fun, never saved the scrap yourself have you.

 

[gazdkw82]

Get a better paying job so you don't have to sell scrap to supplement your income ;o)))))

Helpful. Thanks

 

[Squid]

Blimey you're a barrel of fun, never saved the scrap yourself have you.

Nah, I give all my scrap and crap from the house to the disabled bloke in the flats opposite my house, to either scrap or sell at a car boot sales so that he can supplement his income, he does favours for me if I need rubbish shifting.

 

[Rocboni]

I built a machine to strip my scrap, cost £30 for the motor the rest was free, 0.25kw motor run through an VFD, so low cost to run.

 

[vjsmarwick]

Mmm why no sell any decent lengths of swa on here I am sure there would be some sparks that would make use of it and both yourself and the buyer could maybe get a better deal ?

 

[gazdkw82]

Is there a specific sales section?

 

[Pete999]

Is there a specific sales section?

Yep Got Forums and scroll down it's there I just checked

 

[dsmilne]

Yep Got Forums and scroll down it's there I just checked

I'd buy it, no worries.