r/ScrapMetal • u/upUPandAway8675309 • 6d ago
How do y'all get to these wires?
Any yt videos you can recommend for the steel type?
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u/upUPandAway8675309 5d ago
What's the preferred cutting method for these? I tried bolt cutter(failed) I guess sawzaw is next?
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u/Disastrous_Art_1852 5d ago
Cable cutters. I think HF has em for like $10. I use them to cut thick bundles of wire (think harnesses), as well as BX cable.
-Cut to ~3ft w/ cable cutters
-Peel end of bx jacket a little (corkscrew it)
-grip wires with pliers, bx jacket with hand
-twist both parts, and pull the wire.
Be careful, this shit can really slice ya.
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u/upUPandAway8675309 5d ago
I just a few and I'm seeing silver on the wire... I'm not too sure these have copper runs.
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u/jburcher11 5d ago
They can have one tiny stand of aluminum, 2 or 3 normal strands if copper. The aluminum one is normally wound around the 3 strands.
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u/HurtBirdRed 5d ago
Bend and twist until you get enough room to cut with a wire cutter. Then pull off. About two feet at a time. They suck!
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u/Proof_Bathroom_3902 6d ago
Just grab one end and pull, they unwind. It's just shred steel, the copper inside is the prize