Wire stripper machine

[Speleo]

Looking to buy a fairly inexpensive stripping machine for a demo project at work.

We are in the process of replacing all of out old florescent lights at work. We are recycling all the light fixtures, ballasts, and all associated wire. Scrap wire is worth so much more stripped.

Anyone have any experience using a bench mounted stripper for scrap recycling?

Thanks,

Bruce

 

[organ]

The good ones are not inexpensive...

 

[signcrafter]

There was a post on here about scrapping and the guy made his own. It was pretty simple. A block of steel with some different sized holes drilled in it for different size wires and then a blade of some sort. I'll see if I can find it.

Here it is, http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225298&highlight=scrap+wire+stripper&showall=1

 

[PFSard]

If you need more ideas from elsewhere, people on this forum may provide what you need :

Scrap Metal Forum
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/

 

[srmofo]

My scrap yard won't accept ballasts. Might want to look into that before wasting too much time on them

 

[Thumper68]

There was a post on here about scrapping and the guy made his own. It was pretty simple. A block of steel with some different sized holes drilled in it for different size wires and then a blade of some sort. I'll see if I can find it.

Here it is, http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225298&highlight=scrap+wire+stripper&showall=1

I have stripped 1000's of feet of wire with this since I built it works way better than I thought it would.

 

[Danglerb]

Ballasts often have nasty stuff in them CFC, so may need to go to hazmat disposal.