[JoshuaaT]

Is there anything I can do with this copper wire besides recycle it? Thank you. 

 

[jdkJake]

Perhaps some truly awesome speaker cables.

Seriously, is it solid or stranded? You could wire the mains to your house (or even your neighborhood) with that!

 

[jdkJake]

Oops, just saw it was solid. Sorry.

How flexible is it? That much must weigh quite a bit. Can you even lift it or is it on an industrial sized spool?

 

[JoshuaaT]

I have it off of the spool. It is pretty flexible. I also have some pieces that are sleeved and have 15 strands each cable. I can't lift all of it, but 20-35 ft. lengths are a lot easier to manage. I just want to try and make use of some of it before I recycle it. 

 

[elliot42]

You could sell all that copper for a decent amount of money at your local tip or similar, then use that to buy some more manageable wire

 

[jdkJake]

I have it off of the spool. It is pretty flexible. I also have some pieces that are sleeved and have 15 strands each cable. I can't lift all of it, but 20-35 ft. lengths are a lot easier to manage. I just want to try and make use of some of it before I recycle it. 

15 strands to make a 6 awg cable? I am confused.

Is it all multiple strand or are some solid pieces actually 6awg?

 

[JoshuaaT]

No, those cables have 15 strands. Sorry, the stranded cables are actually 10awg each. The other wire is 6 awg. All of it is solid, so I have 15 strand 10 awg and single 6 awg wire.

 

[Br777]

sell it.

 

[JoshuaaT]

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sell it.

I am. I just wanted to know if I could use any of it for something. 

 

[Pingupenguins]

copper is steap! sell high buy low! hold on to it for a little while longer and wait for copper to hike. you'll know when ppl start stealing copper pipes from plumber trucks and building water mains.

 

[jdkJake]

The 10awg would probably make good speaker cable. Not sure what you would do with the 6awg. Probably good for grounding wire. Perhaps a ground buss.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

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The 10awg would probably make good speaker cable...

Right, the 10 gauge would be perfect for speaker or power cable. The solid 6 gauge would be too thick and unmanageable for most audio uses imho.