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Well Copperheads everywhere must be cheering today, POC breaking to new highs.
Nearly stepped on a copperhead once, good thing it was earlish morning and it was sluggish... I jumped like a gazelle mid stride!

I believe I should start digging out my scrap copper collection and get stripping again.... insulation that is!
Have a air conditioner I picked up about a year ago, someone chucking it out.
It's an old school in wall jobbie, and has 2 copper cored exchangers... I'm guessing that maybe their worth around $100

Also have a bunch of old heavy duty HV mains cable, the stuff that has petroleum jelly and paper wrap as insulation and the outside sheath is lead...yeehaa.

Last trip to the scrappies was around late 2006, early 2007 and bright shiny wire was around $9.50 per kilo.
I remember driving past Lucas Heights nuclear reactor area and saw someone had dumped an old car radiator, mostly copper it was.
Got $40 in scrap for the U turn to jump out and pick that up.... I reckon a radiator like that is probably worth $300 as a spare part now though, after a recore that is.
Anyway, enough of me reliving the dream...
60 year chart
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20year chart
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<blockquote data-quote="frugal.rock" data-source="post: 1111304" data-attributes="member: 78470">Well Copperheads everywhere must be cheering today, POC breaking to new highs. Nearly stepped on a copperhead once, good thing it was earlish morning and it was sluggish... I jumped like a gazelle mid stride!I believe I should start digging out my scrap copper collection and get stripping again.... insulation that is!Have a air conditioner I picked up about a year ago, someone chucking it out.It&#039;s an old school in wall jobbie, and has 2 copper cored exchangers... I&#039;m guessing that maybe their worth around $100Also have a bunch of old heavy duty HV mains cable, the stuff that has petroleum jelly and paper wrap as insulation and the outside sheath is lead...yeehaa.Last trip to the scrappies was around late 2006, early 2007 and bright shiny wire was around $9.50 per kilo.I remember driving past Lucas Heights nuclear reactor area and saw someone had dumped an old car radiator, mostly copper it was.Got $40 in scrap for the U turn to jump out and pick that up.... I reckon a radiator like that is probably worth $300 as a spare part now though, after a recore that is.Anyway, enough of me reliving the dream...60 year chart[ATTACH=full]119857[/ATTACH]20year chart[ATTACH=full]119858[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frugal.rock, post: 1111304, member: 78470"] Well Copperheads everywhere must be cheering today, POC breaking to new highs. Nearly stepped on a copperhead once, good thing it was earlish morning and it was sluggish... I jumped like a gazelle mid stride! I believe I should start digging out my scrap copper collection and get stripping again.... insulation that is! Have a air conditioner I picked up about a year ago, someone chucking it out. It's an old school in wall jobbie, and has 2 copper cored exchangers... I'm guessing that maybe their worth around $100 Also have a bunch of old heavy duty HV mains cable, the stuff that has petroleum jelly and paper wrap as insulation and the outside sheath is lead...yeehaa. Last trip to the scrappies was around late 2006, early 2007 and bright shiny wire was around $9.50 per kilo. I remember driving past Lucas Heights nuclear reactor area and saw someone had dumped an old car radiator, mostly copper it was. Got $40 in scrap for the U turn to jump out and pick that up.... I reckon a radiator like that is probably worth $300 as a spare part now though, after a recore that is. Anyway, enough of me reliving the dream... 60 year chart [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20210210-221427.png"]119857[/ATTACH] 20year chart [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20210210-220725.png"]119858[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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