In this video, I explore the step-by-step process of creating my own copper wire stock from scrap materials. The tasks include wire scrapping, melting and sizing a copper ingot, rolling and thinning ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A new state law designed to combat copper theft will take effect Jan. 1, after a judge denied a request to suspend the law as part of an ongoing lawsuit. The ruling by Ramsey County District Judge ...