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The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM · 1 min read
The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It — Wired, Los Angeles Technology news
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Copper prices are at record highs, but for TikTok creators, the real money may be in teaching others how to strip wire—and selling them the tools to do it.

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