Abstract: A method and apparatus for armature stripping of wire from an electric motor armature having a shaft, a core including slots for winding wire therein and a commutator to effectively, efficiently and inexpensively salvage and recycle the armature is disclosed. The method includes the step of rotating the armature on its shaft on a carrier while simultaneously cutting the wound wire between the commutator and core a given depth with a rotating circular saw so that the combined steps of rotating the armature and cutting with a circular saw cuts all wires of the armature so that the wire may be easily removed from one end of the armature. The apparatus features a frame, a rotating circular saw and a guided carrier for loading and unloading a plurality of armatures on the carrier in a side-by-side relationship and rotatable thereon. The carrier is manually guided across the rotating circular saw so that the circular saw cuts the wound wire between the core and commutator a given depth.