OCtoolguy Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Puzzleguy said: They can pile up very quickly - I tend to save the fine # 3 blades -sometimes with a very soft piece of wood -the new blades cut too quickly and tear the grain - a worn blade cuts slower and believe it or not typically cuts cleaner ( thou slower -which is probably why their cleaner ) Most sizes like 5-9 are shot when they reach the end of their lives - they get put in a Large folgers can and go to the recycle center when its close to being full-so they dont hurt anybody . Wow! It would be interesting to know how many blades will fit in a large Folgers can. I'll bet thousands or maybe more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 My art department used thousands of #11 Xacto blades. They threw the dull ones in empty pop cans. A bare blace in a waste basket could raise havoc the a hand looking for something. Scroll Saw blades can do similar. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 so many good ideas. till now I will put a slightly used blade back with the new ones, anything else I toss in the waste box but now I will rethink how to handle used blades.. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 4:37 PM, Puzzleguy said: They can pile up very quickly - I tend to save the fine # 3 blades -sometimes with a very soft piece of wood -the new blades cut too quickly and tear the grain - a worn blade cuts slower and believe it or not typically cuts cleaner ( thou slower -which is probably why their cleaner ) Most sizes like 5-9 are shot when they reach the end of their lives - they get put in a Large folgers can and go to the recycle center when its close to being full-so they dont hurt anybody . I also put used blades in a large can.. Scrap metal prices are up right now in my area last I checked was about $175 a ton.. Not sure how many blades will equal a ton.. but I'm workin at it.. and figure by the time I get to that ton... those blades should be worth more than I paid for them GrampaJim, Rob and OCtoolguy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 8:26 PM, kmmcrafts said: I also put used blades in a large can.. Scrap metal prices are up right now in my area last I checked was about $175 a ton.. Not sure how many blades will equal a ton.. but I'm workin at it.. and figure by the time I get to that ton... those blades should be worth more than I paid for them My wife and I decided to try saving our plastic water bottles. We saved up a couple of bags of them and took them to the local super market parking lot where the recycler had their setup. First off, they told us that the caps had to be removed because they weren'' buy them. Second, after they weighed them they gave us a voucher for $1.67 good only at the market. We decided that life is too short to worry about saving bottles. Into the trash they go. The trash company can cull them out and recycle them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 I used to keep used blades separate from my new ones until I invested in my first Hawk. I kept enough blades in clamps, there weren't any need to keep used blades anymore. I do the same with my BM 26. Once I've worn out the blade in the clamp, it gets pitched in the trash & a new blade replaces it in the clamp ready for when it's needed. One of the many benefits of Hawk ownership.;) OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/17/2018 at 12:16 AM, wombatie said: Don't laugh but I have drinking straws in the tubes with the good blades. I make sure the straw is the right size and then I cover the bottom with making tape or painters tape, so that the blade will not fall out the bottom and if I need to keep it I pop in the straw until the next time I need that size blade. Marg Thanks Marg. Your system is terrific. I grabbed some extra straws the other evening when I ate at Wendy's. The straws work perfect! OCtoolguy and wombatie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: Thanks Marg. Your system is terrific. I grabbed some extra straws the other evening when I ate at Wendy's. The straws work perfect! Get those straws quickly before they become outlawed. The whackos are trying desperately to take off the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/28/2018 at 12:16 PM, Rockytime said: Thanks Marg. Your system is terrific. I grabbed some extra straws the other evening when I ate at Wendy's. The straws work perfect! Thanks Les I'm glad it works for you, I always thought I was an oddball doing it this way, guess I'm not. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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