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Offline Rapid Roger

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Just for information......
« on: December 17, 2012, 10:20:03 am »
 For information and ideas and to maybe help a few folks, I have a question to ask everyone.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR OLD SAW BLADES?

All of us have hundreds of bent, broken and burned blades and it just takes a few seconds to change out to a new blade and keep sawing but, what do you do with the worn out blade? They are very sharp and can easily poke or stab someone. The teeth aren't a real problem as they are very small but, the ends are like needles and will poke through almost any paper or plastic bag.
I have been putting the old, dangerous, blades in a one pound peanut can with a heavy plastic lid on it for over four years now and it is almost half full. (I also put my broken drill bits and other small metal , sharp things like razor blades, in it.)
My plan is, when it gets too full to put anymore blades in it is to take it to a local scrap yard and have them recycled. At the rate I'm going, in another four or five years, I'll have a can that weighs two pounds and scrap steel will be up to $2.00 a pound and I'll have money to buy more blades.  :D ;D ;D ;D

Rog
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Re: Just for information......
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 10:44:34 am »
Moderator, (Russ) please move this post to "Tutorials, Techniques and Tips".
I should have posted it there in the first place. Sorry about that.

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Re: Just for information......
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2012, 10:45:56 am »
Our community has a recycle program. I put mine in a tall tin can with a lid and every Friday I put them in the recycle bag with the other metal stuff. Last year our local trash collection agency saved enough by recycling that we got 4 months of Free Trash Service!

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Re: Just for information......
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2012, 05:52:02 pm »
We have a "SUPER" recycling service here too but, I worry about the lid popping off of the can and causing a dangerous mess for the people working there. I guess I could tape the lid on but still, some one has to open it up to see what is in the can. Think that I would rather "hand deliver" and explain in person, and let them decide how to handle the sharp stuff.

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Re: Just for information......
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 07:36:40 pm »
Never really thought about the blades before. I have a bin near where I sit and everything goes in there then when it's full I tie up the bag and pop it it the bin.

GB what a great community you live in, our Council NEVER give anything away for free.

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