Comments on: Sharp Things Are Dangerous — Dispose Of Them Properly!

by: DEX

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:53:36 +0000

If you guys are going through blades pretty quickly, I’d be curious to know whether you’re using American-made blades from American steel or cheapo imports? I ask because I just switched to American-made blades (Master Mechanic brand) in my shop, because all my people were going through blades quicker than I wanted to pay to buy more. We’ll see if it makes a difference.

by: Ryan

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:52:50 +0000

I would make one of the user recommended canisters before I bought this doohickey. I do not go through blades very quickly so I either throw the blade directly into the dumpster or I hammer and embed it completely into a truss or scrap peice of lumber I know for a fact is not going to get sawn or nailed.

by: melvin

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:31:36 +0000

I store used blades in a clear 2L pop bottle. I cut a 1″ slot in the bottle near the top to drop the blades in. And then I screwed right thru the bottle and into the wall next to my first aid kit with a couple wood screws. I figure by the time I get the bottle filled up my kids can just pull it off the wall and then remove the screws.

by: ToolFreak

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:23:22 +0000

If you go through blades so fast that you have a need to store the used ones, simply keeping the old 5/25/50/100/200 pack plastic blade dispenser they come in works great. They make these for all types of blades, so putting the used ones in a dispenser lets you just mark it with a sharpie as “old”, then throw it in a can, or even the garbage.

by: Frank Townend

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:09:48 +0000

I’m with Benjamen on the prescription bottles. In most places they can’t be recycled because of the possibility of added chemicals to the water supply. I just make sure I color the bottle with a shot of fluorescent paint and keep them away from the medicines “in use”. Oh… I’ll add this must be the good thing about getting older; more prescriptions, more empty bottles.

by: PeterP

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:10:00 +0000

Seems like a good use for an empty Altoids tin, and maybe some safety orange spray paint.

by: MikeT

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:53:36 +0000

I fold a bit of tape over the whole thing, and that seems to work pretty well.

by: Benjamen Johnson

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:51:53 +0000

I just use old prescription bottles. The child proof caps prevent them from accidentally opening — or from curious little hands.