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Title: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Ty Marcucci on May 12, 2019, 05:38:01 PM
 LL~
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: RknRusty on May 12, 2019, 05:47:09 PM
...So, never toss all that junk,you will use it. LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Ty, that actually made me laugh out loud. What a relief, I'll stop thinking about thinning my junk out.
Rusty
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Dan McEntee on May 12, 2019, 08:37:30 PM
  For those that never experienced 35mm SLR cameras and had a chance to accumulate a stash of film canisters, I wonder what they put small stuff in to store in their flight boxes??  Digital is cool, but film did have a small side benefit!
   Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Roger Vizioli on May 12, 2019, 08:51:22 PM
Ty,
thx. I needed a good reason to delay cleaning out my junk boxES!

Roger
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: john e. holliday on May 12, 2019, 10:17:05 PM
Dan, the old DOC used to use the film canasters, but now the real doctor has me on pills.  Guess I'm a druggy now.   But the pill bottles come in two sizes so far and that is where all my small parts are going. D>K
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Howard Rush on May 12, 2019, 11:58:22 PM
Childproof caps on the pill bottles have me stymied, so I’m sticking with the film cans.
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Tom Vieira on May 13, 2019, 05:53:59 AM
35mm film canisters also make AWESOME "poor man cheshire" tools for telescopes!  drill a 2mm hole in the bottom (which is always conveniently marked because of the molding process), and voila!  easy Newtonian basic setup!
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: Jim Mynes on May 13, 2019, 07:29:03 AM
I bought a bag of #9 lead shot and filled up just about a gazillion 35mm film cans with it. They make dandy weights for holding parts down while the glue dries. After dropping one, I taped the lids on securely.
I also put some of the shot into small zip lock bags to make weights that conform to curved shapes.
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: john e. holliday on May 13, 2019, 04:35:03 PM
Childproof caps on the pill bottles have me stymied, so I’m sticking with the film cans.

The new lids are easier for me than the older ones. D>K
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: john e. holliday on May 14, 2019, 10:02:12 AM
As long as you don't twist it too tight.  Never noticed until I tried it.  Had to have the wife open it for me, so it stays the regular way. n~
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: FLOYD CARTER on May 14, 2019, 05:58:37 PM
I built drawers into my workbench.  One large drawer, 15" wide and 10" deep has only sandpaper.  I tend to not toss out used sandpaper, because it's still good!  Amazing how much accumulates!  I discovered I had at least 10 pieces of 220 grit, mostly used.  After tossing out some of the smaller pieces, the drawer is now sort of organized.
Title: Re: Ever go to your"junk" drawer and start to toss stuff???
Post by: RknRusty on May 14, 2019, 07:57:21 PM
As long as you don't twist it too tight.  Never noticed until I tried it.  Had to have the wife open it for me, so it stays the regular way. n~
Doc, the plastic deforms and locks the threads(poor design, I think) when you grab and twist on those upside-down type caps. Pinch the upright rim while grasping the brown bottle and it'll spin right off, even when tight.

Hey, if the Special Olympics ever has a pill swallowing team, I might qualify, Lol.
Rusty