I'm trying to find a use for 100+ of these.
They came off of some machined tubes and have a 6" ID, 1 3/4" tall, and about 1/8" thick. They are fairly rigid plastic, LDPE. I have a garage organization problem right now (by problem I mean it isn't happening) and I feel like these should have an organizational use. Maybe just screwed to the wall to hold parts or just small parts trays. Being shallow doesn't help but one could probably hold about 30lbs with just a screw and washer holding it to a board.
Other uses? Hats? Dog bowl?
Throw them in the garbage. I guarantee you will subsequently find the ideal use within about 48 hours.
Parts holders for nuts, bolts, etc. when you take stuff apart.
Dr. Hess wrote:
Parts holders for nuts, bolts, etc. when you take stuff apart.
This, and sell 'em on Ebay for $5+ ea.
In reply to Furious_E:
I've actually thrown out about 500 of these and still haven't come up with anything.
fasted58 wrote:
Dr. Hess wrote:
Parts holders for nuts, bolts, etc. when you take stuff apart.
This, and sell 'em on Ebay for $5+ ea.
Glue a cheap magnet to the bottom. Make up a mad y0 tite label, like Car Hoons Parts. Five bucks easy.
Dr. Hess wrote:
fasted58 wrote:
Dr. Hess wrote:
Parts holders for nuts, bolts, etc. when you take stuff apart.
This, and sell 'em on Ebay for $5+ ea.
Glue a cheap magnet to the bottom. Make up a mad y0 tite label, like Car Hoons Parts. Five bucks easy.
Neodymium disk ones are cheap
McTinkerson wrote:
Dr. Hess wrote:
fasted58 wrote:
Dr. Hess wrote:
Parts holders for nuts, bolts, etc. when you take stuff apart.
This, and sell 'em on Ebay for $5+ ea.
Glue a cheap magnet to the bottom. Make up a mad y0 tite label, like Car Hoons Parts. Five bucks easy.
Neodymium disk ones are cheap
Those magnets are much cheaper than expected. I would try that on a few to keep in the garage.
SVreX
MegaDork
2/1/17 5:31 p.m.
In reply to ThingWithWheels:
I'm pretty sure your garage organizational problem starts with the fact that you just can't bear to throw E36 M3 like this away. 
Keep 10 for parts trays, put the rest in the recycling bin.
Maybe donate them to a rec center craft program?
SVreX wrote:
In reply to ThingWithWheels:
I'm pretty sure your garage organizational problem starts with the fact that you just can't bear to throw E36 M3 like this away.
Whoa whoa whoa. One problem at a time....but also yes.
They would work well as coasters to protect the fine-finished wood surfaces in your garage. Set a cold, frosty can or bottle right in it and not have a worry about water marks.
Combined with 6" cardboard tubes, they seem like you could make storage containers of any size.
With clear acrylic tubes, you could even see what you are storing.
You could attach 6-8 to a circular support, then stack a few to make one of these:
1988RedT2 wrote:
They would work well as coasters to protect the fine-finished wood surfaces in your garage. Set a cold, frosty can or bottle right in it and not have a worry about water marks.
you must have a very different garage than I do ;) do you let your wife out there?
Grtechguy wrote:
1988RedT2 wrote:
They would work well as coasters to protect the fine-finished wood surfaces in your garage. Set a cold, frosty can or bottle right in it and not have a worry about water marks.
you must have a very different garage than I do ;) do you let your wife out there?
No, I was joking. There isn't a "fine-finished" wood surface anywhere in sight. My garage is a mess!
Screw as many as you can fit to the bottom of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Flip the plywood over. Run a small piece of tubing to each one connected a compressor or blower. Mount a large fan and seat on top of the plywood. You got yourself a hovercraft. Or maybe it wont work. I don't know, I'm not an engineer. But a grassroots hovercraft would be sweet.
how about calling the place you got those machined tubes from and seeing if they would buy them from you for 1/2 the cost of new.
Rusnak_322 wrote:
how about calling the place you got those machined tubes from and seeing if they would buy them from you for 1/2 the cost of new.
+1. I know a business here that does nothing but sell used oil pipe protectors back to oil pipe companies. They make some pretty good money.
gearheadmb wrote:
Screw as many as you can fit to the bottom of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Flip the plywood over. Run a small piece of tubing to each one connected a compressor or blower. Mount a large fan and seat on top of the plywood. You got yourself a hovercraft. Or maybe it wont work. I don't know, I'm not an engineer. But a grassroots hovercraft would be sweet.
Something flexible works better, take some heavy poly sheeting or a cheap tarp, wrap it kinda loosely around a piece of plywood and staple or duct tape it down at the edge of the plywood, hold down the middle few inches down with some scrap wood or whatever, cut some air holes in the sheet near the center, connect shop vac or leaf blower to a hole in the plywood and see if it will lift your car.
patgizz
UltimaDork
2/3/17 6:53 a.m.
insert into recycle bin. Have more room in garage for things that actually serve a purpose
1988RedT2 wrote:
They would work well as coasters to protect the fine-finished wood surfaces in your garage. Set a cold, frosty can or bottle right in it and not have a worry about water marks.
Fill it half full with water and freeze it. Ice coasters.
In reply to pinchvalve:
I like this idea. I actually have one of these rotary bins now but it's about 4 feet in diameter and takes up too much space, need to get rid of it. This could be a useful replacement. There are some carbon fiber tubes in my garage I can't find a use for and this would be perfect. Maybe drill a couple holes in each one and use a hose clamp to hold them to the tubes.
