03-30-2012, 08:13 AM
Does anyone else do this? I know that banks are only $1, and often Phil will just toss one in your order when you order blades. I PIF the white banks when I get someone started with a kit, but I always mention that these are super easy to make. In a decade, when it is full, you just pound the top with a hammer to close the slot.
03-30-2012, 08:19 AM
My medicine cabinet actually has a slot in the back for used blades even though the house was built (1989) long after most people had given up on traditional shaving. I do not use this slot though...I use the white blade banks. I get about 16 months out of each bank. The soup can would probably last a decade.
03-30-2012, 10:47 AM
Here's what I've done...
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Quote:Safety first (2 young sons in the house), I sealed the lids shut with "5 Minute Epoxy" (picked up from the local DIY store).
I cut the slits in the bottoms using a Stanley knife blade, then widened them very slightly with an old flat-head screwdriver.
03-30-2012, 11:51 AM
(03-30-2012, 10:20 AM)Johnny Wrote: That is a good idea. I'm just trying to remember the last time I opened a can like that.
I had a craving for pineapple juice, but it seems that dole no longer sells cans of it. So I had to settle on tomato soup and make grilled cheese sandwiches.

I love the Eclipse tin as a travel blade bank. When I travel I use Shark super chromes or Wilkinson Swords because they are a predictable blade and come with their own bank.
03-30-2012, 02:34 PM
(03-30-2012, 12:43 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: I use metal mint boxes.
Do you open them every time? Or have you come up with a seal and slot combination? I wouldn't trust myself not to slip and have a 52 blade pickup scenario. The soup can isn't meant to be portable, but durable and "factory" sealed as much as required for a sharps disposal device.
03-30-2012, 02:41 PM
(03-30-2012, 11:51 AM)Dirty Texan Wrote:(03-30-2012, 10:20 AM)Johnny Wrote: That is a good idea. I'm just trying to remember the last time I opened a can like that.
I had a craving for pineapple juice, but it seems that dole no longer sells cans of it. So I had to settle on tomato soup and make grilled cheese sandwiches.
Oh man, I love tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Emmmm good.

03-30-2012, 02:41 PM
(03-30-2012, 02:34 PM)Dirty Texan Wrote: Do you open them every time? Or have you come up with a seal and slot combination? I wouldn't trust myself not to slip and have a 52 blade pickup scenario. The soup can isn't meant to be portable, but durable and "factory" sealed as much as required for a sharps disposal device.
I just open the box each time, making sure my hands are dry, and I do it over the sink just in case. So far I haven't dumped any.
03-30-2012, 07:43 PM
(03-30-2012, 02:34 PM)Dirty Texan Wrote: Do you open them every time? Or have you come up with a seal and slot combination? I wouldn't trust myself not to slip and have a 52 blade pickup scenario. The soup can isn't meant to be portable, but durable and "factory" sealed as much as required for a sharps disposal device.
I do the same thing (Altoids tins). I open them every time. Slippage hasn't really been an issue. Can't see that it ever will be, really. I just never open the tin with wet hands.
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