How To Make A Blade Bank For Under 50 Cents….

[SKE1088]

Pretty good man, I like the idea, I think I'm gonna have to have a go at making one of those seeing as I just acquired some personna blades for my WECK SEXTOBLADE.

[Voomie]

I actually use mine for any kind of sharps e.g. pins from dress shirts.

[troy1979]

just made one...works great $.59

[lungho]

just made one...works great $.59

Post some pics. We'd love to see it! :thumbup:

[HobbyHo]

Thanks for the tip I have my can clean and drying now for some paint.
Just need a blood bank to go with my blade bank lol.

[Jeapeacock]

I have a new blade bank I wanted to share.

It is a Republic of Tea can, I removed the label, glued the top on, cut the slit on top and did a brush finish with scotch brite pads. It is not painted and I kinda like the brushed look. But it will pretty hold enough blades till I am 90.

[Zeuceone]

Thanks for posting this up. Not sure why I didn't think of this.

[dtom]

Brilliant solution- I've been using an Altoids tin for years, but with young children coming into the house now I'm getting worried about my blades and my straight razors- this at least makes the used de blades kiddie safe.

[The Nid Hog]

I have a new blade bank I wanted to share.

It is a Republic of Tea can, I removed the label, glued the top on, cut the slit on top and did a brush finish with scotch brite pads. It is not painted and I kinda like the brushed look. But it will pretty hold enough blades till I am 90.

That's a great idea. I mentioned this to my kids and they made me one out of an empty green tea tin. Thanks for the inspiration!

[diamondtim]

I am using a discarded SNUS tin now and have two of those 24oz Monster cans (with the screw off top) in reserve

p.s. I don't dip Skoal or SNUS or drink Monster.

[Snargle]

Just finished my first soup can blade bank this afternoon. I suspect this might also be my last. I can't imagine how long it will take to fill this up!

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[johnnyxxl]

bumping it so other newbies will read it. I will make one when I get back from my vacation in a few weeks. Gotta think on what to paint mine lol.

[cbogg]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/epointknife-1.jpg




GAH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You obviously don't do the cooking in your house! Nice result, but if ANYONE (wifey included) is ever caught taking one of my beloved kitchen knives to anything metal, better be ready for a fight!

[Snargle]

GAH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You obviously don't do the cooking in your house! Nice result, but if ANYONE (wifey included) is ever caught taking one of my beloved kitchen knives to anything metal, better be ready for a fight!

+1! Maybe a Ginsu knife or some other cheapie, but definitely don't use a nice forged-blade chef's knife!

(I did mine with power tools...drilled a few pilot holes for the slit and then opened it up with a Dremel with a cutting bit.)

[mandoman]

would of never thought of that thanks

[JoshuaNY]

I made one of em and just spray painted it white. It sits in my medicine cabinet slowly accepting used blades. It will be a long time before the thing is full

+1 on not using a kitchen knife. I actually used a box cutter. Worked out good

[The_Alchemist]

Great idea, thank you

[phillylion]

Well done! What a great idea. Thanks!

[lightweight]

Just on this topic alone, in about 12-14 hours I've gone from "hasn't crossed my mind" to "altoid tin sounds like a good idea" to "gotta add liquid broth to grocery list." And a little later I'll look at commercially manufactured banks too. I really like the customized idea though........make it uniquely mine. :001_smile

This site is great! Thanks everybody!

[coyotewhisper]

Great idea. It beats my method of putting them im a empty dental floss container.

[AudioNut]

I think the cheapest way of doing this really is just using an empty container that came from something else.

I looked into making these a bit more professionally and without a HUGE order, it's not cheap.

I'm still using the one I made 2 years ago. Has about 25 blades in it.

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx92/FirePhoenixAudio/DSC_0006.jpg

I have been tempted about making a few more because I have made different art designs but have decided against it as they take forever to fill up.

[CaptainK]

It beats my method of putting them im a empty dental floss container.
:confused1 That's got to be better than putting them in a full one, no?

[mark_mw]

Made mine from a broth can - the pull lid is on the bottom for easy recycling....

The date marking is to enhance collector value for future generations:wink2:

[JakeBrake]

I use a tic-tac container. Do you really need anything bigger?

[Rancho Unicorno]

When you can toss in a bank for a buck from a variety of online vendors, what's the financial advantage to making your own? I get that customization is nice, but I just don't see how the cost difference is worth it. Supposing I get a couple hundred blades in one of those versus the 625 in the broth can, you're talking about a difference of $2.50 over the course of the broth can's life. Using a blade a week, that's roughly 0.38¢/week. Not $0.38, but .38¢.

Well within the realm of affordable.

[rtw]

In science class we used to take glass jars, fill them with Coke and put nails in them...the nails would dissolve over a few days. Could you not use a glass jar and coke to completely eliminate your blades?

[bladegap]

When you can toss in a bank for a buck from a variety of online vendors, what's the financial advantage to making your own? I get that customization is nice, but I just don't see how the cost difference is worth it. Supposing I get a couple hundred blades in one of those versus the 625 in the broth can, you're talking about a difference of $2.50 over the course of the broth can's life. Using a blade a week, that's roughly 0.38¢/week. Not $0.38, but .38¢.

Well within the realm of affordable.

For me, its the reduce part of "reduce, reuse, recycle." It seems much more efficient to repurpose a can I already have in the kitchen rather than toss that can and buy a new one for disposing of razor blades. But I should caveat that I keep my blade bank out of sight, in the back of the linen closet. If it was on view, I'd probably want something more attractive.

[phil-d]

In science class we used to take glass jars, fill them with Coke and put nails in them...the nails would dissolve over a few days. Could you not use a glass jar and coke to completely eliminate your blades?
I may have to try this purely out of curiosity ^^^^^^

[CaptainK]

Could you not use a glass jar and coke to completely eliminate your blades?
I don't know, but methinks there is a difference between steel (nails) and stainless steel (blades) to be considered.

[OldGreyGuy]

When you can toss in a bank for a buck from a variety of online vendors, what's the financial advantage to making your own?
For some of us it is shipping, that buck for the blade bank adds volume to the shipping equation and can end up costing 8 bucks to deliver it to me. So my $1.49 coin bank or soup can option works out better.

[RonV]

This is a good solution. I always worry about some animal (like my dog) getting into the garbage and biting into one of my old blades that I thought I safely wrapped in something or other. I wonder if you could somehow get the soup out of a tomato soup can and get that Andy Warhol look- I am stupid enough to try it. Turkey baster, syringe and bike pump? It won't be pretty, but I may just have to do it some day. I have to go now and find a red shirt.

[ladykate]

Just on this topic alone, in about 12-14 hours I've gone from "hasn't crossed my mind" to "altoid tin sounds like a good idea" to "gotta add liquid broth to grocery list." And a little later I'll look at commercially manufactured banks too. I really like the customized idea though........make it uniquely mine. :001_smile

This site is great! Thanks everybody!

+1 to all the great ideas on the site. I would like to contribute just a tad... mostly because I'm now getting the best shaves ever (the wife is tired of me saying 'feel my face - it's been 12 hours!).

I also looked at cheap banks online and figured the shipping was a PITA so decided to look for alternatives. Since it is now Christmas, small tins are available in the shops for gifts. I picked up several at Walgreen's and decided to make a Christmas bank out of one of them. Of course, when Christmas is over, I can either put it up until next year or paint it. This one has a slit in it just under the lid. Hard to see and quite stable (blades won't come out easily). If you don't want to empty it, then you can super glue the lid on and toss it when it is full. The size is right, it looks good in the medicine cabinet or on the sink, and... it seems to work. I used a Dremel to cut the slots but a stout pair of scissors will do it, too. Cut down to the bump that acts as a lid stop and carefully bend it over with your fingers. Hard to imagine anything easier.

Edit: Oh... and the cost was 66 cents (3 for $2).

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[Snargle]

Very festive and resourceful, ladykate! Thanks for sharing.

[elderberry99]

I made a blade bank that should last me the rest of my life. The tin was covered with a print that I found of a Gillette Poster. Took the copy and spray glued the print to the tin and then took my Dremmel and cutting wheel and made a horizontal slot near the top to slide the blades in. I take a drop of Old Spice and drop into the slot so I do not collect any odor from the used blades. The can is on the lower shelf with purple Gillette Advertisement on it. The lid was sealed with adhesive to keep anyone from getting to the blades and getting hurt. Ifd you look close, you can see the slot in the tin. Took a total of ten minutes to make after finding the Gillette poster on line to copy!
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[ThePatrician]

I just did this to store my spent blades! Now all I have to do is fill that bad boy. FWIW I used a can of Swanson beef broth.

[Goober]

Very nice. Gonna do me one too.

[Goober]

Made one of these today using a Tomato Paste can. Just the right size to sit on my shelf. Thanks.

[Vickers]

See if the place where you work has a bin for used blade disposal. Pretty common if you have a shipping department or work in a field where blade disposal is important (flooring, framing, art/craft, electronics, warehouse, etc.). They are usually bright yellow.

Here is the one I made the other day for my house:

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A Fisherman's Friend tin with a slot in the top and velcro to attach it to the wall. Remove and empty at work, replace. I reckon it'll hold about 100-150 blades before it needs emptying.

[thatsilverguy]

Personally I prefer the Theirs Issard version:

http://www.classicshaving.com/i/Thiers_Issard/TI_wallcase.jpg


But for DEs what would be wrong with one of these:

[jbradley]

Here's mine. Not sure how long it will take to fill it, but it should be a LONG time!

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[Big Dookie]

Am I wrong for just using an old prescription medicine bottle?



It's plastic, so it won't shatter if I drop it.
It uses a safety cap, so it's at least as tamper proof for the kids as our other medicine.
It's slightly transparent, so I can see when it's full.
When it does get full, I can dump the blades into a used metal can and seal it for recycling.
Therefore, it is reusable.


I dunno, unless I'm missing something, it seems like the perfect solution to me.

[sylynce]

I was just looking on Amazon for a sharps contained, however, these seem like way better ideas. I particularly like the soup contained that remains totally sealed at all times. Very, very safe, particularly while in the house with kids that can get into anything, and for the recycling department (or any local "urban prospectors" that might be going though the recycling to get cans/ botles).
Great idea, thanks for posting!

[mharris127]

Am I wrong for just using an old prescription medicine bottle?



It's plastic, so it won't shatter if I drop it.
It uses a safety cap, so it's at least as tamper proof for the kids as our other medicine.
It's slightly transparent, so I can see when it's full.
When it does get full, I can dump the blades into a used metal can and seal it for recycling.
Therefore, it is reusable.


I dunno, unless I'm missing something, it seems like the perfect solution to me.

That is what I recently did, cut a slit in the cap and covered the prescription label with duct tape. Works great and since my prescription insurance company had already spent the $1100 for the pills that were inside the bottle (and I had already taken the pills according to instruction) the bottle was essentially free.:biggrin1:

[truegreen]

For those of you who are wondering how to get rid of old DE blades, try your doctors office. Most doctors office have small recycle bin for sharps, needles etc. I took my old altoid blade bank full of used blades and they let me dump the blades in the sharp bin. Also, some workplace have small sharp recycle box usually in the bathroom. To be honest, I can not think about throwing my used blades in the garbage... very unlikely but someone could get hurt

[ArNav]

Chiken Broth... yummy... diet... have... to... stop... thinking... about... food...

[LMAN007]

Can looks great! Me, I just used my perscription pill container, if you drop it ,it will not break nor will the lock top come off. Also, you can see into the container to see how many razor blades you have accumulated.

[Stevo]

The Home Depot sells empty 1 quart paint buckets for $2.97. Perfect for use as a blade bank.

[SloBurn]

I made one of these using a chicken stock can last weekend. It was very easy to make and is perfect to keep blades from little kiddie hands around the house. I have yet to paint it!

[walmsleyr]

good idea ,a safety blade can,ive watched recycling been done when i take a load to the dump in my truck.it goes on the floor first then on to a conveyer for sorting by hand.my rubbish is all mixed construction waste glass ,metal wood.nails screws etc makes me cringe thinking about the hazard risks.safety cans the way to go.even solder the slot.i like soldering.:thumbup1:

[mwhals]

I love pineapple juice, so I might get a big can of it, sterilize the top and something to cut the slot. I then would poor the juice into a pitcher for consumption.

[jmlivingston]

Here's mine. Chose this can because it was painted rather than having a paper label. Punched two holes on the bottom of it to drain and wash it, then used a Dremel to cut the slot on the top and a touch of wet/dry sandpaper to take off a burr that was left behind. $.45 for the can at the market this afternoon, 2 minutes to drain and rinse, and another 2 minutes to go out to the garage, find my Dremel, and cut the slot.

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[menghai]

I've just been using an altoids tin, but I think i'll recycle one of my (many) tea tins.

[Calicub]

Just ran on to this while looking for some blase reviews, awesome project!

[mharris127]

JM, excellent idea there. How many households use canned goods in that size container anyway, just appropriate one of the empty cans from tomato sauce or juice after use to the bathroom for blade disposal. A 64 oz. tomato juice can would probably hold a few thousand blades and take ten to twelve years to fill up at a minimum.

[barazor]

I use a tool for sharpening kitchen knives to dull used razor blades. It's a long stick made of a hard metal alloy. A few moving of the tool and blades could be safely thrown away in any place.

[face]

Right now I'm using a large plastic jar with a safety cap from some gummy vitamins. Main concern with a blade bank that holds hundreds of blades is staring at the same old can/jar/tin/whatever for all those years. Part of the appeal of wetshaving is variety, right?

I wish my house had one of those jobbers that drops them into the wall as mentioned upthread. When I was in real estate I saw them all the time in the older row homes. Made me nostalgic for an era I never knew.

[Bill R]

I didn't have the time or inclination to make one, besides which my practical skills can sometimes be something of a disaster!

But this only cost £1.10 (around $1.70 US) which is cheap enough. Admittedly not as cheap as the 30 odd cents that a soup tin cost the OP, and I didn't get the soup either! But at almost 6" high and 4" diameter it's going to take me quite some time to fill it up.

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[Vercin]

Only thing I had at hand :huh: fish food container .. cap can't be opened (except by force/damage) 250ml so I take it it will take a loooot of blades to fill it.
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[accunlmtd]

I found this little jewel at an estate sale for a quarter. It really fits in with my AVon decanters.
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[Topgumby]

I found this little jewel at an estate sale for a quarter. It really fits in with my AVon decanters.


That's awesome!

[Fiberoptik]

RE Dropping into med. cabinet slot:
Goes into the wall space between the studs. Great thing to have if you ever want to remodel. Picture twenty years of blades awaiting your hands!

[TDI1fan]

Brilliant! Simple things generally are. Nice job and I appreciate your sharing.

[wingman]

Just made this one after reading this thread. Used a 6 oz tomato paste can (liked the smaller size). It took some work getting the paste out of the slot but a butter knife, running water and a little hole in the bottom did the trick. I then spray painted it and using a color printer made a new label with Mr. King Gillette proudly displayed. It turned out pretty good and will be with me for years.

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[Toucan]

Or you can quit being so cheap, pay another 50c, and have something that looks nice.
http://www.westcoastshaving.com/Double-Edge-Blade-Bank_p_45.html

:lol:

[Dentwist]

I use eclipse mint tins, (7x4x2cm) super glue the opening top shut (its hinged metal), cut a slot in the bottom, and stick a label on.

Here is a pick at the tin as they come.

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[Wyokid]

Very creative and smart thinking!

[DrumZalot]

Not the nicest looking blade bank. I just used old pieces of wood then painted the rustic bin. Since it will be thrown away I left it very rustic.
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[Deltaboy]

Good Ideas.