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Title: quick question
Post by: colin563 on June 28, 2010, 05:10:02 PM

now ive got my new lathe

im making a lot of swarf

my question is a uk residents

which bin do you put your swarf in

thanks colin

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: SKIPRAT on June 28, 2010, 05:39:22 PM

Hi Colin
I probably am lucky in that respect as in my home town we have a recycling depot i just take it along in bags and just tip it out in the scrap metal skip which i think is the right way to go . I know  even SKIPRAT has to make "deposits" sometimes you can't go making "withdrawals" all the time !!


Cheers Paul  :beer:   :beer:

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: andyf on June 28, 2010, 06:52:35 PM

Here in Trafford, we have a bin for bottles (glass or plastic) and cans (steel or aluminium), which they must be sorting into those four categories mechanically/magnetically. So I dump aluminium and ferrous swarf in there. I don't create much in the way of brass/bronze chips. If I did, I'd collect them for sale to the scrappie, but as it is they go in the landfill bin.

Andy

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: Stilldrillin on June 29, 2010, 03:46:19 AM

Colin,

Swarf goes in the general rubbish....

Any piece of scrap metal I can pick up/ hold, goes in a bucket, which is eventually taken to the local recycle site.

David D

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: kwackers on June 29, 2010, 04:14:02 AM

I throw everything into a container and then when that fills take it to the local recycling depot and chuck it in their scrap bin.

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: Bluechip on June 29, 2010, 04:26:57 AM

All the crap I make seems to migrate under the bench ..

When it's full I'll sell the house, and move to one with an empty under-bench void .. :thumbup:

Fixed.

Dave BC

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: techno ludite on June 29, 2010, 02:55:45 PM

Thats a good thing being an engineer by trade, anything that is really scrap ie swarf or the like goe's in works rubbish bin they pay for it I dont worry about the conceiquents fallout from it, down side is I owe 2yrs rental for my oxy/acetylene bottles I got through there account.

TL

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: jim on June 30, 2010, 02:46:04 AM

Quote from: techno ludite on June 29, 2010, 02:55:45 PM

Thats a good thing being an engineer by trade, anything that is really scrap ie swarf or the like goe's in works rubbish bin they pay for it I dont worry about the conceiquents fallout from it, down side is I owe 2yrs rental for my oxy/acetylene bottles I got through there account.

TL

likewise!
i balance out the dumping of swarf by taking a few bar ends now and then :lol:

Title: Re: quick question
Post by: colin563 on June 30, 2010, 05:09:58 PM

thanks for the replies

think ive sorted what im doing


thanks colin