Workshop Tip - Don't Throw Stuff Away! - Part Two

[mklotz]

I have a number of CO2 rifles and pistols so I have a large coffee tin full of spent cartridges. They are indeed steel and for a good reason; at room temperature the CO2 pressure inside them is about 853 psi. Don't worry about retained gas. If they've been used successfully in a weapon, they've been pierced and, when removed from the weapon, any remaining gas will immediately vent.

I too hit on the idea of using them for file/scriber/awl/scraper handles but haven't thought of any other uses I want to pursue right now. Nevertheless here are some ideas to ponder...

wind chime - cut off domed end and suspend with fishing line; cut to different lengths to generate different tones

lead hammer head - cut off pointed end and fill with melted lead or a mixture of epoxy and lead shot

cut off the pointed end to produce an elongated cylindrical "cup". Such cups could be welded to pegboard hooks and used to hold stuff, e.g. plier handles

cut both ends off to produce short lengths of very strong pipe