Flotsam–Now There’s a Junk Creator’s Word Choice
Today I feature the idea from a blog post aptly titled: “Don’t Throw That Out! I Can Put a Radio in There!”from an amateur radio web site. (Authored by Geoff Haines)
Geoff explains that:
As I have progressed as a builder of various widgets and gadgets for my ham radio experience, sometimes painfully, I might add, I have put various bits of flotsam to good use in many ways. The object of this article is to point you, the reader, in the right direction so that you also can save a few bucks on your next project.
This next quote from his post shows that he is most definitely a junk creator:
Every Christmas, somebody sells a lot of fancy chocolates wrapped in gold colored foil and contained in a square, flat plastic box. I have at least two of these boxes. I don’t know what I will build into them yet, but I guarantee that I will use them for something in the near future. The box is clear, so it can be painted on the inside and still has a great finish on the outside. It is square, about 9 inches on a side and about 1 inch high. The plastic appears to be the ideal thickness for mounting jacks and switches through, so I just cannot throw them away.
The trick to all of this recycling is to keep an open mind. Every time you look at anything, think “can I use this for one of my ham radio projects without a lot of work?” If the answer is No, then by all means continue to the trash barrel. But, if the answer is Yes or Maybe, file the stuff away someplace in the radio room. When you do find a perfect use for it, it’ll be there waiting and you will probably save a few bucks in the bargain.
Welcome to our ranks, Geoff–though you have certainly been one of us for quite some time.
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