What Do You Do With Empty Tins?

[uberam3rica]

I just set them on a shelf in my closet. I don't really know what to do with them. I have one tin I'd never get rid of. It is a tin of Limited Edition MacBarren HH Higland Blend. It's numbered and signed by the blender. What do you guys do with them?

 

[uberam3rica]

For some reason this thread got triple posted. Weird. Good thing I'm a MOD. Got it clear up right away.

 

[rmbittner]

I put them out with the recycling.
Bob

 

[eaglerico]

I have actually been building up my collection of tins. At some point I am going to cover the top of my work bench with them and then put clear acrylic on top of them to smooth out the surface. I have been thinking of making a smoking table in the same manner for my man cave and the back patio. I got the idea from some college buddies who did the same thing with beer bottle caps. They made a beer pong table.

 

[ghost]

Those are some good ideas Eaglerico. I keep some around my workbench to store various parts, stingers, etc. I also have started using some as ashtrays. I don't want to get into collecting (empty) tins.

 

[uberam3rica]

At some point I am going to cover the top of my work bench with them and then put clear acrylic on top of them to smooth out the surface

Thats a great idea! It would look really cool!

 

[eaglerico]

Correction. I said acrylic. I should have said resin.
Link below is to a bar top using the bottle caps just to give an idea. I think it will look better with the tobacco tin tops as each cover will cover more space. I am still debating as well to leave them as is or flatten them out.
http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/71987294014025671_n76hTE8p.jpg
And another picture of a more artsy approach with an actual dinning room table.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/U-xpQPGYUX-mtaPfOS7elw

 

[mlyvers]

notthing yet. they are building up. somtimes i use them to carry tobac when iam out and about.
mike.

 

[judcole]

I recycle 'em.

 

[foggymountain]

Hmm. A guy built a house once out of beer cans. Maybe a doghouse or extension to the garage?

 

[freakiefrog]

they make great tin's for putting stains in when doing woodworking projects..They're low and wont tip over also great for keeping small screws and bits of projects in..

 

[cortezattic]

When I save up enough to fill a box I mail them to:

• Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI)
  
  Regional Office, World Health Organization
  
  525 Twenty-third Street, N.W.
  
  Washington, D.C. 20037

 

[tjameson]

Classic Cortezattic I'm going to use one for a little survival kit and one for a fire starter kit.

 

[Perique]

I use them to store fasteners and bits. And Mrs Sothron uses them to store needles and other crafty items.

 

[yadan]

I'd love to collect them, but I don't have the room, so it's off to the recycling bin.

If I could find a way to easily remove the labels, I could paste them in an album.

 

[joshwolftree]

If I could find a way to easily remove the labels, I could paste them in an album.

steam wroks for me but I remove the labels to relabel the tins

 

[dragonslayer]

To have yet another thing to put my stupid little shit I'll never use in, alongside the other containers filled with stupid little shit I'll never use. It's not a hoarding issue... It's a when you build and maintain computers for about 50 people things change constantly, but you need to keep some things for older stuff. Plus I've got a hundred + nails, screws, nuts, bolts and things I don't know what to call, that the minute I throw out will need.

 

[chopz]

they make excellent candle holders when a hurricane leaves you without power for a week.

 

[crazypipe]

 

[chakaraka]

I only have one, so it is classing up my pipe shelf right now. Let's face it, masons are very useful but ugly. So I hide the masons in a closet and display my tin (yes singular) with my huge hoard of 4 pipes.
:nana: