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02-16-2010, 12:06 AM | #1 |
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Feb 16,2010: Used Light Bulbs
Continuing the crafty theme set by the bottle fence...
Assuming you're going all politically correct green, changing to compact fluorescent, or better yet LED light bulbs, and of course recycling is foremost on your agenda, what are you going to do with the old bulbs? Since you've screwed the pooch on the climate and you're snowed in, or in the southern hemisphere staying in out of the heat... get crafty. Coat hook, terrarium, mini-garden, the possibilities are endless. Sure you can, just follow the instructions here, here, and here, until you pick up the skills to get really creative. Oh, and don't forget to come back and post pictures of your triumphs*. *The first one to post a picture of a Triumph Motorcycle, is on report.
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02-16-2010, 12:12 AM | #2 |
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02-16-2010, 12:22 AM | #3 |
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An end run grumble snort spit
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02-16-2010, 12:59 AM | #4 |
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Haha! Nice work lumberjim. 1st post too, impressive
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02-16-2010, 01:06 AM | #5 |
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Aw, don't encourage him.
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02-16-2010, 01:11 AM | #6 |
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I couldn't help it, you were basically begging for someone to do it by adding that footnote And who better than lumberjim
Back to the original post, I'd be a bit aprehensive about using a lightbulb for a coat rack, not the most durable of material. I like the little gardens tho. |
02-16-2010, 01:13 AM | #7 |
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Well if the bulb is filled with concrete, you'd really have to abuse it to break the glass.
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02-16-2010, 06:51 AM | #8 |
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02-16-2010, 09:27 AM | #9 |
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I thought concrete expands as it dries. Guess not.
ETA: If that's not glass in the first pic, that's some shiny concrete.
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02-16-2010, 09:30 AM | #10 |
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If that were true, I'd think that concrete forms would blow out.
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02-16-2010, 12:05 PM | #11 |
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I've seen forms warped, but not 'blown out'. I've also seen concrete overflow the forms...I'm not trying to say anything...I'm just saying...
ETA: I'm not saying it expands much, but I wouldn't have thought a light bulb could've took it.
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02-16-2010, 01:10 PM | #12 |
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I understand that it actually contracts when it dries. Thats why they put joints in concrete to allow the concrete to crack in a neat, straight line at the joint when the volume of the concrete changes due to shrinkage.
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02-16-2010, 01:27 PM | #13 |
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heh heh - You said "shrinkage"
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02-16-2010, 02:53 PM | #15 |
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If you'd rather make a terrarium, you could use one of those tiny frogs they sell at the supermarket... in the bags of mixed salad greens.
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