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    Old 03-07-2013, 11:59 AM
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    I have a medicine bottle I put mine in and will throw them away when its full.
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    Originally Posted by Jingle
    I have a medicine bottle I put mine in and will throw them away when its full.
    That's what I do also, same with the rotary blades...
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    Old 03-07-2013, 11:21 PM
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    Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.
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    Originally Posted by postal packin' mama
    Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.
    Wow.....I never thought about this idea. Thank you!
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    Great idea - we have always used regular straight pins at an angle to the wall to hang light weight things - told to us by a Home Interior dealer.


    Originally Posted by postal packin' mama
    Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.
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    Old 03-09-2013, 07:59 AM
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    Originally Posted by postal packin' mama
    Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.
    This is what I do with them, too.
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    Old 03-09-2013, 10:51 AM
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    Mine go into a medicine bottle big enough to hold blades also, when its full, I pour in plaster of paris and noone can accidently get cut or stuck
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    Well, all-righty, then!
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    I have gotton a syringe container from local drug store that people use that are diabetics or others who use them at home, when full take back to drug store or sometimes drop off at local hospital and they dispose of them where they do no harm to others.
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