Phillip you have an incredible knack for thinking outside of the box. That's an awesome idea.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Philip P. Patnode <[email protected]>wrote: > The PERFECT container - empty cat litter buckets! > > If everybody who has a cat (or knows of a cat owner) and uses cat litter > bought in a plastic bucket (ie = Purina Tidy Cats in a 20# bucket), we > could have a 30 or 40 bucket system installed along the wall in a month. > > Here is a very small (9kb) image of the bucket = > [image: Inline image 1] > > Cats love to poop and their caretakers (aka owners) are under instructions > from the primary cat to remove the solids on a daily basis, necessitating > more litter or a complete change in the box. > > The advantages of using empty cat litter buckets = > > 1. free > > 2. clean - free from oil, grease, organic waste, raccoon fur > > 3. has a lid > > 4. has a handle > > 5 did I mention free? > > Just a suggestion. > > Philip > > > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Tomm Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have began to contact manufacturing plants around the area to try and >> locate some totes. I have been keeping the dimensions general, with a >> specific trigger of a dimension of about 1'x1'x1 1/2'. >> >> I also had some ideas for "fantastic contraptions" that would allow for >> the storage totes to be stored over head or on motorized spindle racks on >> the wall. It would give more floor space while allowing more storage, but >> would require a bit of serious engineering to ensure safety and >> functionality. Just some brainstorming ideas for down the road though. >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 4:37 PM, a l <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We could also implement a drawer based system similar to the Lehigh >>> hackerspace >>> http://hackaday.com/2013/03/19/hackerspace-intro-make-lehigh-valley/ >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:08 AM, Philip P. Patnode <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> FYI >>>> >>>> Any decent size restaurant or caterer uses and discards more than a few >>>> round and square buckets every day. >>>> >>>> Just ask the chief cook and bottle washer to save them for a few days >>>> and pick up the pile. >>>> >>>> In less than two weeks, several shelves could be filled with >>>> overflowing buckets of good junk. >>>> >>>> Stick to one source and get identical buckets, as in the photos on the >>>> link Tomm attached. >>>> >>>> Don't forget to say 'thank you' to the supplier with a couple of 40oz >>>> beers. >>>> >>>> Philip >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Andrew Buczko <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> That looks cool! >>>>> -Derpy Approves- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Tomm Smith <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> TD, >>>>>> We could possibly make some calls to local industrial plants and >>>>>> inquire as to if they have buckets about what we need or similar that >>>>>> their >>>>>> raw materials come in and possibly try to claim there disposal? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tomm Smith >>>>>> God bless >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Torrie Fischer < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> From Diyode, an incredibly cheap solution to sorting parts: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.diyode.com/2014/02/the-bucket-system/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone know of a similar way to acquire such buckets or storage >>>>>>> units for >>>>>>> free? >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Sincerely, Tomm Smith >> God bless >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Thanks, Byron D Moran Software Development Consultant (330)992-9766
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