What do you do...

[Patrick Lamb]

What do you do with a worn-out chain?

I've tossed most of mine, except for the one I hung out until it got
rusty then planted under a blueberry bush (they need iron,
apparently). I think our garbage gets sorted for iron and steel,
which are then recycled. But somehow, that seems rather wasteful.

So, apart from four-link key rings, is there anything useful you can
do with a used chain?

Pat

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[Ozark Bicycle]

Patrick Lamb wrote:
> What do you do with a worn-out chain?
>
> I've tossed most of mine, except for the one I hung out until it got
> rusty then planted under a blueberry bush (they need iron,
> apparently). I think our garbage gets sorted for iron and steel,
> which are then recycled. But somehow, that seems rather wasteful.
>
> So, apart from four-link key rings, is there anything useful you can
> do with a used chain?
>

Send it to:

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C., USA

It will be added to the BushCo Chain of Fools.

[Zoot Katz]

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:34:15 -0600, Patrick Lamb
> wrote:

>So, apart from four-link key rings, is there anything useful you can
>do with a used chain?

I make them into belt buckles.
Added to a recycled tire, I get $60 @ for them.
http://bikebling.blogspot.com/2005/12/high-zut-street-gear.html
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[Werehatrack]

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:34:15 -0600, Patrick Lamb
> wrote:

>What do you do with a worn-out chain?
>
>I've tossed most of mine, except for the one I hung out until it got
>rusty then planted under a blueberry bush (they need iron,
>apparently). I think our garbage gets sorted for iron and steel,
>which are then recycled. But somehow, that seems rather wasteful.
>
>So, apart from four-link key rings, is there anything useful you can
>do with a used chain?

Use a chunk as part of a chain whip.

Collect enough of it, build a forge, and hammer out a really unique
sword blade from it.

Recycle it (overall, one of the best uses).

Clean it, wind it into a spiral, embed it in casting resin, and use it
as a trivet.

Put it on eBay for $750 with an overblown and grossly exaggerated
description that's just true enough to keep you from getting lynched
when the buyer gets the item. (Just kidding.)

There's also this sneaky trick where you take an old chain, wrap it in
a figure-8 around the small front sprocket and the large rear one, and
clip it together with a bit of coathanger to keep the sprockets
stationary while you hang the next new chain on the bike. Of course,
at the point at which this becomes useful advice, you will have
another old chain with which to follow it...


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Can they be thrown in metal recycling bins?

[Werehatrack]

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:32:13 -0600, wrote:

>Can they be thrown in metal recycling bins?

If the program takes steel, sure. If it's nonferrous-only (and many
are), then no.
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[Zoot Katz]

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:25:06 GMT, Werehatrack
> wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:32:13 -0600, wrote:
>
>>Can they be thrown in metal recycling bins?
>
>If the program takes steel, sure. If it's nonferrous-only (and many
>are), then no.

If one is regularly dealing with their LBS they might be able to take
it back and throw it in with LBS's bucket of old chain which is often
sent to recyclers.
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[Tom Keats]

In article >,
Patrick Lamb > writes:
> What do you do with a worn-out chain?
>
> I've tossed most of mine, except for the one I hung out until it got
> rusty then planted under a blueberry bush (they need iron,
> apparently). I think our garbage gets sorted for iron and steel,
> which are then recycled. But somehow, that seems rather wasteful.
>
> So, apart from four-link key rings, is there anything useful you can
> do with a used chain?

If you save up enough old chains, I suppose you could make
a beaded curtain out them (I like the ones that make a
pictogram in the centre, like a mandala or yin/yang symbol.)

When people ask why you've got a bunch of old bicycle chains
hanging around, at least you'd have an answer for them.


cheers,
Tom

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