There was a discussion on bikejournal about reusing old tubes...I know many of us have found uses but another option is sending them to Splaff, a company that makes sandals from recycled materials.
I'll add the information to the wiki herehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Splaff%2C_Inc.linked from the shop recycling pagehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shop_Recycling .
Brian Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
"We would love to use any old tubes that you are willing to send to us.
Please ensure that all old tubes sent to us meet the following criteria:
- No rust on the outside of the tubes
- No fluid inside the tubes
- We do not accept the bike tires, only the bike tubes.
Please ship all tubes to us at:
US Mail: Splaff Inc. PO Box 7604 San Diego, CA 92167
UPS: Splaff Inc 4950 Del Mar Ave San Diego, CA 92107
Thank you again and please feel free to call us at (619) 221 9199 if you have any questions or concerns.
Keep onn Floppin'
Max Wescoe Splaff Inc 619-221-9199"
WOW! Hey this is just the information I have been wanting. I have a window cleaning business and the rubber part of the squeegee needs to be changed often, once a day or so. Window cleaning is about a 2 billion dollar a year segment of the economy. And that does not count the fire fighters and kings of the road that do it on the side. If we can recycle the rubber, it would be a huge help. Thanks, Art
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:45:16 -0500From: urbanbikeproject@gmail.comTo: thethinktank@bikecollectives.orgSubject: [TheThinkTank] old inner tubesThere was a discussion on bikejournal about reusing old tubes...I know many of us have found uses but another option is sending them to Splaff, a company that makes sandals from recycled materials.I'll add the information to the wiki here linked from the shop recycling page.u BrianUrban Bike Project of Wilmington"We would love to use any old tubes that you are willing to send to us.Please ensure that all old tubes sent to us meet the following criteria:- No rust on the outside of the tubes - No fluid inside the tubes - We do not accept the bike tires, only the bike tubes.Please ship all tubes to us at:US Mail:Splaff Inc.PO Box 7604San Diego, CA 92167UPS:Splaff Inc4950 Del Mar AveSan Diego, CA 92107Thank you again and please feel free to call us at (619) 221 9199 if you have any questions or concerns.Keep onn Floppin'Max WescoeSplaff Inc619-221-9199"-- Urban Bike Project of Wilmington1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building)Wilmington, DE 19801Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
An idea ive been toying with for awhile has been making shop mats out of inner tubes. Our shop is in a wooden house with poor sound insulation. carpets have helped alot in keeping the house owner happy by dampening the noise. Ordinary carpets have a very short life span, and the really good industrial rubber ones are almost $80 each. Although we could invest alot of money into 'real' industrial mats, theres just too much rubber lying around to not try and make our own.
Failed attempts:
shredding them up and gluing them to a substrate: Too much rubber cement is required, its too expensive. have not found a good enough substrate.
cutting them into strips and weaving them: The edges are prone to fraying. Slippery when wet.
Cutting them into smaller strips and knitting them: The holes would catch too many small parts. not rigid enough.
Surely someone else has tried this. ideas?
Anibal Bike Pirate
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:36 AM, CLINTON BIGGS letlovein2@msn.com wrote:
WOW! Hey this is just the information I have been wanting. I have a window cleaning business and the rubber part of the squeegee needs to be changed often, once a day or so. Window cleaning is about a 2 billion dollar a year segment of the economy. And that does not count the fire fighters and kings of the road that do it on the side. If we can recycle the rubber, it would be a huge help. Thanks, Art
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:45:16 -0500 From: urbanbikeproject@gmail.com To: thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] old inner tubes
There was a discussion on bikejournal about reusing old tubes...I know many of us have found uses but another option is sending them to Splaff, a company that makes sandals from recycled materials.
I'll add the information to the wiki herehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Splaff,_Inc.linked from the shop recycling pagehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shop_Recycling . u Brian Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
"We would love to use any old tubes that you are willing to send to us.
Please ensure that all old tubes sent to us meet the following criteria:
- No rust on the outside of the tubes
- No fluid inside the tubes
- We do not accept the bike tires, only the bike tubes.
Please ship all tubes to us at:
US Mail: Splaff Inc. PO Box 7604 San Diego, CA 92167
UPS: Splaff Inc 4950 Del Mar Ave San Diego, CA 92107
Thank you again and please feel free to call us at (619) 221 9199 if you have any questions or concerns.
Keep onn Floppin'
Max Wescoe Splaff Inc 619-221-9199"
-- Urban Bike Project of Wilmington 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19801
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
i like the idea of shop mats made from inner tubes.
what about braiding them into a long rope, and then stitching it together, rag rug style http://yesimadethat.blogspot.com/2007/06/braided-rag-rug.html...
the slippery when wet issue would need some addressing.
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Anibal Davila caffenated@gmail.com wrote:
An idea ive been toying with for awhile has been making shop mats out of inner tubes. Our shop is in a wooden house with poor sound insulation. carpets have helped alot in keeping the house owner happy by dampening the noise. Ordinary carpets have a very short life span, and the really good industrial rubber ones are almost $80 each. Although we could invest alot of money into 'real' industrial mats, theres just too much rubber lying around to not try and make our own.
Failed attempts:
shredding them up and gluing them to a substrate: Too much rubber cement is required, its too expensive. have not found a good enough substrate.
cutting them into strips and weaving them: The edges are prone to fraying. Slippery when wet.
Cutting them into smaller strips and knitting them: The holes would catch too many small parts. not rigid enough.
Surely someone else has tried this. ideas?
Anibal Bike Pirate
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:36 AM, CLINTON BIGGS letlovein2@msn.com wrote:
WOW! Hey this is just the information I have been wanting. I have a window cleaning business and the rubber part of the squeegee needs to be changed often, once a day or so. Window cleaning is about a 2 billion dollar a year segment of the economy. And that does not count the fire fighters and kings of the road that do it on the side. If we can recycle the rubber, it would be a huge help. Thanks, Art
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:45:16 -0500 From: urbanbikeproject@gmail.com To: thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] old inner tubes
There was a discussion on bikejournal about reusing old tubes...I know many of us have found uses but another option is sending them to Splaff, a company that makes sandals from recycled materials.
I'll add the information to the wiki herehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Splaff,_Inc.linked from the shop recycling pagehttp://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shop_Recycling . u Brian Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
"We would love to use any old tubes that you are willing to send to us.
Please ensure that all old tubes sent to us meet the following criteria:
- No rust on the outside of the tubes
- No fluid inside the tubes
- We do not accept the bike tires, only the bike tubes.
Please ship all tubes to us at:
US Mail: Splaff Inc. PO Box 7604 San Diego, CA 92167
UPS: Splaff Inc 4950 Del Mar Ave San Diego, CA 92107
Thank you again and please feel free to call us at (619) 221 9199 if you have any questions or concerns.
Keep onn Floppin'
Max Wescoe Splaff Inc 619-221-9199"
-- Urban Bike Project of Wilmington 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19801
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
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