Support DIY and Instructables : Become a Pro Member Today!

Answers : Green


what are the things or trash that are good to save because it is oftenly used as insructable materials?

example of the answers i expect: - altoids tin can - old news papers etc.

6 answers
sort by: active | newest | oldest
Jul 4, 2009. 7:48 AMrickharris says:
Practically anything big enough to cut up for later use. plastic, Cloth, Wood, Metal, Electronics although I prefer to buy new it save a lot of issues.
Jul 8, 2009. 6:21 PMCapnTac says:
The humble Altoids Can of course!
Jul 4, 2009. 8:23 PMrobotguy4 says:
EVERYTHING! Er... Probably not perishables... I suggest keeping electronics and packaging.
Jul 4, 2009. 8:25 PMrobotguy4 says:
Except Tvs and other montiors. If you don't know what you are doing, you can get a nasty shock from those (however, there is an instructable about how to take them apart safely).
Jul 4, 2009. 9:40 AMmikeasaurus says:
You are really only limited by your imagination. I've seen projects on here that run the gamut of materials used. There are common elements in some, but there is no foul in showing the community something new!
Jul 4, 2009. 7:36 AMKiteman says:
Plastic bottles. Dead electronics. Scrap timber. Wire. Screws, nuts, bolts and other interesting fixings. String. etc.