What do people do with a cubic metre of shaping dust after a board build .
Is it recyclable ?
I have been putting it in bin liner bags and then into the rubbish bin over several weeks . When it gets to the tip or in the rubbish truck the bag must burst and produce a cloud of dust and go everywhere . There must be a better way .
What do the company's who make many boards do with their rooms full of the stuff ?
Any ideas ?

A metre is a bit of an exaggeration , but at least a half .
I wonder what Cobra do with theirs.
I don't have a wire cutter but i contain all the dust into a large vac that is connected to my planer .
When you watch on YouTube a cnc cut board there is a ton of the stuff on the floor .
Or like the second pic in the Starboard HQ reveal post . That cnc board their watching getting cut would make a heap of the stuff . All nice and clean in that room , I want to see the other room where that vac hose goes .
Thats why there's not a lot of pics or vids of the Cobra factory. So secretive. Just a simple web site crapping on about eco friendly manufacturing . They won't show the sweat shop .The waste would be horrendous and toxic and that doesn't go down well with us purchasing nature lovers .

Mark _australia said..
I guess if you feel bad you could put it in a left over paint thinners can with some solvent and you will get it all to melt down to bugger-all. Then take it to the chemical shed at the tip and disclose the contents to them. I take my leftover thinners tainted with 2K to the chem shed and they don't charge.

I feel bad when I melt down excess styrofoam with petrol and then throw it in the garbage. Probably not great for the environment but oddly satisfying! Plus not much styrofoam fits in the bin.

EPS dissolved in petrol. Hmmm Lemme think now. Flick a match to it..... Like WOW!!! Wasnt that called NAPALM??? Ever seen that stuff burn???

olskool said..
EPS dissolved in petrol. Hmmm Lemme think now. Flick a match to it..... Like WOW!!! Wasnt that called NAPALM??? Ever seen that stuff burn???

Yeah, I remember a friend at school telling me this. I am too 'mature' to try it yet, although it has been tempting. It seems to retain the fuel much better than if you use acetone for some reason, or maybe its just the smell is stronger?

I am lazy, but maybe I shouldn't be. It just seems like an effort to get rid of large amounts of polystyrene unless I am already going to the tip. Its surprising how many things still come with so much packing.

It's really good to soak up oil on your garage floor.

Also burning styrofoam is really really bad for the Ozone Layer, so don't do it, we are getting sunburnt enough already windsurfing.

I have many cubic metes of waste polystyrene each month. In Queensland there is a company that you take them clean material and they take off you for free to recycle it. If I use a 15 cub skip it cost $1600 to take to a tip.

P.C_simpson said..
It's really good to soak up oil on your garage floor.

Also burning styrofoam is really really bad for the Ozone Layer, so don't do it, we are getting sunburnt enough already windsurfing.

As fun as it seems , I won't burn it .