HOW do you re-use a rubber .?

Question

Turn it inside out and shake the FOCK out of it lol.

Answer 1

you are a riot and so funny .

Answer 2

Ask Shiraz-Syrah.He'll tell ya.

Mon Aug 27,2006
From: S H I R A Z - S Y R A H

Subject: shut up 2

Message: do you spit or swallow?

Answer 3

IT'S NOT SAFE TO REUSE. SUGGESTION, WHY HAVE SAFE SEX WITH OUT YOU AT LEAST TRYING TO BE SAFER! BUY A NEW ONE! YOU DON'T WANT A BABY DO YOU? YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A DIRT BAG EITHER!

Answer 4

No. Soak it in Clorox, wash it on hot, dry on hot, and blow it up again.

Answer 5

Why is this categorized in Politics?

Answer 6

hahaha That was a good one , for a min. i thought you really wanted to re-use one.

Answer 7

What do you tell a woman, with two black eyes?

Nothing, you already told her twice.

Answer 8

Dude, you never confirmed your email so it's impossible for me to reply to your 'proof'.

Answer 9

wash it

Answer 10

always throw away my used wing hold down rubber bands at the end of each flying day. I have always considered 8-10 rubber bands a cheap price to pay for the peace of mind I get from knowing I have new rubber on each time I fly. Now I know that new bands can fail too, but have never personally had one do so. I can usually find someone to take 'em, and I'm always getting harangued about how to clean and reuse them...To which I always respond that yes, I could clean, dry, and test each one, just before I threw it out! It's cheap insurance, as far as I'm concerned. How about you?
Dsegal I reuse rubber bands. At each use I stretch them hard and discard those that break, are cracked or limp. I rotate one or two new ones each time out as some are discarded. The real killer of rubber bands is not fuel residue, but UV. (I have watched rubber bands pop off in the sun on electric models.) Quality rubber bands have a high natural rubber content and are vulnerable to UV. The cheaper ones from Staples have less natural rubber and last longer. And I don't save any for the next season! (G)

Dave Segal
hookedonrc I have been throwing mine away after every flying session. Of course I have them only on my trainer. However, you know the commercial:

Avistar Trainer: $99.00
OS 46FX: $109.00
Flight Pack: $149.00

New Rubber each session: Priceless
Geistware Get a container and put baby powder in it. Then place your rubber bands in the container after you fly and shake it to get the rubber bands coated in powder.
SST Originally posted by Geistware:

"Get a container and put baby powder in it. Then place your rubber bands in the container after you fly and shake it to get the rubber bands coated in powder."


THEN throw them away! BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAhahahah!
*Crash*Johnson* Rubber bands are SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!!
SST Maybe I have a conspicuous consumption problem...;)
lownslo I get out the old #11 blade, and walla!! They are removed in an instant. Rubber bands are about the cheapest thing we consume in this hobby. It is just not worth my time.... and as others have mentioned...... peace of mind the wing will stay on!! :rolleyes:.... lownslo......

Bob
Grampaw True, rubber bands are one of the chearper items we use in R/C flying. Dumping them after each flying session is not such big deal to some, while others choose to reuse them after ridding them of fuel residue. When a lot of guys my age were learning to fly not many models had bolt on wings. Rubber bands were common and everyone used them. Getting good rubber bands back then was not as easy for some us as it is today, and a lot of guys had a favorite method to clean them. I guess for a lot of us still in this hobby the idea of throwing them away after one session is wasteful. So when we come out with ways to make them last a bit longer, bear with us, we remember the whens. I remember my first "bolt-on" wing, and how excited I was not to have to mess with those greasy rubber bands anymore. But lo these many years later, I still have a couple of planes with wings that have to be secured with rubber bands, and I dry and stretch "em before each use, just like in the old days...still just doing my thing.
Carlos Murphy Ditto on what he said.

And for you guy's who don't reuse, pick up your damm rubber bands before you leave the pits!!!
ram3500 I use a container of sawdust to store used rubber bands in. It absorbs the oil but they don't dry out. They will last a couple months this way. Save your money for fuel.
rorywquin In Europe there are white rubber bands available - these are wider than the standard brown tyoe and come in various lengths suitable for the hobby - they seem to last for ages and are not significantly more expensive than the brown bands. They do not seem to get softened by the fuel as quickly as the brown bands - I suspect they may have some silicone in them !!
CHassan [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ram3500 [/i]
[B]I use a container of sawdust to store used rubber bands in. It absorbs the oil but they don't dry out. They will last a couple months this way. Save your money for fuel. [/B][/QUOTE]

Ditto. When I was flying planes with ruberbanded wings, we would wipe them off and set them in the sawdust until next time. Never had a wing come off in flight.
Make sure you look the rubber bands over pretty good as you are putting them on. Check after each flight and add one if you notice any broken. That being said you should do it if you have new or used bands!
lownslo Carlos said: [quote]And for you guy's who don't reuse, pick up your damm rubber bands before you leave the pits!!! [/quote]
I am a rubber band "cutter" as mentioned above.... I agree with Carlos, and I DO pick up my rubber bands AND a lot of other guy's other trash too. I made 3 big sand cigarette containers with printing, "please..no trash". Yeah... right!! (by the way...I used to smoke 3 packs a day) Our club has a "you brought it... you take it home policy". I made a nice container for plastic grocery sacks so guys could have sacks and the trash problem has improved.(as long as we keep the box supplied with sacks);)
[B] To grampaw and the rest who save rubber bands....[/B] I understand your feelings and I am usually NOT that wasteful. There is just something about the rubber band deal that I pitch them.....lownslo
r1morris Here's an old trick from way back when. After removing the rubber bands from the aircraft when your done flying put them in a bag with corn starch. It pulls the oil out and keeps the rubber bands clean and fresh. Its not the cost of the rubber bands. Its that run to find more when there is no need.
Grampaw Hey lownslo..we all got our own way of going huh? Back in the
"old" days the rubber bands we could get were pretty good, so we naturally tried to keep "em around as long as possible, but nowdays I trust only one or two sources for "good" rubber bands and it is just a hold over habit to nowdays drop them into a lidded can of Kitty Litter and stretch check them before the next use. But I have progressed some and today I swing either way, I use both the rubber bands and bolts, but I haven't decided on which bolts yet, metal or plastic. Wait guys! That wasn't meant to start another thread on bolts! Dang it.
FLYBOY Back when I was a newbie a long time ago, I used to put them in a can of cat litter. Works well. don't get the kind that clumps. I have to use them on my magic now because it is too tight for wing bolts. I just throw them away now. It is so expensive to keep replacing them. I think I get a 2 pound box of #64 bands for something like $1.75. It isn't worth the trouble to save them and re-use them.
mulligan You can drive your car 25,000 miles before changing your oil, too...

- George
C_Watkins I've done the talcum powder thing, but I actually liked storing them in alcohol, better.
(yes, regular rubbing alcohol, and I'd change it when it got "oily")

Most of my stuff is bolt-on wing now, or "one-piece", so it doesn't affect me either way.
Still... I used to reuse them for several sessions, when all my wings were banded.
NO, they don't cost much, but I never got used to the idea of throwing
them away, when they were still in perfect shape... but that's just me.
Once you're accustomed to the bands, you know how they feel, once they're getting
weak. You know how far they should stretch, how tight it should feel at the end, etc...
As long as they passed the stretch test, and as long as there were NO nicks
along the edges, I reused them. Can't say I've ever had one break, honestly.

I certainly have never lost a plane because of re-using rubber bands.
SST Well,
I must admit that I sometimes keep and re-use rubber bands, just never in a flying capacity. There are plenty of times when I need a rubber band binding to hold gluing parts while the glue sets, and since they often wind up semi-glued on themselves and require cutting off, I will keep a limited ammount of used bands in my building supplies in a labeled container.
CHassan [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by mulligan [/i]
[B]You can drive your car 25,000 miles before changing your oil, too...

- George [/B][/QUOTE]

Do you change your tires every time you get back from the corner store too?


Everything has a life span! Rubberbands can last for many flight sessions. A quick inspection as you put them on, discard ones that feel over streatched, or have nicks.
Wipe them off with a rag or towel after you're done and store them in something that will soak up the oil.
No worries.
big max 1935 I have always re-used my rubber bands. Have stored them in a metal container with floor dry in it, just put them in & give it a shake, ready for next time . I always use plenty on my planes so if one or two break during a flight no big deal! When flying free flight back in the 50's we used to use one piece of 3/16 rubber 3 ft long & tie the ends together, go from one dowel to another & back & forth. Invented the yard dart one day when at about 400 ft we heard the rubber snap & swish, swish as it came off! Scratch one Pacer C & a new Mc Coy 29. Part of the learning process! MAX H.
tiggerinva [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rorywquin [/i]
[B]In Europe there are white rubber bands available - these are wider than the standard brown tyoe and come in various lengths suitable for the hobby [/B][/QUOTE]

Yup, I remember those! :D
I keep asking myself, why in this land of the free where everything is supposedly available in umpteen different varieties, where is the decent bacon, pork pies, pasties, tea, salad cream and 'proper hobby grade' elastic bands! :rolleyes: :D
ctshaynes I reuse them, I really don't bother to store them special, or clean them more than a quick wipe. I just check them good before each day of flying, replace any suspects, and I also use 12 on each side. :D
voyager_663rd I've read that using talcum (baby) powder is NOT the way to go. It contains gypsum (mini-rocks so to speak) that introduce micro-tears in the bands.

Kitty (non-clumping) litter is my choice over night.

Then use 'em for a weekend and toss 'em.
xlr82v2 I re-use my rubber bands also.

I put them in Baking Soda to soak the oil out of them. Works like a charm.
BusyBear I've been using the Baby Powder meathod for a long time...Never had any problem re-using rubber bands....

I must be doing something wrong though.... My Rubberbands seem to out live my airplanes :confused:
Spaceclam also, don't get those rubber bands from your hobby shop. you get only 100 for about 8 bucks. at office depot, you can get 1000 #64 rubber bands for about $4. that's 20x the value, and lasts ou twice as long. There is no downside to them
SST also, don't get those rubber bands from your hobby shop. you get only 100 for about 8 bucks.


Babes, you better find you another hobby shop! I buy a pound of #64s (about 100) for a buck seventy-five!
Spaceclam please don't call me babes, it is traumatizing. Anyway, i guess it is just the location. I live in california, you live in michigan. Even so though, you have to make the trip to get rubber bands 1 tenth as often.
MikeChilson That's what I enjoy about RCU... You get lot's of ideas on the same subject.

I do not fly a model with rubber bands enough to warrent keeping them. I just get a bag from Office Depot and keep them in my cool basement in a dark drawer and thow som ein the field box if I'm going to fly that plane that day. AND I carry them back home with me after I fly and throw them away.

RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS # 1

Background

Beltyr Ltd. is one of the three largest manufacturers of rubber products in the Czech Republic. It currently has 960 employees. Its revenue is approximately US$ 30 million per year. The four product lines include semi-manufactured rubber products, motorcycle tires, rubber belts and tires for cars and agricultural vehicles.

This case study was performed under NCPC's, initiatives for assisting companies to rationalize their production process and save money on raw materials, energy, water, and waste treatment costs.

Cleaner Production Principle

Process modification; Recovery, reuse and recycle; Material substitution; Housekeeping

Cleaner Production Application

The Cleaner production assessment focused on rubber belt production, which appeared to generate an excessive level of wastes. Energy and water consumption was also high. Tire production was scheduled to undergo some technology changes in the near future to extend the tire assortment. An assessment of that process was therefore not considered.

The belt cores are produced first, followed by coating with two types of materials to ensure adequate strength and proper surface properties.

The following six cleaner production solutions were generated and selected for implementation.

Modification of the rubber cutting machine to minimize waste generated;
Reuse of the rubber wastes originating from the cutting process in the tire making section;
Substance substitution used for separation purposes during the vulcanization process to avoid precipitate being formed, and to allow recycling of the cooling water;
Strict supervision of water consumption to enable detection of any leakages;
Improvements in the use of the central heating system by turning it down during the weekends;
Installation of a new heating system that allows independent operation in the different blocks of the company.

Environmental and Economic Benefits

The cleaner production measures resulted in a significant decrease in waste water by approximately 5,520 m3 per year. The consumption of fresh water was reduced by approximately 220 m3 per year.

Through the changes in the cutting process, 3.3 tons of rubber waste was avoided. The possibility to re-use the remaining rubber in another process reduced another 4.8 tons per year from the waste stream.

The improved heating system yielded a reduction of 12 percent in heat consumption.

Four of the six cleaner production options selected for implementation were no-costs options and resulted in annual savings equal to US$ 22,200. The two medium cost options stimulated an investment of US$ 14,800 and will result in annual savings of about US$ 13,400.

The pay-back period of the implementation of all options together is five months.

Constraints

None reported.

Contacts

Beltyr, spol. s.r.o.
Ing. Miroslav Hamele
tr. T. Bati, areal a.s. Svit
76202 Zlin, Czech Republic
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mr. Vladimir Dobes, Director
Czech National Cleaner Production Center
Politickych veznu 13
11121 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

UNIDO
NCPC Program
Environment and Energy Branch
P.O. Box 300
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: http://www.unido.org

UNEP IE
Cleaner Production Program
Tour Mirabeau
39-43, quai André-Citroën
75739 Paris Cedex 15, France
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web: http://www.uneptie.org/home.html
Review Status

This National Cleaner Production Center case study was presented in the document "NCPC Case Studies" available from UNEP IE or UNIDO (addresses above). It was formatted and edited for the ICPIC diskette in August 1997.

Subsequently the case study has undergone a technical review by Dr Prasad Modak at Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai, India, in September 1998.
Rubber Division Vision, Mission & Antitrust Statements
Our Vision

The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society is a professional organization dedicated to providing educational programs, technical resources and other vital services for the people associated with rubber and affiliated industries.

The Rubber Division will serve as a global resource center for networking and partnerships with academic centers and industry.

Our Mission

The Rubber Division’s mission is to promote the professional growth of those associated with the rubber and affiliated industries and to meet the needs of companies and academic centers that support its members through educational, technical and networking activities.

The Rubber Division’s focus is to:

Provide technical training and education to members and to their supporting companies or academic centers.
Develop, publish and present technical information that contributes to professional growth of members and the disciplines in which they serve.
Serve as a leading resource for rubber technology.
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Maintain globally recognized award, scholarship and internship programs for those in rubber and affiliated industries.
Participate in other professional societies, groups and venues that enhance technology and knowledge.
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The Rubber Division, ACS, is a professional society of members who function as individuals and not as agents or representatives of any organization with which they may be associated. It is the strict policy of the Division, in all its meetings, to adhere to its objective to promote the education, professional growth and betterment of those individuals associated with the rubber and associated industries. This policy is essential to avoid violating federal and state antitrust laws. It is the policy of the Rubber Division and its members not to: (1) illegally agree or conspire to take any action that constitutes price fixing, or to discuss, consider or debate prices and production costs, production targets, market allocation or division; (2) illegally agree or conspire to take action or engage in discussion relating to the boycott, refusal to deal with, or exclusion of competitors; (3) illegally agree or conspire to improperly set or discuss standards or codes or ethics that unreasonably inhibit or restrict competition; and (4) not to engage in or discuss any other subject prohibited by the antitrust laws. If there are any violations of this policy, the offending member will be ruled out of order immediately and appropriately disciplined if necessary, and any action taken in violation of this policy immediately will be null and void, and a record minute will be made to that effect.
Specialists in Foam Rubber


Becoming specialists in the converting of foam rubber did not happen overnight. Reed Rubber and Foam Products was originally incorporated in 1922 as Reed-MacLaury Rubber Co. MacLaurey left the partnership in the mid 20's and the company established itself as a broker of rubber goods including boots, slickers, rain coats and hose.

For many years after this Ben Reed, our founder, sold prefabricated hose to the highway department and construction companies. In fact a great deal of our hose was used in the construction of the Hoover Dam.

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Of course, a company is more than just materials and machinery. We would not exist without our excellent employees and their dedication to quality and service. We take pride in what we do and stand by our products, just as my grandfather did over 80 years ago.