Pill Bottles

[ewetwo]

I know some of get meds in these bottle. I use the taller ones with the cap reversed. The reversed cap make them more stable. Put a few pebbles in the bottom to give them weight. They make great reusable stands to hold what you are painting. 

[SDC]

I don't recall where I picked up the habit, it was certainly from another builder's channel, but I use one to hold my discarded blades.  

Keeps them from flopping around loose in the trash bin that I occasionally need to rummage through for something I shouldn't have thrown away.

[ewetwo]

1 hour ago, SDC said:

I don't recall where I picked up the habit, it was certainly from another builder's channel, but I use one to hold my discarded blades.  

Keeps them from flopping around loose in the trash bin that I occasionally need to rummage through for something I shouldn't have thrown away.

Good idea. I'll remember this.

 

[OldNYJim]

They’re good for wheel tubs too, if you’re into building things that need new (larger) wheel tubs 

[ewetwo]

Nice. 

[bobss396]

I keep painted parts and small assemblies in mine. I'll have to try them as a paint stand. 

[ewetwo]

On 3/14/2024 at 1:06 PM, bobss396 said:

I keep painted parts and small assemblies in mine. I'll have to try them as a paint stand. 

Good for soaking nozzles in from spray cans.

 

[Beans]

I use them for paint washes.  I'm too cheap to buy panel line paint.  I have washes in black, various browns and green for weathering.  

[bobss396]

I have a very tall one I got at CVS years ago. I keep my toothpicks in it, drilled a 1/4" hole in the lid and use it like a shaker.

[ewetwo]

I use it for the black wash also Joe. Great idea about the tooth picks Bob.

[Paul Payne]

I saved mine up and glued them together for a tool holder.

 

Edited March 19, 2024 by Paul Payne

[Beans]

Lots of uses I didn't even think of!!  Funny that we all have such an abundance of empty med bottles around.

[ewetwo]

I never thought of that Paul. And yes. I guess some of are of that age where we amass a lot of prescription bottles.

[rssschris]

On 3/13/2024 at 9:35 PM, CabDriver said:

They’re good for wheel tubs too, if you’re into building things that need new (larger) wheel tubs 

I would like to see a tutorial on how to do this.

Chris.

[Lunajammer]

We have lots of dogs and they all get top medical care and that means pill bottles. I use them for discarded blades, loose dremel bits, teeny detail parts, mailing small parts, even started to model a steam era metal wheel.

[deuces wild]

Coffee containers are great also for storing stuff.....

[bobss396]

I have some I use for sanding wheel wells. Wrap sand paper around them and go to town. Some are tapered.

[Stanward VonDiederichs]

Those pill bottles they really do come in handy what are yous and I pick up off the street are these bottles maybe some of you recognize them as herbal containers pot.

[bill-e-boy]

I use them for mixing smaller batches of paint such as chassis satin black or other small area colours for use with my air brush. Toss them when done. With age the pills keep me going so I can model for longer ?

[ewetwo]

A lot of good ideas for using these. Thank you.

[slusher]

I have one for my spare metal axles and one for my extra wheel backs..

[R. Thorne]

I fill mine half full with lead pellets and put a strip of masking tape on the top (actually the bottom of bottle) where the indentation is for a puddle of super glue.  The next day I strip it off and replace with another strip of tape.  I also use it as a resting place for my tooth pick that I often use for applying ca glue.  

[ewetwo]

Great idea!

[Zippi]

I use the smaller pill bottles for wheel tubs in trucks.  Works great.

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I needed a pill bottle this morning, so I grabbed on of my wife's bottles. I scarfed down all of the pills and now I can't see anything...?RRR