Re: ATM FREE TELESCOPE TUBES!

[Billy Rudock <Billy_Rudock@notes.seagate.com>]

<<  8x snip----- regarding photocopier drums....
Since scrap yards accept them, I assume that they are non-toxic, but just 
to be safe, I was careful when removing the coating not to get any on my 
hands. I then allowed the used towel to dry and placed it in a zip lock 
plastic bag in the trash. 
>>

Hi David,   use of these drums may need further discussion because of the 
coatings.  The two types I am familiar with are Selenium (the shiny metal type) 
and Cadmium (usually a yellow color coating).  The chemists on the ATM listserv 
might advise proper handling and disposal procedures.  

Also, my copier guys says he gets a core refund and always recycles the 
aluminum drums back for recoating.

Copiers are an excellent source of miscellaneous parts: bearings, stepper 
motors, lenses, shafts, fans.  I've always thought they were a telescope put 
together wrong.

Chin and eyes up!

Billy Rudock (Santa Cruz, California)

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