penicillin
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I buy most of my pen kits at the local Rockler, and I assume that most of those come from Penn State or Rizheng. Every tiny little part gets its own mini plastic bag to protect the finish. A typical pen kit has five bags: tip, band, cap, clip, and the outer bag. Some kits have more parts and more bags.
I am annoyed with all the plastic bags for many reasons. They take time to open and retrieve the parts. They blow around. They seem to get everywhere. Some people use the mini plastic bags to apply CA finish to pens. I tried it, but don't like it.
I wish that the pen kit makers would find a better solution, one that reduces waste and makes it easier for me at pen assembly time. Penn State, Rockler, and all the others should pressure the manufacturers to step up and fix the problem.
-> Has anyone found good uses to repurpose those mini plastic bags?
I am annoyed with all the plastic bags for many reasons. They take time to open and retrieve the parts. They blow around. They seem to get everywhere. Some people use the mini plastic bags to apply CA finish to pens. I tried it, but don't like it.
I wish that the pen kit makers would find a better solution, one that reduces waste and makes it easier for me at pen assembly time. Penn State, Rockler, and all the others should pressure the manufacturers to step up and fix the problem.
-> Has anyone found good uses to repurpose those mini plastic bags?