I read your tip about X-Acton blade disposal. The only problem I see with plastic disposal containers is they can be broken and the contents spill out. I would suggest an aluminum can. When it is almost full mix some plaster of paris and pour it in the can. If something happens to the can the plaster will keep the blades from spilling out, and potentially hurting someone.    Thanks, Alan

Have been using India inks for rockwork and would just touch-up as the color faded. Will be making the switch to acrylic tube paint for my rock formations on the new layout.

I believe your rockwork in the future will hold its color better if it is sealed with a good primer.  Otherwise it attacks and bleaches the color applied to it,  Inks especially are not very resistant.

It is great to see modelers concerned about the safety of used blades, and those further down the waste stream, like the trash man. The problem with aluminum cans is they will often wind up in the recycling stream, broken open by sorting machinery and spilling their contents at a plant where workers may be sorting material by hand.

Please do not dispose of blades in aluminum cans. The responsible and preferred method is to deposit them in a sturdy, plastic bottle with a screw on lid. Before throwing it away, screw the lid on, wrap tape around the neck/lid to secure, and write "Sharps" on the container. Make sure this goes into the trash and NOT the recycle bin.

Those of us in the waste/recycle safety field greatly appreciate the efforts of fellow modelers in safely disposing of sharps responsibly

I usually fold used blades into a flap of masking tape, making sure there are no sharp edges exposed.

This works very well and does not put a flood of blades into the trash stream at once.

Thanks for your idea.  What I do is to take scotch tape and wrap around the blade several times and throw them in the trash.  That way no one get gets cut.