Seems like I am always tossing plastic containers with lids in the trash.  I got to thinking I might be able to use the threaded part of the containers and the lids to make turned boxes with threaded lids.  Well, it turns out I can.  Here is some of the containers.

 

 

I take a knife and roughly cut the lid and threads from the container.  I always cut them with a down stroke with the knife for safety.  It is one of those operations where one slip can mean disaster.  After that I take a pair of tin snips and remove as much excess as possible to save time at the lathe.  I make a force fit carrier for the threads to trim them down for use.  The first one from the juice bottle had to have some painters tape added because I made the mount too small.  I taped them with some electrical tape to help hold them from spinning on the mount too.  I did a much better job getting the peanut container threads mounted with a press fit and no extras were needed to hold them in place.

 

 

 

The was plenty of room below the threads to turn a flat area that could be epoxied into the box opening.  I used an epoxy made for plastic that I bot at the blue box store and tested it to be sure it would hold to the wood too.  I turned the sides of the lids to remove a small taper they had.

 

 

 

I went ahead and made a coin bank from the juice containers threads.  I rough turned the lid and inset the threads and then turned the bottom and inset the threads.

 

 

 

The lid was double stick taped to the face plate and I removed it and screwed it on the bottle and turned them to the same diameter and shaped them, embellished them and put some finish on.  Shellac in this case.

 

 

I took the lid off and turned the base around to finish the bottom.  Slid it back on the mount I made to trim the bottle threads.

 

 

Turned the bottom, signed it and put some shellac on it.  Cut a coin slot on the scroll saw and here is the end result.

 

 

 

 

Did a box with the peanut jar lid and threads using the exact same method.  I forgot to mention that I cut the threads off of the lid which left more wood visible under the lids

 

 

 

 

There is a lot of plastic jars these days so the supply and size is virtually endless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very innovative as always, thanks for sharing this idea!

 

Steve

You did a nice job on those, that opens up a whole new bunch of ideas.  The bank it too purty to bury in the back yard though.

Herb

Now that's just slicker than cat poop!

 

Love it!!

41 minutes ago, lew said:

Now that's just slicker than cat poop!

 

Love it!!

 

make that deer guts on a door knob and you got a deal...

Dan You just da man. That is a great idea and I had been thinking of getting some threading tools after seeing Mike Mahoney at TAW. This may save me lots. I like the peanut jar box and the bank is neat also.

Very cool idea Dan.  That should get you an honorable mention (or better) from the recycling industry!

Awesome creativity and thinking outside the box (pun may be intended).

GREAT tutorial too. I  promise I won't copy and sell it on the inter-web.

If you run out of lids or are looking for a specific type, let me know. I haul dozens to the recycling center every week.

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Awesome creativity and thinking outside the box (pun may be intended).

GREAT tutorial too. I  promise I won't copy and sell it on the inter-web.

If you run out of lids or are looking for a specific type, let me know. I haul dozens to the recycling center every week.

 

If you sell it on the inter-web, hold out enough so we can each have an ice cream cone.  It will be really something if we can get some sprinkles too.

Great idea, Dan! Recycling at its finest!!!

John

18 hours ago, HandyDan said:

 

If you sell it on the inter-web, hold out enough so we can each have an ice cream cone.  It will be really something if we can get some sprinkles too.

Sprinkles are good...I'll try to make enough for waffle cones too

Thanks for all the nice comments.  Hope you can put this idea to work for you own projects.

If you run out of peanut  butter jars you can use PVC pipe 

adapters and rings.

2 hours ago, Kevin Beitz said:

If you run out of peanut  butter jars you can use PVC pipe 

adapters and rings.

 

Jar and bottle tops are free.  The pipe threads I would have to buy.

21 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

The pipe threads I would have to buy.

As it happens I know this guy, and he has lots of fittings and such.  Easy to trade with.  

Really nice work, Dan.  And, the last one you posted could be  used as a make up jar.  I can just see her putting her foundation powder in that.  

Everything I have seen of your workmanship is awesome....thank you for the inspiration