Wire clothes hanger alert

[stuckmotor]

I haven't run across any wire clothes hangers in years. Well, tonight, I found them in 10 packs at Wal-Mart. They're coated with some flexible kind of plastic, vinal I guess. Most will go in the car, truck, etc. for emergency repairs. In the years I've been without them there have been many temp fixes I made when I've used something else and thought, clothes hanger wire would do a much better job.

 

[bcp]

Baling wire is so hard to find anymore, wire coat hangers will have to do.

I've had no luck at all gas welding exhaust pipes using baling twine.



Bruce

 

[Redlands Okie]

Rolls of economical wire for trying rebar can be purchased at contractor supply houses. Very similar to baling wire if not the same. Most of the wire clothes hangers I see now are very thin and flimsy, sure miss the heavy gauge ones.

 

[stuckmotor]

I've had to make do with rebar wire for many years. I get it at Lowes. It seems to be the same gauge as bailing wire.

 

[teejk]

Electric fencing wire comes in a few different gauges and is relatively cheap.

 

[/pine]

Second hand and thrift stores (salvation army, good will etc.) have always been a decent source for wire hangers...if there are none hanging around (NPI)...just ask they will save them for you...

 

[stingray1]

I just yesterday got rid of a bunch of old clothes with the hangers,now I'm kicking my butt for not keeping the hangers.

 

[TractorGuy]

Baling wire is so hard to find anymore, wire coat hangers will have to do.

I've had no luck at all gas welding exhaust pipes using baling twine.



Bruce

Gas welded many exhaust with a coat hanger. Not much need for that now but mig works so much better. Last exhaust I welded was some low grade stainless header adapters to aluminized steel. Mig made a perfect, leak free, connection.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I've straightened out many a coat hanger for a quick fish wire. I feel bad now. I had no idea they were on the endangered species list.

I like those HD wire hangers. Wish I had a few dozen of them. The plastic and fancy wooden ones are just more poor quality consumer garbage.

I remember how my Dad used to take wire hangers back to the dry cleaner for a cent a piece.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve thrown away hundreds of metal coat hangers. My work uniforms come on wire hangers and they add up pretty fast getting 10 a week.

 

[TheMan419]

I’ve thrown away hundreds of metal coat hangers. My work uniforms come on wire hangers and they add up pretty fast getting 10 a week.

Yep same kind of issue for me. Get them by the dozens with cleaning. I wonder if I could accumulate them and take them to the scrap yard.

 

[kenlip]

In Australia, most dry-cleaners will take back wire hangers, to re-use them. It's probably worth checking if your cleaners will re-use the hangers.

Ken

 

[dieselcrawler]

Uniform company where I work collects the hangers but there's no incentive to return or repercussion if you keep them. The material quality has declined from 20-30 years ago.

 

[kenlip]

Uniform company where I work collects the hangers but there's no incentive to return or repercussion if you keep them. The material quality has declined from 20-30 years ago.

There's no financial incentive to return hangers, in Australia. The incentive is to do the right thing from an environmental point of view. There are dozens of processes involved in the production of a wire hanger, from the mining of the ore to make the steel, to the coating of the final product, with transport involved multiple times throughout. Every one of those adversely impacts the environment. Why not simply return the hangers to the cleaners, and help to preserve resources and keep the air and waterways clean?

 

[Semper Paratus]

Instead of wire hangers I have been using suspended ceiling wire. Dead soft. Easy to use a twist. Reasonably strong and reasonably inexpensive. Available at your choice od big box stores such as Lowes Home Depot etc.

 

[dieselcrawler]

There's no financial incentive to return hangers, in Australia. The incentive is to do the right thing from an environmental point of view. There are dozens of processes involved in the production of a wire hanger, from the mining of the ore to make the steel, to the coating of the final product, with transport involved multiple times throughout. Every one of those adversely impacts the environment. Why not simply return the hangers to the cleaners, and help to preserve resources and keep the air and waterways clean?

I agree on the environmental issues, and return what hangers I don't need, the wife wanted a handful of them, but the rest go back.

 

[Dftodd]

I haven't run across any wire clothes hangers in years. Well, tonight, I found them in 10 packs at Wal-Mart. They're coated with some flexible kind of plastic, vinal I guess. Most will go in the car, truck, etc. for emergency repairs. In the years I've been without them there have been many temp fixes I made when I've used something else and thought, clothes hanger wire would do a much better job.

Hit any place that is supplied by Cintas for there uniforms. If the driver is lazy and doesn't collect the coat hangers regularly, then chances are good the place is over run with wire coat hangers.

My mother used to make little Xmas trees out of them. She used to stop by the shop and I would hook her up with bundles of them at a time.

 

[stuckmotor]

Instead of wire hangers I have been using suspended ceiling wire. Dead soft. Easy to use a twist. Reasonably strong and reasonably inexpensive. Available at your choice od big box stores such as Lowes Home Depot etc.

I don't think I've ever seen any of that. Next time I'm in Lowes, I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[stuckmotor]

Hit any place that is supplied by Cintas for there uniforms. If the driver is lazy and doesn't collect the coat hangers regularly, then chances are good the place is over run with wire coat hangers.

My mother used to make little Xmas trees out of them. She used to stop by the shop and I would hook her up with bundles of them at a time.

Thanks for that suggestion as well. Unfortunately, I don't know any places like that.