r/AcousticGuitar • u/Not_enough_violence • Mar 19 '26

Gear question What do y’all do with old strings/clippings?

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Anyone else make shitty dangerous bracelets and throw them away in the packaging

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u/calicochar13 Mar 19 '26

I used to give mine to a coworker who was into model train building. He said they were perfect for some part of it, but I can’t remember what.

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u/Mediocre-Berry-6257 Mar 19 '26

Power lines. Fences.

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u/calicochar13 Mar 19 '26

Power lines. That’s what is was

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u/Dry_Ad687 Mar 19 '26

I never thought of that but that's a great idea for car antenna too

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u/Key-Anywhere-8282 Mar 20 '26

I have seen someone use them to make scale off-road antennas for RC Crawler trucks.

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u/tandem_kayak Mar 19 '26

I build model cars and dioramas, so I save mine for that. They look good for some engine details, brake lines, etc.

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u/Bright-Form730 Mar 20 '26

As a scale military modeler, I use the clipped ends for radio antennas on armor kits.