Blade Disposal Slot in the Medicine Cabinet

yes...but you should be careful to miss wall studs. The other thing you need to consider is the length of the hole in the slot. it is just over the length of the end of a dollar bill. The easiest way, assuming you have or can borrow the tools, would be to drill a small hole and use that as the starting point for a reciprocating saw. Cut the slot in the wall to the desired length. Install bill slot. Admire handiwork.

To tell you the truth, the bill slot is an option for those who do not have a medicine cabinet and just mount the slot on the wall. For those who do have a medicine cabinet, they use the slot provided (if vintage) or make a slot in the back of it (modern).

 

I know this is a bit late, but you could do this job with a drywall knife if you didn't have anything else.

 

Dead thread resurrection time!

While yes I still have the blade slot in my original medicine cabinet as I discussed in this thread originally back in April 2012, and quoted below, I wanted to be a little more efficient. Rather than always having to open my medicine cabinet and reach in it to drop a blade down inside the wall, I wanted a used blade wall plate.

I would have preferred a vintage one but they are practically impossible to find. So, here is the modern one from Maggard Razors that I just received today and installed today below my medicine cabinet. It's very heavy solid stainless steel, etched with "FOR USED BLADES" on it. It was very simple to install and only took about 10 minutes which mostly consisted of cutting the blade slot in my sheetrock. I didn't need to use a stud finder as I already knew the wall was hollow at this position because it's the same position blades drop down through my medicine cabinet. In one of my images, you can see the inside medicine cabinet blade slot as well.

It really is rather neat to drop a blade down in the wall and here it hit the floor.



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If you were 62 years old you would probably have a little rust as well. hahaha

I'm actually probably going to end up replacing it now that I have my new wall blade disposal spot.

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You made me do it Enrico! I took out my ancient rusted medicine cabinet.

Unfortunately, it's impossible to find a new one in that size as the rough wall opening is only 12 inches and there's only 12.5 inches between the studs. So much for all houses being built with standard 14" to 16" off center wall studs.

So rather than replace the old medicine cabinet with a new medicine cabinet, and since I don't really need a new medicine cabinet after having hung a new wall cabinet next to it last week, I'm just going with a commercial wall mirror to hang and cover the hole. Seen in the image below, it's the kind you find in retail settings such as gas station bathrooms, restaurant kitchens, etc. I found this one with a shelf. All stainless steel, 15-year warranty on the mirror plating. Right now I'm just stuck with a hole in the wall until this new mirror arrives. Going this route also caused me to have to move my new "used blades" wall plate from the center, to the far left so that once I hang the new mirror, it would not be hidden under it.

 

Right? I can even throw whole razors that I don't like shaving with, in there!

 

That's actually an excellent idea! I'll talk to my cousin who is an excellent carpenter and all around handyman. I definitely don't have the skills for wood working. The only other issue I can think of with this scenario is drilling holes into the mirror framing for the hinges. Maybe breaking the mirror depending on how far its edge is inside the frame. I'll talk to my cousin and see what he thinks.

 

Is there any other way or reason?