Recycling? Trading?

[jazzkat]

What do we do with cracked cymbals that we no longer use?
I have a 17" A. Medium Crash and a 19" A Custom projection crash just hanging out. I no longer use them and they have some cracking. Lugging them around all the time is old hat. It is time to do something with them.
I have always thought that the company should offer some sort of trade in service, as the metal can be melted down and reused.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

[late8]

Cut them down and make splashes.

[Shawn76]

I know someone who cuts them down to make small bells out of them but splashes will work also

[almostmatt1]

I give mine to beginner drummers.

[xweasel]

I cut mine into bells.

[drumonthis]

Turn them into clocks and sell em

[MattDrums]

Any Dream cymbal dealer will give you $1/inch for any cracked B20 cymbal, regardless of brand, size, or condition. You can then credit the $ toward any new Dream. The cymbals they take are sent back to the factory where they melt them down and use them to make new cymbals. They've been doing this for 2 or 3 years now.

[NdnDrummer]

Saluda Cymbals has a trade in program where you can turn in cracked cymbals and get credit towards their cymbals. im not sure how much youll get but thats what i know.

[pcs90]

I cut mine down and make different-sounding cymbals. One of the cymbals I use on many set-ups now is actually a 9" cut-down FX Oriental China Trash. All os the flange is gone so it really doesn't look like a china other than the round bell. I have yet to find a cymbal in production that makes the same sound.