Can opener tutorial

[rustred]

silly, i dont think so, and also hate when cans are opened that way. you going to cut your hands when using them to cover mufflers. totally not correct.

 

[Hobo,NC]

+I lost mine and would sure like to find another one

Amazon has them.

 

[joeysmith]

silly, i dont think so, and also hate when cans are opened that way. you going to cut your hands when using them to cover mufflers. totally not correct.

Really?
I have found them to be less sharp
Maybe its a difference in opener design

 

[Mark-Ia]

+I lost mine and would sure like to find another one

You can find them on Ebay. $2.95

 

[chico1]

It is apparent that people that complain of issues with their manual can openers are not left-handed. We lefties have lived with the problem all our lives. When we take over the world, we will immediately outlaw all right-handed only items. Then laugh as we watch you try to use them!

 

[RedMF40]

silly, i dont think so, and also hate when cans are opened that way. you going to cut your hands when using them to cover mufflers. totally not correct.

I tried the video technique, doesn’t work for me. Maybe doing it wrong, I don’t know. Anyway, I just raise the can up off the counter with the opener and it works perfectly. Doesn’t have to be way up in the air, just so long as it’s not touching the countertop.

 

[used red MN]

Removed

 

[used red MN]

my teeth to open bottles.

I don't believe that! Ron MN

He wouldn’t lie, but he might fib.

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

silly, i dont think so, and also hate when cans are opened that way. you going to cut your hands when using them to cover mufflers. totally not correct.

Never patched a muffler with a soup can. But, a few tailpipe repairs using a can and a couple hose clamps. The "new" rounded bottom cans kind of did away with that approach.

Ken

 

[rustred]

I tried the video technique, doesn’t work for me. Maybe doing it wrong, I don’t know. Anyway, I just raise the can up off the counter with the opener and it works perfectly. Doesn’t have to be way up in the air, just so long as it’s not touching the countertop.

that's the only way i know how its done.

 

[SweetFeet]

It is apparent that people that complain of issues with their manual can openers are not left-handed. We lefties have lived with the problem all our lives. When we take over the world, we will immediately outlaw all right-handed only items. Then laugh as we watch you try to use them!

Amen to that!!!

 

[SkipperII]

That electric one setting on the counter works just fine. The P38, is just a memento of an early time and place.

 

[rustred]

that's the only way i know how its done.

Opened this can tonight. Piece of cake…. Actually mushroom soup. Even them old swing-a-ways the can was in the air. Still have that one also.

 

[rustred]

Photo didn’t post

 

[RedMF40]

Opened this can tonight. Piece of cake…. Actually mushroom soup. Even them old swing-a-ways the can was in the air. Still have that one also.

Mmmm mushroom soup, that’s good eatin.’ I recall dumping a bunch of green peas in before heating it up. I thought that was just about the best thing ever..

 

[RedMF40]

I’ll keep this going a little longer. Here’s the kind I consider a hand-torture device. It opened cans but it let your hand know it.

 

[Texasmark]

Put it on your Christmas list.

Try holding the handles together tighter. That was my problem.

I just bought another hand held can opener trying to get one that works. This one opens cans will slight pressure once the blade punctures the lid. Predecessor was just the opposite, had to mash handles really hard to work. One thing I noticed is that some cans now have different tops and bottoms so that they will stack and stay. put rather than tops and bottoms being identical and easily slipping off one another. I'm thinking that the material change to cause this has affected the top to the point that one must learn a new method of using a can opener to get things to work as expected.

 

[Watthour]

I have two of the original Swing-A-Way manual openers (from St. Louis), and was looking for a replacement recently. Everything on store shelves seems to be the typical Chinese precision and robustness. I found a company (Sierra Valley) which is reproducing the original design in the U.S., and ordered one right away. It's as good or better than the originals, and they even offer repair parts for the originals. They're faster than an electric opener.

 

[Texasmark]

That looks like a European can opener, not an American style. The former cuts the top off below the crimp ring and leaves a sharp upper edge of the can exposed which can leave a nasty cut if you accidentally come in contact with it. The latter cuts down from the top and leaves the rounded crimped area on top of the can so the only thing that can cut you is the side of the lid.

 

[Brownie450]

These pull ring tops on many soup & vegetable cans are an
accident waiting to happen if the can isn't held firmly.
Opened a can of green beans, & couldn't get the top
completely off. Had to get my pliers to get a grip on the lid.

We have an old Swing-away that still works flawlessly. Only
oil the spring-loaded cutter wheel with a drop of penetrating
oil when it drags slightly.
Jim