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Bicycle Tire-Making: bucket delay
A few days ago I noticed I was running low on rubber, so I ordered some
more. This time I bought a 5-gallon bucket instead of a 1-gallon, because the 5-gallon costs the same as 3 x 1-gallons. After I received it I found that I can't get the d*mn thing open. -Without cutting it open, that is. I even cut off the top lip on the bucket to get a better grip with may hands under the edge of the lid, but I can't budge it. It has a pour spout in the lid but I haven't tried that, I'd bet it is too thick to use that. So I had to order a bucket opener.... And I had to order a few more seal-able buckets, since if I mangle the lid of the existing one trying to get it open, then I haven't got anything suitable to keep 5 gallons of liquid rubber in. :P The 1-gallons I bought before are difficult to pull off with your hands but I could do that. The 5-gallon ain't happening. ------ I knew what a bucket lid tool was from places I have worked, but didn't suppose I'd ever have one of my very own. I'm just happy they only cost $7 each (I got two)..... Along similar lines I bought a material once that only came in 30-gallon drums. The drum needed a bung wrench. I drove one of the drums to the area Grainger because I couldn't figure out which wrench would fit it (there is a bunch of different plugs/wrenches, and no wrench fits everything). They had a bunch of $15 plastic, aluminum and steel wrenches, and ONE $50 non-sparking one,,,,,, and guess what was the only one that would fit. :| |
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Bicycle Tire-Making: bucket delay
On 11/14/2013 10:40 AM, Doug Cimperman wrote:
A few days ago I noticed I was running low on rubber, so I ordered some more. This time I bought a 5-gallon bucket instead of a 1-gallon, because the 5-gallon costs the same as 3 x 1-gallons. After I received it I found that I can't get the d*mn thing open. -Without cutting it open, that is. I even cut off the top lip on the bucket to get a better grip with may hands under the edge of the lid, but I can't budge it. It has a pour spout in the lid but I haven't tried that, I'd bet it is too thick to use that. So I had to order a bucket opener.... And I had to order a few more seal-able buckets, since if I mangle the lid of the existing one trying to get it open, then I haven't got anything suitable to keep 5 gallons of liquid rubber in. :P The 1-gallons I bought before are difficult to pull off with your hands but I could do that. The 5-gallon ain't happening. ------ I knew what a bucket lid tool was from places I have worked, but didn't suppose I'd ever have one of my very own. I'm just happy they only cost $7 each (I got two)..... Along similar lines I bought a material once that only came in 30-gallon drums. The drum needed a bung wrench. I drove one of the drums to the area Grainger because I couldn't figure out which wrench would fit it (there is a bunch of different plugs/wrenches, and no wrench fits everything). They had a bunch of $15 plastic, aluminum and steel wrenches, and ONE $50 non-sparking one,,,,,, and guess what was the only one that would fit. :| We get white plastic watertight 5gal pickle buckets with snap lids free from a restaurant. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Bicycle Tire-Making: bucket delay
On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:40:13 -0600, Doug Cimperman
wrote: A few days ago I noticed I was running low on rubber, so I ordered some more. This time I bought a 5-gallon bucket instead of a 1-gallon, because the 5-gallon costs the same as 3 x 1-gallons. After I received it I found that I can't get the d*mn thing open. -Without cutting it open, that is. I even cut off the top lip on the bucket to get a better grip with may hands under the edge of the lid, but I can't budge it. It has a pour spout in the lid but I haven't tried that, I'd bet it is too thick to use that. So I had to order a bucket opener.... And I had to order a few more seal-able buckets, since if I mangle the lid of the existing one trying to get it open, then I haven't got anything suitable to keep 5 gallons of liquid rubber in. :P The 1-gallons I bought before are difficult to pull off with your hands but I could do that. The 5-gallon ain't happening. ------ I knew what a bucket lid tool was from places I have worked, but didn't suppose I'd ever have one of my very own. I'm just happy they only cost $7 each (I got two)..... Along similar lines I bought a material once that only came in 30-gallon drums. The drum needed a bung wrench. I drove one of the drums to the area Grainger because I couldn't figure out which wrench would fit it (there is a bunch of different plugs/wrenches, and no wrench fits everything). They had a bunch of $15 plastic, aluminum and steel wrenches, and ONE $50 non-sparking one,,,,,, and guess what was the only one that would fit. :| I had that problem once. I needed about 5 liters of bottom paint to paint my boat but they only sold the stuff in 20 liter cans.... went to the hardware shop and bought some 1 gallon paint cans and painted my boat and sold the remainder for more then I paid for the 20 liter can :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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