[AT] Gas can rant

[Robert]

Charlie

Next time try it with water in the winter time. Just let the water freeze first.....

Of course if you have a big freezer time of year is optional

Bob

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> On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:02 PM, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I thought I would save some time so I held the S&W .357 Magnum to the top
> of the can and pulled the trigger.  Made the perfect hole to thread a 3/8
> bolt into.  When I filled the can with gas I discovered a matching exit
> hole in the bottom of the can.  Darn!! Didn't think about that.  Didn't
> have another 3/8 bolt so had to throw the can away.  Wonder if I filled the
> can with water first and loaded with a .38 next time would it stop the
> bullet before  it got to the bottom..  Hummm.
> 
> Maybe I will just use a drill bit.
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> O.K.  Only kidding.  Do not try this at home.
> No animals were harmed during the telling of this lie.---
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>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No, I use an 18v battery powered drill. Seems to work fine--the 1/2 bit
>> can get through the plastic OK. !
>>      Dave
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>>> 
>>> You guys are using a non-electric hand drill to drill these cans with
>>> aren't you...  :-)
>>> I find that if I use the tap drill size for either a 3/8" or 1/2" bolt to
>>> drill a vent hole then I can force a short cap-screw of that size into
>> the
>>> hole and it fits snug enough to not loosen up but when unscrewed from the
>>> hole vents fine.
>>> I looked at a new can at Wally World yesterday and I believe that they
>> have
>>> given the designation "POS" a whole new level of crappy product. I'll
>> check
>>> Rural King.
>>> I still have a couple of 2.5 gallon cans here that I need to toss in the
>>> trash. My mother had bought them long ago and while they were a decent
>>> quality can they are quite round on the bottom. How smart is that for
>>> something to haul around full of explosive fuel?  :-) They are shaped
>> about
>>> like a little LP tank but with only a small flat bottom area.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Francis Robinson
>>> aka "farmer"
>>> Central Indiana USA
>>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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