[AT] Gas can rant

[Cecil R Bearden]

I have some of those plastic cans that are splitting at the seam.  They 
get real faded than start splitting.

Cecil in OKla



On 7/22/2015 5:59 PM, Robert wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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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