Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs
that's pressed into steel solvent cans for shipping WITHOUT deforming the
rest of the lip of the can?

I normally just stab with a flat screwdriver, but any attempt to pry the
thing out usually leaves a dent in the to top of the can. Stuff like
acrylic cement dries up real fast even with the cap screwed on good.

On 04/22/2017 5:48 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs
that's pressed into steel solvent cans for shipping WITHOUT deforming the
rest of the lip of the can?
....

Well, _this_ farmer generally has good luck with something small like an
ice pick or the like against the outer edge that will crimp the seal
inward enough to twist with needlenose pliers...

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On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:22:22 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 04/22/2017 5:48 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs
that's pressed into steel solvent cans for shipping WITHOUT deforming the
rest of the lip of the can?
...

Well, _this_ farmer generally has good luck with something small like an
ice pick or the like against the outer edge that will crimp the seal
inward enough to twist with needlenose pliers...
I just drive the tip of ny needle-nosed pliers through the plug, then
grab wgat is left with the plkiers in the whole, and twist. Have never
damaged a neck.

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:34:24 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:22:22 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 04/22/2017 5:48 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs
that's pressed into steel solvent cans for shipping WITHOUT deforming the
rest of the lip of the can?
...

Well, _this_ farmer generally has good luck with something small like an
ice pick or the like against the outer edge that will crimp the seal
inward enough to twist with needlenose pliers...
I just drive the tip of ny needle-nosed pliers through the plug, then
grab wgat is left with the plkiers in the whole, and twist. Have never
damaged a neck.


I've had better luck with a hunting knife, prying plugs up from the
tiny lip at the outside. You need a large sharp blade, and work close
to the guard. Leverage is supplied by your hand/finger muscles. If
they don't just pop out, they'll deform and can be removed with
needle-nose pliers.

The best tool ever devised is the 6" needle-nose vise grip. Love 'em!

Speaking of solvents, what's with he massive cost nowadays? It's
$12-20 a gallon now, even with low crude prices! EcoNazis?

--
Believe nothing.
No matter where you read it,
Or who said it,
Even if I have said it,
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense.
-- Buddha

On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 06:39:14 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:34:24 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:22:22 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 04/22/2017 5:48 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs
that's pressed into steel solvent cans for shipping WITHOUT deforming the
rest of the lip of the can?
...

Well, _this_ farmer generally has good luck with something small like an
ice pick or the like against the outer edge that will crimp the seal
inward enough to twist with needlenose pliers...
I just drive the tip of ny needle-nosed pliers through the plug, then
grab wgat is left with the plkiers in the whole, and twist. Have never
damaged a neck.


I've had better luck with a hunting knife, prying plugs up from the
tiny lip at the outside. You need a large sharp blade, and work close
to the guard. Leverage is supplied by your hand/finger muscles. If
they don't just pop out, they'll deform and can be removed with
needle-nose pliers.

The best tool ever devised is the 6" needle-nose vise grip. Love 'em!

Speaking of solvents, what's with he massive cost nowadays? It's
$12-20 a gallon now, even with low crude prices! EcoNazis?
When I first heard of "varsol" in the late '40s it was slightly
cheaper than keroscene but didn't burn as well in lamps as it seemed
to create more smoke and had an unfamiliar odour so didn't catch on a
lighting fuel.