This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the
lid on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

E.

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:59:01 +0000, eastender
wrote:

This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the
lid on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

E.

Get the lad one of these
http://www.bohemiadesign.co.uk/too-c...k-satchel-a708

The smell of apple and leather. Ah yes.

--
Graham.

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On 2013-03-15 21:10:02 +0000, Graham. said:

Get the lad one of these
http://www.bohemiadesign.co.uk/too-c...k-satchel-a708

The smell of apple and leather. Ah yes.

My mother gave me one of those for my first day at secondary school. On
the way home I got knocked off my bike and beaten up. The next day I
took a small rucksack.

E.

In article 2013031520590123397-nospam@nospamcom, eastender wrote:
This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the
lid on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

Someone's got to say it - angle grinder.

More seriously, was the lunch warm when it was put in and created a partial
vacuum when it cooled? In which case put it in hot water for a while?
(Might even help if that wasn't the original problem.)

On 2013-03-15 21:15:52 +0000, Alan Braggins said:

More seriously, was the lunch warm when it was put in and created a partial
vacuum when it cooled? In which case put it in hot water for a while?
(Might even help if that wasn't the original problem.)

Yes it is for hot food. Good plan - I'll try that. I can't believe the
top is cross-threaded as it's on square.

E.

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:59:01 +0000, eastender
wrote:

This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the
lid on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

Not a left-hand thread, is it?

--
Frank Erskine

On 15/03/2013 22:16, Frank Erskine wrote:
On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:59:01 +0000,
wrote:

This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the
lid on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

Not a left-hand thread, is it?


A strong downward pressure while trying to unscrew.

Heat or cool one part of it?

Brian

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"eastender" wrote in message
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This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at his
school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I had a
large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a purchase
on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the lid
on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

E.

"eastender" wrote in message
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On 2013-03-15 21:15:52 +0000, Alan Braggins said:

More seriously, was the lunch warm when it was put in and created a
partial
vacuum when it cooled? In which case put it in hot water for a while?
(Might even help if that wasn't the original problem.)

Yes it is for hot food.

That's certainly the problem.

I get the same problem with the marmalade and relish
I make myself. When I put the lids on the glass jars when
they are still stinking hot with the freshly made contents,
it can be a real bugger getting the lid off when you first
want to use it.

I just microwave the jar for a minute or so and that does
heat the contents up enough to allow you to get the lid off,
but that wont work in your case with the metal container.

Putting it in boiling water will.

Just let it cool down before screwing the lid tight next time.

Good plan - I'll try that. I can't believe the top is cross-threaded as
it's on square.

Yeah, its just the lower internal pressure effect.

On 15/03/2013 20:59, eastender wrote:
This pictu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8560821612

is of my son's lunch jar. He had little lunch today because no one at
his school could unscrew the top. We've tried and cannot do it - if I
had a large enough vice probably but we can't grip the body and get a
purchase on the top. I've tried a rubber jar opener.

Looking at another one (we brought them back from the US) the lid has a
large plastic washer/seal which may have got jammed. My wife put the lid
on this morning but she is not especially strong.

Any ideas how to get the top off and the lunch out?

E.

Grip the lid with one of these:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...er-band-wrench

or maybe use *two* - one on the body and one on the lid.
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eastender wrote:
On 2013-03-15 21:10:02 +0000, Graham. said:

Get the lad one of these
http://www.bohemiadesign.co.uk/too-c...k-satchel-a708

The smell of apple and leather. Ah yes.

My mother gave me one of those for my first day at secondary school.
On the way home I got knocked off my bike and beaten up. The next day
I took a small rucksack.


I'd have advised a short cut

Update for those still with the will to live - put it in the diswasher
and then wrapped elastic bands round lid and body and got the lid off.

The washer/seal in this one is wider and without a tab - see pic - and
so jams the top. I'll email the store in Florida and test their
customer service€¦

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8562056469

E.

"eastender" wrote in message
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Update for those still with the will to live - put it in the diswasher and
then wrapped elastic bands round lid and body and got the lid off.

The washer/seal in this one is wider and without a tab - see pic - and so
jams the top. I'll email the store in Florida and test their customer
service€¦

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49435266@N05/8562056469

Dunno if it's just the photo, but the thicker washer looks to have a
slightly jagged centre, where the thinner one looks nice and smooth,

So suggesting the quality may be different, could it be possible the upper
one is a knock off of the origional, and hence the dimensions are out just
enough to jam it.