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. :|

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

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.