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I got a couple of 3L olive oil cans sitting around and don't what to do with them. The opening is very small making refilling difficult. Any suggestions?
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A funnel addresses the refilling.  

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Worse than refilling is trying to wash them out. That oil doesn't come out easily.
I went with cutting off the top and bottom and just using it as flat metal.
I didn't come up with anything better.

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I wonder if you could use snips to cut them in half, kind of roll the cut edge inward maybe twice, and have two little bins/baskets.

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If the top or bottom was cut with a can opener on three sides (and the plastic spigot removed) this would make good biochar in a wood stove.
 
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Any kind of metal tin is so useful!  

Small opening containers are great for dry goods like wheat berries, seeds or rice.  You can seal it with a cork or tapered dowel.

Sometimes if something is no longer "food grade" it can be "feed grade".  I could store used fry oil in a tin like that and feed it out to my chickens over winter.


I also have lots of baby trees I am helping get a good start.  I can fill a container like that with water or even a light nutrient mix and leave it by the tree gently seeping out.  

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Thanks! I am not sure if a can opener can go around the corner or not. But at least i can snip away the tiny spokes in the center to fit a funnel through.
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Top off, holes in the bottom, it would make a cute plant pot.

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I used a sideways can opener on mine, that worked on most of it. Did have to use metal snips at a couple of points.

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1 Remove one large side with an angle grinder, smooth sharp edges and use as drawers for tools or small components in the workshop.
2 Cut lengthways through the middle of one large side and both ends, fold over so the other large side is creased down the middle and you have a lower profile drawer with two compartments.
3. Fashion a carrying handle (from the removed material in example 1 or from wire for example 2) and they can be used as a small toolbox.
 
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Dick Proenecke made everything from oil cans.  Everything he couldn’t carve out of wood, anyway.

I just watched a video where they made shingles out of beer cans.

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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Chimney for a portable rocket stove while camping?



How about the body of a tent stove?

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The ones I get, a can opener takes the top of fine. Does leave a sharp edge, which I tape over. I have used two as rag bins in the kitchen (clean and dirty) I used one filled with gravel as a miniature Christmas tree (winter branches) base. As I get more, I expect to use them to sort bolts and small tools in the garage.
 
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this is one of those times i would probably go for one of those seam-cutting can openers. whatever you decide to make would be less dangerous anyway. i always seem to cut myself on the sharp edges on opened cans, even if i’m being intentional about trying to avoid it.
 
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What we do

old can opener and care because of the sharp edges.  Or a modern soft edge opener you don't mind destroying after two tins.

Rinse with very hot water.

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Hello!

I just saw a video of a handheld berry picker and i wonder if an oil can could be cut into something like that?

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I am thinking about making it into a heater by burning used cooking oil. Maybe I can fill it 1/4 full cut an opening above that on the side for acessing the wick and drill some holes for air inlet. The spigot hole will be a chimney for exhaust. But right now I am lacking the tools as well as some long-lasting fiberglass wick. I made a simple version burning vegetable oil with cotton yarn as wick, it burned too fast and it was a little bit smokey.

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