There is a first time for everything..

Dick2 · Oct 23, 2016

Wife complained that she didn't like her Kitchen Aid hand crank can opener; it was too hard to penetrate the can and turned too hard.

I got out my needle file set and sharpened the cutting wheel. It penetrates a can easier now, but still turns hard. The drive wheel shaft rubs on a rubber collar that is putting too much drag on the drive shaft. I put salad oil on it, but doubt that it penetrates enough to lube the rubber collar. Maybe it will wear in with more use.

Anyway, it was the first time that I ever sharpened the cutting wheel on a can opener. Couldn't see any way that I could chuck it in a drill and spin it until it loosens up.

rrlund · Oct 23, 2016

The wife's step mother tore ours up yesterday. She was trying to open one of those big industrial sized cans of beans. Apparently they aren't made to open a can with that kind of a curve. It started grinding the gears and slipping and the dim wit kept right on holding it down. I threatened to take them out to the shop and use the air die grinder on them before we got all four of them open.

retired farmer · Oct 23, 2016

Years ago they made electric can openers, maybe they still do. Haven't seen one in years.

Dick2 · Oct 23, 2016

My wife went through a few of those electric can openers. No matter what the price was, they all chewed the drive gear up real fast Can't open a can with a smooth drive gear. She declared no more electric openers, so now she has two hand openers.

old-9 · Oct 23, 2016

P-38 works, always.
P 38

3000OH · Oct 23, 2016

FWIW, we have one of the hand crank Kuhn Rikon safety can openers (you can use those words in ebay, lots of sellers), and it works really slick and easy on steel cans. I don't know how well it would work on the very large commercial cans but it is our go-to for anything we get (up to juice can size). A plus is that the cut-off lid can then be used as a lid to cover the opened can if you don't use all the contents at once. It's not perfect - for some reason, it's much harder to use on aluminum cans (like cat food cans).

notjustair · Oct 23, 2016

The wife bought some funky thing at Wally World that I love. It cuts into the lid on the side lip so there is no sharp edge. It works slick and is easy to crank. My hands aren't so good anymore.

isie · Oct 23, 2016

Get one from pampered chef, they are great. I get all our kitchen stuff from them.

dr sportster · Oct 24, 2016

P-38 that is funny . I think the army calls them John Waynes. To a Marine a P-38

Dodgeit · Oct 24, 2016

(quoted from post at 10:24:36 10/24/16) P-38 that is funny . I think the army calls them John Waynes. To a Marine a P-38

Nope. The Army when I was in (80-84) called them P-38s

bob15 · Oct 24, 2016

I bought a German-made Monopol can opener. Much smooth and easier to turn. Can be found on Amazon

Wheres Waldo · Oct 27, 2016

You're talking a number 10 can. My wife works in a Kitchen that opens a LOT of these daily. Her Kitchen uses an 'Edlund #1" opener. I know this as I just replaced the cutting edge. The gears are replaceable too. It mounts on the countertop so it might not be a first choice for the average person, but it WILL do the job.

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