Wire Canisters

[Mike McCoy]

For one such tough nut I went through the hole in the top and screwed 
the bottom of the can to a bench with two screws, grabbed the lip of the 
big hole with a plier and was able to spin it off. For another the fix 
was to stomp on it and toss it.

Mike

justpianos at our.net.au wrote:
> About 6 years ago I bought enough canisters to cover my requirements for
> wire coils I had previously bought. I could open all but one. I tried hot,
> cold, vice, lubrication, all to no avail, until recently, when it just
> "gave" one day.
> Keep trying.
> Bruce Browning
> The Piano Tuner.
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>> Does anyone have a "trick" to unscrewing one of those wire canisters
>> from Mapes that haven't been opened in several years? My hands aren't
>> that strong. Or maybe I'm just getting old! :-D
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>> Avery
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