They were talking about the one gallon cans or less. The ones that have a u groove in the top where the lids seats down in the U groove. At the bottom of the U groove is where you'd punch the holes in with a nail. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "blindhandyman" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:44 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] punching holes in paint cans
> Dear Ray: > I found most of the handy tips useful, but I did not understand one > tip. That was the one that recommended using a nail to make holes in the > trough which forms the top edge of the paint can, claiming that these > holes do not interfere with the resealing of the can of paint, as the lid > seals against the side. > The paint cans with which > I am familiar would leak and let in air, if holes were punched in the > groove. While some lids do cover the entire top and go down a slight > distance on the outside of the can or bucket, those are usually the > containers for drywall mud or thicker material, and are generally larger > buckets, five gallons or larger. > The one gallon and smaller cans are usually sealed with a lid that > fits inside the top rim. > If you can shed any light on how holes can be punched in the groove > without allowing for leaks or drying out the contents from the air going > in, I would appreciate it. > > Yours Truly, > > Clifford Wilson > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
