Oil cans. Drawers for the use of - advice needed

Yes I do keep stuff!!!!!! I mean who doesn't?

In the same line of thinking, I had thought to use pinchweld that the motor trimmers use the trouble is keeping it on when it's used as a drawer, the metal is pretty thin.

The pinchweld stuff can be squashed a little more to make it grip a single thickness, you can aslo put silicon or contact in it before putting it on which will stick it on. There is a smaller thinner version as well but very hard to find, some caravan supplies places have it or just use a U rubber section from Clark rubber.

Yep, agree with Peter pinchweld is the stuff and the smaller size is available from mobs that supply to the motor body builders. Here in WA a company called (I think) Universal Engineers or Universal Supplies do it. Not sure if they are Oz wide though. Maybe check out these suppliers where you are.

Cheers
Pop

Forgot a link: From Farnell

I could not find it at Jaycar but they may call it something else. Thin plastic tubing can also do the job. I suggest you also clean all the oil out before trying to glue the tubing or grommet strip in place. Maybe super glue. Not trying to tell you to suck eggs as far as the cleaning goes. Okay

Phil

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like Phil has said pinch pleat from Clark rubber all different sizes available end of story cheers bill.

Thats the stuff.

Bill, I may gone to the same school LOL.... :-)

Fred.

I've still got a couple of cake tins in use from metalwork class at school. They'd be pushing thirty years old now. Quality stuff!!!

Bill, thanks for that advice. I went to school in the late 60's maybe not as good as the 50's but likely better that what you get today!!!

How to turn the stuff is what I was getting at, never thought of the brickies bolster. (Now I have to go and root it out from wherever it was put a couple of years ago the last time it was used)

I assume you put the bolster in a vice, lay the edge to be folded over it and tap it with a hammer. Is that right?

Also is it feasible to put solder over any bits where the tin (or whatever they use now) has been scratched? I don't want to paint it, kind of spoils the look, but I have to keep the rust away ( I live in the wet tropics)

Like the wire idea but I might have a go at a few plain first till I get the hang of it.

Thanks again
Chris

To get a really clean fold the total length in one step make up a timber slip ,
3" wide and 1/2" thick pine works well , with your table saw cut a 1/2" groove 3/8"in leaving a groove as in tongue and groove floorboards ,
chamfer the 3/8" side of the groove to leave 1/8" at top and full thickness at bottom of groove ,
Place timber slip groove over tin to be folded , one quick twist of the wrist in wards and a perfect 3/4 of a circle tube , easy as with a bit of practise.

Guys that brings me back to my sheet metal classes in the first year at Southland Technical College.One period a week sheet metal ,one period wood, and so on for the first year, I was going to do Ag anyway but that info back then is still applicable.
Have family that are Medical Drs. Geologist's, Accountants but the good basics in trades skills are real good to have. I do still like to be asked (DAD CAN YOU HELP/FIX THIS).

aaaw come on you're being too practical.

What's the point of taking the easy option when there is a more difficult and more time consuming choice. :-)

Seriously though I want to get that "traditional quality recycling" look. We use 20l plastic drums with side cut out for all sorts of stuff in the shed works a treat, but plastic is not for this job.