Spam cans

[yes man]

I know its here somwhere but whats the best way to open russian 762/54 cans thx

 

[nick237]

Mmmmm spam. I think it should come with a crude opener on the side of the crate no?

 

[SparkOfLight]

Mine came with one of these screwed to the lid, inside of the crate.

 

[kennymo]

Mine came with one of these screwed to the lid, inside of the crate.

That's a far better solution than the soldered on pull tabs that were on the Czech x39 a few years back. Trying to pull that ####ing thing open, I almost went for the axe.

 

[yes man]

Il have another look i never noticed anything thx

 

[Spawn-Inc]

It's usually in the lid from what I've seen.

 

[dogzilla]

The opener is probably inside the can

 

[yes man]

Haha that would be my luck inside the can

 

[nick237]

In Russia opener is you !

 

[GearaDoga]

My 54r crate didn't have an opener. Just used a hammer and screwdriver to punch a hole, then metal shears for the rest. Slow and awkward, but it worked.

 

[dogzilla]

It's funny how everyone wants the spam cans. They always cite long term storage as the reason, but the first thing they do is open them up.

 

[fiddler]

Take an angle grinder to the lip of the can. Open in 20 seconds, discard the can.

 

[Mac0607]

Hammer, screw driver and tin snips. Open in 30 seconds.

 

[yes man]

Thx everyone virgin crate for me... Very xite haha cheers

 

[SparkOfLight]

That's a far better solution than the soldered on pull tabs that were on the Czech x39 a few years back. Trying to pull that ####ing thing open, I almost went for the axe.

After hearing so many interesting stories, I was a little iffy when I received my first crate with spam cans. Needless to say, mine opened with no issues. I ended up putting a double layer of gaffing tape over the jagged edges (used to be an audio/visual technician) and now they make a great place to store remotes and Xbox controllers so the misses doesn't misplace them

 

[Outwest1213]

I opened my first spam can with a hammer and chisel and then realized that the opener was screwed to the bottom of the lid. Got a good chuckle out of that.

 

[300Spartans]

Don't forget to hold your breath when you open it up, lol.

Does anyone care to share some pics of funky projects made with old spam cans?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Ah, that spam can smell. I love that smell.

It smells like communism and despair, like heavy industry and old machinery, with notes of hot electrical and burning friction surfaces. I called Westrifle to thank them when mine arrived. Told them the last time I'd smelled that smell was in the train station in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Very evocative, that smell. Smells like history. Savour it when you get a fresh can from 1977.

 

[300Spartans]

Ah, that spam can smell. I love that smell.

It smells like communism and despair, like heavy industry and old machinery, with notes of hot electrical and burning friction surfaces. I called Westrifle to thank them when mine arrived. Told them the last time I'd smelled that smell was in the train station in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Very evocative, that smell. Smells like history. Savour it when you get a fresh can from 1977.

I think you've been sniffing too much 'surp.

You should have spent more time sniffing mini-skirts if you were in Vilnius.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Oh, don't worry about that, mate. Plenty of time for sniffing surplus AND eyeballing the 6' Amazon goddesses of Lithuania.

The nose is for spam cans. The eyes are for the ladies.