Cool idea for old oil cans

[Bradley Miller]

Ryan posted it over on the main pet project -- JalopyJournal.com, so I thought I'd show the love over here by posting it here. I don't know if it's not relevant since it's not stainless steel and glistening, but I like it:

Oil can bins:
http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com/2007/01/oil-can-parts-bin-how-to_08.html

Might need to do my own modern interpretation of this idea using the new plastic bottles . . . hmm.

 

[cloud]

Freaking awesome. Hadn't seen the original, but glad to see 'em both now.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

Pretty cool, unfortunately mine still have oil in them.

 

[PAToyota]

A local guy around here - now in his nineties - used to take the metal oil cans and use the sheetmetal to make O-gauge trolley cars. Not hack jobs either - they are pretty much museum quality with lots of detail. Oil cans were just the cheapest source of metal he could find - used to pick them out of the trash at the local gas station.

 

[kbs2244]

The new flat ones make great little bins. Just use a razor knife to cut away most of one side. I use them for storage (use a felt tip marker to label the bottom with the contents), and as place to put the nuts, bolts and little pices when I am taking something apart. Keeps them from getting lost on the bench.
The larger anti-freeze ones work great with the side cut away when changing oil on lawnmowers, lawn tractors, any small engine with less than a gal of oil in them.

 

[Ryan]

The ironic part? That post was actually meant for the garage journal... I just screwed up and posted it on tjj instead...

Very cool idea... I've got one in the works with some modifications that I will show later...

 

[Bradley Miller]

LOL -- that's good. I thought it was slightly out of place over there, but it looked so killer up against the old A. I'm getting some time freed up for more garage and car projects . . . . just need that Buick out of the way. Here's my idea for the plastic bottles:


http://bradmillersfunnystuff.blogspot.com/2007/01/oil-bottle-idea.html