Featherweight
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I would have to say funnels irk me more than anythign b/c i have absolutely no where to store them where they would look nice....Do any of you have any ideas or pics of funnel storage or funnel rack?????
How do you store your funnel?
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nate379
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Biggest funnel is in the waste oil pail and the rest stuck in that one.
gfd_703
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Get some "clean funnels" the ones with a cap on each end. Then you can store them anywhere you want to. Not only do they not drip oil everywhere but the funnel is clean on the inside as well.
OP
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lmao!!!!! thats what i got going on now......
shotgunfatcat
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Yeah, I normally leave them in the oil pan, or I will wipe them out and put them in the handle on my toolbox. Not the greatest method though.
They make holders for them that the oil drip into a canister.
Here is a quick search.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P6UO4Q/?tag=atomicindus08-20
They make holders for them that the oil drip into a canister.
Here is a quick search.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P6UO4Q/?tag=atomicindus08-20
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Featherweight
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Thats nice...but come on....we all have atleast 4 diff funnels..... a big mouth for pouring oil into old containers....the avg one.....the long neck and the skinny one...
ZRX61
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I was in the garage the other day looking for a certain funnel & realised that I seem to have misplaced at least 5 or 6 of them. No idea where the hell they are 
MrSnicks
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I wipe mine down after use. I bought "The Set" multiple sizes that fit inside each other so I just nest them and store them upside down on a shelf.
Patrick
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hetkind
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different funnels for different purposes. There is a big one stored in the waste oil secondary containment bin, there is few clean ones in the lubricant cabinet, protected from dirt, then there are others, on the shelf in a bin, waiting for use. The more funnels the better.
Howard
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Call me the Breeze
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I always had the same problem, when I did find them, they where all full of dirt and such. I have mine on the shelf, and they are all together there, so I don't have to search for them. Upside down on the shelf keeps them cleaner. View media item 5217
Stuart in MN
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I probably haven't used a real funnel for 20 years, but recently I bought a car with an automatic transmission so I had to go out and get one so I could add transmission fluid. The closest thing I've had in the meantime was an old quart oil bottle with the bottom cut off.
sammm
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Mine are in a plastic Target bag sitting on a shelf in the garage.
ZRX61
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Been for another search.. still no sign of them. This is rather bizarre
clever, that might be a weekend project this winter.
I hardly ever use funnels, but I want to build one of these asap. I might do something a little different with the bottom, maybe something that attaches to the wall like on the top.
JamieK
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It needs a provision to cover the tops of the funnels to keep dirt out. But it would work good to drain the last few drops out of the plastic quart oil bottles.
I use one of these ...
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bazzateer
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Mate, you need to get out more! 
haugy
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Good lord. Just wipe them down, and put them away. With the variety of fluids I use my funnels for, I need them cleaned out. And I don't want to do it when I need it most.
While that apparatus is neat for the excess fluids, all it's doing is taking up space, and creating another item that I can knock over and spill everywhere.
Just clean them, and put'em up.
While that apparatus is neat for the excess fluids, all it's doing is taking up space, and creating another item that I can knock over and spill everywhere.
Just clean them, and put'em up.
i let mine drip into the oil catch pan until most of the oil is out, then wipe them out. then hang on the pegboard. then when i use it next, i wipe it out again. seems easiest to me.
if u want them to look good hanging on the pegboard machine some funnels out of billet aluminum!
if u want them to look good hanging on the pegboard machine some funnels out of billet aluminum!
thesilverone
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i clean all the beer out of it then put it under my bed 
66HertzClone
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No photos, but I took an empty five gallon plastic oil pail and cut holes in the lid for each funnel. Some of the small ones nest inside of the larger ones.
rwhite692
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This topic has been discussed a few times...here was one thread about it:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20492&highlight=funnel+storage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20492&highlight=funnel+storage
Nostraquedeo
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I have a 1" hole drilled in the top of my wood counter top over the open area where I store my chair and trash can. The hole lines up with the trashcan, so I can sweep debris on the counter into the trash. When I get done with a funnel, I stick it in the hole for 30 minutes or overnight or whatever and then store it in a cabinet.
Indy_500
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i put mine upside down on a shelf covered with newspaper
GeorgiaHybrid
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I put a lid on a 5 gallon bucket and drilled holes in the lid. 5 or 6 holes in the lid, drop a funnel in each hole and the drip goes into the bucket.
DanCo
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I use a piece of plywood 6" x 2' with different size holes for the 5 funnels I use mounted to the wall via L brackets with red bull cans, tops cut off filled half way with speedy dry to catch any drips.
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gfd_703
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featherweight I saw an urinal made like that one time. Does yours do double duty?
Nuts
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I usually end up making a new one from the nearest empty oil container.
Don't you all have them lying in the corners?
Nuts
Don't you all have them lying in the corners?
Nuts
ZRX61
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It's rapidly becoming apparent that I have been visited by the Funnel Fairy who has spirited all my damn funnels off to another dimension. I fear a trip to Walmart is on the cards...
Seriously, just HTF do damn near ALL my ******** funnels disappear?
possible school project involving my kid maybe?
Seriously, just HTF do damn near ALL my ******** funnels disappear?
possible school project involving my kid maybe?
My first post here, this company makes many storage solutions for odd uses in trailers etc. . Scroll about halfway down, it is a simple idea. http://www.blazinbelltech.com/equipment.html#funnel
I also want to add, I am not affiliated in any way with these guys.
I also want to add, I am not affiliated in any way with these guys.
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sberry
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I am with the rarely ever use them crowd. I bought containers with spigots on them for the common fluids I use, use ******* from gear lube bottles on oil and atf when I can. If I do need one I usually rinse after in parts washer and hang it up, also cut the bottom of a quart oil container off when needed and toss.
naomilawson12
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I must be a clean freak to some extent. I rinse my used funnels out with gas and then dry them off and out, then store them up side down on a dish towel that I stole from work. Also I stuff a paper towel in the neck to keep out grit, and absorb any wet residue.
RobSmith
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Simple...you've put them somewhere where you can find them fast when you need them..and right now you don't need them...so you can't find them.
When you need them. You will know exactly where they are.
I've been looking for a particular 'trick' spanner for 5 years. I don't need it right now but I know it's there somewhere and I'll find it when I need it. ( in the meantime I've sold the car that the 'trick' spanner was made for.)
polo2k
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I ws reading this the other night and then the missi brought home profiteroles from the super market.
They same in a 2 piece plastic buble, I wander if the top could be screwed to the wall and use for funnels
What about jelly mounds?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victorian-Copper-Jelly-Mould-/250688489174?pt=UK_Collectables_Kitchenalia_RL#ht_500wt_945
They same in a 2 piece plastic buble, I wander if the top could be screwed to the wall and use for funnels
What about jelly mounds?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victorian-Copper-Jelly-Mould-/250688489174?pt=UK_Collectables_Kitchenalia_RL#ht_500wt_945
atch
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i do about the same, but i use old spray paint plastic caps to cover the small end with. keeps out the dust and doesn't take up space or blow away.
Soon2AdjustYou
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I do something similar, only I use acetone. Rinse, wash, dry, stack and stuff the top with a shop towel then place on bottom shelf of the service cart.
Dr. B