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[MrSurly]

One upside is that I have a whole bunch of these handy containers that I need to find a use for.
I’ve been keeping them in bags and now that I’m about to get the shop in order I’m going to dedicate some shelf space (I’ve a bunch more yet).
Has anyone devised any novel use of these?

I only just now realized that there are at least five different sizes.

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[jd_1138]

Hmm might be good for bulk hardware storage for fasteners, shop rags.

 

[nelstomlinson]

Hold a little paint for cutting in corners or trim, store brass to be reloaded, small parts for a project, diesel for cleaning parts, water to dunk tubing in after you solder a joint, put a kit of solder, flux, et cetera in one for soldering copper, put bits and pieces for working Pex in another ... you need more cans and more shelves.

 

[Rickster]

Could pour couple inches of trans fluid in one and use it soak ratchets. Trans fluid is good to un-stick stuck ratchets.

 

[Git]

That's what I drink, works for me

 

[GMCGarage]

Could pour couple inches of trans fluid in one and use it soak ratchets. Trans fluid is good to un-stick stuck ratchets.

How often are you getting your ratchets stuck??

 

[06switchback]

How often are you getting your ratchets stuck??

Must be using craftsman ratchets!

I drink folgers black silk I have a couple of the cans around but I recycle most of them I haven't come up with a great use for them yet

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[pepi]

How often are you getting your ratchets stuck??

LMAO

yeah no kidding .....

 

[Jon_E]

I look for these, with the lids, when I go to the transfer station to recycle and dump my trash. I don't drink cheap-*** coffee but the containers are nice for storage and have a bunch of other uses.

 

[EOC_Jason]

I've used them for cleaning stuff with diesel, gas, and evaporust. If you have some rope or twine you can put them in there, cut a hole through the top to pull a little through, then tape down the lid. Other than that I don't really store things in them because you can't see what is inside and being round doesn't maximize space that a square does.

 

[LuckyEddie]

I fill mine with dirty and oil soaked blue rags. Nice air tight seal.

 

[driftpin]

I drink the Black Silk too. I collect these & use them for small parts. A label tells me what's inside. I wouldn't use them for oily rags as spontaneous combustion could still occur and being plastic, it would fuel the fire. Yes I know the chance of that is slim, but why risk it? As a firefighter, I saw many examples of careless storage of oily rags combust, w/expensive results, or hot work not properly monitored that later broke into fire, across the top floor of a high-rise under construction. Linseed oil on rags is an item that needs to be stored properly.

If you work soldering copper fittings, sort them in these for convenience. Same thing for electrical fittings. I use freezer-quality plastic bags too.

 

[c39er]

Wonderful cheap coffee.
More of my money can go into more worthwhile things in life and also have great storage containers.

 

[BruceMc]

In the winter I keep one by each door, filled with traction sand, to take care of icy spots like stairs and landings. What goes in dry stays dry and doesn't wind up as a frozen lump when you most need it. In the summer they make handy door stops.

 

[Mikeske]

The lids are used for cheap frisbee's for my springer spaniel. He loves to just chew the **** out of them and when finished I toss in the recycling. The can is used to store fasteners, used in oil changes for my garden tractor and various other uses as others have mentioned. I am not to fancy coffees so I have a continuous supply of the plastic coffee cans.

 

[LX-Markham]

Still not worth drinking Folgers
j/k

Those are some good cheap disposable containers. Some good ideas/uses here.

 

[bdbecker]

A very timely post.... Last weekend I was trying to figure out what to do with my collection of Folgers coffee cans (I've got at least a dozen of the tall Costco sized ones).

 

[tthornto]

I like the Maxwell House and Yuban plastic coffee containers better because they are a more square shape so they fit together more tightly and dont take as much space for the same volume of storage. The Maxwell House ones are a pretty close color match to Ford Blue as well.

 

[like2wheel]

I fill mine with dirty and oil soaked blue rags. Nice air tight seal.

Serious question:
Why?

 

[3rdgendslmech]

The only thing that would make that picture better is if they were still made out of tin instead of plastic.....

 

[Rickster]

How often are you getting your ratchets stuck??

I buy a lot of tools from garage sales & estate sales.. a lot of people here do. Often times the ratchets are sticky inside or even frozen. A good soaking in trans fluid usually does the job.