Really cool new funnel

[ImportTuner]

Saw this really cool funnel on PTEN .. check out the short video
http://www.formafunnel.com/?cm_mmc=A-_-A-_-A-_-A

 

[Craftman]

FYI its old news

 

[rsieracki]

gallon ziplock bags work too...

loosen filer... slip ziplock bag around it.... finish unscrewing filter... seal bag and throw away

 

[Dale B]

That is a great idea !! That app where he drains a planetary hub was something I always did with cardboard , and not real successfully unless you held on to it!! Any idea of the price ? If it's $50 , then its back to the cardboard.....

 

[66HertzClone]

I would buy them if I knew they would not melt when placed over a hot exhaust pipe. Sure would be a painless way to keep drain oil off and out of the braided flex exhaust pipe sections when removing an oil filter.

 

[kythri]

They look to be around $20-$30.

http://www.google.com/products?q=form+a+funnel&aq=f

Made by Pig, so that's cool. Pig mats are freakin' fantastic!

 

[bgott]

I bought one of those, I love it! If they would make it magnetic it would be even better.

 

[ImportTuner]

Where did you get it at? The shipping has been a deal closer for me

 

[Skin]

http://www.discountfleetsupply.com/npg18609.html comes out to around 30 shipped for me. If you could find it at a B&M store you'd be paying full price + tax and the fuel it took to get you there so you'd probably end up paying the same.

 

[regguy1]

This place has reasonable shipping charges on it, only $5.95 for me:

http://www.bavauto.com/fland.asp?part=18609&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_source=18609

 

[cowboy73]

That kinda cool. But a little pricey for a cheap guy like me.

 

[Danglerb]

I like the idea, but its rubber over lead, for $30 I should be getting silicone, sheesh, why lead?

Maybe a cheap alternative would be just a sheet of nitrile rubber?

Smaller spills I use shop towels, bigger ones a plastic tray up to a huge plastic tray (engine sized, Home Depot sells for mixing cement).

 

[Ser50]

why lead?

so it holds shape.

ive been looking for a solution actually for some of our new Cummins that have the exhaust drop below the filter, ive been experimenting with hollow punches, funnels of sorts to keep the exhaust clean,, this probably wouldnt work much better than a free piece of cardboard.

im a sucker for tools though,if i saw this for 5 or 10 bucks at the store i would probably buy it

 

[Boiler]

Because lead maintains the shape you apply to it until you apply another. Plastics and rubbers will try to move back to their stress free shape, at least somewhat.

 

[Art From De Leon]

I bought mine at NAPA

 

[lipadj46]

I like the idea, but its rubber over lead, for $30 I should be getting silicone, sheesh, why lead?

Maybe a cheap alternative would be just a sheet of nitrile rubber?

Smaller spills I use shop towels, bigger ones a plastic tray up to a huge plastic tray (engine sized, Home Depot sells for mixing cement).

Like others said the lead makes it hold its shape. Pretty cool Idea. The company has a thread over on Bob is the oil guy that goes into some detail about the construction. Pretty useful tool I think.

 

[W_KY]

I've been considering one of these as well. There has been an ad for them on the forum home page and saw it there. I'd think for things like lawn mowers, etc, they'd be real handy.

 

[bgott]

NAPA, got it wholesale, $25 or so, retail was $30 or so.

 

[mixxmstrmike]

I saw this one a few months back...

I thought about it, but I was able to get similar results using the bottoms of aluminum food trays. They're stiffer than aluminum foil so they hold their shape quite well, but still malleable enough to shape into place.

I use it to divert the oil from the oil filter on my wife's Lexus IS300. If you have one of these cars, then you'd know exactly what a pain in the *** those filters are to remove without dropping a bunch oil all over the surrounding area.

-Mike

 

[bchee]

Search Lowe's or Home Depot for "lead roof"
You can get lead for $16.25
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Then maybe coat it in plasti-dip