Great idea and I have one of those too! Hope the hole isn't too big and that I have enough dexterity to lose the bolt without losing the rubber bung <GRIN>
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "R & S Enterprises" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] All bungged up! > Dale, > For some reason a cork screw comes to mind.. I used one last weekend that > had a couple of arms that stayed up until the screw was all the way in > than were pried down against the neck of the bottle which reuslted in the > cork being raised. The bung rim may not be right for this style, but > maymaybe the old bolt could be pushed in and a regular corkscrew screwedd > into the rubber and hopefully result on the pull being distrbuted > throughout the cork or plug So it could be just pulled out. Of course > next time a new bolt would be nedded and maybe not shove the thing in as > far.. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 4:43 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] All bungged up! > > > Hi, > > Looking for suggestions. > > I have a roller which you fill with water or sand for adding weight to > roll out things like the lawn. I released the bung and tried to wiggle it > out so I could get the water out of it in an effort to preserve it's round > shape for next year. The rubber bung is a round rubber plug with a washer > on each side and a bolt which runs through the middle and a wingnut so, > when you tighten the wingnut it pulls the two washers together which > thickens the rubber and it fits water tightly in the hole in the side of > the drum. > > Well it wouldn't come out! > > I wiggled and jiggled and all it wanted to do was go in which, if it > does, I will never again retrieve. > > This would not worry me all that much if a replacement was easily > available but in the past, every time I go to my hardware store they > inform me they are right out of stock as if they had just sold the last > one minutes before my arrival. Not only that but they are expecting more > on the next truck on Tuesday but without fail, some other needy bungger > seems to get there before me but I digress. > > So, I put a small prybar on the wingnut musing as I tried wiggling the > little beggar that pulling on the nut was pulling on the bolt which would > be pulling on the washer inside the drum which would be expanding the > stopper but I did it anyway. I was mistaken though, the wingnut was one of > those pressed metal things and it decided to slide off of the threads > instead, a consequence I had not anticipated. The wingnut now reposes > probably in my neighbours yard somewhere over my shed where he will > doubtless find it in the spring and wonder which of his devices it had > been liberated from. > > I did grab the bolt with a small pair of channel locks so, in some way I > still have hold of the rubber stopper and bolt and at least the inner > washer and I have tried, with this hold to jiggle the rubber out of that > hole including smearing Vaseline over it but, the fit seems to remain too > tight. > > The hole appears to be maybe an inch and the bolt only a little longer > than required but I am thinking I won't get it out of there unless I just > melt it or burn it with a torch which really isn't useful, might as well > leave it to rattle about inside there. > > Anyway, I thought I would put it out there on the list in case someone > has; Either an idea to try or a source for bungs. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.16/552 - Release Date: > 26/11/2006 > >
