[DeTomaso] Oil can question

[larry at ohiotimecorp.com]

The great sound of fixing something is no greater then the sound of an old oil can with your 
thumb pushing on the bottom of it.


Larry (i need to record that)- Cleveland


On Fri Nov 26  8:41 , boyd casey  sent:

>I have several old oil cans that I still use . Mine were all inherited from
>my grandfather who would be 111 if he were still alive . I have the old
>style with no moving parts ( just the bottom of the can pops in and out,
>using your thumb to pump it and a more modern one with an oilier tube that
>sticks out at a right angle to the can and it has a trigger that you pump to
>dispense the oil. The more modern one is at least 45 years old. I like them
>because you can dispense what ever oil you want and I am a nostalgia buff. I
>still have 3 in 1 as well as liquid wrench and a few others. I have had the
>same can of  3 in one for as long as I can remember. It never seems to run
>out . It is also a hand me down. I think some things just can't be improved
>upon.
>Boyd
>
>On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Charles Engles cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Bill,
>>
>>
>>      I think three in one is OK.   I still use old fashioned oil cans from
>> time to time.  I have two I  bought from Ace Hardware and two I inherited
>> from my 92 year old step father.  Everyone should have at least one!
>>
>>
>>                  Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [detomaso-bounces at realbig.com','','','')">detomaso-
bounces at realbig.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Bill Lewis
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 6:18 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil can question
>>
>>
>> I decided to oil a bunch of pliers and wire-cutters that I found.  I used
>> 3-in-one oil.  Is that OK?
>> Do folks still use the old fashioned oil cans anymore?  I'm going to Lowes
>> tonight to buy one.    ---Bill
>>
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