12-27-2013, 01:41 PM
Thanks for compliments!
(I did not post the other cap, and it did come out nice but there's nothing special, it is plain Jane aluminum can with aluminum thread and a rubber insulator, so it was easy, the usual).
Oh, and I use a regular pipe cutter to open caps. I usually cut where the groove meets the rest of the cylinder so then when you put them back together it looks kinda natural. When the groove is at the top, I cut the top off; when it's at the bottom, I cut the bottom off.
The only thing I regret, I bought a 1" cutter and I should've bought 1-1/4" one, but for whatever reason the difference was that between 20 bucks and 50 bucks. So when I put the cap in I have to push it in first, so it dents it a bit, but then it's not that critical. Still I think I should get the larger cutter.
(I did not post the other cap, and it did come out nice but there's nothing special, it is plain Jane aluminum can with aluminum thread and a rubber insulator, so it was easy, the usual).
Oh, and I use a regular pipe cutter to open caps. I usually cut where the groove meets the rest of the cylinder so then when you put them back together it looks kinda natural. When the groove is at the top, I cut the top off; when it's at the bottom, I cut the bottom off.
The only thing I regret, I bought a 1" cutter and I should've bought 1-1/4" one, but for whatever reason the difference was that between 20 bucks and 50 bucks. So when I put the cap in I have to push it in first, so it dents it a bit, but then it's not that critical. Still I think I should get the larger cutter.
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