How To Use A Multi Tool Can Opener
It is not always easy to use a can opener as there are many different versions. Even the most professional-looking can opener will not work after only a few applications. Due to this difficulty, the modern-day can lid is exactly like what you would normally see on your soda cans and to get to the content of the can, you only need to lift up the pop-top, apply a little pressure and bang! The can is opened. However, not all can lids have been modernized in that way, there are still many that call for the use of a can opener before you are able to get what is inside. In the absence of an automatic can opener, then your next best option is the opener found on a multi tool.
The aid of a multi-tool can opener can come in exceptionally handy and cost-effective as you get more tools for your money. If you are fully aware fo how to use one, then chances are that you have used it before, but for others, it can turn out to be rather hard and quite frustrating the first time. If you are looking to learn the quickest and best way to use a can opener on a multi tool, keep on reading.
What Is A Multi-Tool?
A multi tool, also referred to as a multifunction tool, is generally an oscillating power tool which is capable of carrying out a plethora of tasks, all thanks to its accessories and interchangeable blades. Rather than a circular movement, a multi tool works with a side to side motion – so fast, it feels like a vibration. It is handy in performing mundane tasks like sanding, sawing, scraping and grinding. However, its real benefit is that the applications are endless, making it a whole lot flexible. Whenever you find yourself stuck and it seems like there is no way out, a multi tool will come to your rescue like in lifting the lid off a can. It is built with a variety of blades as well as accessories which can come in handy when you need to perform any task at all.
Multi Tool Can Opener: How To Use It
Believe it or not, a multi tool is a vital part of survival gear (you can even call it an addition to a bug out bag). One important but frequently disregarded component of a multi tool is the one that works as a can opener, if your survival rations collection comprises mostly of canned foods, then it becomes necessary to have a tool handy in case you need to pop them open. While many are capable of getting a can opened with the blade of a camping knife (especially when you are desperate or don’t mind damaging the knife’s blade), it is a whole lot easier and quicker to just make use of the right tool.
The particular multi-tool used as a can opener is the knife blade that comes with a curved edge on its bottom. However, it may come in variations, depending on the type of multi-tool you have. The can opener, found on a multi-tool functions, works almost in the same way as a lever; take your mind back to your previous science lectures when you were told that you can move the world with the aid of a lever that is big enough – in the same vein, you can get the lid of a can opened with a small multi-tool handle. Here are a few easy steps;
- Get the blade positioned under the outer lip of the can you wish to open. The hook found on the knife-edge serves as the fulcrum (or you can refer to it as the central part of a seesaw).
- Slant the knife-edge so that the pointed part of the edge sits on the inner side of the upper rim of your can.
- Just apply pressure on the outer part of the cutting edge to prevent it from sliding off the can’s rim.
- Slant down the blade into the lid so as to puncture the top part of the rim.
- The moment you manage to make a hole, you are already halfway done.
- Get the can opened with a rocking forward and backward movement while you continue to apply pressure on the knife edge. As you cut, slowly rotate the can with the left hand and you might still have to get the sharp blade repositioned as you move.
It might come across as complicated, but it is a whole lot simpler than that, all you need do is to get a multi tool that has a can opener and try using it to open a can while following the listed steps above. We bet you will soon be opening canned products like a professional, now that you have gone through the basics.
Important to note that people who have weak hands, the elderly or those that are not comfortable with using the manual can openers can opt for One Touch can openers which are battery operated.
