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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: SoupyGeorge] 1
#26808082 - 07/06/20 10:49 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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A paper punch works pretty good. You gotta remove the little guard thingy though.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: SoupyGeorge]
#26809780 - 07/07/20 07:39 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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I will check out DG. How much does it cost there? the other issue with hole puncher is that I have not seen one that will do a hold in the middle of the lid.
The other night I went a different route. I picked up white plastic lids from Walmart (8@2.99). I make 5 holes in them easily using a soldering iron. In the center hole I put a syringe filter glued with hi-temp silicone (for GE). In the holes I put silicone (self healing injection port). Now the white lids say that they are not meant for canning. I sterilized 24 lit jars and they seem to have done ok. I will be injecting some later today.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: pitriot]
#26810156 - 07/08/20 01:23 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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I just use a nail to make a hole and then stick a file from my swiss army knife in it and start twisting and grinding until it's the right size. The top side is nice and smooth.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: pitriot]
#26810340 - 07/08/20 05:23 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
pitriot said: I bought one from Dollar Tree a week ago and it broke 2 holes punched and the 2 holes weren't even complete. I then bought on at Walmart and same result.
Get one from a craft store. A decent brand one. U will have much more sucess.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#26810358 - 07/08/20 05:37 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Dang I already showed yall the level 100 hole puncher! Didn't look at the price though because I bought mine used on ebay for nothing. Heres a much cheaper knockoff
https://www.amazon.com/Capri-Tools-CP21050-21050-Puncher/dp/B00OM4GVX0
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: sandman420]
#26810368 - 07/08/20 05:45 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Knock-off tools are just a bad idea in my opinion.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#26810373 - 07/08/20 05:49 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yea my whiteney jr no 5 was made in the 1930s I think. I bought it on ebay more as a cool collector thing because it came in this sick metal box with faded yellow instructions and price list and stuff it's really cool I actually don't use it for anything lol. Since I don't make jars anymore and my LC lids are one piece it's not useful to me.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: sandman420]
#26810599 - 07/08/20 08:39 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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For people that use tyvek or sfd for the ge holes, I switched from one hole in the middle to two or three much smaller ones in a triangle.
Reason being I was getting tons of millet and milo coming through the hole and getting stuck between the lid and filter during shaking. I was just holding my finger over the hole while I shook but when I made new lids decided to go with holes too small for grain to fit through.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: A.k.a]
#26810683 - 07/08/20 09:34 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Personally I hate two piece metal lids and I’ve done so well with unmodded lids that’s all I use now. Buy em and use em. Easy.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: Pastywhyte]
#26811729 - 07/08/20 09:23 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Unmodded? I made the switch to plastic a couple years ago and man that really makes the inoculations simpler. No more taking off rings and having to hold the lid in place while you do it. Drilling them is simple too and you can do it just by twisting a knife.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: Kizzle] 1
#26811751 - 07/08/20 09:44 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: Pastywhyte]
#26811758 - 07/08/20 09:48 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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So the jars wont stall out from lack of FAE?
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#26811805 - 07/08/20 10:32 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Read the tek. Also jars only need GE not FAE. FAE in jars would dry them out.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: Pastywhyte]
#26811823 - 07/08/20 10:49 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ah yes, i get those mixed up sometimes (they are not synonymous). I will check out the whole tek
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#26814214 - 07/10/20 03:28 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Curious here, I have never allowed GE on jars and they've all been fine (and even the ones that didn't pan out/germ had no gas to escape after pulling the tape off, so nothing wanted to escape it would seem.)
Am I the crazy one here? Is this a strain-specific thing?
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: w00tmycelium] 1
#26814297 - 07/10/20 04:46 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Cubes are a weed you can do a lot wrong and still grow them. Still doesn't hurt to give them benefits
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26814306 - 07/10/20 04:56 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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That's a really good point, I am wondering if I should test this on some half pint jars to see how much GE happens about halfway through colonizing them.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: w00tmycelium]
#26815452 - 07/10/20 03:22 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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I use a Dremel and put a hole through the lid from the metal side, then widen it from the rubbery side, and smooth the edges from both sides.
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Re: Best way to make holes in mason jar lids? [Re: sangreen]
#26815473 - 07/10/20 03:33 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Fuck drilling, easy as cake
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