We were able to jury-rig the base platform to raise up just enough to get them to seal but that's not the most elegant solution. The base is adjustable, just not far enough to make it work. The standard spacer is a hair too short for 16oz pint cans. In the US we'd interpret that as working with standard US-style 16oz pint 202 lid cans, right? Well, that's not the case. Even the product description is misleading saying "we've tested it with standard 202 style cans and achieved good seals with some adjustments". Despite that they sell it as compatible with all 202 cans. That means you're locked into their cans.
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Here's my main issue (and, by the way, if they sort this out, I'll come back and give a full five stars): it's built in Australia so it's really meant to work with European sized cans, 500ml and 200ml.
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Took me a few hours to get it set up, but now it's seaming well.
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Aside from all the "sciency stuff", cans are just plain safer. Take your beer backpacking, camping, or poolside and rest assured that broken glass won't ruin your day! Of course, it's important to make sure that the can is purged of oxygen before being filled, and that the can lid is sealed atop foam to eliminate oxygen from the headspace. Seamed cans, on the other hand, form a much better seal that can prevent these issues. Over time this can result in oxidation of the beer and lost carbonation. When a crown cap is crimped onto a bottle, the lining of the cap can form an imperfect seal on the bottle, allowing small amounts of oxygen in, as well as small amounts of CO2 out. There's still great debate surrounding whether cans or bottles are better at keeping beer fresh, but if done correctly, cans are theoretically the superior option. Whereas bottles allow in light, which leads to skunking, aluminum cans offer 100% protection from UV and other wavelengths of light that are harmful to beer. Aluminum cans aren't just more environmentally friendly than bottles, since cans require less energy to transport and recycle, they're also much better at protecting the quality of the beer. The forging suppliers left in America have concentrated on higher precision level of work for forging higher value components in the energy production, mining/construction, and oil/gas industries.So why can when you can bottle? There's no doubt that canning has become a more and more popular format for packaging beer among craft breweries over the last several years, and with good reason. Most forging factories have moved overseas as the rough work of forging typically follows low cost providers.
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Instead, American manufacturers resort to manufacturing using bar stock and then machine the products to completion with these as the raw material. Rubber was a natural fit for this application and worked initially by itself until the pressures required necessitated bracing the rubber with metal wiring for strength.Īlthough there are a few domestic fitting manufacturers still in America, most of these cannot purchase the rough forgings to turn into finished products here domestically. Users of hydraulic hose wanted a product to be able to convey high pressure across a distance with the flexibility not found in metal tubing. Using rubber and steel wires to manufacture hydraulic hose has been a technology in place since the early 20th century. Hydraulic Hoses & Technology Over Time |