I like the idea of making a bigger handle it because that would help people who have arthritis or just can’t use their hands for a little intricate and find details P51 and the P 38 are very good can openers but the handle that you made yours to sit in it would be a nice Accessory to have for them I like your idea hope to look at more in the future thank you sincerely Wayne O’Brien’s Merced California
Mike, I love the honesty in your videos. I bought my first P38 back in college when I was doing "Ultralight" backpacking. The P38 is one of the 1st things you learn about in the Ultralight subculture, for good reason. Still have it to this day!
@@MikeAndLaurenTV the original USA Military P38 can openers were from stainless steel. The new version of the P38 is sold by COGHLAN'S and is made from the much stronger & sharper carbon steel.
Thanks for the smile. They sale these 100 for 39.00 at Sportsman Guide. Homeless often eat at fastfood. Hoping to share these so they can buy healthier canned food from grocery store next door. And great idea how people give to veterans as thank you gifts. Thanks again.
I'm pro P38. I've had one for years and everything they say is true: stays sharp, no rust, and easy to clean (a major drawback of traditional can openers). I love it. But dude -- and I say this as a friend -- you really suck at using it. I don't know that the extra leverage provided by the handle is useful... you're just trying to pierce a thin layer of steel. And it forces awkward movement, whereas the typical P38 is "all in the wrist". But I'm confident you'll improve.
holycrapchris Yea, it was my first time using one AND I made it myself, so there's no telling if it would even work properly in experienced hands. I'm gonna get the real thing next time I'm around my army-navy surplus store.
Nice! I got to give a shout out to Steve 1989, the fastest P-38 opener in the East! Like the wooden handle, that's what makes TH-cam great to view is people like you that try new stuff out of old stuff.
Moral of the story - Buy one for a Dollar. Those things were great, didn't know you could still get them. They always outlasted the geared openers. AvE sent me here.
Pocket knife works better -- safer too! By the way, as a senior citizen and a veteran, I still have my P-38 from when I first received it in 1966! It still works!
It is funny, I watch a lot of the "prepper" channels also. Mostly because the preppers are all about living credit free. They have that much right and they have some great money saving ideas. However, The food some of these people have stored blows my mind. Some of them have 20 years of food hoarded. Let me tell you, if something happens that I am going to have to live on rationed food for 20 years, I don't want to be here.
Pidasian Hippie For real. Personally if I was into the doomsday stuff I would be hunting, fishing, and enrolling in tracker school. What's the point of a food supply if you're just postponing starvation?
I know this is old,but I got say I like it a lot.Canned food is definitely good to have in that situation for emergencies,but relying solely on it is pretty dumb.It'll run out fairly quickly if you look at things in the long term,and it'd probably be a big blow to your nutrition.
Where I am, fresh foods (bread, milk, vegetables, etc) are the first things that get stripped from supermarket shelves when people start panic buying. For some reason, people don't even bother with buying the canned foods.
Cool project making one yourself! However, doesn't adding the big bulky handle defeat the purpose of the P-38 being super compact and lightweight? I mean at that point it's as big as a normal can opener.
All the "rat" packs I've ever had to use had a very similar thing to the P-38. Same in every way but a little longer with a mini spoon built into the end of the handle. I knew them as FRED or fucking ridiculous eating device. Also known as boomerangs because if lent out, they bloody well better come back. With practice, you get a hell of a lot faster than Mike.
I'm guessing you were never a Boy Scout. You need more practice with it, and with the multi-tool eagle beak opener at the end. Get a real P38 or P51 (the latter was made for cooks to open tray rations). Those of use who used the P38, and the Victorinox and Wenger SAK can openers in the military can get cans open almost as fast as a butterfly or Bunker opener in good working condition. I had years of practice using an "eagle beak" style years before Uncle Sam handed me a P38. The one Lauren was using in the competition looks like a Bunker style opener with cutting wheel, named for the company that invented it in 1931. IIRC the butterfly dates to 1925 and is similar in concept. Recommendation: replace it with an EZ-DUZ-IT model 89, and don't ever buy an electric! If you want a challenge, use the crab claw style that predates the P38, and current Vic or Wenger SAK openers. Victorinox and Wenger used a form of that one on the Soldier knives they delivered to the Swiss Army from 1891-1951: www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+1890 and 1952-1961: www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Victorinox+Soldier+1951 Someone who's practiced with one can get a can open fairly quickly although the edge isn't quite as clean as with the openers that replaced it. Hint for usage: cutting action is upward levering against the can rim, and keeping the cutting claw along the edge of the top at the rim is the key to successful use. The Swiss Army's Soldier knives made by Victorinox and Wenger (the latter until 2007) bear no resemblance to what people think of when you mention a SAK, nor does the Swiss Soldier knife from 1962-2008: www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+1961 or the current one from 2009 to present www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+2008 although the latter two have the current Victorinox can opener.
you wannna drag it as you rock it. . if you just cutting lifting up,moving, back in etc repeat will take forever you can open one in like6 or 8 motions if youregood it feels like dragging a knife through something almost goodluck
I came across one of these 10-15 years ago and gave away all my other can openers. Small and works elegantly fast at opening cans. It was hard to watch how pathetic you were at using one.
Your saw blade would have worked great if you annealed it by heating it red hot then throwing it in a bunch of ash or insulation or a hot oven to cool slowly. This makes the metal soft and changes its internal structure so it won't snap: (its tool and knifemaking 101, YT up any blademaker to watch the steps done correctly) Link won't post... Check Wikipedia under Martensite because that is basically what the steel blade is and you need it softer to work. Then read up on tempering. End of Issue.
In my kitchen drawer I already have the basic type of can opener, along with two plastic ones (one of which is busted - the plastic ones with fancy cutting circles tend to break the most easily). The basic one works fairly well if you don't squeeze too hard, but it still doesn't reach in far enough for some cans with deep lips when the ring pull or key breaks (found on Hamper Corned Beef). So I've ordered a P-38 to play with, but it's also for redundancy in case the other ones fail. Most cans are ring pull now, although surprisingly some still break every now and again.
I like the idea of making a bigger handle it because that would help people who have arthritis or just can’t use their hands for a little intricate and find details P51 and the P 38 are very good can openers but the handle that you made yours to sit in it would be a nice Accessory to have for them I like your idea hope to look at more in the future thank you sincerely Wayne O’Brien’s Merced California
Mike, I love the honesty in your videos.
I bought my first P38 back in college when I was doing "Ultralight" backpacking. The P38 is one of the 1st things you learn about in the Ultralight subculture, for good reason. Still have it to this day!
Kevin R. Yea, the backpacking and camping community had a lot of good info on it.
@@MikeAndLaurenTV the original USA Military P38 can openers were from stainless steel. The new version of the P38 is sold by COGHLAN'S and is made from the much stronger & sharper carbon steel.
Thanks for the smile. They sale these 100 for 39.00 at Sportsman Guide. Homeless often eat at fastfood. Hoping to share these so they can buy healthier canned food from grocery store next door. And great idea how people give to veterans as thank you gifts. Thanks again.
Thank for your efforts. I’m sure it took an experienced engineer to develop the original one.
I'm pro P38. I've had one for years and everything they say is true: stays sharp, no rust, and easy to clean (a major drawback of traditional can openers). I love it. But dude -- and I say this as a friend -- you really suck at using it. I don't know that the extra leverage provided by the handle is useful... you're just trying to pierce a thin layer of steel. And it forces awkward movement, whereas the typical P38 is "all in the wrist". But I'm confident you'll improve.
holycrapchris Yea, it was my first time using one AND I made it myself, so there's no telling if it would even work properly in experienced hands. I'm gonna get the real thing next time I'm around my army-navy surplus store.
holycrapchris
Tin, not steel. Same thing they make generic PC cases out of.
it's tin stainless steel alloy. tin can be steel, steel cant be tin
Nice! I got to give a shout out to Steve 1989, the fastest P-38 opener in the East! Like the wooden handle, that's what makes TH-cam great to view is people like you that try new stuff out of old stuff.
Congratulations on your 100th video. I am looking forward to the many more to come (I hope)
Romain Lorek Our counter only says 78. Hmm, I wonder why. Maybe it counts live shows twice? Once when live and once when they are posted?
Thank you. The local stores have decided to buy their can openers off world and have me pay for the shipping.🤗😶🤗 Yours looks like fun to make.😉
Moral of the story - Buy one for a Dollar. Those things were great, didn't know you could still get them. They always outlasted the geared openers. AvE sent me here.
"Wasting my time to perfect perfection"
haha the end was great :D all that trouble and the pocket knife and broken can opener were beter.. I only hope you had fun doing it
Erick Poo Vandenbroucke I had a lot of fun. And I learned quite a lot as well.
Pocket knife works better -- safer too! By the way, as a senior citizen and a veteran, I still have my P-38 from when I first received it in 1966! It still works!
It is funny, I watch a lot of the "prepper" channels also. Mostly because the preppers are all about living credit free. They have that much right and they have some great money saving ideas. However, The food some of these people have stored blows my mind. Some of them have 20 years of food hoarded. Let me tell you, if something happens that I am going to have to live on rationed food for 20 years, I don't want to be here.
Pidasian Hippie For real. Personally if I was into the doomsday stuff I would be hunting, fishing, and enrolling in tracker school. What's the point of a food supply if you're just postponing starvation?
I agree!
I know this is old,but I got say I like it a lot.Canned food is definitely good to have in that situation for emergencies,but relying solely on it is pretty dumb.It'll run out fairly quickly if you look at things in the long term,and it'd probably be a big blow to your nutrition.
Trade goods. >^;^
Where I am, fresh foods (bread, milk, vegetables, etc) are the first things that get stripped from supermarket shelves when people start panic buying. For some reason, people don't even bother with buying the canned foods.
A short piece of copper pipe squeezed tightly onto the opener handle may also sufficiently work . 11/22
Wow in my country that is the only blade we use. It can survive everything, had my for 10 years 😊
Man... that brought me right back to my childhood in the Soviet Union. Didn't know those things were invented during the war.
Stas Yea, they are actually still very popular in Israel, too.
The little thingy on the P-38/P51 that holds the lip of the can wares out over usage. They ware out over time. 🤫
I broke my cheap POS can opener ages ago. I still use it-- not in a dissimilar way to the P-38. Chop chop chop chop.
manictiger Haha, been there! Just squeezing the handle so it punctures little holes?
Mike and Lauren
Pretty much. I do it over the sink due to stuff like water or oil splashing a little.
Cool project making one yourself! However, doesn't adding the big bulky handle defeat the purpose of the P-38 being super compact and lightweight? I mean at that point it's as big as a normal can opener.
Good Lord. Just spend $8 and get that woman a proper can opener.
You can find one on eBay by searching "compact manual can opener"
All the "rat" packs I've ever had to use had a very similar thing to the P-38. Same in every way but a little longer with a mini spoon built into the end of the handle. I knew them as FRED or fucking ridiculous eating device. Also known as boomerangs because if lent out, they bloody well better come back. With practice, you get a hell of a lot faster than Mike.
Haha yea, we're definitely better at it now :)
I thought I saw blood on your can's lid...
Using a P38 = world of hurt. I purposely picked up about 6 can openers for $1/ea for the long-term storage...I suggest you do the same.
dhawkins0000able I'm going to check my army-navy supply next time I'm in the area.
made can opener of inox metal to avoid rust, not ordinary iron
I'm guessing you were never a Boy Scout. You need more practice with it, and with the multi-tool eagle beak opener at the end. Get a real P38 or P51 (the latter was made for cooks to open tray rations). Those of use who used the P38, and the Victorinox and Wenger SAK can openers in the military can get cans open almost as fast as a butterfly or Bunker opener in good working condition. I had years of practice using an "eagle beak" style years before Uncle Sam handed me a P38. The one Lauren was using in the competition looks like a Bunker style opener with cutting wheel, named for the company that invented it in 1931. IIRC the butterfly dates to 1925 and is similar in concept. Recommendation: replace it with an EZ-DUZ-IT model 89, and don't ever buy an electric!
If you want a challenge, use the crab claw style that predates the P38, and current Vic or Wenger SAK openers. Victorinox and Wenger used a form of that one on the Soldier knives they delivered to the Swiss Army from 1891-1951:
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+1890
and 1952-1961:
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Victorinox+Soldier+1951
Someone who's practiced with one can get a can open fairly quickly although the edge isn't quite as clean as with the openers that replaced it. Hint for usage: cutting action is upward levering against the can rim, and keeping the cutting claw along the edge of the top at the rim is the key to successful use. The Swiss Army's Soldier knives made by Victorinox and Wenger (the latter until 2007) bear no resemblance to what people think of when you mention a SAK, nor does the Swiss Soldier knife from 1962-2008:
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+1961
or the current one from 2009 to present
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Soldier+2008
although the latter two have the current Victorinox can opener.
How many times did Edison fail before he made the perfect light bulb? Any winner has had many, many failures!
you wannna drag it as you rock it. . if you just cutting lifting up,moving, back in etc repeat will take forever you can open one in like6 or 8 motions if youregood it feels like dragging a knife through something almost goodluck
Still, it was a good journey. If everything always turns out perfectly, you don't learn anything.
I came across one of these 10-15 years ago and gave away all my other can openers. Small and works elegantly fast at opening cans. It was hard to watch how pathetic you were at using one.
marqlin I've had much more practice now :)
You need a CNC machine!
That pocket knife didn't have a can opener???
Your saw blade would have worked great if you annealed it by heating it red hot then throwing it in a bunch of ash or insulation or a hot oven to cool slowly. This makes the metal soft and changes its internal structure so it won't snap: (its tool and knifemaking 101, YT up any blademaker to watch the steps done correctly)
Link won't post... Check Wikipedia under Martensite because that is basically what the steel blade is and you need it softer to work.
Then read up on tempering. End of Issue.
Bro, get some decent air tools, like a die grinder, Dremil’s are handy but more of a toy than a real shop tool. Get a straight and angled die grinder.
Your wife is pretty. Is she single?
haha, fire ze missilez !
***** but I am le tired....
Ok then, have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILEZ
Pretty cool but kinda defeats the object of being lightweight and small.
In my kitchen drawer I already have the basic type of can opener, along with two plastic ones (one of which is busted - the plastic ones with fancy cutting circles tend to break the most easily). The basic one works fairly well if you don't squeeze too hard, but it still doesn't reach in far enough for some cans with deep lips when the ring pull or key breaks (found on Hamper Corned Beef).
So I've ordered a P-38 to play with, but it's also for redundancy in case the other ones fail. Most cans are ring pull now, although surprisingly some still break every now and again.
Hey nothing wrong with that....nice try....the important thing is that...YOU TRY !!!!
That was dumb