On Mon, 10 May 2010 21:29:54 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

>On Mon, 10 May 2010 06:10:40 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Cindy
>Hamilton > wrote,
>>I'm still using a good old Swing Away manual opener. Works like
>>a charm.
>
>My 30 year old Swing Away is getting dull or something. If I want the
>lid to come off cleanly, I have to crank it backward a fraction of an
>inch before going around the can forwards. If I forget to do that, the
>lid ends up being held to the can by a little sliver of metal. I'll
>probably have to replace it someday.

Easy fix... send it through the dish washer but then oil the bushings,
a couple drops any salad oil works... better than new... because
they're not lubed from the factory. Most folks wash the Swing-A-Way
but then never oil the moving parts. You'll be amazed at the
difference.

I have two Swing-A-Ways, bought two more than 40 years ago... one is
in with my camping gear, hasn't been used very much, not at all the
last 20 years... my every day one doesn't get used a lot but at least
one can a day. If kept clean and lubed it should last a few
generations. A lot of cans nowadays have pull tab tops, but I don't
like the ones that leave a lip/rim, those I open with the Swing-A-Way.