How To Use Lever Can Opener
Line up the two discs of the can opener with the edge of the can.
How to use lever can opener. In just a few seconds you ll have a neatly opened can with minimal effort. Well with a little multi tool lever you can open a can. Turn the butterfly lever on the opener in a clockwise direction. To use a manual can opener open the arms of the can opener and place the metal tooth on the lip of the can. To use a handheld electric can opener start by placing the can on a flat surface.
Take the manual opener and spread the two handles apart. Place it under the outside lip of the can. This action will rotate the wheel which cuts into the can. Angle the blade slightly so the pointed edge is on the inside of the top lip of the can. Hold the can steady and rock the handle of the knife back and forth to start cutting along the can.
You can use a can opener blade like the ones on a pocket knife to open up a can. Carefully but forcefully puncture the lid with the blade deep enough for guard to rest on the rim of the can. Then continue moving forward by turning clockwise. Remember your old science classes. Place the curved knife point of the opener on the right side of the can at the edge of the lid near the rim.
Turn the butterfly lever on the opener in a clockwise direction. Opening different size cans with the can opener component from our switchplier 2 0 and powerlock multi tools. Unfold the opener blade and puncture the lip of the can with the tip of the blade. Continue cutting around the lid until you can lift it up and access the contents. If you feel a miss in the can lid turn the lever counterclockwise to redo.
This will align the wheel of the opener where it needs to be to cut into the lid. With one hand loosely holding the can in place press down on the can opener to start the rotation. The hook on the blade is your fulcrum or the center of your seesaw. Place the wheel on the lip of the can and squeeze the two handles together which will bite into the can lid by the lip. With a big enough lever you can move the world.