The can opener

[Valkie]

Having had SAKs for several years,
I find that in all that time I have never used the can opener, not once.

Now, most cans these days have ring pulls.
And I don't eat much from a can.
But even in the past, back when I was 12 and onward, never have I used the can opener.

Has anyone ever used it.
If so, how good is it?

Am I an anomolie?

[Barry Rowland]

All the time!  It's the best can opener out there, and can peel an orange too!  It's a multitool unto itself!

[kottskrapa]

It's really good to take apart Legos as well or you can do this



Still works for cans but much better as a driver

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

[AmberDragon]

There are a lot of cans that don't have pull rings, especially the big ones. I used the can opener on my Champion Plus just last week when the the kitchen can opener snapped while we were trying to open a bunch of big cans of tomatoes. Worked great and saved the day just like a SAK is supposed to. It definitely didn't open them as fast as a dedicated can opener would have but as the saying goes, "Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one."

[ReamerPunch]

I've used a few here: Can Opener Comparison

[Greg Jones]

I've used a few here: Can Opener Comparison

Nice work and very informative, your findings with the Schrade are bang on, unfortunately I'll be using it at some point in the Tough Tool Challenge 

[Greg Jones]

I use the Vic can opener all the time, and like it, I'm not a fan of the combo tool though, it uses a pulling motion that feels wrong to me, I'm a 2 layer opener guy all the way
 

[ReamerPunch]

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Still works for cans

wow, a straight claw. Therefore not a claw. I can see this working. 
That's an interesting design, that needs to be explored. If it still works, and also improves the function of driving screws then it might be the way to go. 

[ReamerPunch]

I've used a few here: Can Opener Comparison

Nice work and very informative, your findings with the Schrade are bang on, unfortunately I'll be using it at some point in the Tough Tool Challenge 

Thanks! 
The Schrade left a lot to be desired. Apparently just the shape of a claw is not enough. Who knew? 

[Greg Jones]

I've used a few here: Can Opener Comparison

Nice work and very informative, your findings with the Schrade are bang on, unfortunately I'll be using it at some point in the Tough Tool Challenge 

Thanks! 
The Schrade left a lot to be desired. Apparently just the shape of a claw is not enough. Who knew? 

You and me knew 

[Rapidray]

While staying in a Suite it was used five nights a week...it works great! That routine went on for a little over a year.

[ReamerPunch]

While staying in a Suite it was used five nights a week...it works great! That routine went on for a little over a year.

 

[Nix]

Has anyone ever used it.
If so, how good is it?

Am I an anomolie?

Oh, I use it frequently.  Maybe once a week.

Many of our canned goods still come fully sealed, and with no pull tab, especially canned beans and tomatoes.

Now, I do have a dedicated can opener in the kitchen, but it's just as easy and quick to pull a SAK from my pocket and use the can opener. Probably quicker if Mrs Nix has put the dedicated can opener away...in a different drawer.

Some of our canned goods do have pull tabs. Even with those, however, I find the darned pull ring will snap off the I go to use it.    So, it's SAK to the rescue.

Is the can opener a necessity?  Ahhhhhhhhh... ....probably no. But I sure do find it handy.

[Nix]

I use the Vic can opener all the time, and like it, I'm not a fan of the combo tool though, it uses a pulling motion that feels wrong to me, I'm a 2 layer opener guy all the way
 

Some guys like the combo tool. It works for me, but the dedicated can opener is much faster and smoother for me. 

[Nix]

While staying in a Suite it was used five nights a week...it works great! That routine went on for a little over a year.

 

[Rapidray]

 

While staying in a Suite it was used five nights a week...it works great! That routine went on for a little over a year.

 

While staying in a Suite it was used five nights a week...it works great! That routine went on for a little over a year.

 

[ReamerPunch]

30 Day can opener challenge? 

[Rapidray]

30 Day can opener challenge? 

Good one

[kottskrapa]

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Still works for cans

wow, a straight claw. Therefore not a claw. I can see this working. 
That's an interesting design, that needs to be explored. If it still works, and also improves the function of driving screws then it might be the way to go. 

I must admit that it's not as good as the standard one with cans but it does the job.. Think I have pics here somewhere where I show it.

But as a driver it's much better! Both recessed and then there is tight spaces I have done this to awlmost awl SAK's I have

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

[kottskrapa]

Found the post

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=77538.msg1713680.msg#1713680

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

[Sakpan74Gr]

You can also use the can opener like a finger nail, without the risk of injury. It's a good staple remover.

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[Nix]

 

You can also use the can opener like a finger nail, without the risk of injury. It's a good staple remover.

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[cbl51]

You can also use the can opener like a finger nail, without the risk of injury. It's a good staple remover.

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I've fund many uses of the can opener that doesn't involve any cans. Staple remover, hood for taking a pot off the campfire, used as a hook for pulling the pin form the trailer hitch so I don't bang my arthritic fingers on the trucks frame. Useful for opening those pistachio shells that only have a tiny crack that's too small for a finger nail to open.

Like most SAK tools, it's useful for way more things than it was designed to be.

[smiller43147]

You can also use the can opener like a finger nail, without the risk of injury. It's a good staple remover.

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I've fund many uses of the can opener that doesn't involve any cans. Staple remover, hood for taking a pot off the campfire, used as a hook for pulling the pin form the trailer hitch so I don't bang my arthritic fingers on the trucks frame. Useful for opening those pistachio shells that only have a tiny crack that's too small for a finger nail to open.

Like most SAK tools, it's useful for way more things than it was designed to be.

I wondered when the thread would broaden out to the other uses for the can opener.
It (and the bottle opener) are great general purpose prying tools.  The can opener is narrow and thin at the tip, but flares out, making it a good "starting" pry tool, with the bottle opener's large screw driver for finishing the job (if needed).
It also works as a phillips screwdriver with several different sizes of phillips head screws.
As mentioned, a Pioneer/Soldier/SI can opener is the best staple remover that I've ever used.
And yes, I've even opened a few cans with it.

[Myron]

It's really good to take apart Legos as well or you can do this

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Still works for cans but much better as a driver

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

Ditto here.  I used to use them on camping trips as a boy and younger man, but canned goods have been replaced by dehydrated foods on all my camping trips now.  So now I turn them into fine screwdrivers for spectacles and the like, and get much more use out of them.   

[Rich S]

If it wasn't for the can opener, i'd have starved to death in grad school.  It's a must have on all my user SAKs (mainly Tinkers).
Rich

[Rapidray]

If it wasn't for the can opener, i'd have starved to death in grad school.  It's a must have on all my user SAKs (mainly Tinkers).
Rich

It stoped me from starving also, just not in school! 

[WolfyW]

I use it a lot, too, for multi purpose. Can opener, knife blade are my most used tools.

[CallsignBadger]

Its an awesome opener with a flathead that can be used for phillips. Both are great beyond their intended use

I really like them

[kamakiri]

I use and prefer it over the hand crank type we have. And I hate the electric counter-top ugly space wasters.

Also a good scale pry tool when needed.