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Originally Posted by Trey Manthey
Just sayin'. :)
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Bragplaint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trey Manthey
Just sayin'. :)
Your chainsaw is your friend.
I saber all of my wax dipped bottles
Why bother with a sword, when you can just go at it tough man style? I prefer the one handed grab, between my teeth, and just rip it wide open. Of course spitting out the waxed cork, just in case I don't finish the bottle in one seating if I need to use it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tico
In all seriousness, I agree that Willett can be difficult, but in most cases, worth the effort.
I agree Steve. I found a couple of those a long time ago. When I opened the first one, I had itty bitty, hard, gold wax pieces scattered all over the kitchen. :rolleyes: I fared a little better on the second bottle. Put a plastic bag over it when I opened it up. :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by sailor22
I've only had one Willett bottle and I couldn't believe how much of a pain it was to open. Glad to hear I'm at least in good company!
Not a run, ETL was bottled with Gold Wax for a long time. Actually several of us at a BT event complained about it and suggested going to same as Weller Centennial and they listened and changed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sailor22
Aww, shucks. I was just kidding. I don't think I'll ever get to open one of those, but I'm not losing sleep over it.Quote:
Originally Posted by humchan2k
BUT! This is coming from the guy who posts something like, "I've got so much 60's S-W Old Fitzgerald I don't know how I'm going to get it all home!" :)
FWIW, the hot water trick worked OK for me with a recent Willett bottle. It was still being finicky, so I held it over a gas burner for a few seconds. Sounds like the makings of a Darwin Award (especially considering it was 140+ proof), but it worked pretty well!
The worst one that I have ever come across is Johnny Drum PS 15.
I've opened numerous Willetts and have only had an issue one time.
Lucky perhaps???