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Canteen From Two Pie Plates: Rims Soldered Together, a Screw-Cap Neck in the Edge (Boy Mechanic, 1919)
A canteen "for the camper or hiker", sent to The Boy Mechanic (1919) by J. R. Townsend of Itasca, Texas: two nickel-plated pie plates soldered rim to rim, the screw-capped neck of a metal-polish can soldered over an opening in the edge, and two wire loops for the snap hooks of a shoulder strap.
The book gives no sizes: the plates set the size.
Beginner
About 2 hours
Instructions
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Read The Boy Mechanic
Read The Boy Mechanic
"Two good-quality pie plates were soldered at their edges to form a water-tight container." (J. R. Townsend, Itasca, Texas.)
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Solder the plates together
Solder the plates together
Take two good-quality nickel-plated pie plates of the same size. Clean the rims, set them face to face, and solder them together all round the edge so the joint is water-tight. Use lead-free solder: this holds drinking water (our choice; the book only says solder).
Materials for this step:
Pie Dish2 pieces
Lead-Free Plumbing Solder1 piece
Flux1 pieceTools needed:
Electric Soldering Iron
Metal File3
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Cut the neck off the can
Cut the neck off the can
Take a small metal-polish can with a screw cap. As the book's drawing shows, cut off its sloping top with the threaded neck, and trim the cut edge.
Materials for this step:
Tin Can1 pieceTools needed:
Heavy-duty Metal ShearsMetal File4
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Cut the opening and fit the neck
Cut the opening and fit the neck
Cut an opening in the edge of the canteen to suit the neck. Fit the neck carefully over it and solder it all round.
Materials for this step:
Lead-Free Plumbing Solder1 pieceFlux1 pieceTools needed:
Hand DrillMetal FileElectric Soldering Iron5
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Solder on the strap loops
Solder on the strap loops
Bend two short pieces of wire into loops and solder one at each side of the screw cap, as loops for the snap hooks of the shoulder strap.
Materials for this step:
Iron Wire1 pieceLead-Free Plumbing Solder1 pieceFlux1 pieceTools needed:
Flat-Nose PliersElectric Soldering Iron6
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Fit the strap and test
Fit the strap and test
Put a snap hook on each end of a shoulder strap and hook them into the loops. Fill the canteen with water, screw on the cap and check every joint for leaks (our test), then rinse it before use.
Materials for this step:
Leather Strap1 piece
Snap Hook2 piecesTools needed:
Fresh Water7
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Canteen troubleshooting.
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From **The Boy Mechanic, Book 3**, edited by H. H. Windsor, Popular Mechanics, Chicago, 1919 (Project Gutenberg 71856), "How to Make a Canteen", sent in by J. R. Townsend of Itasca, Texas. The book gives no sizes and names no tools; the lead-free solder, the tools, the strap material and the leak test are ours.
Materials
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