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7/3/2008 5:00:49 AM EDT
Speaking of Dillos, I went to open a bottle of Sam Adams that I got from a bulk pack of 24 purchased at Costco while increasing my home stockpile.  What I noticed when I applied the Dillo was that the inner circumference of the teeth on the Dillo tool was larger than the teeth on the bottle cap.  So large, in fact, that the Dillo was unable to grab/hold the Sam Adams bottle cap.  

I have no doubt in the quality of manufacturing of the Dillo tool itself.  It is a fine piece of machined metal.  What I am now concerned about is the question of industry standards.  Is there a standard size for bottle caps?  Are Sam Adams bottle caps normally smaller than the tool is useful for?  In the interest of following ARFCOM procedures, I will attempt to provide pictures and micrometer measurements in the near future!
7/3/2008 5:09:51 AM EDT
[#1]
IMHO if the Teeth fail to grasp the bottle cap, turn it vertical and use the bottle cap opener between the back foot and the tail.  If that fails, find a different beer, never blame the Dillo.
7/3/2008 5:14:24 AM EDT
[#2]
The bottle cap must be non mil-spec and the Dillo is.
7/3/2008 5:25:47 AM EDT
[#3]

Quoted:
The bottle cap must be non mil-spec and the Dillo is.


Non mil-spec beer bottle caps?  What's next.

This must be caused by the anti's
Those who want to ban all our beer.  
7/3/2008 5:53:34 AM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The bottle cap must be non mil-spec and the Dillo is.


Non mil-spec beer bottle caps?  What's next.

This must be caused by the anti's
Those who want to ban all our beer.  




Exactly!  
7/3/2008 6:17:40 AM EDT
[#5]
In D.C. you have to keep your beer warm until you are ready to drink it.  The beer and the ice have to be kept in separate locations.  This is to prevent accidental drunkenness.
7/3/2008 6:19:45 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
In D.C. you have to keep your beer warm until you are ready to drink it.  The beer and the ice have to be kept in separate locations.  This is to prevent accidental drunkenness.




thats going in my sig line..
7/3/2008 6:26:42 AM EDT
[#7]
7/3/2008 6:56:19 AM EDT
[#8]
Permission Granted!
7/3/2008 10:08:33 AM EDT
[#9]
Sam Adams has screw tops?
7/3/2008 10:22:11 AM EDT
[#10]
I wish I had a dillo...
7/3/2008 11:51:20 AM EDT
[#11]
If you dont have a dillo .... omg, well lets just not think about it.  Thats wrong, just wrong.
7/3/2008 2:01:53 PM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:
If you dont have a dillo .... omg, well lets just not think about it.  Thats wrong, just wrong.


good call.
7/3/2008 10:25:42 PM EDT
[#13]
Funny, it fits Shiner Bottles just fine.  Damn yankees can't make decent beer any how!  :)
7/4/2008 1:38:53 AM EDT
[#14]
The Dillo is and always was.
7/4/2008 1:44:57 AM EDT
[#15]
hellz yeah i just got me a dillo.

w00t
7/4/2008 1:54:35 AM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:
Sam Adams has screw tops?


negative on the twist top...  
7/4/2008 2:33:25 AM EDT
[#17]
I think we have proof now that Sam Adams is not MP testing their caps and is therefore not a Tier One beer.
7/4/2008 10:41:43 AM EDT
[#18]

Quoted:
I think we have proof now that Sam Adams is not MP testing their caps and is therefore not a Tier One beer.


However, Sam Adams is always a good choice.
7/4/2008 10:54:42 AM EDT
[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Sam Adams has screw tops?


negative on the twist top...  


Exactly, so why was the OP trying to twist it off?  
7/4/2008 10:55:53 AM EDT
[#20]

Quoted:
I think we have proof now that Sam Adams is not MP testing their caps and is therefore not a Tier One beer.
7/4/2008 11:00:46 AM EDT
[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I think we have proof now that Sam Adams is not MP testing their caps and is therefore not a Tier One beer.


However, Sam Adams is always a good choice.

I disagree. Out of their entire line, I only like one or two. I much prefer real microbrews. And I mean really microbrews, like what a friend of mine brews at home.
7/4/2008 11:32:13 AM EDT
[#22]
Since Sam Adams bottle caps are incompatable with the Dillo, it would be a poor choice as a bugout beer.
7/4/2008 12:33:19 PM EDT
[#23]
I would like to suggest this thread be renamed from "Dillo Problem" to "Sam Adams Cap Problem - OP trying to twist when he should crack".

For some reason i'm getting all emotional about the slander towards the Dillo.
7/4/2008 6:43:50 PM EDT
[#24]

Quoted:
The Dillo is and always was.



"There was never a time when you did not exist, nor I, nor will there be a time when we cease to be."

The Dillo has spoken.
7/5/2008 4:38:54 AM EDT
[#25]

Quoted:
Speaking of Dillos, I went to open a bottle of Sam Adams that I got from a bulk pack of 24 purchased at Costco while increasing my home stockpile.  What I noticed when I applied the Dillo was that the inner circumference of the teeth on the Dillo tool was larger than the teeth on the bottle cap.  So large, in fact, that the Dillo was unable to grab/hold the Sam Adams bottle cap.  

I have no doubt in the quality of manufacturing of the Dillo tool itself.  It is a fine piece of machined metal.  What I am now concerned about is the question of industry standards.  Is there a standard size for bottle caps?  Are Sam Adams bottle caps normally smaller than the tool is useful for?  In the interest of following ARFCOM procedures, I will attempt to provide pictures and micrometer measurements in the near future!





I use a Dillo on my Sam Adams bottles all the time. You are either making this story up, or you're using the wrong part of the Dillo cause ya don't realize that Sam Adams doesn't have twist off caps.

eta - sorry didn't notice that someone already mentioned the lack of twisties.
7/5/2008 6:07:49 AM EDT
[#26]
My dillo works just fine. It preformed flawlessly last night
7/5/2008 7:07:49 AM EDT
[#27]
Got this email with a pic last night ...


Mark – First off, thanks for putting out some great products. The Dillos are always a prized gift in packages from Austin.

Tonight, we had a BBQ with a bunch of friends.  I brought over a Dillo to donate to the host family and to assist with Beverage Entries.  The sun had set and with the number of beverage entries performed, it became difficult to locate said Dillo for low light entries.  With a bunch of trigger pullers, it was discussed that the Dillo would be better off with tritium inserts and/or IR reflective markers to locate in diminished light conditions.  While the use of tritium was argued, one intrepid user took it upon himself to locate a chemlight, attach it to the Dillo, allowing us to locate the Beverage Entry Tool in diminished lighting and continue consuming adult beverages well past sun set.  The product was then named, the “Low Light Dillo.”

If we had enough NVGs for everyone in the party, the Dillo would have had an IR chemlight.  We stuck with visible blue to allow everyone to enjoy beverage entries and for photographic purposes.

Cheers!

-RJ
7/5/2008 11:31:20 AM EDT
[#28]


Just for the pic. Proper entry on a Sam Adams bottle requires the prying method, however my Dillo still fit just fine.
7/5/2008 11:40:21 AM EDT
[#29]

Quoted:
i42.photobucket.com/albums/e338/70satvert/Other/CIMG0615.jpg

Just for the pic. Proper entry on a Sam Adams bottle requires the prying method, however my Dillo still fit just fine.


you're old enough to drink?  
7/6/2008 11:00:09 AM EDT
[#30]
I am now.
7/6/2008 1:41:16 PM EDT
[#31]
I just use a the back of the back leg against the tail for pry offs.  How do you use the middle part for the pry-offs?
7/7/2008 12:19:38 AM EDT
[#32]

Quoted:
Got this email with a pic last night ...


Mark – First off, thanks for putting out some great products. The Dillos are always a prized gift in packages from Austin.

Tonight, we had a BBQ with a bunch of friends.  I brought over a Dillo to donate to the host family and to assist with Beverage Entries.  The sun had set and with the number of beverage entries performed, it became difficult to locate said Dillo for low light entries.  With a bunch of trigger pullers, it was discussed that the Dillo would be better off with tritium inserts and/or IR reflective markers to locate in diminished light conditions.  While the use of tritium was argued, one intrepid user took it upon himself to locate a chemlight, attach it to the Dillo, allowing us to locate the Beverage Entry Tool in diminished lighting and continue consuming adult beverages well past sun set.  The product was then named, the “Low Light Dillo.”

If we had enough NVGs for everyone in the party, the Dillo would have had an IR chemlight.  We stuck with visible blue to allow everyone to enjoy beverage entries and for photographic purposes.

Cheers!

-RJ


i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii210/LaRueTactical/Chem_Dillo.jpg


Classic!

Now that's got me thinking I need to find a tritium vial to epoxy in the dillo eye.  I almost lost mine in the dark on the 4th.
7/7/2008 6:01:29 AM EDT
[#33]
Glory be to the Dillo!hail2.gif
7/7/2008 9:10:25 AM EDT
[#34]

Quoted:
Sam Adams has screw tops?


umm.. i discovered the problem the next day when I attempted again to use it.  This time, it fit, but when i turned it it wouldn't.  Thats when I realized I was trying to unscrew a non-screw top.  I am an idiot!  
7/7/2008 9:25:57 AM EDT
[#35]
I use the Dillo that I have on Yuengling Beer.  Better than that Sam Adams crap.
7/7/2008 9:40:44 AM EDT
[#36]

Quoted:
I think we have proof now that Sam Adams is not MP testing their caps and is therefore not a Tier One beer.


I hear that the bottle ISN'T parked under the cap as well.
7/7/2008 9:55:50 AM EDT
[#37]
tritium vial

hmm that might just work. some clear epoxy and you'd be good to go
7/7/2008 10:56:14 AM EDT
[#38]

Quoted:
In D.C. you have to keep your beer warm until you are ready to drink it.  The beer and the ice have to be kept in separate locations.  This is to prevent accidental drunkenness.


I cant tell you how hard this made me laugh. Im in DC right now doing some work, so Ive really been experiencing the 'anti' nature of this place.

7/7/2008 11:33:14 AM EDT
[#39]

Quoted:

Quoted:
In D.C. you have to keep your beer warm until you are ready to drink it.  The beer and the ice have to be kept in separate locations.  This is to prevent accidental drunkenness.


I cant tell you how hard this made me laugh. Im in DC right now doing some work, so Ive really been experiencing the 'anti' nature of this place.


I do what I can, its nice to know my intellectual property is appreciated
7/7/2008 12:23:10 PM EDT
[#40]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Sam Adams has screw tops?


umm.. i discovered the problem the next day when I attempted again to use it.  This time, it fit, but when i turned it it wouldn't.  Thats when I realized I was trying to unscrew a non-screw top.  I am an idiot!  


Perhaps I shouldn't have tried to use my Dillo while drunk...
7/7/2008 2:53:09 PM EDT
[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
In D.C. you have to keep your beer warm until you are ready to drink it.  The beer and the ice have to be kept in separate locations.  This is to prevent accidental drunkenness.


I cant tell you how hard this made me laugh. Im in DC right now doing some work, so Ive really been experiencing the 'anti' nature of this place.


I do what I can, its nice to know my intellectual property is appreciated


I too caught it and enjoyed.  
7/10/2008 6:20:32 PM EDT
[#42]
mine isnt workin to well either
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