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Bruce, this is cleverness squared! No... cubed! 

One question: How did you get the 'getthi-O's out of the can?    Another question: Did you eat them? (Attachment Link)

This reminds me of a steam engine I made a long, long time ago that used a 1-pint paint can for a boiler (from an Alfred Morgan book.) It never worked, but the only tools I had were Dad's electric drill and a hacksaw! 

Paula

Re: "How did you get the 'getthi-O's out of the can?" theyre still in there...lol. seriously though, that's why the big hole in the rear I had to cover it up with a rather large size brass piece, they proved more difficult to get out than I would have thought, I thought they would just poor out like soup but I was woefully wrong about that, I had to make a hook and fish them out, after a minute I realized that introducing hot tap water into the can diluted the SpaghettiOs sufficiently to help them to start pouring out, took 10 minutes to get them all out. No, I wasn't able to save them for eating, after drilling the can with a step drill bit I created to many metal shavings and was afraid of the grandkids ingesting them, it wasn't worth the risk...they (SpaghettiOs's) all went down the garbage disposal. after drilling such a large hole in the rear, it definitely made the can weaker, hence the stay rod & front brass disk for support.
Paula, you've come a long way from "Dad's electric drill and a hacksaw!" I'm sure if he saw the competent machinist you are now, he would be very proud.
good question, Cheers, Bruce