HF Tools 16 Oz. Can Crusher - Durable White Finish for Easy Can Compaction

mrdbarnes: Functional...a bit flimsy, but does the job

United States on Sep 07, 2015

Buddad1957: It works okay, it feels loose and like it will fall apart with repeated use. Not as strong as I would like.

United States on Aug 27, 2014

Brandon: The description states it is constructed from 16 gauge steel, it should really say the body is only 16 gauge steel. The handles are a lighter gauge steel and are flimsy. They haven't broke on me yet, I bought this for a friend's garage where we have BBQ's and work on cars. The can crusher has made it through 3 giant, black garbage bags full of cans and hasn't snapped or bent the handle at all. When the handle does finally let go, we plan on just fabricating new ones because the body of the crusher is so well made. *BONUS* the crusher has a bottle opener built in to the bottom. I didn't notice this feature listed when purchasing, but it sure was a nice surprise. My only recommendation would be to get bigger bolts/screws when mounting, the ones included are small and I can see they could easily be pulled out of a stud.

United States on Apr 10, 2014

JennRU: My daughter bought this item because she has started recycling cans. She has only sued it 3 or 4 times. Crushing about 200 cans so far. I saw others had complained that the handle would bend. I think this can be rectified by simply denting the can a little with your thumb when you place it on the crusher. We did not have any problems with it being flimsy.
The screws that come with it for mounting are pretty weak, but we just used our own screws that were more solid. For the $10 or so you pay for this item it is worth the money.

United States on Feb 18, 2014

Ashlee: I was very unhappy with this product. I ordered it because it looked like it was solidly built and would crush not only regular soda cans but also the bigger energy drink cans. What I received is a 6 can crusher with a feeding tank at the top. Since this is not at all what the picture shows, I called Amazon and returned the item. They were extremely helpful and sent me a new one even before they had received the old one. However, the new one I got is just like the first one. Either this company needs to change the picture of their product or update the description because what is shown is not what I got. Twice. At this point, I'm just going to keep what they sent me. It's not worth it to waste my time driving back to the UPS store to ship it back and I'll just chalk this up as a $12 lesson. Don't waste your time if this is the type of crusher you are looking for.

United States on Nov 27, 2013