Mckay 16 Oz. Metal Can Crusher, Can Crusher Wall Mounted, Can Crushers for Recycling Wall-Mounted Smasher for Aluminum Seltzer, Soda, Beer Cans and Bottles, Gadgets for Home - Yellow

Ok, so we drink a lot of long skinny canned beverages and thought that this would be a great addition out in our pavilion. Finish your drink, crush the can, into the trash it goes and at the end of the month a trip to the recycling plant. This crusher worked great-for about two weeks. Then every once in a while instead of crushing the can, the can would come hurdling out right for your face--no rhyme or reason, just the occasional check to see if you were paying attention or not. It did make for some interesting party stories, but luckily no law suits. Today it finally gave out completely and the bottom plate now moves about 3" and makes the whole entire thing useless. :( Why this piece isn't welded on, instead of it being riveted on, is beyond me. Unfortunately it's too late for a return. It definitely wasn't the least expensive, but it might actually be the cheapest one. Not a happy customer.This is where the edit begins. i contacted customer service and they had me take pictures and sent them to them and then they sent me a new unit.Now, being the redneck engineers that we are, we figured we could rig the broken one and hang on to the replacement until this one couldn't be fixed any longer. So we used a piece of 2x4 to hold the broken bottom plate in place, and riveted an arm back on--yeah that broke too, and got about another 3-4 months use out of the broken unit before it finally just gave up and fell apart.At this point we took the old unit down, gave it the viking burial that it earned and replaced it with the replacement that had been provided to us. Right out of the box, or well, as soon as we hung it on the wall, you could tell a difference. I'm not sure what happened with the first one, but the replacement--there is a huge difference in everything and it may sound odd, but when you are using it, you can tell there is a difference and I truly believe that the first crusher was defective and when they replaced it, we received what the crusher should be. It moves smoothly, doesn't take any huge amount of effort and completely crushes the cans--just like you would expect it to do. I'm actually impressed by a simple can crusher. lolI also need to apologize to the manufacturer for my original review. Sorry guys for the awful original review--but I'm going to leave it here because I want people to know that this company does stand behind their product and they do what they need to do to make it right. So if you bought/buy one and it doesn't work like it should, contact the company and let them know!

BE sure to mount on studI like this heavy duty unit and its made for larger cans so very usefulmaking cans smaller makes alot more space for recycle bin and its an easy unit to install

I bought this in 2021. The can crusher was great and fit my needs. I made the money back on it with the first set of cans I crushed and i thought I would have it for at least a couple of years. It turns out, it lasted me roughly 2 years of use, averaging about being used 2 times a month to crush about 30-60 cans, ranging from soda cans to coffee cans, to weird health drink cans. Some issues I noticed over time:Please note, I bought this used because I was on a budget. It was stated "like new" and when I inspected the product, it did not have any signs of wear, not even paint chipping.1. Install properly. Instead, the can crusher should be used with a stud finder for better security. I have seen my mom's boyfriend's father use this outside on a backyard fence, and it works fine for him, but I recommend indoors to protect it from the elements and to also have some privacy while you crush cans. Plus, you can do it in your underwear and not worry about stepping on a rattlesnake.2. Requires grease. You need to apply grease to the moving parts or else you're going to be stripping away metal.3. Even with grease, the paint will strip over time from friction sliding. This is inevitable and if you think about it, our bodies constantly get stripped away when we go outdoors, the good thing is that we are biological systems that can regrow cells to replace damaged molecules. Can crushers cannot.4. Eventually, even with grease and good installation, the can crusher's sidebars will slowly bend. Slowly at first but for me it was about 600-800 cans that my issues began occuring.5. Eventually, the side bar will drastically bend, like it did for me, causing the can crusher to still be usable but it won't crush 100% and instead you'll need to use your hands or stomp on the can to complete the crushing.Pictures to come but please note I bought this used and I trusted the inspection process of it to be "like new," which it was for me. However, I do not know if it was something faulty or if it was simple wear and tear did the can crusher begin to bend and be unusable. Working in industry and manufacturing, our tools are obviously heavy-duty and higher quality but they last us 1-2 decades of daily use, versus instead of 2-3 years of bi-monthly use.

I purchased this product to crush soda cans and bottles. The product works great and is very sturdy. It can handle and crush any can or bottle. Very easy to install and the size is good to place anywhere. Love the multiple color options aswell.

Was easy to install and looks great! Works perfect and now my recycle cans wont be over flowing. Really well made as well. The steel is thick. And i love the flag!

Is this an item you need? No. Is this an item you'll be thankful you bought? Yes! We hardly have any cans in the house but the few that come through I thoroughly enjoy crushing! It saves space in the bin and gives me a small delight to use. I also was super excited that it had a bottle opener. So convenient. My husband attached it to our wall and I love knowing its there when and if I need to use it! Great price. Easy installation and it was fun choosing from the colors which one I wanted to roll with.

My friend had a can crusher about 20 years ago. Like many reviews on here it seemed like it was flimsy tin. Handles warped and needed to constantly steaighten it. Worked but lasted a year.Fast forward to this product! Handle is tight and steel (not stamped tin!) seems appropriate for this application. Whole unit looks and feels well built compared to my previous experiment and hope to get 5-10 years out of it as it's not over-built to last a lifetime either.

The media could not be loaded. El aplastador cumple lo que promete. Sí, aplasta bien las latas, casi tan parejo como un buen pisotón.Es necesario instalarlo bien sobre la pared. Yo le puse una almohadilla de esponja en la parte inferior que queda a la pared. También considero que ayuda mucho si lo aceitas, para que no haya tanta fricción entre sus partes metálicas.El Video que te comparto es un varón adulto. Tengo en casa una mujer de la tercera edad y ella debe usar sos dos manos e incluso el peso de su cuerpo para aplastar una lata. Le cuesta trabajo. Sin embargo, le gustó.Pienso que la técnica de empleo es muy simple. Coloca bien la lata y luego tira duro. El ímpetu o momentum, tirar sin pausa del aplastador desde su posición arriba-máxima, ayuda mucho.Sí, necesitas aplicar fuerza. El diseño del aplastador no ahorra energía/fuerza, incluso no ahorra tiempo, su principal valor es que aplasta parejas las latas cuando las colocas bien y usas de manera correcta el aplastador. Debes meter las latas íntegras vacías, nunca las semi-aplastes antes.Le califico bien porque no hay engaño. Cumple su función y está bien construido.Temo que no dure demasiado o pueda dañarse de alguna forma con el uso constante, pero, ¿dime qué no se daña con el uso?Pienso que es un buen aditamento a tener cuando eres de quienes juntan latas de aluminio para reciclar. Ayuda. Se ve cool, y se siente bien cuando la lata se aplasta.Coloca un bote o una bolsa debajo de él, así te será más cómodo ir depositando allí las latas que aplastes.¡Buena suerte, aplastadores de lata!

This is great easy to use grandson no longer coming down with a big bag to small bag

This item was exactly what I ordered works well and saves a lot of space in my bin.

Great for cans and bottles. Really easy to use, even my 7 year old can do it