2006-08-20 15:33:18 · 14 answers · asked by preschool20 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Use an air hose with a blower .
Blow the air between the buckets & they will pop apart.
2006-08-20 15:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by mnm75932 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the buckets in a tub or sink of hot water, then after about 5 minutes, hold the bottom bucket still and turn and lift the top one
buckets like that usually stick because their is a pocket of trapped space between them, lifting the top bucket is trying to increase that space without any air being able to go in to displace it, this creates a vacuum that has a very powerful pull
in some cases, you can push or pound a stiff wire between the two buckets, that allows a small channel for air and the buckets usually separate easily
you can also sacrifice one bucket by putting a small hole in the bottom of it, and that usually makes it easy to separate the buckets
good luck
2006-08-20 15:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how they are stuck together. If you are talking about one bucket being stuck inside the other then I can help. If you don't care about the bottom bucket then just drill a hole in the bottom one. They are being held together by a vacuum, so drilling a hole will provide a relief. However you could just take the easy route and apply hot water like the others said.
2006-08-20 17:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pound it method is quickest. Hold the top bucket and pound with an angled downward slope on the side of the lower bucket with a rubber mallet and it will move down the 1/2" you need in less than 30 seconds.
2014-09-28 04:37:17 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alphawolfette has an excellent idea, but you need to do the reverse. You need to heat the outside bucket to expand it and chill the inside bucket to contract it.
You might just fill the inner bucket with ice, wait a few minutes on a warm day and with them sitting in the sun, and try pulling them apart.
2006-08-20 15:44:08 · answer #5 · answered by Wicked Mickey 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
alfawolfet10 is correct the difference in temperature will set the two buckets one bucket will contract and the other will expand thus a free space occur resulting for their separation
2006-08-21 00:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by magneto077 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tap the outside bucket with a hammer. You'll have to tap around the entire circumference to displace air in order to get them apart.
It make take a few moments, but this will work (it's worked for me).
2006-08-20 15:43:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
this technique works-executed it myself. you want an air compressor,and an air gun with a extremely lengthy nozzle connected, like a copper or plastic tube. once you've 60 or extra psi outfitted up, position the nozzle up hostile to the buckets the position they're stuck mutually then pull the set off. don't be taken aback in the journey that they separate with some stress.
2016-11-30 21:57:42 · answer #8 · answered by lamothe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hose the lower bucket with warm to hot water.
2006-08-20 15:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Joe P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had thin copper tubing for the dish washer I fished it down between the two filled the bottom one with water. and let it hang. it took a sunny day and plop. I could have used a compressor but I think it was first important to fill the bottom bucket with as much water as possible.
2015-05-26 12:14:09 · answer #10 · answered by Wai Dan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋