Re: Bringing up un-used shells

Keith Lawrence wrote:
> "Cliff Coggin" <clifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
>
>> Providing the shell has filled with water it is usually, but not
>> always, safe to bash the tip off with a club hammer...
>
> !! I'm having a bit of trouble with the "not always" bit of that
> advice ;-)

It's quite clear.
Most of the time you can do it quite safely.
Sometimes, normally only once, you can't.

HTH
nigelH


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