The Family Handyman
December/January 2006

No lost straws, ever

It's a little thing, but it drives me nuts. I buy an aerosol can of silicone, carburetor cleaner or penetrating oil, use it once or twice, and the next time I need it, I can't find the straw that focuses the stream. It's gone, somewhere in the Black Hole of Lost Stuff. But the Black Hole isn't getting any more of my straws, because I've found Hold-Its ($5 for 12). This is a cool little problem solver that lets you put a leash on those straws so they can't ever run off again.

It couldn't be simpler. There's a big loop that stretches around the top of the can. At the end of the leash is a rubber ball with a straw-size hole in it. Hold-Its are durable enough to be used over and over. Get'em straight from the manufacturer.

Gizmodo - The Gadgets Weblog

WD-40 Straw Holder
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Gadgets, home, lubricant Before you start thinking of me as the dude that only writes about things that are pretty, and only marginally useful (like chairs and juicers), I want you to consider this fugly little thing. See now, function sometimes counts for something in my world, even if in the end, form suffers a little.

The “Hold-It” straw holder, from Texan company Hold-It Inc., has got to be the most practical invention since… well, since the shoe at least. If you’ve ever used a can of WD-40, you’ll understand why. The little red straw that comes with the lubricant is infamous in its ability to vanish after one or two uses. No one really knows where they go. I, for one, think hungry little children eat them as candy when you’re not looking. Whatever the case, the “Hold-It” easily attaches to the can of delightfully smelling lube and clamps onto the straw, thus preventing its disappearance.

They’re pretty much giving the things away, too, at $5 for 12. -DP

The Order Page [Hold-It Straw Holder via Cool Tools]

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You are about to have one of those "DOH!!" moments, mainly because you didn't think of this.

How many times have you used a spray can of cleaner or lubricant ranging from WD-40 to brake cleaner and watched as the red tube made like a rocket, departing the can for who knows where? Worse, have you ever sprayed lubricant into an engine cylinder while prepping the engine for an 'off season' hibernation (snowmobiles, chain saws, leaf blowers, snow blowers, motorcycles etc) and had the red tube squirt into the cylinder? Now that is big trouble.

To the rescue, Hold-It, a simple device that goes around the top of a spray can like a rubber band and at the other end, a small ball with an even smaller hole which fits tightly around the red tube.

No more lost tubes, no more trying to find the red tube when it's flown off the nozzle.

You might be able to find this product at a local hardware store but order online. Get the package of a dozen (about $5) and give the extra's to friends. The shipping is the same for two dozen if you have lots of friends, family, club members.

Think you don't have enough spray cans? At left is my little collection of lubricants, moisture disbursers and cleansers.

This product WORKS!

MRO Today
February/March 2005

Here's a solution to one of life's little headaches

You know that little straw that comes with aerosol cans of products such as WD-40? How long does it take before you lose that straw? One usage, Two perhaps? Or maybe it's gone before you even get to use it.

IDEAS THAT MAKE SENSE - Well thanks to a neat and simple product called the HOLD-IT you will no longer worry about losing that gosh darn aerosol can straw.

Each HOLD-IT made by a Houston company called HOLD-IT, Inc. is a one piece component made up of a stretchable, durable rubber elastic polymer. The flexible ring portion of the product slips over the aerosol can and that little straw that comes with the aerosol can fits through the opening in the small rubber ball located at the other end.

The product is ingenious - so much so that HOLD-IT Inc. recently sold 2.5 million units to WD-40 for one of that company's promotions.

Now only if HOLD-IT Inc. can find a solution to those socks that get lost in the dryer.

Electrical Contracting Products
www.ecpzone.com
Updated: August 1st, 2005 06:10 PM EDT

Aerosol 'Straw' Holder

HOLD-IT, INC. introduces a product that keeps tubular straws secure to aerosol cans at all times. A HOLD-IT keeps the straw attached to the container whether you are using it or storing it. Because it keeps the straw readily available at all times, it saves both time and money. HOLD-IT is adaptable to a wide variety of containers and can be used in a number of applications. The HOLD-IT is a one-piece component made up of a stretchable rubber elastic polymer that is extremely durable. The flexible ring slips over the container and the straw fits through the opening in the small rubber ball located at the other end. www.hold-it.net

Kevin Kelly - Cool Tools
Posted on July 28, 2005 at 05:00 AM

I've used many different types of spray lubricants over the years, some good, some not so. One problem with all of them is I always lose the little straw that comes with them. Rubber bands always seem to dry out. Hold-it's hold the straw to the can. I haven't lost one yet. Fairly inexpensive as well- $4.99 for twelve. I've given some to friends, they love them as well. --

Mark Phillips

HOLD-IT is simply the best invention for anyone who uses spray cans with wands....it ends the "lost wand" problem, once and for all !!! THESE HOLD-IT'S ARE REALLY A LIFE SAVER

Brad Byron

Super idea. Had I had a hold-it on a can of WD-40 awhile back, it would have saved hours of labor due to dropping a straw down the open port of a marine engine. Trying to fish it out became a total waste of time and disassembly of the engine was the only way to finally retrieve the straw. Or, watch the engine go up in smoke upon starting! A simple Hold-It would have prevented that incident entirely!

Bruce Schryver