Posted for "Dana Westphal" <needforspeed@cox-internet.com>:

 Thanks for all of the tips regarding the subject.  The metal gas can may be
 an option, but I'm not sure that the seals/gaskets that come "stock" with
 the gas can would be sufficient for MC  ...
 
 Dana Westphal
 L2K-165
 "Building over Geologic Time"
 
[I generally purchase MC in 5 gal metal pails and transfer it to empty pint or quart cans that originally held acetone, MEK, or some other solvent for general usage.  Their gaskets have never shown any sign of failure... I've used the same acetone can for several years and it's still going strong.  I also use a plain old plastic funnel that I purchased at AutoZone or some other auto parts store for transfer, and it's an old beast as well... I get the impression that most plastics used for these kinds of "utensils" need to sit in MC for awhile to degrade.  (The flexible pour spout in the 5g pail is plastic as well, I suspect polyethylene or some such.)  Can't say the same thing for acrylics... MC is what they use to glue them together and on them it works pretty much instantaneously.  FWIW    <Marv>          ]