Imusa pot lid

I wanted a lid for my 10 cm Imusa and also wanted it to be non-rusting, durable and made of food grade material. That leaves out tin can lids, tin foil etc. I could buy one but where is the fun in that? I was over at Walmart and saw they had some Imusa 10 cm cups in stock. I also noticed that the rounded bottom of one fits into the flared top of another so I invested $1.97 in an experiment. I ground off the bottom rivet of the handle, then I put it on top of my other Imusa and drew a line around it where it stuck out of the top of the other cup. I cut off the bottom with a hacksaw and sanded the edge smooth to make a lid. I stuck some metal duct tape on to make a handle. It fits pretty well and weighs 0.5 oz

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Neat. there are also some Pepperidge Farms gormet type cookies...and that lid also fits the IMUSA pot. Buy cookies....eat cookies, recycle can, repurpose the lid....

Nice thinking. Pretty sweet


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Very nice! You're very accurate with the hacksaw:cool:

Brilliant!!!

Now I feel foolish for having purchased a lid.

Out of curiosity...have you weighed the lid?


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Originally Posted by zelph

Very nice! You're very accurate with the hacksaw:cool:

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It came out a little crooked but not too bad.

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Originally Posted by Storm27m

Out of curiosity...have you weighed the lid?.......

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0.5 oz or 16 g on my scale.

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Originally Posted by TexasBob

0.5 oz or 16 g on my scale.

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Thanks

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Nice job! I made a lid for my pot and after a few days of use it started to rust... dang it! I ended up purchasing a ti lid but I always appreciate peoples DIY stuff.

Looks great.
Lazy man's version = progresso bread crumb lid
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Originally Posted by DrL

Looks great.
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What is that on the pot handle?

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Originally Posted by TexasBob

What is that on the pot handle?

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Sugru
https://sugru.com

Provides some insulation. Not enough for a vigorous, sustained boil. But enough for almost boiling water.

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Originally Posted by DrL

Sugru
https://sugru.com

Provides some insulation. Not enough for a vigorous, sustained boil. But enough for almost boiling water.

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Thanks for info

I'm going to try this for the handle. Available in lots of places.


https://dutchwaregear.com/product/1-16-fiberglass-wick/

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I was using a piece of carbon felt I had left over from some stove making experiments and it works well for grabbing the handle and it won't burn like a bandanna can if it gets too close to the flames. I ran across a thick silicone wrist strap we had around the house so I wrapped that around the handle and used a couple of pop rivets to hold it in place. It works OK but still gets pretty warm. I may just go back to the carbon felt. Here is a picture of both.

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Carbon felt has worked best in my experiments.

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I cut the original handle off and added this one which folds up on top of the lid. Works great!


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I cut the original handle off and added this one which folds up on top of the lid. Works great!......

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Looks great, how did you to it? Give give us some details. Hard to to tell from the picture.

Very cool idea
I never thought of it .
I have used lids to such containers as the larger peanut tins and aluminum pop top lids cutting them off with side can opener.
I a suprised how many universal fittings there are for these type things.
Very neat.

How long does the aluminum tape last as a handle for the lid? The heat of boiling water doesn't release the adhesive?

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How long does the aluminum tape last as a handle for the lid? The heat of boiling water doesn't release the adhesive?

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It hasn't so far. It is made for HVAC applications. I used it on some alcohol stove experiments and it did not hold up for that but the lid doesn't get that hot. It would be easy enough to add a knob or take an extra piece or two of tape for repairs.