Optimus 111 coffee pot stand

Ever since I was inspired by the post here by @kerophile many years ago, I have 'collected' any cheap heavy wire gizmos that I find. This is a plant pot holder bought for 50 pence at a charity shop (before lock down 2).



I cut off the bottom just below the next ring, leaving the 'legs'



which just fit across the pot stand bars of an Eleventy-one.


allowing me to securely use my coffee maker


With the leg bottoms leveled at an angle. it can be used as a stand to protect surfaces from the hot pot,



and it fits nicely into the 111 tin.



and I still have four different rings left to make other trivets.



Thanks George for the tip all those years ago.

 

Hi @Twoberth That is a neat addition.

Here are a few more improvised pan-rings:

New trivets for stoves. Ibrik friendly type.

Best Regards,
Kerophile.

 

Good thinking.

 

Nice pot rest, @Twoberth.

Isn’t it funny how we wander around junk shops looking for things to cut up into something else.

There’s another pot rest thread here:

DIY Pot stand for Opt. 111

Cheers

Tony

 

Tony wrote, "Isn’t it funny how we wander around junk shops looking for things to cut up into something else."

Now and then you see a kindred spirit in the supermarket, lurking in the canned goods aisle with a tape measure.
Got that T-shirt.

 

It much easier to remain incognito now with a mask on.

 

Nice one! Looks solid

Cheers!

 

Really bad when I brought calipers.

 

Lololo

 

I've taken the measuring tape to cupboard looking for just that right size ...

 

Images of stovies with tapes and calipers in a market, while bemused shoppers look on would be something to see...

....Arch