Securing a pot lid...the Safe way!

[Roobrew]

Having been reading the forum for a while now I was rather concerned at some of the ways to secure a pot lid. Yes using bulldog clips or mole grips might seem a good idea but is it fool proof? Can they be dislodged and lead to a serious accident and good bye to a few skin layers possibly??

Hence here is a safer way, easy cheap and secure....this puppies will not budge!...kick your pot up your yard and that lid will stay put. I don't know what these clips are called but I got them in a DIY store , though they are easy to make. Just bend the clip ( as square at first ) so the clip will bite onto the edge of your pot and tighten....but don't go crazy!

[tropik]

What's the intended use of those? What are they called? Where are they found? I'm guessing a hardware store. But this info will help people locate them.

[Roobrew]

Hi tropic

I don't know what they are called, I am trying to find out. I went to the hardware store and he had a few knocking around. Even if you cannot find them the are simple enough to make or make something similar, hence why I posted to share the idea, it really does work great!

[steve2md]

They are intended as window locks.

[brnchknbrncow]

Yup they are sliding window locks my girlfriend has them all around her house

[Roobrew]

They are intended as window locks.

Thanks for that.....though they are lid locks now

[sltm1]

Nice fix, unfortunately it won't work on my milk can boiler, so I went to turnbuckles. All It takes is two.

[multipazz]

nice.... window locks....

look like ultra light weight G clamps

or modified lighting hook clamps

I was planning to use hooked toggle latches
bolted onto the tank with SS bolts

[S-Cackalacky]

Nice fix, unfortunately it won't work on my milk can boiler, so I went to turnbuckles. All It takes is two.

At the risk of hijacking the OP's thread, how did you attach those to the main part of the boiler?

S-C

[sltm1]

They go through the wire handle openings.

[S-Cackalacky]

They go through the wire handle openings.

So, it's part of the original container design. I was thinking it was something you had added yourself. Good stroke of luck for you that they were just where they need to be.

S-C

[sltm1]

Yeah, that was luck, but the tricky part was finding the right sized bowl with double handles (7.5in) !!