On Mon, 1 May 2006 15:58:11 UTC, Owain
wrote:

I know I've got a "how to make an electric kettle" article somewhere.

My Dad did that once...think it was inspired by something in Practical
Mechanics!

It was a cuboid thing made from copper sheet, presumably brazed or
something. Standard electric kettle element, filler cap and a curved
copper pipe out of the top. Added an oven timer from an electric cooker
(easy to come by as he worked for a cooker company - Tricity) and a
teapot and a built in table lamp, home made again. Oh, and a mains
powered buzzer.

Voila! A D-I-Y- Teasmade! My parents used it for years.

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