The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote in message
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The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.

Apart from that, how is your knob?

On May 8, 3:56*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:
The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

yes, in milligram doses. No as sharp flakes.

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.


NT

On 08/05/2011 15:56, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.

Next time you're at the seaside pop into a yacht chandler. They should
have a decent supply of stainless steel washers.

Andy

On May 8, 3:56*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:
The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.

We evolved through the iron age so probably yes or at least not
harmful enough to matter

On May 9, 9:50*am, cynic wrote:
On May 8, 3:56*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:

The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.

We evolved through the iron age so probably yes or at least not
harmful enough to matter

not harmful enough to wipe out entire communities, but iron overload
is a serious condition that kills. Congratualtions on getting your
knob mounted in the hole.


NT

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Tabby saying
something like:

not harmful enough to wipe out entire communities, but iron overload
is a serious condition that kills.

Ah yes; haemochromatosis (sp) - something that was mentioned by my GP.
Fortunately I don't have it, but the condition and the remedies seemed
straight out of the Middle Ages.
I shall look for a stainless steel washer and screw.

Congratualtions on getting your
knob mounted in the hole.

Just like riding a bike.

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
The Aldi glass-cutting drills worked fine. My crockpot/slow-cooker now
sports a pukka-looking lid with a white ceramic knob on top.
I've put a load-spreading penny washer on the inside and a smear of
silicone either side as a damper. I expect the washer will rust, but
iron in the food's good for you, isn't it?

yes but not the silicone?

Many thanks to those who offered suggestions.