willowc60•9d agoProlific Poster

TIL a trick for keeping my flask from rolling off the bench

I kept having my steel flask slide around on the workbench, especially when I was setting up a pour. It was a small thing but it drove me nuts, and I nearly knocked it over a couple times. Last month, I tried something simple. I took a short piece of old conveyor belt, maybe 6 inches long, and cut a shallow notch in the middle of it. I just set the flask in that notch now. The rubber holds it solid, no sliding at all. It's free, it takes two seconds to make, and it works way better than the wooden block I was using before. Has anyone else found a cheap fix for keeping flasks steady?

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holly_williams9d ago

Nice! I use a silicone trivet.

terry_martinez9d ago

Silicone trivets are a game changer. My old cork one left a weird ring on the table last week. Now I can just toss this thing in the sink. It even doubles as a weird, floppy hot pad in a pinch.