Mason Jar Lids

derekdd said:

What a great idea.

Got a shot of the underside where the threads are? I'm curious about how they attach to the metal lid, or did you thread the Alumilite?

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monophoto said:

I make those from wood. Mason jars with dressed-up lids make nice housewarming gifts - especially if the jars are filled with home-baked chocolate chip cookies.

I also do similar covers for smaller jars - all the way down to those single-serving jam/marmalade jars that you often find in hotel dining rooms. They make great containers for the daily pills that those of us of a certain age seemed destined to have to take. An array of dressy jars looks far better than the plastic containers distributed by pharmacies when arrayed on the kitchen table.

To Derek's question - I use an adhesive to attach the cover to the metal jar lid. Originally I used clear Borden's silicone sealer as an adhesive, but more recently I've been using E6000. I've also used polyurethane adhesive (Gorilla glue), but the squeeze-out can be messy. Epoxy also works.

I've also turned sleeves that fit around the glass portion of the jar. That's even dressier but it's much more work. I tend to reserve this for smaller containers.

The one thing you have to be careful of, particularly if using wood, is that the timber must be fully dry. If not, it will try to shrink. Since glass and metal can't shrink, something has to give - either the glass shatters, or more likely, you get a nasty split in the covering after a few months. This is where silicone-type adhesives are helpful because they are flexible when cured and can absorb some wood movement.

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