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teapot vent - the rest of the answer

updated sat 9 nov 02

 

vince pitelka on thu 7 nov 02


> A quick question. Do you put a vent in your functional teapot lids?
> Always? Sometimes? If so, how, and where.

Sylvia -
Here's the rest of the answer. I use an ordinary drill bit, about 3/16 in
diameter, and drill the hole at the hard leather-hard stage. I place the
hole halfway between the center and the rim of the lid.
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
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