Lid for FF Containers

[JPccusa]

Originally Posted by jwmeeker

... but modified the foam plug with air conditioning weather stripping

Any picture of this modification?

I am also not sure what an air conditioning weather stripping is.

[EvilLost]

Originally Posted by ykh

I'm thinking of making lids for my deli FF containers by cutting a hole covered with the plastic mesh screen for windows. Will this work? I've bought a few of those pre made filter paper lids but I want to make use of my current lids.

Thanks.

No, but you can buy "No-See-Um" mesh that is small enough to stop the FF's and would work, but I'd make it a relatively small hole otherwise I'd be worried about it drying out too

I don't think it is worth the effort though

[Hibiscusmile]

Originally Posted by Rusty_Shackleford

Here's some pics of the material I'm talking about. I put it on the viv so you could see the light coming through and see how sheer it is. That's what you get for 99 cents. Minus the corner I cut out lol. Still working on a SKU number

This is called interfacing, we girls use it to make something like a cloth purse have body to it when we sew, it is sewed inside so you do not see it.

[jpstod]

also used in Embroidery

[jwmeeker]

Sorry for the delay on this picture, but here is a picture of my modified lid with the air conditioning weather stripping, for ventilation purposes.

[Evan Keller]

I use a similar method. Here at Millersville University fruit fly labs are a common biology class occurrence so there are plenty of foam plugs laying around. I just use an old soup container from the Chinese restaurant and cut a 1/2in to 3/4in hole in the lid and they are totally reuseable and work great! The plastic is a heavier gauge than deli containers.
I believe there is a wholesaler like Ed's fly meat or something that makes cultures this way (that's where I got the idea).

[Rusty_Shackleford]

I might as well post this here as well. The SKU# on that fabric is 01540640