Hello In my 6 hour welder, Plasma & Abrasion Metal Training I made a 1” piece of steel stock 5-1/2” long weld to a 10 Guage base plate 4” x4” square. So I used this piece to make a workshop cup holder. See Pic 1 Then I ordered a Walker 41893 Exhaust Pipe Connetor from Summit Racing. Cut the grooves off each end with the abrasion cutter. Cut a notch in the bottom back of the muffler pipe so it rides the square steel stock with the plasma cutter. Welded the steel stock so the muffler pipe rides it. Then cut a notch with the DeWalt Sabre saw in the top front of the muffler pipe so the cup handle slides in! Gave it a shot of flat black primer coat and a nice Satin Black finish coat. Mount to the workbench and all done! Pic 1 - The first 2 pieces of the cup holder. Pic 2 - Summit racing muffler adapter pipe 3.5” in diameter Pic 3 - cutting the muffler adapter Pic 4 - cutting the front notch for the coffee mug handle Pic 5&6 Paint it up with VHT for primer and Stove right for the finish coat. Pic 7 - All Done and ready to mount. Pic 8 - Mounting it to the workbench with a couple of wood screws and Bing - Time for a coffee!
Pic 9 - my home made steel mug holder bolted in to bench so it will not fall off. Pic 10 - comparable clip on mug holder on Amazon!!
I like it. Maybe add a LED coaster in the bottom for visual effect? If the muffler pipe is galvanized, be super careful as it can off gas toxic vapors when heated. It is a good project to build some skills.
No It is not Galvanized. I like the idea of LED base and heater to keep the coffee warm would be nice too!
How about making some sort of clip to go in front of the heat exchanger changer tube on a pellet stove so it would send the hot air through the 1” x 1” square tube into the bottom of the holder and up around the coffee mug??
