Ideas on how to clamp this grater

[Franci]

With a long time problem of grating chocolate, finally I've decided I'm going to buy and electric chocolate shaver. Thinking of this. Kerry, are you there  ?

I've used for more than one year this little machine and has been wonderful. Best at making nuts flours as well. But after one year of intensive use, I had to replace it with 2 new machines in less than a month! Maybe I was lucky with the first one I got and less with the others...

So, I'm going to go temporarily back to the hand grater that I was using at the beginning of my business, just until I don't get a real shaver. This one.  It does an excellent job but it is very easy to loose the suction and the grater comes off the table easily. I know there are many Macgyvers on this forum. Any suggestion on how to clamp this thing to a table?

 

Thanks!!!

Edited February 2, 2017 by Franci (log)

[Kerry Beal]

That electric shaver is a thing of beauty!

 

Perhaps for the suction thing - glue it with silicone - remove it when the new one shows up.

[Franci]

59 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

That electric shaver is a thing of beauty!

 

Perhaps for the suction thing - glue it with silicone - remove it when the new one shows up.

 

 Mmmhh, I am sharing my space at the moment. I need to ask to the other tenants if they are ok with having my grater glued  on the table :))) but seems an option! 

Edited February 2, 2017 by Franci (log)

[dcarch]

To secure this one: Westmark Multipurpose Rotary Cheese Grater

 

1. Get a piece of 1/4" thick plastic that is bigger than the  machine's suction base. ($5.00?)

2. Rough up the plastic surface with fine sandpaper. Use Crazy glue to glue the suction cup to the plastic. ($2.00?)

3. Buy a couple of clamps to clamp the plastic to your work surface. ($20.00?) http://www.homedepot.com/p/BESSEY-6-in-Clutch-Style-Bar-Clamp-with-Wood-Handle-and-2-1-2-in-Throat-Depth-GSCC2-506/204986132

 

Good luck.

 

dcarch

Edited February 2, 2017 by Smithy
Adjusted link to be Amazon-friendly (log)

[JohnT]

Try the slightest smear of glycerin on the suction cup before applying the cup to the counter surface, which must be bone-dry and degreased.

[Franci]

Thanks guys!

[dcarch]

If the size of the suction cup is 3" x 3", under ideal conditions,  the maximum force it can resist is up to about 132 lbs, unless glue is used.

 

dcarch