A very handy metal pot for which no ladle is needed may be made by taking the outer part of a glue pot, and drilling a hole near the top, which is to be tapped to receive the threaded end of a piece of 1/8 or 1/4-inch gas pipe. The opposite end of the pipe should be beveled to form a convenient spout.

With this device bearings may be babbitted which would be very difficult to get at with an ordinary ladle. The pipe forms a handle which may be seized with the pliers when pouring the metal. To preserve its usefulness as a glue pot, insert a cork or wooden plug in the end of the gas pipe.

Fig. 122 - Old glue pot as a metal pot and ladle.