Mike,
You can't work titanium that much unless you heat it bright red. You would have to keep the entire pot rim incandescent while swaging it. That's a tall order, but you could try it if you have a suitable swage.

Hey, if some users want to fire up their torches and do after-market blacksmithing, more power to them.

But c'mon -- why are users made to go through all this to begin with? BPL should have fixed this with their supplier upfront -- and not pawn the problem off to users! The fact that a few users don't mind an ill-fitting lid does not excuse BPL in my opinion.

It's been over a month now... so hopefully, BPL will come back with a satisfactory solution very soon. Mailing out a replacement lid would not be unreasonable...

Edited by ben2world on 02/08/2007 13:08:27 MST.

Hi Guys-

Does anyone know what material those Nido lids/bottoms are made of? Aluminum? Tin? Steel?

Thanks,

-Mike

Steel

Some things are better with a tight fit...
Pot lids are definitely NOT one of them.

My JetBoil 1.5 L. pot had a plastic lid that fit so tight I could barely get it back on when packing and never get it on when cooking.

SOLUTION: I scraped the offending inside rim with a knife until I got the right fit.

SOLUTION 1 for FIRELITE 500 LID: Place the lid over a bowling ball (we all have at least one, right?) Using a rubber mallet (got one of those too?) Pound the lid until it fits the bowling ball shape better. This will likely bring the lid rim down in diameter.

SOLUTION 2 for FIRELITE 500 LID:Take the aforementioned rubber mallet and hit the fabricator&/or designer over the head for such a stupid oversight.

Eric

Edited by Danepacker on 02/25/2007 21:34:15 MST.

May I borrow your mallet?

"couch"

OPTION 2+ for FIRELITE 500 LID:Take the aforementioned rubber mallet and hit the fabricator&/or designer over the head for such a stupid oversight.

(+) Then take same mallet and konk BPL on the head for knowingly and shamefully pawning this problem off to members!

Edited by ben2world on 02/25/2007 21:49:37 MST.

sorry duplicate post; been a while since I was at this thread.

Edited by Brett1234 on 02/25/2007 21:50:23 MST.

Noticed a new disclaimer concerning this pot on BPL.

It says: "Don't be fooled by a lid that seems too big - press down firmly with your thumbs, and it has a nice tight fit. "

Maybe with some of the pots, but not mine. I've pressed plenty hard and mine doesn't fit, plain and simple. It is too big!

Kurt

Hey all - this is Addie, customer service for BPL. Just wanted to let you know that we are still working on a fix. We'll contact those who have pots to see who needs the fix - and I'll talk to Ryan about getting something on the FireLite order page that indicates our work on this. Thanks for your patience!

"Don't be fooled by a lid that seems too big - press down firmly with your thumbs, and it has a nice tight fit. "

I own two of them, and the above statement is true. The only problem I have is when I release my thumbs, the lids pop off. On another subject, what's the deal with the pricing? It gives me very little reason to order new products.

Jon

Thanks Addie. We're all looking forward to seeing the fix.

Any updates for us Addie? Its been a while now and we're well into the bping season here.

Just looking for an update.

Edited by davidw on 04/05/2007 03:14:09 MDT.