copper kitchen rod

copper rod holding my collection of colanders & strainers.

cut & modified copper end cap.

copper kitchen rod. for $13.52 and 4 minutes installation time, you too can have a copper kitchen rod to hang items above the kitchen sink. i love me & the rod. here’s how:

measure between the cabinets. go to fuller & sons hardware. ask them to cut the ½” copper pipe and drill 1 hole into the center of each copper bracket. 1 bracket had to be cut & modified. see photo. fuller & sons did all the cutting & drilling for me.

you’ll need:

1 ½” copper “hard type” pipe - cut to length you need ($10.68)
2 copper ¾” brackets - both w/a hole drilled into the center for the screw &1 copper end cap must be modified, see photo (.89¢ each)
2 screws (.12¢)
level
marking pencil
phillips screw driver or
1 drill with phillips drill bit
packet of S hooks - i bought mine at the container store ($3.99)
 

i hung the copper bar 3½” from top of each cabinet and 4” from face of each cabinet. yours will probably be different. hang bar high enough so items don’t get in your way while you are at the sink.

you’ll do:

copper end cap.

measure and mark where you will drill the bracket into place. again, mine is 3½” from top of cabinet and 4” from face of cabinet.

put full end cap onto pencil mark and screw into place. place bar into cap and use the level to make sure the mark on the other cabinet is level. i had to adjust mine a bit. using one hand, remove bar while holding & keeping modified cap in place. pencil mark the adjusted spot or just go for it like i did and screw the modified end cap into place.

slide the copper bar into place.

hang S hooks on the copper bar. hang cookware on S hooks.

done.

fuller & sons hardware

900 main street

501 604 7575