Bubble bucket build - pt 2. The Lid

The first part of construction will be the lid.  Take your 5" net pot and put it as close to center as you can on the lid.  Take your marker and trace the outline of the lip.  This will not be your cut mark.  If you cut it here the net pot will drop into the bucket.  Go in about 3/16"  inside the first circle and draw another line.  This will be the cut mark.



At this point it is time to cut the circle out.  I used a dremel tool with a grout cutting bit.  The bit I used is cause I had it.  Use what you have.  Here is the end result with the hole cut and then with the pot in the lid.



To make the bucket lid come off easier make several cuts around the lid.  This will make it so that you can remove the lid without great difficulty.  If you look hard above at the rim of the lid you can see the cuts.  Next will be drilling the holes in the bucket.