The Office Coffee Stapler

The office coffee machine is broken. The sharp bit that pierces the coffee pods is, well, missing.

The workaround is to stab a hole in the pods with a nail.

I figured I could go more extreme...

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Step 1: Planning

In my head, I saw a stapler with stabilisers. When I did my manual thinking, it pretty much came out the same way - an arm with a spike on it to pierce the pod.

That's pretty much what I ended up with.

Goodhart says: Nov 7, 2012. 12:27 PM

Is this like, a common problem ?

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Kiteman (author) in reply to GoodhartNov 7, 2012. 1:02 PM

I wouldn't know, I had never used a pod machine before visiting HQ.

Goodhart in reply to KitemanNov 8, 2012. 1:25 PM

I've worked at two places that had Keurig machines....which is what I thought you were talking about...but am not sure now.

yapoyo says: Sep 21, 2012. 8:01 PM

you, my friend, are like the office coffee saviour.

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Kiteman (author) in reply to yapoyoSep 22, 2012. 2:21 AM

Thank you.

PotatoCoffee says: Sep 6, 2012. 1:00 PM

Nice, why didn't you just fix the machine!

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Kiteman (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 6, 2012. 1:08 PM

The missing spike was hollow, to allow coffee through, and I would have had to put the machine out of commission for at least one day, maybe more, while I dismantled it and furtled in its innards.

Plus, I enjoy hacking at lumps of wood.

PotatoCoffee in reply to KitemanSep 6, 2012. 1:41 PM

Well, who dosn't enjoy hacking at wood!

thematthatter says: Aug 25, 2012. 2:20 AM

So instead of fixing the Keurig machine you made another machine to replace the missing function of the first machine?

hmm... i think you have been in 'merica too long.

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Kiteman (author) in reply to thematthatterAug 25, 2012. 7:40 AM

:-)