Chicken waterer mod

I was having trouble with my chicken waterers. The buckets all eventually crack where the threads of the watering nipple pull against the thin wall of the bucket. I designed this contoured plate that goes on the inside of the bucket so that the nipple threads engage the plate rather than the bucket.
Instead of the recommended 11/32 holes, I drilled the bucket with slightly larger 7/16 holes so that the nipple threads won’t engage the bucket, just the plate. The plate evenly compresses against the bucket wall against gasket.

NOTE: This needs to be used with a new bucket. It does not repair cracks, but it will prevent the new bucket from cracking.