Diy Drip Trays

[doglet]

Hi all. I just scored a beautiful gold 3 tap Andale Federation font off eBay. My next search is to get a drip tray for the bar.

Does anyone have any photos or suggestions for a DIY drip tray as manufactured ones cost heaps?

Cheers
Tim

 

[DJR]

I'd say make one from Ally sheeting rather than Stainless -since you don't have to drink the beer that is in the tray... as for making one, i'd say a fair amount of bending, drilling and some spot welding/soldering would be required.

 

[tangent]

i've been thinking about a day with a drill-press and a piece of clear acrylic.

 

[mobrien]

i've been thinking about a day with a drill-press and a piece of clear acrylic.

With clear acrylic you could mount a fluro or coloured LED's on the side of the acrylic to light up the holes and whatever else you routed into it... could look cool....

M

 

[tangent]

mobrien, you're an ideas man! :beer:

 

[bonj]

With clear acrylic you could mount a fluro or coloured LED's on the side of the acrylic to light up the holes and whatever else you routed into it... could look cool....

M

That sounds like the way to go for me. Looks like someone's done a few case-mods in their time eh?

 

[stuart]

I thought of doing this a while back but just ended up buying a second hand one. You could try the inside of a washing machine drum, they are stainless steel and already have neat countersunk holes, just need to straighten it out a bit.

 

[tangent]

what about a pressure switch so it only lights up when a glass is on it?
it'd be great in the dark when grabbing a beer before brushing teeth.

 

[tangent]

just need to straighten it out a bit.

you're not blessed in the arts of sheet metal fab.

one sheet metal fab owner told me that you pay more for the holes in a piece of s/s than the s/s

i'm thinking that the flared parts around the holes in s/s help with rigidity or just help the fluid go down the hole?

 

[stuart]

you're not blessed in the arts of sheet metal fab.

one sheet metal fab owner told me that you pay more for the holes in a piece of s/s than the s/s

i'm thinking that the flared parts around the holes in s/s help with rigidity or just help the fluid go down the hole?

Leave the flared holes to help with drainage/strength, just cut a rectangular section out of the side and un-roll so it is flat, easy. Then mount in a rectangular tray to catch the drips. You can pick one of these up at at the tip for nothing so its worth a try. They polish up very shiny too.

 

[tangent]

have you unrolled a stainless steel clothes dryer before stuart? some pics would be good.