So I bought a freezer and font
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Surgery day!
I made a jig for the font, this way I can have a helper rotate the font while I cut using an angle grinder with cutting blade attached.
Cut really well, after cutting checked for squareness and I cleaned the edge up with a flap disk.
Gave one side a bit of a polish - I swear I could spend a couple of hours polishing this thing.
I won't join it properly until I mount it on a stainless steel plinth I'm having folded up.
I made a jig for the font, this way I can have a helper rotate the font while I cut using an angle grinder with cutting blade attached.
Cut really well, after cutting checked for squareness and I cleaned the edge up with a flap disk.
Gave one side a bit of a polish - I swear I could spend a couple of hours polishing this thing.
I won't join it properly until I mount it on a stainless steel plinth I'm having folded up.
malt junkie
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That looks F@#ken awesome, with the font you got I would have been pissin myself having to cut it, and I think I said before there will be tears shed in many a brewers home, but call me Sharron if ya haven't made fools of them! Love ya work! Now ya just gotta justify it with a shit hot finish on the keezer.
good luck
MJ
PS: I'll be watching this, if you went this far just for the font, then lets just say you've now set the bench mark for the rest of the build. :icon_drool2:
good luck
MJ
PS: I'll be watching this, if you went this far just for the font, then lets just say you've now set the bench mark for the rest of the build. :icon_drool2:
Cheers MJ,
Wasn't too much trouble. $5 worth of pine, a few screws about an hour to set up. Then about 10 minutes to cut another 10 to clean up.
All done in between a mountain bike ride and kids Saturday sport.
gotta wait for the stainless plinth before I do any more.
- I've got the four tap off cut if anyone wants to hold a wake!
Wasn't too much trouble. $5 worth of pine, a few screws about an hour to set up. Then about 10 minutes to cut another 10 to clean up.
All done in between a mountain bike ride and kids Saturday sport.
gotta wait for the stainless plinth before I do any more.
- I've got the four tap off cut if anyone wants to hold a wake!
Pnutapper
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+1malt junkie said:
I was probably one of the naysayers to begin with, but got a bit more interested as I saw the renders etc. I also started to think that you wont be dealing with nearly the same flow rate as a commercial glycol pump. Fingers are well and truly crossed for a successful outcome!
Maybe cap the ends of your offcut, and make a manifold out of it? Should be a walk in the park for a bloke with your skills.
(I have no idea what you would use it for though!)EDIT TO ADD: I can't remember the diameter of the o ring that sits between the nipples and the flood kits. I may have some that suit in the shed. Send me PM if you like, and I will mail you a few if I have. (Then I can bask in a little of the glory!
)Pnutapper said:+1
I was probably one of the naysayers to begin with, but got a bit more interested as I saw the renders etc. I also started to think that you wont be dealing with nearly the same flow rate as a commercial glycol pump. Fingers are well and truly crossed for a successful outcome!
Maybe cap the ends of your offcut, and make a manifold out of it? Should be a walk in the park for a bloke with your skills.
EDIT TO ADD: I can't remember the diameter of the o ring that sits between the nipples and the flood kits. I may have some that suit in the shed. Send me PM if you like, and I will mail you a few if I have. (Then I can bask in a little of the glory!
Cheers,
I've sent you a message.
I'm just going to use water and a small pond or fish tank pump. I want to use an impeller type pump that will allow the font to drain in between uses.
I was thinking about re using the offcut over the weekend. It wouldn't be too hard to mount it between timber posts. I'm picturing a timber clad keezer with 100x100 timber posts and the chrome 3" pipe in between. Nice stainless drip tray underneath. It would look pretty good I think. Not something I need though.
Picked up the Plinth today! Something else to polish.
So I'll need to polish this and cut holes to mount the font.
Recycled Stainless with 30 x 150 x 998 mm HDPE insert (makes it solid) $140.
I'll mount a couple of fans underneath power and gas will come in at the back of this (its about 12mm higher than the freezer collar).
So I'll need to polish this and cut holes to mount the font.
Recycled Stainless with 30 x 150 x 998 mm HDPE insert (makes it solid) $140.
I'll mount a couple of fans underneath power and gas will come in at the back of this (its about 12mm higher than the freezer collar).
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Busy day today. Brewed one. Kegged one. And did some work on my keezer.
Measured the spacing for the holes, had a beer, took a deep breath and started cutting. Bought a cheapo Bi metal hole saw - it broke halfway through the second hole. So I guess I'll be returning that one.
Did a trial fit so I could work out where the gas and power needs to come in from the back.
I'll finish polishing the plinth and run all the new beer lines tomorrow. I might even seal it up and do a leak test
Measured the spacing for the holes, had a beer, took a deep breath and started cutting. Bought a cheapo Bi metal hole saw - it broke halfway through the second hole. So I guess I'll be returning that one.
Did a trial fit so I could work out where the gas and power needs to come in from the back.
I'll finish polishing the plinth and run all the new beer lines tomorrow. I might even seal it up and do a leak test
Haha,
It'll look fine.
Put my font together today!
I've glued the sleeve in place with a good quality Sikaflex product and bolted it to the plinth with a strap for extra security while it sets.
I've also put all new seals in including the flood kit curtesy of Pnutapper. I was having trouble finding them but Pnutapper chased them down for me. Thanks mate.
I've mounted the taps with new handles (Again from Pnutapper- very handy) just to have a gander!
I've glued the sleeve in place with a good quality Sikaflex product and bolted it to the plinth with a strap for extra security while it sets.
I've also put all new seals in including the flood kit curtesy of Pnutapper. I was having trouble finding them but Pnutapper chased them down for me. Thanks mate.
I've mounted the taps with new handles (Again from Pnutapper- very handy) just to have a gander!
malt junkie
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Looking good mate , now time to hook in to that keezer, and get everything setup and leak tested.
Gotta wait 2 weeks for the lid to get finished.
It's double glazed panel using toughened glass. It's the glass toughening that takes the time.
I got some stainless folded up to frame it. So it should look ok.
In the meantime I can get sorted with the water reservoir for the chilling and the pump. I've also got to hook up the fans and some led light inside so I don't forget to turn it off.
Pnutapper
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Put my font together today!
I've mounted the taps with new handles (Again from Pnutapper- very handy) just to have a gander!
Good ol' PMA... They have helped many many people mount handles.
It's looking great mate!
Finished the keezer today.
Font - no leaks.
Pond pump with 10 litre reservoir chills it down well.
The LED lights are connected to the pump so hopefully they will remind me to turn it off when not using it.
Now I just need to fill it with beer.
Font - no leaks.
Pond pump with 10 litre reservoir chills it down well.
The LED lights are connected to the pump so hopefully they will remind me to turn it off when not using it.
Now I just need to fill it with beer.
knot_gillty
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Looks good Cranky. Well done.
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