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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Link Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:14 pm Post subject: New Tap Handles - Finally !!! |
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So my wife and I have been talking about doing some custom chalkboard tap handles for our keezer for quite a while now. Since we have some friends coming over this weekend that are local brewery owners, I finally got motivated to get them done! They're made from alder and the bottoms were cut at an 81-degree angle on the tablesaw so that the threaded inserts wind up being 9 degrees off the vertical axis, and the handles stand straight up on our Perlick 525SS taps.
Anyway here they are in their almost completed state. I stained them last night, and my wife has put a couple of coats of chalkboard paint on today (that white look on the edges is just from the lighting). They'll be installed for use by Saturday evening, but we might hold off on the chalk for a few more days to ensure the paint very dry.
I'll throw in another pic after they're installed...
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Orangecrush
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Those are awesome, nice job!
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foomench
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Longmont, CO
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Creepy
Joined: 04 Feb 2014 Posts: 127 Location: North Chicago Burbs
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Those look awesome Kevin. Keep them as is or you can set them apart even more if you add your brewery logo on the bottom portion below the chalkboard (branded would be killer but a stencil would be great too). I think they're looking great.
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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Creepy wrote: | Those look awesome Kevin. Keep them as is or you can set them apart even more if you add your brewery logo on the bottom portion below the chalkboard (branded would be killer but a stencil would be great too). I think they're looking great. |
Thanks! The logo is slated to go exactly where you suggested.
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foomench
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Longmont, CO
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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How did you cut the curve on the back?
I'm thinking I should make something like that out of bamboo to match my cabinets.
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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have 12 taps to use all these handles? I have a hard time keeping 5 picnic taps going! That said, I don't entertain much and I'm the only beer drinker in the house.
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foomench
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Longmont, CO
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for all that explanation. I don't have a band saw or spindle sander, but I can improvise or come up with my own design.
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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Link Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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foomench wrote: | Thanks for all that explanation. I don't have a band saw or spindle sander, but I can improvise or come up with my own design. |
Well you could always drive up to the Fort and do those last cuts on my bandsaw, just as an excuse to come and have a beer! After the bandsaw of course!
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Kevin59
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huaco wrote: | Do you have 12 taps to use all these handles? I have a hard time keeping 5 picnic taps going! That said, I don't entertain much and I'm the only beer drinker in the house. |
Actually yes there are 12 taps on the keezer. I think the most I've had on at once is 11, but usually it's 7 or 8.
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Kevin59
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Link Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Finished and installed. They turned out ok I think, but I could've used a more secure setup for drilling and installing the threaded inserts. But my wife's happy with the new look so good enough for now!
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Tungsten
Joined: 06 Dec 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Buffalo, NY
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Very nice! That chalkboard paint is soooo handy to have in many brewing applications
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wubears71
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Link Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great and I'm glad to see the Festool Fan sticker on the Keezer! Never can have enough systainers around the house...
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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Link Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Tungsten wrote: | Very nice! That chalkboard paint is soooo handy to have in many brewing applications |
Thanks. Seems like it's going to work well in that the chalkboard paint markers wipe off more nicely than actual chalk. I think.
wubears71 wrote: | Looks great and I'm glad to see the Festool Fan sticker on the Keezer! Never can have enough systainers around the house... |
Thanks, and yes I guess I can't have enough, but I hate to think about the damned cost!
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