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[Timmy]

I have been wanting to build a collar for my freezer for a few years and finally i took the plunge. I got the wife to agree to 4 perlick faucets for Christmas. After searching the internet for collar ideas I thought that something like Stout_fans collar would work the best for me. The "beer console", as i call it, is perfect and would protect the taps from accidental discharge. I learned from a few mistakes we made on my neighbors collar as seen here ( https://www.brewboar...showtopic=93214 ) The taps on the front get in the way when you are trying to lift kegs into the freezer. I used 2x6's cut down to 3.5" for the inside collar to make them flat on top and bottom. The steel strap for magnetic labels was a great idea. I also used the $15 drip tray from barproducts. Overall I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Now we just have to turn some handles on the lathe.Thanks again to Stout_fan for his great design!

[ncbeerbrewer]

AWESOME build. I have seen that design before and your kegerator looks great. Nice work. Congrats on the kegerator. If this is your first one I know you won't miss bottling as well. Kegging is the way to go. The wood and design of yours looks wonderful. Cheers and I hope you thoroughly enjoy it. Welcome to the board as well. Hope you find this place to be useful and helpful. Great bunch of members and posters. Mike

[BarelyBrews]

Welcome also , that is really nice.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

beautiful work - if I ever make a kegerator from a chest freezer this is the the general design I'd go with

[chuck_d]

dude, i love it when someone's first post is photos of their kegerator. well done. how many kegs can you store in there? just the 4 or can you have extra kegs on deck in there?

[Stout_fan]

Timmy,Man that looks sweet. It looks like you are an admirer of Red Oak as well. :sarcasm:Actually I like the way you made the drip tray / faucet shield removable from the collar.That way if the freezer goes Tango Uniform it shouldn't be that hard to swap in a new freezer with slightly different dimensions.Well done sir, glad I could help in some small way.Anyhow, notice the way to NOT do it:Besides, those dovetails were a major PITA!The whole story of mine if you want to see:https://smg.photobuc...zer_keggerator/

Edited by Stout_fan, 26 December 2009 - 05:08 PM.

[3rd party JKor]

Man, you guys are some fancy mofos. I'll spare everyone the pics of my ghetto looking collar. I also went for the side entry taps. I figured if I put them in the front, 9 times out of 10 my shirt would get caught on a tap handle while I was in doing something.Great job on the build, Timmy!

[Timmy]

dude, i love it when someone's first post is photos of their kegerator. well done. how many kegs can you store in there? just the 4 or can you have extra kegs on deck in there?

My freezer fits 7 kegs and the 20lb co2 tank. I've been using picnic faucets for a little over 2 years. I left space for 2 more faucets on the collar that the drip tray will still be under. Now i just need to brew! All i have on tap now is a porter and Denny's rye IPA. I have a oatmeal stout that is about to be kegged and a Scottish 80 needs to be brewed.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Man, you guys are some fancy mofos. I'll spare everyone the pics of my ghetto looking collar. I also went for the side entry taps. I figured if I put them in the front, 9 times out of 10 my shirt would get caught on a tap handle while I was in doing something.Great job on the build, Timmy!

nothing like pouring fresh beer on draft all over your crotch

[al_bob]

Really nice, man. I love that design. I remember when Stout_fan first built it. I was new to brewing and thought it was the bomb. It was a fun project to follow him on. I'm a carpenter, and still plan on one of those. It's the perfect design. Nice and compact and along with the protected handles and the looks... hey, what can I say.What size freezer is that? Seems like the perfect size.Anyway, thanks for sharing. Nice work. See what you went and did now, Stout_fan?

[simonsez]

that is really nice !!!!! great design and i like the fact that you can store kegs and bottles in the same location.someday i'd love to do something like this!

[commander flatus]

yikes! i thought mine was fancy because i shellacked the 2x4s. apparently i'm ghetto and didn't even know it.nice work. very nice work.

Edited by commander flatus, 27 December 2009 - 03:08 PM.

[djinkc]

That's a really nice job. Not much to mine just a simple painted collar. I had to put the taps on the side since that was the only way to make it work in the area I wanted. It does work nice keeping the tap handles out of the way.......... most of the time

[Stout_fan]

... See what you went and did now, Stout_fan?

Always glad to help feed your addiction.

[Timmy]

My Dad made a few tap handles for me and I have to show them off. They are made of a few different woods, Texas ebony, mesquite, purple heart, maple, rosewood, walnut and cherry.Its hard to pick which ones to use. I guess that means I need to add a few more faucets.

[al_bob]

Timmy, what size is your freezer?Those handles look great!

[Timmy]

Timmy, what size is your freezer?Those handles look great!

Its a 15 cu ft I think. The model number is WFC15K2BW2, i could not find much about it on the net. I got it used from craigslist a few years ago when it was only a year old. It was built in 2003 so hopefully it will last a while.Does anyone know if using a temp controller will decrease the life expectancy of a freezer?

[Stout_fan]

Its a 15 cu ft I think. The model number is WFC15K2BW2, i could not find much about it on the net. I got it used from craigslist a few years ago when it was only a year old. It was built in 2003 so hopefully it will last a while.Does anyone know if using a temp controller will decrease the life expectancy of a freezer?

Yes, set the min off time to 15 minutes and the delta to 2°F or greater. Compressors like to run for long periods with no starting head pressure.What are you using now for temp control.Oh, and you have to restate the wood species in Left to right order for us cellulose implantation addicts.Mainlybrew are you listening?BTW fantastic looking handles. Everybody disses the high gloss, I love it!

[Timmy]

Yes, set the min off time to 15 minutes and the delta to 2°F or greater. Compressors like to run for long periods with no starting head pressure.What are you using now for temp control.Oh, and you have to restate the wood species in Left to right order for us cellulose implantation addicts.Mainlybrew are you listening?BTW fantastic looking handles. Everybody disses the high gloss, I love it!

I'm using a ranco temp controller. I keep my differential at 4 degrees, however there is no min off time setting. I think this is the wood from left to right: cherry, purple heart, walnut, Texas ebony, maple, mesquite, and rosewood.

[jammer]

That is really sweet looking. Nice job, Timmy.