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04-06-2006, 01:47 AM
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mounting a shirron chiller...give me some ideas
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You've all seen my brew rig. Now I want to add a shirron chiller to it, but obviously it has to be able to come off easily.
Those that aren't familiar with the shirron, it has no hooks or anything to allow it to hang. Magnets are out because it is stainless. I'm kind of clueless. Any ideas?
The pic attached might help. You can't see the back, but it isn't flush, it has a lip about 1/4 inch, so that adds another problem.

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04-06-2006, 02:03 AM
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Dude,
what about 2 brackets holding it like this. They should be made from spring steel such that the chiller can snap in and out. I'm not sure where you would find them, though. Or 2 L shaped brackets.

Last edited by Kaiser; 04-06-2006 at 02:10 AM.
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04-06-2006, 02:08 AM
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Are you thinking somethign like those plastic hooks that hang over a door? Something like this (on the left), but home-made from metal? I thought of that too, but I'm not confident I could make it work.

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04-06-2006, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Dude
Are you thinking somethign like those plastic hooks that hang over a door? Something like this (on the left), but home-made from metal? I thought of that too, but I'm not confident I could make it work.
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pretty much. But I like the snap-in version better. Now where can you get something like this ???
Maybe the BrewPastor knows. He seems to have all kinds of stuff like this in his garage.
Kai
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04-06-2006, 04:19 AM
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Drill holes through it and mount it wherever ya want with some bolts.
j/k :P
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04-06-2006, 04:22 AM
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Actually....if you want to mount it to metal, you could use JB weld and attach some hard drive magets to the back of it. They're more than strong enough to hold it up, I'm sure. Then a quick pull of it, and it'd pop off wherever you mounted it. If you're mounting it to a bar, you could also use some big arsed velso straps. Strap around the chiller and bar it's mounted to. Then remove velcro, and it'll pop off.
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04-06-2006, 04:50 AM
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Nope....it can't be a permanent mount, as I have to remove it after every brew session to thoroughly clean it. I thought of magents, but that won't work. I like Kai's idea, however I am a retard when it comes to this stuff.
The velcro just MIGHT work.....
Uh, BTW Kai, NICE drawing.
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04-06-2006, 05:14 AM
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A cheap and easy way might be to just use a couple of C-clamps, with a piece of thin wood to protect the face of the thing. Or I have IT! Duct tape... 
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04-06-2006, 05:28 AM
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I use secondaries. :p
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how heavy is that thing, Dude?
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04-06-2006, 05:28 AM
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Get a couple of these...
They're hella useful for a million things, even clamping.
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