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Old 03-27-2012, 02:44 PM   #11
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Yes will be furniture quality , the plan is to have in my shop ,but the wife might change her mind . Now I am bidding on some original hardware and looking for a craigslist fridge to dis-assemble and the temp controller and a old antique style dial face mounted thermometer ...I will post the build but I can only work on it during the weekends


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Old 03-27-2012, 04:16 PM   #12
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Looking good, how are you planning to cool/heat and insulate?


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Old 03-27-2012, 06:40 PM   #13
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1st coat the inside with a/c duct sealer then 1 1/2" of poly foam board.cover interior with either Galv. sheetmetal which I prefer or FRP . add stainless wire shelves. going to disassembly a fridge ,mount the evap. inside .condeser/compressor on the back , not concerned with heat since I am in Texas,,, I am following all the fermenter builds for help with the temp control
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1st coat the inside with a/c duct sealer then 1 1/2" of poly foam board.cover interior with either Galv. sheetmetal which I prefer or FRP . add stainless wire shelves. going to disassembly a fridge ,mount the evap. inside .condeser/compressor on the back , not concerned with heat since I am in Texas,,, I am following all the fermenter builds for help with the temp control
Nice - I'm planning on doing something similar to this, but haven't gotten permission yet , but this thread ought to help !
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Old 04-02-2012, 03:33 PM   #15
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got some work done Sat.








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Old 04-02-2012, 03:35 PM   #16
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And Sunday.. Put pressure treated ply for the floor just incase of spills






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Old 04-02-2012, 05:38 PM   #17
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I hate seeing real ice boxes get destroyed, but this is awesome.
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:45 PM   #18
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Very nice build, vinper! I can't wait to see more.
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Old 04-04-2012, 02:58 PM   #19
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shopping for used mini fridge ,so can layout inside framing for cooling unit
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Old 04-09-2012, 03:35 PM   #20
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built the base, testing stain color . poor picture






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