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I changed my temp controller setup so now I just have to fill the ugly rectangular hole for the old one. Luckily I have a coworker with a CnC machine and mad woodworking skills. 4 kegs and a CO2 bottle turn out to be a bit tight in this bad boy so I may have to get creative with tetrising it all...

So I have had this project on hold for a few years but after a divorce and PCS I have had renewed determination to finish it. Here are a few more pics of progress.

Thanks! I just used those drop down ceiling light covers you can get at home depot. The etching would be cool.

Here she is with stain and finish. On to tile work.

Thanks!

Here's a pic of the top stained up with a dry fit of a faucet and my temp controller. I used an aniline dye instead of normal oil based stain because I used pine for the build and pine doesn't stain dark easily.

Two more with the trim and the lights on. Time for some prepping and stain!

I decided to re-engineer the hinge setup as the lid weighs almost 25 lbs now and the right hinge anchor was already looking like it would go. I also tried several solutions for keeping the lid up using shocks and hinge springs but they just kept lifting the freezer up in the frame. Now all the...

Nope, just sandwiched the lid between two pieces of 3/4" plywood. I cut off the plastic shell that was covering the inside foam first in the process of figuring out how to build up the lid.

And I installed the color changing LED strips to the front.

Got the lid on. Needs automotive trunk shocks to support the weight but other than that it is ready to have the coffin designed/installed.

Wow! That's bad@$$!

That's so cool man!

After joining this site and seeing all the awesome builds people are posting I decided to take a crack at it. I've built other furniture for my house so my wife gave me the green light as long as it matches :cross:. Props to Lousy Smarch for his thread is the one I'm dissecting for instructions...