bellinmi88
Well-Known Member
I am almost at the finish line of my portable kegerator for my 3 Gallon Cornys. I picked up an Ice Cube cooler from Lowes, I think it is a 55 quart cooler. I drilled a whole in the back which is 1/2" diameter.
I used a 2 1/2" x 1/4" nipple and placed two nylon washers at each end. The 2 1/2 inch nipple is about 3/16 too big the nylon washers took care of that gap. On the inside of the cooler I placed a barbed 1/4" female and on the outside of the keg I used a 1/4" street elbow.
Home Depot sells a small Husky Regulator for $20 which you can see in the above photo. Lowes sells a Kobalt one but it is blue, I wanted black to match the 20 ounce tank. The 20 ounce tank is a Rhino tank I bought at Lowes, roughly $35 for that.
I bought a PVC cap and two nylon automotive screw/nut things, not sure what they are called. They are the type of screw that is barbed when you insert it into a whole the barbs hold it in place. When I used to rip apart my Buick to install door speakers, these type of screws are what held the door panel to the frame. You can see them here.
Here is the general end goal:
The problem is, I don't know how to get from the aluminium adapter nut to the 1/4" female NPT on the mini regulator. I tried 1/2" but the threads are off and I tried 5/8" and that seemed too loose. what is the deal with these paintball tank adapter nuts? Am I SOL here or is there a solution...
Has anyone done this before??
I used a 2 1/2" x 1/4" nipple and placed two nylon washers at each end. The 2 1/2 inch nipple is about 3/16 too big the nylon washers took care of that gap. On the inside of the cooler I placed a barbed 1/4" female and on the outside of the keg I used a 1/4" street elbow.
Home Depot sells a small Husky Regulator for $20 which you can see in the above photo. Lowes sells a Kobalt one but it is blue, I wanted black to match the 20 ounce tank. The 20 ounce tank is a Rhino tank I bought at Lowes, roughly $35 for that.
I bought a PVC cap and two nylon automotive screw/nut things, not sure what they are called. They are the type of screw that is barbed when you insert it into a whole the barbs hold it in place. When I used to rip apart my Buick to install door speakers, these type of screws are what held the door panel to the frame. You can see them here.
Here is the general end goal:
The problem is, I don't know how to get from the aluminium adapter nut to the 1/4" female NPT on the mini regulator. I tried 1/2" but the threads are off and I tried 5/8" and that seemed too loose. what is the deal with these paintball tank adapter nuts? Am I SOL here or is there a solution...
Has anyone done this before??