trevor_b
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mateo6891 said:Tap Handle finished.
Looks good. Would like something similar, maybe slightly bigger Texas with the aTm logo inside.
mateo6891 said:Tap Handle finished.
I'm sure it has been done before but here is one I finished a couple days ago.
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stripper18 said:Made this one up today! Front leg from and eight point buck my father shot last year
heckels said:That, is pretty sweet. Come to think of it, I've got a mounted Canadian goose that my wife won't let me display. I could cut its head off and make that into a tap handle! Why didn't Goose Island think of that?
Tap handle we came up with over the weekend while fixing another one that we thought was a dry erase version but was actually the chalkboard version. Decided to take a crack at making our own and it came out pretty good and unique.
make sure the weight bias is backwards to avoid accidental openings and that your mounting to the tower/whatever is capable of handling the weight/leverage, and i think you'll be ok. might be a problem with a thin pvc tower but on a collar or a metal tower you should be fine.
Wow some real beautiful work here!! These are just a few I made up...out of maple...turned the spindles . Chalk board marquee.
Have wanted for some time to use some of my RR spikes that I pick up while running as tap handles. No welding ability or tools, though. How did you attach the nut?
I like the smaller, less chance of accidental opening style handle.
Here's my RR spike. It was surprisingly easy to work with. I used an air grinder, cut- off wheel, drill, and tap. It polished up real nice, but it is already siding some surface rust. I need to hit it again, then seal it somehow.
I'm sure just about any shop would do this for you fairly cheaply...
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Those look awesome! Where did you find the ferrules?
Please forgive my ignorance, but I know nothing about "threads" or woodworking. Which type of helical insert and which internal thread would be appropriate for a homemade wooden tap handle. (I am looking to drill a hole in the bottom of wood and place an insert that would work with the thread on the tap)
Thanks for your guidance.
Here's my RR spike. It was surprisingly easy to work with. I used an air grinder, cut- off wheel, drill, and tap. It polished up real nice, but it is already siding some surface rust. I need to hit it again, then seal it somehow.
I'm sure just about any shop would do this for you fairly cheaply...
Aren't you concerned with losing an arm?
;^)
Didn't know there was an official DIY Tap Handle thread. I made this a few months ago and since then have added some of those adapters that make the tap handle stand more straight up so the handles don't touch each other.
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