sirsloop
Well-Known Member
So I had test fit my beer tower on my Sanyo 4910 while I waited for my stainless steel rails to arrive. I noticed that when you pulled on the faucet, the plastic was lifting up off the fridge and bending slightly, making the beer tower feel flimsy.
I stopped in at lowes and picked up some thin walled aluminum angle iron. It was 1/16" (wall thickness) x 1/2" x 3/4" x 50"and cost ~6 bucks. I used my dremel to notch the plastic support bars that go around the 8x8" square. I cut the angle iron to length, drilled holes, and used some "Truss Washer Lath Screws" - 8 x 9/16" to secure the aluminum to the 8x8" MDF.
After it was installed this made the beer tower VERY secure feeling. Well worth the ~10 bucks and 30 minutes to install.
I also installed some stainless steel rails for the top of the kegerator. The bars I used were 9-9/64" and 19-7/32", found here: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=2&p=46331&cat=3,43520,43521,46758&ap=1
I wanted to have more than just little machine screws holding this on, so I picked up 6 - 1/4" x 1-1/4" fender washers to support the bars ($1 and change). Also, the machine bolts that are included with the rails are too large. You need to pick up 6 - 8-32 x 3/8" machine bolts to replace them ($1).
At least on my 4910, the fender washers fit PERFECTLY into the rounded plastic support (see the top washers above). The ~20" wide support bolts line up PERFECTLY - just push the washers into the corners and drill. Obviously, check on yours before you take my word, but thats what I did. I eyeballed the other 4 holes, setting the mounting hole 1-1/2" down from the edge of the washer, and slightly out towards the outside. I used washers here too, and simply cut away the plastic support where needed.
This also helped reinforce the plastic on the fridge, resulting in a VERY solid feeling beer tower!!
I should have beer flowing this weekend!!!!
I stopped in at lowes and picked up some thin walled aluminum angle iron. It was 1/16" (wall thickness) x 1/2" x 3/4" x 50"and cost ~6 bucks. I used my dremel to notch the plastic support bars that go around the 8x8" square. I cut the angle iron to length, drilled holes, and used some "Truss Washer Lath Screws" - 8 x 9/16" to secure the aluminum to the 8x8" MDF.
After it was installed this made the beer tower VERY secure feeling. Well worth the ~10 bucks and 30 minutes to install.
I also installed some stainless steel rails for the top of the kegerator. The bars I used were 9-9/64" and 19-7/32", found here: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=2&p=46331&cat=3,43520,43521,46758&ap=1
I wanted to have more than just little machine screws holding this on, so I picked up 6 - 1/4" x 1-1/4" fender washers to support the bars ($1 and change). Also, the machine bolts that are included with the rails are too large. You need to pick up 6 - 8-32 x 3/8" machine bolts to replace them ($1).
At least on my 4910, the fender washers fit PERFECTLY into the rounded plastic support (see the top washers above). The ~20" wide support bolts line up PERFECTLY - just push the washers into the corners and drill. Obviously, check on yours before you take my word, but thats what I did. I eyeballed the other 4 holes, setting the mounting hole 1-1/2" down from the edge of the washer, and slightly out towards the outside. I used washers here too, and simply cut away the plastic support where needed.
This also helped reinforce the plastic on the fridge, resulting in a VERY solid feeling beer tower!!
I should have beer flowing this weekend!!!!