Show me your T*%. .....

...Tap handles, of course.

I'm thinking of things I can do while I'm waiting for all of my kegging and fridge conversion equipment to arrive, and I realized I can probably whip up some tap handles. I've seen some of the table leg ones around here which is probably what I'll go with unless I'm inspired by something else.

Does anyone have any pictures of nice, cool, funny...tap handles that they'd like to show off?

If you want to see a wide variety, check out "The Tap Handle Guy" on Ebay. He has a very wide assortment; although, they can be pricey. You should at least be able to get some ideas.

Mine aren't funny anymore because I don't have the time to be creative, I used to do custom lables for every beer. These are very simple to make and are very functional. They have a big 3" X 4" face for sticking the lable and they are short enough that they don't get in the way.

Oh, and they are very cheap to make....

Check out the pics of me turning mine in my gallery. They are nice bolivian rosewood.

https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1176
https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1177
https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1175

Brewsmith said:

Check out the pics of me turning mine in my gallery. They are nice bolivian rosewood.

https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1176
https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1177
https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1175

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Damn, those look great. I think that the otter pop fermentation cooler probably upshadowed them a bit, though

Any finished pictures? They look like they are going to be really nice. As a matter of fact, they would look really great on my new draft box...

My taps

Here's mine.

olllllo said:

Here's mine.

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Did you ever answer us as to whether he's taking a crap or what?

the_bird said:

Did you ever answer us as to whether he's taking a crap or what?

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Am I supposed to ask him?

There are definately some interesting things here. Brewpastor...Wow, that's all I can say.

While combing through the internet, I found that a lot of car shifter knobs also have 3/8" 16 threads, which should allow them to screw right on as tap handles. I'm thinking an 8-ball on one and a Hurst shifter knob on the other perhaps, but we'll just have to see. I do like the nostalgic feeling of the wood taps too...hmm decisions.

Dustin_J said:

Damn, those look great. I think that the otter pop fermentation cooler probably upshadowed them a bit, though

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That there is on the spot, red-neck ingenuity. I was in Arizona at the time over Labor Day and the tap water for the chiller would only get it down to about 90.

olllllo said:

Am I supposed to ask him?

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How else would you find out?

smogman said:

How else would you find out?

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He said, "Why you not speak real Kupaki?"

They are simple and functional, I want to make some more, I wish I had a wood lathe .

Still have to make one more for the right, and come up with some kind of label for the center one.

-S

I recall seeing a guy who made his out of rocks. haha.

These are little legs from Lowes.



Yes, they are circumcised.

olllllo said:

Here's mine.

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Whoa - Brady Bunch flashback!!

Dustin_J said:

While combing through the internet, I found that a lot of car shifter knobs also have 3/8" 16 threads, which should allow them to screw right on as tap handles. I'm thinking an 8-ball on one and a Hurst shifter knob on the other perhaps,

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I have a Hurst shifter for my portable keg. I might take a picture tonight...

-S

lustreking said:

I have a Hurst shifter for my portable keg. I might take a picture tonight...

-S

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Nice :rockin: , I think my old man has one in the mail for me, along with a 30 year old grain belt tap handle he converted to a shifter (which I'll probably have to convert back).

OK, my new tap handles arrived and SWMBO installed them and sent me a pic from her phone. Hand made from mesquite.

Seems like she was in a rush to get the old ones off of there... did she need them for something?

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Seems like she was in a rush to get the old ones off of there... did she need them for something?

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Hmmm. I'm out of town for a while.....