darkdog50
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Jay, here comes one from left-field. I have an old converted keg, that I used many years ago as an MLT, but it had a mickey-mouse screen that sat on top af a set of pins, about 2" above the bottom of the tank. I could never get the screen to seal right, and there was too much dead-space below the screen, in any event. I currently use another converted keg-tank, for both the MLT & BK, but for reasons I will go into in a separate thread, I need to add a separate BK to my setup. The BIG problem, is that the dip-tube inside the tank consists of an SS 1/2" nipple to the center of the tank, an elbow & a short 1/2" nipple to about 1/4" from the bottom. If possible, I would like to keep the dip-tube as-is ( i.e. non-removeable ). Soooo-- first question, when installing your FB, does it fold hinge-up, hinge-down, or no difference? Second, do you have any "scraps" from a larger ( than 15" model ) that could be used, as a "quarter-round" piece? The total assembly would then consist of a half-round part, with two hinges attached, a 15" dia. quarter-round piece attached to 1/2 of the half-round part, and a second 1/4 round piece with a 1/4-1/2" tab on one straight surface, so as to overlap the other 1/4 round part? That way I could insert the assembly in from the top of the keg, then wrap it around the 1/2" pipe, without removing the pipe ( no laughing, please ).
