Any Drip Trays that are not $60?!

I have already put plenty of money into my Keezer project and I still don't even have two of the three Perlick taps I need....

I have seen drip trays for $50-$75 and this is over budget I feel for this....
I have seen Stainless steal mud trays for as little as $12, But I was hoping to find something a little more professional looking but not quite to the tune of $50.
Does anyone know of a good place to find a 12 inch stainless steel drip tray? Or something that looks at least better than the 12 inch mud trays?

could you make this work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/drip-tray-s...863?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20cb9c886f

^^^^Was just going to link the same eBay seller above. I bought a longer one from the same seller and am very happy with it.

Go to Barproducts.com and search drip tray. They have a SS one that is 19" long for under $20...I have it and it is great...no leaks at all

For the price...you could even cut it and bend it so you will have a 12" one

jsguitar said:

^^^^Was just going to link the same eBay seller above. I bought a longer one from the same seller and am very happy with it.

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It says very heavy and I'm planning to attach it with magnets, will that work or is it too heavy for that?

DogFace_Brewing said:

Go to Barproducts.com and search drip tray. They have a SS one that is 19" long for under $20...I have it and it is great...no leaks at all

For the price...you could even cut it and bend it so you will have a 12" one

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I don't want to modify a 19 inch drip tray, I want to just find a 12 inch

BadgerBrigade said:

It says very heavy and I'm planning to attach it with magnets, will that work or is it too heavy for that?

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It is pretty heavy but that's exactly what I did. Mine is 24" because I spaced my taps too far apart. I have two heavy duty brackets attached with neodymium magnets for the tray to sit on and it holds a full pint without issue. I haven't tested it any more than that, but it seems strong.

I used a piece of copper gutter that came off my folks' house. Soldered on a 1/2" drain copper pipe for a drain and good to go.

jsguitar said:

It is pretty heavy but that's exactly what I did. Mine is 24" because I spaced my taps too far apart. I have two heavy duty brackets attached with neodymium magnets for the tray to sit on and it holds a full pint without issue. I haven't tested it any more than that, but it seems strong.

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What kind of magnets did you use?

just got 2 of these and they are great $5 each http://www.ebay.com/itm/drip-tray-7...358?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20cbb0be3e

hillhousesawdustco said:

I used a piece of copper gutter that came off my folks' house. Soldered on a 1/2" drain copper pipe for a drain and good to go.

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Sounds ghetto.... Lol
(I'm sure it's not and I bet you did a great job, just sounded funny, gutter that can off my folks house... Lol)

Ha, I suppose it is a rather ghetto thing to do. I just like reusing stuff and the gutter fit in with the rest of my repurposed theme.

My favorite, a 4" PVC drain grate inside a flat 4" PVC pipe cap.



One per tap, painted to your liking, keep it in place with a velcro or magnets. About $5-6 per tray.

hillhousesawdustco said:

Ha, I suppose it is a rather ghetto thing to do. I just like reusing stuff and the gutter fit in with the rest of my repurposed theme.

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DUDE! That thing is really awesome man! We have a Hawaiian themed restaurant here called Hula grill and my girlfriend and I like to go there, it reminds me of something that I would see there...

BadgerBrigade said:

What kind of magnets did you use?

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I used a hodgepodge of neodymium magnets that I already had. They're all a little different and some are broken pieces so I couldn't tell you exactly. It took quite a bit to get it strong enough for my liking but I also used overly heavy brackets and my drip tray is twice as heavy as what you're looking at. You'll have to experiment a little. Just don't test it with a full beer

Staples has a stainless steel one for like, $20. Can't vouch for the quality but if You up for a chance.

http://www.staples.com/product_400015?externalize=certona

I figured why not and got the staples one. It's not bad. The slits for beer to flow is a little too wide but thats my only complaint. The quality is far better than i'd expect for the price. If only i had a nice $100 drip tray for comparison!...

GM