RockfordWhite
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So yesterday I decided that my draft tower was due for some much needed maintenance... In order to do said maintenance I needed to get the shanks off of the tower itself... Which I figured would be easy...
Wrong... After about 30-40 min of screwing around with various wrenches and pliers I consulted the great oracle that is google... Eventually i figured out that there is a special tool for this, a draft tower wrench, BUT in order to get the size i needed (my shanks are 1 1/16), it would end up costing me around 50 bucks with shipping!
As I looked at the piece more and more, I began to think to myself, this really just looks like a normal circle wrench with a hole cut out of it... So, I did what any good homebrewer would do and I consulted HBT, and I found a few threads saying just that...
Anyways, a trip down to Ollies Discount Barn, $7 and 15 min with the dremmel later...
Worked like a charm... Anyways, just another great story about how this board not only is a catalyst for me wasting money, but also helps me save money
Wrong... After about 30-40 min of screwing around with various wrenches and pliers I consulted the great oracle that is google... Eventually i figured out that there is a special tool for this, a draft tower wrench, BUT in order to get the size i needed (my shanks are 1 1/16), it would end up costing me around 50 bucks with shipping!
As I looked at the piece more and more, I began to think to myself, this really just looks like a normal circle wrench with a hole cut out of it... So, I did what any good homebrewer would do and I consulted HBT, and I found a few threads saying just that...
Anyways, a trip down to Ollies Discount Barn, $7 and 15 min with the dremmel later...
Worked like a charm... Anyways, just another great story about how this board not only is a catalyst for me wasting money, but also helps me save money