Video game tap handles?

BeardedHobbit · Mar 4, 2013

I've been looking online for tap handles, but all I seem to be able to find are handles for other beers and sports. Is there somewhere that does more on the odd side of things, like comic book themed or possibly video games?

Thanks for any help on this.

bdh · Mar 4, 2013

I'm not sure what your budget is, but there's a local shop here that does custom tap handles:
http://www.marksupikco.com/beertaps/stock/stock.html#

I think it's about $85 to get custom printing on any of their stock handles.

DougK · Mar 4, 2013

You can make your own using either at nut or threaded insert. Drill a hole in the object, insert the insert, and screw it on.

I'm debating on what to do with my boring handles.

Xpertskir · Mar 4, 2013

a Mario tap handle would be pretty sweet. Maybe him jumping into a questions block.

BeardedHobbit · Mar 4, 2013

I was thinking along the lines of Link's Master Sword. I'll probably either buy or make something and then add the insert for it. Thanks for the input, I'll start checking around.

TheKeg81 · Mar 4, 2013

DougK said:
You can make your own using either at nut or threaded insert. Drill a hole in the object, insert the insert, and screw it on.

I agree with DougK. If you can find the paraphernalia big enough to mount as a tap handle, it would be the easiest/cheapest way to do it for a cool looking handle.

If not, you can always make some designs and put them in tap handles like this

BeardedHobbit · Mar 4, 2013

What about one that looks as though it is challenging me to an arm wrestling match and it has "Over the Tap" printed on it?

pannell77 · Mar 4, 2013

you can make almost anything into a tap handle with a threaded insert

PMAN335 · Mar 4, 2013

it may seem obvious, but have you tried a bar or fleamarket?

thats how i got mine..

DougK · Mar 5, 2013

PMAN335 said:
it may seem obvious, but have you tried a bar or fleamarket?

thats how i got mine..

So you just unscrewed them when no one was looking?

dfess1 · Mar 5, 2013

i saw one posted here somewhere that was an original Nintendo controller. It was pretty cool looking

tv187u · Mar 5, 2013

I can see someone making their own video game based tap handles and maybe a few for close friends, but you will be hard pressed to find someone making them for profit. Even on the vast internet. There is issues with Copyright infringement for someone making money from something like that.

Doomsday · Mar 5, 2013

I have seen a bunch in the DIY tap handle thread somewhere around here.

KTMurphy · Mar 6, 2013

There is a long thread on tap handles here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-tap-handle-33455/

In it is a Bullet Bill handle: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-tap-handle-33455/index30.html#post3597884
and a Pirana Plant handle: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-tap-handle-33455/index23.html#post2842289

Both by Timbudtwo.

There is also this one: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/custom-tap-handle-311939/

ThorGodOfThunder · Mar 6, 2013

Literally every hardware store in the world will have threaded inserts. If you have a drill and a screwdriver you can turn anything into a tap handle.

Pratzie · Mar 6, 2013

BeardedHobbit said:
I was thinking along the lines of Link's Master Sword. I'll probably either buy or make something and then add the insert for it. Thanks for the input, I'll start checking around.

Im a big Zelda fan from back when their first NES came out. If you find anything out there, please post back i'd def be interested!

RScottyL · Mar 6, 2013

A Tron joystick comes to mind for me for a good tap handle:

thomashp · Mar 6, 2013

It would be cool to build a tap handle out of legos. It would look kind of 8-bit if you did it right. I'm thinking like this:

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