philipCT
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I've been planning this for some time. I really like the tappedbeer.com towers, but just didn't want to pay their prices. Though their work is awesome, and their prices reasonable for what you get, I am just a cheap bastard and I was pretty sure I could do it myself.
I didn't underestimate the type and caliber of work required, and there was no way I was going to undertake the metalshop work. I have neither the tools or the skills. So, like most of my DIY projects, there was a portion that I subbed out.
I did all the design (to be clear - stole all the design ideas from tappedbeer) and prepared the shop drawings and, after talking to a few people, found the right metal shop with a guy who was willing to do the work cheaply, but who was obsessively fixated on precision and quality. And it shows. The work he did was crazy. Suited me perfectly.
Here's a before shot of the pieces that I assembled, followed by after shots showing the work.
I didn't underestimate the type and caliber of work required, and there was no way I was going to undertake the metalshop work. I have neither the tools or the skills. So, like most of my DIY projects, there was a portion that I subbed out.
I did all the design (to be clear - stole all the design ideas from tappedbeer) and prepared the shop drawings and, after talking to a few people, found the right metal shop with a guy who was willing to do the work cheaply, but who was obsessively fixated on precision and quality. And it shows. The work he did was crazy. Suited me perfectly.
Here's a before shot of the pieces that I assembled, followed by after shots showing the work.
![20150220_174454_Flicker Ln.jpg 20150220_174454_Flicker Ln.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attach/218/218391-20150220-174454-Flicker-Ln.jpg)
![20150220_174640_Flicker Ln.jpg 20150220_174640_Flicker Ln.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attach/218/218392-20150220-174640-Flicker-Ln.jpg)
![20150220_174652_Flicker Ln.jpg 20150220_174652_Flicker Ln.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attach/218/218393-20150220-174652-Flicker-Ln.jpg)
![20150220_174710_Flicker Ln.jpg 20150220_174710_Flicker Ln.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attach/218/218394-20150220-174710-Flicker-Ln.jpg)
![20150220_174720_Birch Rd.jpg 20150220_174720_Birch Rd.jpg](https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/data/attach/218/218395-20150220-174720-Birch-Rd.jpg)
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