Junkster
Well-Known Member
howzaboot an old trumpet?
Or a bugle..... Then you could play "Taps" whenever you like!
howzaboot an old trumpet?
Osama Bin Ladens tibia bone.
I can only imagine the brew that would be the tap handle for.
How about an antique beer can (antique, but not valuable) that has been filled with hardened concrete?
Good thinking.... then you could keg as good a clone as you could manage in that tap.
Or you could use an antique Schiltz can just to be a wiseacre, and keg something enjoyable on that tap.
The bent connecting rod out of my blown-up HEMI.
It's for "bronies". Check out Urban Dictionary for definition.
Just about any automotive or engine part, especially from one you blew yourself, would be cool...
I'd like a headstock from a Fender Strat, Tele, P or Jazz bass, but I'd hate to ruin a guitar...
But imagine having the remains of an authentic Hendrix strat as a tap handle...
I'd like to adapt an old set of .357 MAG. Highway Patrolman Model 28 walnut grips... A Big N Frame in your hand as you pour a Stout...
I have a parts box of blown parts from the couple of times I have rebuilt my Harley's motor. Wonder if anything in there would make a good tap; maybe a cam or something.
I have a piece of .50 BMG brass that I managed to save over the years from when I was in the Corps I plan on using for a tap handle at some point.
I'm sure you can find more than a couple of things in that box to adapt... I'd love to have some HD motor parts to convert/turn into handles.
That can be done pretty easily. I did it with two (no heads on them) a while back. Just need to decide if you want them upright or inverted. Inverted is easier, since you just need to put something inside that you can tap to 3/8"-16 thread. Like a nylon bushing. If you have it upright, you need to drill out the base and then tap it.
I already have a $3k coin jar made from one of the cylinders the last time the motor went down. The mechanic didn't install the wrist pin retaining clip correctly and it tried to bore its way to freedom. It almost got there. Now I have a coin jar made from a piston and cylinder. I'll have to check for anything else that would be usable.
I'll probably go upright and seat a bullet in it.
I just went and looked; there is no shortage of large parts. The weight of the cams ( I have one from my motor and one from a cam swap in my Dad's bike) is what worries me. I would have to find a way to make it loose some weight so as to not stress the tap too much. Other than that there are the standard piston rods and such. If you want I'll shoot a couple pics to you in a PM after I finish my homework. Statistics is really kickin my butt right now.
GroosBrewz said:I think a horse shoe would make a good tap handle, with some modifications of course.. The weight would be an issue, but it could be done... anyone ever used a golf ball for a tap handle?
You could always make a cast of the original shoe, resin or plaster then paint it.
I expect to have some cleaned-up pistons back soon (being media blasted to remove stuff on them). Once I get them back, I plan to work on a mounting method. I also need to see about drilling (and tapping) the piston rod I was sent. Since I finally got my drill press situated (and running at the right RPM) it shouldn't be too difficult. If I can't do it here, I'll have to see if a friend can put the hole into it at a machine shop he has access to (it's one you can join to do things).
A ex-friends old prosthetic foot. Don't ask how I have it...
So being a bit of a nerd I'm thinking an old NES controller may one day turn into a tap handle...then I could add an SNES and wii controller too
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