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Very inspirational! Lot's of good information in this thread! Sure has me crunching some numbers and saving some pennies!

Naw. I have too many hobbies and leatherworking is one. I took a tandy craft tool used for setting their rapid rivets and used that. If I rivet more perhaps I will get an appropriate tool setter for the rivets.

McMaster-Carr my friend http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-rivets/=noi9jc

Hey thanks! That was the first tap handle I have ever made, gave me lots of ideas for handles for when ever I get around to doing one for me.

Why dont you cut them in half length wise? A band saw and plenty of care you could do that. Then hollow them out. You would be able to tighten the shank pretty easy at that point, and lay the lines thru them. Then you could drill holes in the back of the bone and use screws to re attach?

I guess so I havent asked lol! They are expanding and added a tasting room else where, and I guess for all the effort it takes to bottle something and then use many bottles to dispense tastings its just as easy to keg their main stays and go that route. Now it only I could get something for my...

I made these two tap handles last week. They are for a winery that has taken to kegging their wine. 11 gauge stainless, purple heart wood, and solid copper rivets

Thanks! Yeah I have been looking at what everyone has been using for equipment and it runs the price range gamut lol! I'm tryin to get some things that I make sold or traded so I can get some items to get started. Tryin to get stuff with out using my checking or credit accnts lol!

I have been lurking this site for weeks straight. I have been wanting to try my hand at making beer for a very long time! I have no equipment yet or even the space to do so. I am in the middle of buying a bigger home for my family. I make my money by cad programming and running cnc lasers...