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That looks great man! All the more inspiration for my build!

I'm spending all my money on my kegerator build. Help a new brewer out?

To vanquish the scum, a weapon is needed. My time be spared by a tool most clever. No grime shall survive the Carboy Cleaner.

I doubt you're going to find info on whether the coils are run between. Your best bet is probably to just carefully cut your holes out in the plastic with a knife. This way, if you do encounter a coil, you will be able to work around it. If you make the hole big enough the cold air should...

That's so sad to hear! I'm planning on eventually replacing the entire electrical system in the thing. All sorts of goodies in store for this fridge... In the event something goes wrong with the cooling system, I'll probably just fix it. After all, these are meant to be repaired!

I hadn't thought of putting the CO2 tank underneath! I'll have to do some measurements... I did the math and I have room inside for either 3 cornies or 2 cornies and a CO2 tank. For now, I'm thinking of going the latter route and moving the CO2 tank out at a later time. I'll have to see how I...

That's what the wife keeps saying...

Another productive weekend! Last week, the fridge received 2 light coats of spray primer. Turns out over-spray is not a lot of fun. Everything in the garage is covered in a thin layer of gray dust. Rookie mistake. Solution? Weekend Paint Booth! After using it to apply the final coat of...

This is a quick, cheap, and effective way to get a (mostly) blemish-free finish on your spray paint without worrying about over-spray. Inspired by the inflatable planetariums of my childhood, I've put together a simple, weekend paint booth. The support frame consists of 7ft 1x3 boards with...

I was able to spend a whole heap of time on the fridge this weekend and I made some fantastic progress. This took a whole lot of elbow grease. I started with just scraping as much glue off as I could with a flexible putty knife. A goo gone soaked rag eventually got rid of the rest. With...

Last night I finally got the chance to spend some time on it. I almost didn't take out the insulation. After seeing the state of the bottom plate, I'm glad I did! Here is the result of 60 years of condensation and spills. Once I get all the glue cleaned off, I'm hoping the rust won't...

This is a great build. Thanks for taking the time to document everything out so well. This is a lot what my dream system will look like.

It's getting to be that time of the year where sunlight doesn't last me more than an hour or so after I get home from work. I've been making good use of what sunlight I've had by sanding outside. The garage door is pulled down and the vacuum is attached to the sander. I'm trying to do what I...

I had considered replacing the insulation, but it appears to all be in good shape, so I think it would be unnecessary.

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Well... I've been trying to keep this up to date, but I have submitted my reply twice now and it doesn't look like the mods are letting it through. [EDIT] Looks like it posted this time! Woo!

Another productive day! I was able to get the chassis and refrigeration system separated. Here are the pics... After all electronics were disconnected, the fridge was laid on it's back. The remaining backplate bolts were removed and the entire chassis was lifted off the refrigeration...

A couple weeks back, I acquired a 1950's GE refrigerator for $75 off craigslist. Happily, it's in great shape and everything works! I'd like this ol' box to continue working well for years to come, so I'm going to give it some love. The entire thing is being disassembled to make a full...