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I finally bought beer line/co2 line. I bought enough beer line to run 4 10' lines. I bought a Taprite Dual Gauge Regulator and a 20lb co2 tank. I got the tank for $35 filled on Craigslist luckily and I paid about $100 for the regulator. Both lines set me back about $40 I think with...

Yes sir! Well we have draft beer. I haven't bought any 5 gallon kegs yet but I did manage to get a 1/2 barrel keg hooked up.

Alright sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy being poor and hanging on the bar. Anyways, today I knocked out a few things. I drilled holes in the top of the freezer for pvc pipes to drop down, which is what the beer lines will be traveling through. Oh yeah last week I got some...

Well haven't really moved forward very much, but at least I did manage to stain the barstools. One thick coat (wiped down) matches the bar top pretty good. When I get this project finally finished, I'll take some nicer photos. Until then, here you go. Haven't had much time/$ to finish the...

Yea I thought about maybe cutting out some wooden "donuts" to mount the faucets on, if I had to go with a longer shank but I don't know. I think it'll be okay. There's quite a bit of room inside the header, probably at least two inches at the shortest point.

Is there a common shank hole size (diameter)? I'm scared to drill a hole without ordering a shank.

Can I get some opinions on faucets? I'm thinking Perlick. Stainless or brass? I kind of like the idea of brass.. but do you think it would look stupid having most other parts being stainless? And shanks really. I'm not sure what kind of shanks I'm looking for. I know I'm limited on space inside...

Hahah yea sorry about that. I promise I didn't buy any of those. New years party makes people do strange things.

That would be pretty cool. I do have a Shock Top tap handle that needs to go somewhere. I was thinking about making my own out of random car parts or other man sh!t. I saw this beautiful thing on instagram the other day. Got me pretty excited....

Sorry for another sh!tty photo but I did manage to mount the beer tower last night. The header is threaded which looks cool when flush mounted with bolts underneath. Quite a bit of bar space still! Alright so now I'm caught up! and broke. Stay tuned for next month as we complete...

Here's how I plan on running beer lines in the freezer. The header came with another piece a 2 into 1. I cut it off leaving two 1.5" pipes. I bought some pvc pipe and a hub coupling that fits perfectly snug on the lower piece. I'll drill holes big enough for the pvc pipe to slide through the...

First big party break in. It handled the abuse pretty well. About a week after Polyurethane.

I ended up putting 2 coats of Miniwax Polyurethane, sanding and putting on a 3rd coat. I used a foam brush to brush it on. It came out better than I expected! This horrible photo doesn't do it justice. But with the right light it really can shine. Not quite a mirror finish but I didn't want to...

My dad bought me a nicely fitting birthday present. I think it belongs.

It's time to throw some stain on this badboy. I eventually settled on Miniwax Bombay Mahogany Gloss. I'm happy with 1 coat I think. I used a sponge and made sure it was fully coated. I like the brightness of 1 coat. Polyurethane is coming next.

3/4" looks a little weak so I decided to double up the the edge of the bar. Even though it feels pretty solid, 1.5" on the edges couldn't hurt with adding a little strength too. In case you're wondering that is 2" deep from the outside all the way around. Now that's a little better! By...

3/4" Red Oak became the bar top. I had Home Depot cut the length and width for me because I didn't want to do it, hah. I cut out the lower section without too much difficulty using a jig saw. (A power tool I've come to use nearly more than any other here lately.) Also my secret...

I dug into my pallet stash and built a bar stool prototype. It ended up working pretty well. I really like the simple, barbaric design.

I have an a/c powered fan to blow air in tower however I'm not sure if I'll need it since the length outside of the fridge is only about 16" or so. I think I have the insulation figured out. I'll post pics in a few minutes haha.

Alright now, the basic frame is built time to dress it up! I went with 1x8s of pine. I cut angles in each corner, clamped them, glued them, and screwed them from the inside. A few problems I had to address: I had to cut the lock and handle off the front. I had to move/cut the wire which...