DIY Tap Handle?

[Stealthcruiser]

interesting. I did not know that. I knew it loaded up a bit, but not heard of it coming apart as a result. it was a buddy's bench grinder. we'll look it that.

Scroll through here if you wish.
Also, a semi-gory video on YouTube about it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Grinding+wheel+safety&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

[OleBrewing]

Here's my tap handle. Blends in with the black fridge though. Something like desert tan would look good. Damaged 80

Don't you need a back ground check for that?

 

[BrooklynTom]

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Most of these were carved by my farther many years ago. I will be making them taps as I need them. The cowboy one looks like my wife's father. It will be tapping my Bourbon barrel porter. The one to its left is tapping a very nice Belgian Pale Ale.

 

[thehebs]

Im not sure if you guys have seen the 3d printable tap handles on fermware.com, but I decided to remix it for magnetic placards, so that I can interchange the placards based on whatever brews I have on tap in the keezer at the moment.

Original fermware.com blog post about tap handle. http://fermware.com/3d-printed-tap-handles/

A render of my remix without the placards:

Here is an example placard I made for an american wheat I have fermenting now:

I ordered these magnets to use: http://www.ebay.com/itm/301771773769

I will have to wait on the magnets, and my brass thread insert for the tap handle itself, before I can finalize the hole sizes and get one printed. Ill keep you guys posted.

 

[ABNJM58]

I'm in the Army so I decided to use a couple .50 cal rounds which were fired in a few different places around the world. Used the same materials that others have on this forum. Good epoxy and a couple nuts from Home Depot.

 

[daphatgrant]

I just picked up 3 of these (Item #236120) to use as handles, I'll remove the hanger bolt from the top and install it in the bottom. You can't beat it as it comes with the right hardware! I'll just have to sand it and find something to go over the hole in the top.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_236120-952-51015___?productId=3502286&pl=1&Ntt=7"+leg

 

[thehebs]

I finally go around to finishing my 3d printed tap handles. Ill just quote my post on my keezer build thread (which is here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=568415 )

I obviously had to print some tap handles. I looked and looked, and all the handles I found were just not designed well, and were kinda boring. Then I found this: http://fermware.com/3d-printed-tap-handles/

I loved the handles, but I couldnt leave it unmodified, right? The files that the guy put on thingiverse just had his website on the side. I had seen some of his own handles that he made, had placards for different types of beer. Most of them he made specially for local breweries and pubs and such, and his placards were permanently glued on. Since these handles take some work to print and construct, I didnt want to print a new handle for every type of brew I would be brewing in the future, so I decided to remix his design by removing his website, and adding magnetic placards. Basically i put some holes for magnets in the handle, and holes for thinner magnets for the placard, and I just superglued them in.

Bare tap handle, with recessed rectangle for placard, and magnet holes:

Base tap handle, with placard added.

I also needed to adjust his design to fit the brass thread inserts I bought from grainger. I nailed the fitment in 2 tries, using little test cubes.

The fun begins

First layer complete

Almost done

 

[thehebs]

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Adding the finishing touches

Magnets glued into the handle, and brass thread insert installed

Water + Hops

+ Yeast

+ Barley

=Beer


Placards

 

[thehebs]

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Added a couple perlicks.

Notice the big bar tool magnet... Stay tuned...

 

[anthropod]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1454275792.829191.jpgI make one for each brew. Some turn out better than others

 

[smAllGrain]

 

[Newsman]

Those are AWESOME tap handles.