GE 7.0cf Keezer

[daphatgrant]

Wow man! Looking great!

 

[suckerpunchltd]

Thanks for posting your build! I drug my mini fridge from storage to see about a kegerator build only to find out it's too small to fit a 5 gallon corny keg in (was about 3" shy in height). So I've been looking at chest freezers and the 7.0+/- cu. ft. ones can be found relatively inexpensive new (<$200) if one can't find a used one. Seeing your thread and now knowing that 3 kegs fit helps because I was unsure how many I could fit in one as I wanted at least 2, and possibly up to 4.

 

[daphatgrant]

I like the idea of the corrugated plastic, I'm assuming that this is the "yard sign" material? I found what looks like the same stuff at Lowes/Home Depot next to the house #'s. Another thought might be to use the plastic sheets that are used to cover florescent ceiling light fixtures? Like this - http://www.lowes.com/pd_473904-1638-1A30051A___?productId=4777776&pl=1&Ntt=drop+ceiling+light+panels

 

[soccerguy83]

@daphatgrant, this plastic I found in the back of the store near doors. It was on an inconspicuous rack and they carried two sizes 36"x24" and 24"x18". This is what I bought.

 

[Fifthplanecomin]

Looking good.

If I were to build again I would attach the collar to the lid as well.

 

[daphatgrant]

@daphatgrant, this plastic I found in the back of the store near doors. It was on an inconspicuous rack and they carried two sizes 36"x24" and 24"x18". This is what I bought.

Thanks! Picked up two sheets tonight, haven't found anything good to use for trim, going to try asking the guy who's post you linked to see what he used.

 

[daphatgrant]

I ended up grabbing some of this today to use as trim, it should work, I'll use white extreme weather silicone caulk to fill in the gaps. I'll post some pics soon.

@soccerguy83, thanks for allowing me to jump on your thread, it's been a ton of help and it's been nice to work on a similar project at the same time as someone else.

 

[daphatgrant]

Collars were both pre-stained and then stained today, I'll grab a few pics when I get the polyurethane on and dried. I also changed how I had it opening, I by far prefer to have the collar lift up so you can get into the freezer easier. As soon as I get the collars polyurethaned I'll be ready to assemble it .

 

[soccerguy83]

@daphatgrant, nice job! I look forward to seeing pics. I agree it's really nice to have your shanks and all lines lift out of the way when you want to work on something! I have zero regrets about doing mine this way.

 

[daphatgrant]

Just an update but I found that the taps were never really secure being that one side was against wood and the other was on foam. To fix this I bought some 1" PVC pipe, cut it into 7/8" long pieces and put them in the collar around the shank shaft. Now when I go to tighten the shank bolt it pulls against the PVC pipe not only the foam. I can disassemble and throw up a pic if needed.

Cheers!