I Win The Award For Ugliest Keggle

[BierMuncher]

That looks like my handiwork.. now you just need to tape on some razor blades for good measure.

Yep. I'm looking forard to reaching in there with a scrubby to clean that bad boy out.

 

[Mutine Bullfrog]

 

[Ryanh1801]

Have you though of taking it to a muffler shop to see if they would use a plasma cutter on it to clean it up? I bet they would only charge you a few bucks to do it, or maybe take some HB up there.

 

[boo boo]

I had mine cut by a plasma cutter. Nice and round and I won't slice my arm off using it.

 

[Cheesefood]

On the upside, if there's ever a stray bear in your neighborhood, you already have equipment to trap him!

 

[greg75]

Bah, I'd buy one. I have a cheap Ryobi (I know Yuri wouldn't approve), but it works great and is surprisingly handy at all kinds of projects.

I paid $6 for my angle grinder, and yes, it was brand new. The brand was Tool Shop, which is about the cheapest brand of tools I've ever seen, but the thing works great for what I needed it for (namely, cutting a big hole on top of a keg...it may work good for cutting SS braid in the future). As little as I use it, this one more than serves its purpose.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I paid $6 for my angle grinder, and yes, it was brand new. The brand was Tool Shop, which is about the cheapest brand of tools I've ever seen, but the thing works great for what I needed it for (namely, cutting a big hole on top of a keg...it may work good for cutting SS braid in the future). As little as I use it, this one more than serves its purpose.

Ah, the Menard's line. What junk. Yeah, I have one too. It does work, but I don't expect it to last. He's better off with a Ryobi, but like you say, if you don't use it much.......

 

[BierMuncher]

I have a RotoZip.

Would a cutting wheel attachment work on that?

 

[greg75]

Ah, the Menard's line. What junk. Yeah, I have one too. It does work, but I don't expect it to last. He's better off with a Ryobi, but like you say, if you don't use it much.......

I have a Ryobi power drill, which is really nice. Yeah, the only reason I went with the Tool Shop grinder is because I couldn't justify the cost of a better brand for as little use as I'd get out of it. To be honest, it's better than I expected. Like I said, I now have a keg with a reasonably round hole on top!

P.S. I went up to see Marc at Point Brew Supply yesterday. I went up there on a spur of the moment thing. I had to drop my older son off in Oshkosh, and my youngest was sound asleep in his carseat. I saw HWY 45, and thought, "Oh, hell" and made the trip. Picked up some grain for an IPA I'm going to brew next weekend. They're moving to their new location at the end of the month. Their last day at the current building is April 27, and they'll be open at their new place in Plover in early May. They'll also have a brewery going at the new place. There's a restaurant next door which will be selling their brews. I'll definitely have to go check that out once it's up and running.

 

[BierMuncher]

Ah. Wisconsin. My Dad grew up in LaCrosse, WI.

Haven't been there or seen my "extended family" there in over 20 years.

Bad relations now. But boy, I sure feel a connection to Wisconsin.

 

[KSMICT]

I would second the suggestion to call around and find someone with a plasma cutter (Welding shops and Muffler repair spring to mind and are fairly common in most places)

I have an old keg that we modified for a different type of project, but it was more of a PITA for me to take it to the shop than it was for them to cut the hole I marked (and probably spent more in gas driving 10 miles round trip)

(I guess that didn't come out like I intended... The hassle in finding the place to do it was negligible, but once I got there it took minutes to do the job, and cost less than gas. Was a bargain IMHO)

 

[JacktheKnife]

You can get a 'chop saw blade', a 'metal cut off blade',
or whatever for $3.-4.00 which will fit on your skill saw and cut metal.


Knife