Can’t you lock your son in there and give your completely innocent kegerator the freedom it deserves?
Intertap beer faucets
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How ever did you guess? :-0 How do you know I'm not with the Ukrainian Fellows?
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"Raising boys is easy. You seal them into a barrel and feed them through the bung-hole. When they turn 18, you decide whether to let them out, or drive in the bung." - Robert Heinlein
Sorry to hear this. Hopefully this takes care of your situation.
augiedoggy
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yes dont install the lock on the side but rather on the top of the door.
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Necessity is the mother of invention. I'm glad that I don't need faucet locks now, but I have been monitoring this thread for future reference. Currently, my kegs are in a locked fridge with picnic taps. When I do set up the bar hut that I'd like to build off my back patio, I will need to come up with something then.
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Anyone clever enough to design something for 3D printing?
If you are going to print in plastic, I don't think it is worth it, as the plastic would break or stretch too easily.
You could send it to one of the websites that does metal 3d printing, but I don't know how expensive that would be, or how strong that method would be either.
If you made the CAD files, you could potentially take it to a local metal fabrication shop or a CNC shop, but that is most likely going to be atrociously expensive.
You could send it to one of the websites that does metal 3d printing, but I don't know how expensive that would be, or how strong that method would be either.
If you made the CAD files, you could potentially take it to a local metal fabrication shop or a CNC shop, but that is most likely going to be atrociously expensive.
brew703
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Glad I don't have that issue. I do feel sometimes I need to find a way to keep my wife from draining my kegs.
cheaper than 3d printing is to learn how to make your own investment castings and read up on making a backyard foundry.
3d printing is for parts that cannot satisfy conventional manufacturing requirements and there are many methods of printing metal, but it is often not as cost effective as casting.
Beer faucets are often symmetric across the width. Thus, the main body is likely a casting and the other parts could be castings as well, or turned on a lathe (but it is not required).
None of the parts require high cylindricity, straightness, or tight runout (as the only sealed surfaces are mated to a rubber o-ring). It's likely that all surfaces receive polish and visual quality checks. Threads may be cleaned up with a tap/die.
You can splash a mold off an existing faucet if you have one...
Investment casting is necessary over sand casting since it would be very difficult to polish the interior of the faucet ...it's not impossible, but would be difficult... Look up lapping a rifle barrel if you want an idea of how to polish internal bores ..
3d printing is for parts that cannot satisfy conventional manufacturing requirements and there are many methods of printing metal, but it is often not as cost effective as casting.
Beer faucets are often symmetric across the width. Thus, the main body is likely a casting and the other parts could be castings as well, or turned on a lathe (but it is not required).
None of the parts require high cylindricity, straightness, or tight runout (as the only sealed surfaces are mated to a rubber o-ring). It's likely that all surfaces receive polish and visual quality checks. Threads may be cleaned up with a tap/die.
You can splash a mold off an existing faucet if you have one...
Investment casting is necessary over sand casting since it would be very difficult to polish the interior of the faucet ...it's not impossible, but would be difficult... Look up lapping a rifle barrel if you want an idea of how to polish internal bores ..
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Umm... they're not trying to make faucets, but locks.
CEO Keg King
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Try an ULTRA TAP - much better design.
Jury is still out...
Cheers!
Cheers!
Or a NukaTap when it's available, better still according to the people that are peddling it.
CEO Keg King
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I am told it has a plastic shuttle.
I have no idea, honestly. But if plastic is inherently bad I'll be sure to stay clear of 75% of the fermenters and their accessories that you offer.
CEO Keg King
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Plastic has its uses as does stainless steel. Most people would love a stainless fermenter but find the price of a PET one more to their liking. With taps there is less steel needed so maybe not a real sensible comparison although you are welcome to your choices. Happy to offer reasons why our Ultra Taps with laminar flow are a great choice for many dispensing applications. So we offer stainless fermenters and PET ones but no taps with plastic parts I am afraid.
Thanks. I'll wait for some unbiased reviews before making an informed decision. I'm still undecided, and in no real hurry at the moment.
That’s being touted as a feature, not a bug.
I’m holding out for carbon fibre taps with aerogel shuttles. Until then I’m keeping my intertaps.
It's a mystery how we ever managed to get by without rubber shuttles.... 
Cheers! ("Cats and dogs sleeping together! It's pandemonium!")
Cheers! ("Cats and dogs sleeping together! It's pandemonium!")
