my "garbagerator" build

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Here's my garbagerator build.
A friend of mine is having a spring party and asked me (and a few others) to brew a batch for it. I didn't want to set my keg and tank out to warm up as people enjoyed it, hence the garbagerator build. I'll be hauling it to the party, loading with kegs adding ice and sitting back to enjoy. After the party, I have "other plans" so I will add pics as I go.

I grabbed the particle board from the dumpster behind the wood shop in our building so I may need to swap out the smaller piece for something taller. But, I wanted a fairly industrial look anyway, so it works.

I also have installed a drain between the wheels so this thing doesn't weigh 3400 lbs when the ice melts.

The plan:

the future I will be making a four sided box (with a floor) out of the 2" insulation board that I have laying around that this will sit in. I will probably glue some 1/4" plywood to the outside for impact resistance and aesthetics. I will then punch two 4" holes in the side of my garage fridge and matching holes in the insulation box and garbage can. I'm going to put one of THESE pushing cold air into the can and one pushing "warm" air back into the fridge.

 

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The Build:

Aluminum angle held in with pop rivets to the side of the can with a hacked up shelf from my garage fridge.
You can also see the elbow for the drain.

Aluminum angle and a couple small bungee cords to hold the tank in place.

Fence hinges for the lid.

Backed with a small piece of aluminum.

mid-point in the build.

 

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Face for perlicks held on with a piece of aluminum.

The first round of insulation.

the skeleton for the coffin.

And a bungee to keep the lid closed so that people don't lean on it and pop the top.
I also screwed in two nickel-plated eye hooks into the bottom of the lid so that the wood-lid can't move laterally and it closes to the same spots.

Purchased this afternoon. Thank you Northern Brewer.

 

[CastleHollow]

Awesome!

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

It looks like garbage.... in a good way.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

You innovative son of a b*tch.....nice work! Can't wait to see how you incorporate it into home use as well. I'll be watching!

 

[H-Balm]

Love DIY projects.

Creativity abounds

 

[BiggieB400]

This reminds me of a smoker that a friend made out of a steel trash can... Very creative!!

 

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Perlicks installed. No, they are not evenly spaced, and no, I don't care.

My friend's wife (the same friend who is hosting the party that I am building this thing for) made me the middle tap handle which is a lot to do with the addition of the Perlick taps rather than the picnic taps. She does artistic woodwork so I thought it appropriate that she get to use it. The negative space to the right of the tap (from all directions) says B E E R.

 

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The event is this afternoon. I hope to pick up a drip tray on the way. I searched my garage last night for something to use to make one but I couldn't come up with anything. I coated the particle board with some poly sealant last night. I also lowered the coffin by 1 1/2", wrapped it with a grain bag and rounded and sanded the corners to the "table." I ran out of time to source any dry ice so I'll have to try that next time.

 

[ShinyBuddha]

Nice job! I would have just put some contact paper on there to give it a clean look but nice job meeting the tight deadline. Have a great time at the party and don't forget, pics or it didn't happen =)

 

[Wreck99]

Pretty cool idea. Nice job!

 

[wubears71]

I love it. Classy in a Trashy sort of way.

 

[wubears71]

Nice job! I would have just put some contact paper on there to give it a clean look but nice job meeting the tight deadline. Have a great time at the party and don't forget, pics or it didn't happen =)

Contact paper??? The look as is fits te garbage can. I love it!

 

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Thanks guys! The party was great and the garbagerator worked well and was a big hit. The poly-sealant that I used for the particle board protected it from the storm/rain well enough. Two other brewers ended up bringing kegs so I was able to get all three of our beers on gas. I learned quite a bit about transporting kegs, though. My beer was a big hit and I got lots of great comments which was great. One of the guests was taking pics so hopefully she got a few of it. Now I just need to get back to my buddy's place and pick it up.

 

[rifraf]

Wow awesome. I think I'm going to do this in such a way that I can save the taps and top for a future proper keezer, but use it like this in the interim.

 

[Supurb]

very classy ! Good work !