(relatively) Cheap Keezer Build

[Wake-Forest-Azeotropes]

so i suppose i'll put a few pictures of my keezer build on here. Its definitely nothing to fancy, and if i could give any one advice if they build one like this....use a table saw if you can. If you do like me, and use a jig saw, you should at least not drink (as much) when your cutting. Rough edges don't look as good....

anyways, I purchased a cheap little freezer off of Craigslist for 35 bucks. The lid had a little rust on it but other wise functioned perfectly. It has the coils on the backside, so i don't have to worry about ventilating the sides. So i just glued wooden strips directly on to the walls. Then glued some 5mm plywood sheets on to those. I probably used about 300 percent more glue than I probably needed.
Oh, and before i glued the panels on i also stained them and did the whole clear coat/sand repeat thing a few times as well so it wouldn't have as much of a 'you cheap ass drunk bastard' look to it, since its in my living room.

I have not got the CO2 tank yet or keg, but otherwise have it set up for 1 keg currently. I will eventually add 2 more taps for homebrew kegs as I get closer to building my set up/rig. But so far I've put 315 bucks into it.

Ok, pictures:



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stained panels:


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w/clear coating(s):


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[Wake-Forest-Azeotropes]

I didn't take any pictures when i was really building the collar, i decided on scrapping the lid and just building the entire top part and insulating the crap out of it.
gluing the top panel and trying to weigh it down:


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[Wake-Forest-Azeotropes]

more pictures....
i put 3 layers of insulation between each 2x4 on the top of the collar:


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then an additional 2 layers for each side on the inside. And glued each layer together:


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more gluing....stupid corners....


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I had some 'whiteboard' back board scraps laying around (board you can write dry erase markers on) and decided to glue them here. Looking back, i can't remember exactly why i did it, but I imagine it was to cover up and give a plane look so the edges of the insulation in the collar would be covered up, and so it would give a flat seal across the....seal


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and finally this...


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the back board part where the three holes are drilled has a panel there as well.


All in all, this took basically minimal effort, most of the time was spent waiting for the glue to dry. I left each panel clamped on for a day to dry before gluing another panel on (i only have 3 clamps ). And things would've gone a lot smoother if i had access to a table saw (or at least a circular saw).