Step 1 of the Keezer build. Still have all the Oak trim to complete
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Nice start!
Not re-using the lid?
Not re-using the lid?
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No I am forgoing the original lid and inlaying a patina copper top with oak trim.
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I hope you are not attaching that wheeled base to the freezer with screws...
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No it is just going to rest on the base with about a 4 to 5 inch oak encasement to keep it from slipping off. The bottom of that freezer is not suitable for any type of permanent attachment.
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Step 2 Update!
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Just a couple more.
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SleepyCreekBrews
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Your top looks great in the pics . I'm curious if you considered using a tap tower instead of shanks through the collar?
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I really didn’t like the look of a tower at the time but hindsight being what it is I now wonder if that might have been a better option given the weight of the collar. I have purchased some gas struts to have a lift assist which should address the issue. Now I just need to get the geometry correct, not my forte.
MaryB
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How long are the struts? What I do is temp mount(duct tape is your friend here!) them the closed distance from the hinge side minus an inch or so then extend the strut and open the lid. See if the geometry looks like it will push the lid open then mark the top where the top of the strut looks good. May have to move the bottom in or out a bit to make it look good...
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@MaryB They are 14 inches in the open position. I am not sure I quite understand where you are suggesting I mount them? My uneducated thought was to mount them on the sides of inner collar walls to the top edge of the keezer itself onto wood standoff blocks. I have to account for the thickness of the keezer vs the collar. The standoffs have to be 1 1/2 inch, I think. The inner distance of the collar front to back is about 18 1/2 inches. Hell its confusing lol
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When closed the strut has to be mounted the length of the strut from the back wall(with a strut with a mount at the top, otherwise that is where the top of the strut should land and your mount is down in the keezer...). When closed that puts the top right at the collar top for the bracket for the lid... When extended open the lid and move the lid mount to where the strut is fully extended and look at the angle, you want about 45 degrees or so. If it is less move the bottom mount out towards the back of the collar, If it is more then move it in towards the front of the collar... One of those play with it until it looks good things... long as you get full extension it will work. Picture the angle between the collar and the strut fully extended, that should be about 45 degrees give or take to make it function the best. more is better than less than 45 because you lose lifting capacity...
Hard to explain without pics lol but I have built several mounts to move antennas, car doors and trunks etc with electric actuators and you learn quick what works.
Hard to explain without pics lol but I have built several mounts to move antennas, car doors and trunks etc with electric actuators and you learn quick what works.
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MaryB
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Closed geometry should be close to vertical, open is what counts the most!
AkTom
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Climb inside with a flashlight... I love your top. What is it, and where'd you get it? Nosy people want to know.
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@AkTom The top is a sheet of copper from http://www.colorcopper.com/wild-fire-copper-copper-sheet/ I poured a clear high gloss epoxy over it. Hell climbing in it would be much easier probably. If I knew wth I was doing I would have put the struts in when it was just a 2 x 8 frame with no top. I didn't realized I would need them at that time however.
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Well all that is left is to turn some tap handles and make bev and gas lines, oh and the dreaded gas struts install!
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AkTom
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@Seafoxskipper thanks. The copper is gorgeous.
