Browningbuck
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Decided to upgrade from my vertical 9tap to a coffin style after many years. Figure I’d post some pics to contribute to the site. I spent a lot of time getting ideas from others in the below link and hope some of my works helps others.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/coffin-keezer-list.256871/
The old girl that ran from 2014, and now is a fermentation chamber.
Started with a whirlpool 16cf Model #WZC5116LW that was on sale for $650 delivered or I probably would have went for one of the more proven models.
Relocated the control panel since it allowed fridge or freezer mode and considering it has some interesting cycle controls I opted out of a standard digital thermo relay , the final design of this area changed a bit after I added lights and coffin fan controls, but I’ll get to that later
Most people build a sleeve for the freezer to sit in, I decided to mount straight to the skin. Liquid nails for the stand off supports which allow passive cooling from the bottom up. I decided that I would not use a skin cooling fan and am pleased with my decision. However I did allow for air to move through the skin as I heats freely.
i decide that for a test in skill with my minimal tools that i wanted to do a 4 piece mitered edge. i was able to accomplish it, but had some geometry things i didnt think about while building that i had to over come after assembly. the ripped 45 here lost about 1/8" on the total width of the board, so when i met it with the top piece and the bottom piece perimeter they were not the same width and required some massage/ fading to attempt to get them to look even.
If you look closely you can see the wood looks like it kinda bows to the corners.
Preped the substrate for the lid in the needed dims to allow for airflow
just a sexy shot of my wood, no big deal, seriously though, this would was bought as rough lumber, then ripped and planed to thickness.
got the face on the lid
post planing to get the planks dry fitted and verify correct thickness
more dry fitting and layout coordination for drip tray. would have been easier to "draft" this out and use drawings to figure out where the drip try would go, but this was more my style for the build. Whole thing was done with out a single drawing or plan of what i would do until i got to it.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/coffin-keezer-list.256871/
The old girl that ran from 2014, and now is a fermentation chamber.
Started with a whirlpool 16cf Model #WZC5116LW that was on sale for $650 delivered or I probably would have went for one of the more proven models.
Relocated the control panel since it allowed fridge or freezer mode and considering it has some interesting cycle controls I opted out of a standard digital thermo relay , the final design of this area changed a bit after I added lights and coffin fan controls, but I’ll get to that later
Most people build a sleeve for the freezer to sit in, I decided to mount straight to the skin. Liquid nails for the stand off supports which allow passive cooling from the bottom up. I decided that I would not use a skin cooling fan and am pleased with my decision. However I did allow for air to move through the skin as I heats freely.
i decide that for a test in skill with my minimal tools that i wanted to do a 4 piece mitered edge. i was able to accomplish it, but had some geometry things i didnt think about while building that i had to over come after assembly. the ripped 45 here lost about 1/8" on the total width of the board, so when i met it with the top piece and the bottom piece perimeter they were not the same width and required some massage/ fading to attempt to get them to look even.
If you look closely you can see the wood looks like it kinda bows to the corners.
Preped the substrate for the lid in the needed dims to allow for airflow
just a sexy shot of my wood, no big deal, seriously though, this would was bought as rough lumber, then ripped and planed to thickness.
got the face on the lid
post planing to get the planks dry fitted and verify correct thickness
more dry fitting and layout coordination for drip tray. would have been easier to "draft" this out and use drawings to figure out where the drip try would go, but this was more my style for the build. Whole thing was done with out a single drawing or plan of what i would do until i got to it.
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. Must have just been too tired after moving 4100# of tile into the basement. 
, thought I’d be done with both these rooms today
. Well I ran out of concrete and will just have to pick up monday. 
