Hi,
I'm new to Bartowel, and am wondering if anyone may be in need of some Stainless Steel kegs.
Here is a link to my Kijiji postings: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-PostersOther ... dZ45665162
If anyone is in need of keg parts, just wants to chat about keg stuffffff....
Cheers!
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Lager Bore
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Lager Bore
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Gedge, thought you were taking the angle grinder route. I'm lining up a welder to plasma cut mine. Worst case Ontario I'm jigsawing; hope to be done by end April. Would you be interested in the plasma cutting option?
Lawson, I'd be up for at least two 15.5 gallon kegs. There's a lot of people signing up on our SOB mailing list; I think there's a definite interest for the larger 15.5 gal. keg.
Cheers!
Lawson, I'd be up for at least two 15.5 gallon kegs. There's a lot of people signing up on our SOB mailing list; I think there's a definite interest for the larger 15.5 gal. keg.
Cheers!
I'm thinking of using some cutting torches to cut a number of the lids off these 50L.
Is it best to cut as close to the outside rim as possible? Or, best to leave an inch or so from outside? I think I've seen it done both ways.
Lager Bore- Good to know, and I will set some aside when I come across them.
Is it best to cut as close to the outside rim as possible? Or, best to leave an inch or so from outside? I think I've seen it done both ways.
Lager Bore- Good to know, and I will set some aside when I come across them.
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Cutting the top off a keg is really easy. It took about one hour at a very relaxed pace to cut the top off of my 50L keg. We just used a typical titanium drill bit big enough to get a jigsaw blade in.
We drilled about ten holes around the top of the keg as guides, and just cut from one hole to the next with the jigsaw. It took two blades. Make sure they're for metal. Cutting oil of some kind helps. Hippies will want to use mineral oil but we used 10w30.
All that remains is to smooth the edges with a grinder.
We were surprised how close to the edge we could cut, even with the bulk of the jigsaw. We just angled the bottom guide and had at it.
It's easy.
Cheers
We drilled about ten holes around the top of the keg as guides, and just cut from one hole to the next with the jigsaw. It took two blades. Make sure they're for metal. Cutting oil of some kind helps. Hippies will want to use mineral oil but we used 10w30.
All that remains is to smooth the edges with a grinder.
We were surprised how close to the edge we could cut, even with the bulk of the jigsaw. We just angled the bottom guide and had at it.
It's easy.
Cheers
It is very easy to cut off the tops with an angle grinder as well. If you have a few to do, you can make a fixture that will loop over the valve and hold the dia you want.
When I do the next ones, I will make the hole much smaller, approx 10", as it is easier to find lids of this size. You then take the angle grinder and make a slit on each side of the top towards the edge, so that the false bottom can still get through the opening.
When I do the next ones, I will make the hole much smaller, approx 10", as it is easier to find lids of this size. You then take the angle grinder and make a slit on each side of the top towards the edge, so that the false bottom can still get through the opening.
Okay, well I now use a combination of a cutting wheel on my grinder then a grinding wheel on my grinder, to smooth the edges.
Seems to work pretty well. I can only cut about two kegs per cutting wheel, but... I can get as close to the wall of the keg as 1 inch, leaving approx 14 inch dia. opening. Some guys have requested an 8 or 10 inch also. Just posted some cut-top kegs on Kijiji too, btw.
Cheers!
Seems to work pretty well. I can only cut about two kegs per cutting wheel, but... I can get as close to the wall of the keg as 1 inch, leaving approx 14 inch dia. opening. Some guys have requested an 8 or 10 inch also. Just posted some cut-top kegs on Kijiji too, btw.
Cheers!