I want to first say thanks for all the kind words from everyone! I am excited about this project!!
Day 14:
I went to the hardware store and came back $23 poorer. That got me several combinations of threated bolts, nuts, washers, some wood screws, a 1" hole saw, and a piece of 6" wide plywood that will be used as the backing board for the tap.
I hand cut the board I bought to the length I needed it to be, and got my drill out and predeilled all my holes in the 2x4s I cut on Sunday. I test fit everything and mounted everything. It was a very tight fit, but it all fit like a glove. This door is going to be stronger than any normal fridge door. The tap should be very strudy. Once I pour in the foam and let it set, it will be even more rigid.
Once I got it all buttoned up, I got out my measuring tape and marked center marks so I knew where to drill the 1" hole for the tap, and I got drilling. The hole saw I got cut right through the metal with ease and even easier through the wood. I mounted the backing board behind the 2x4s to put it closer to the outer skin of the door. This will leave me with plenty of threads left when I screw everything together.
I then test fit some of the Micromatic parts and took some pictures! That was all for today, but that is a lot of work off my shoulders. All of the fabricating, electrical, and sanding are done. I just need to get the foam (which should have been here today...maybe tomorrow) and then paint! Its getting closer I can almost taste it!!!
As always, heres some pictures!
This first one shows my finished fabrication work with the wood. I had to do this because as I mentioned in an earlier post, I needed to modify the door to allow clearance for the keg and when I started cutting into the stock door liner, it fell apart. The wood is there as a brace for the door and the faucet.
These next three show how I mounted the wood to the stock inner door panel mounting location. I just bought some longer bolts and put a nut and a washer on the other end and tightened it down. The second picture shows a notch I had to cut into the right board to allow clearance for the latch.
