Killer Kegerator

[DCullender]

Beautiful work! Inspiration for the conversion of my 1952 Frigidaire. Got at auction for $7.00. Now, if it turns out near as nice, I'll be a very happy man!

[THE ICEMAN]

I got most of the pics restored now, still searching for the others. I know they're out there somewhere.


THE ICEMAN

[THE ICEMAN]

Iceman;

I cannot open your photos, am I doing something wrong?

Nope, sorry about that. Unfortunately, the site that was hosting those pics "redesigned" their site & those pics were lost. I still have a few of them but lost some others. here's one of the finished product...

I'll try & round up the rest of the pics & re-post here.

[aerovan]

Iceman;

I cannot open your photos, am I doing something wrong?

[pditty]

That is fantastic. I dare say a family heirloom to be handed down from generation to generation. Your pictures could be classified as "kegerator porn" I'm getting thirsty just looking at em.

[Beatts]

Kick *** job man. Great to see the craftsmanship. The time invested makes the beer taste that much better

[shmEk]

Great work on that machine! NICE to see, and must feel pretty cool to have it done!

[THE ICEMAN]

Nice job on that Fridge Iceman! I'm trying to do the same thing but with 1/16 inch diamond plate aluminum. Did you attach the inner door plate with screws into the retaining strip for the door seal or did you mount a wood panel to the foam first and screw into that? I want to screw into the strip but I'm having trouble closing the door when I do that. I'm thinking that my panel is too big and interfering with the door seal. I'm probably going to cut the panel smaller and mount it to a piece of wood which will be glued to the foam with PL300 or something like that.

Thanks.
My inner panel is fastened the same way the original liner was. I laid the original liner on top of my panel & transferred the screw holes & drilled. Since it was the same thickness at the edge as the old liner, the new panel matched up with the door perfectly.


THE ICEMAN

[jtc]

Nice job on that Fridge Iceman! I'm trying to do the same thing but with 1/16 inch diamond plate aluminum. Did you attach the inner door plate with screws into the retaining strip for the door seal or did you mount a wood panel to the foam first and screw into that? I want to screw into the strip but I'm having trouble closing the door when I do that. I'm thinking that my panel is too big and interfering with the door seal. I'm probably going to cut the panel smaller and mount it to a piece of wood which will be glued to the foam with PL300 or something like that.

[THE ICEMAN]

Nice job on the Kegerator. What did you use to attach the metal to the inside of the freezer?

Thanks.

I presume you meant the fridge. The turned aluminum panels are fastened with screws.


THE ICEMAN

[rvb1019]

Nice job on the Kegerator. What did you use to attach the metal to the inside of the freezer?

[rdcollns]

Very nice work. I'm looking for inspiration since I have a reused rusty bucket and we're in the process of remodelling the basement. I didn't realize it could look so nice. Seems I've got some work to do.

[THE ICEMAN]

What did you use to do the "machine turning"? Is that a router? That to me is the best part. Awesome job

Yep. I used a plunge router with an arbor that holds 2" circular 'green pads' used for auto/body sanding. I used a silicone spray to keep it lubricated & to keep it from overheating. A messy job but worth it.

[MMMM I like the beer]

I decided I would give this it's own thread. Enjoy!

Here's the process of turning a dead fridge into a custom kegerator.
Alright kids, here we go...

The humble beginnings.

It was out back for a while. Had to replace the compressor.

Had to weld up support to make up for the compressor compartment.

Machine turning the inner panels.

To be continued...

What did you use to do the "machine turning"? Is that a router? That to me is the best part. Awesome job

[immortals]

awesome work iceman!!! you killed that fridge... looks dope as hell

nice work!!