Hockey Stick Tap Handle

[403Brewer]

So I was sitting on the couch watching the NHL playoffs tonight and decided to make a new tap handle out of a broken stick, pretty happy with the results! Might tape the end of it to give it a more authentic look, might make a baseball one next with the handle of a broken wood bat.

 

[kh54s10]

Nice. Hockey sticks are much different than in my day!

 

[Hello]

That looks very nice.

 

[invictusbrew]

And here I was thinking about tossing my old broken sticks! Very cool, may be stealing this idea soon!

 

[elerten]

Ouch Supreme one. 200 dollar beer tap

 

[Hello]

Ouch Supreme one. 200 dollar beer tap

Actually not so much considering it was a broken stick. Had it not been broken then I would have questioned it too but recycling a broken stick is a great idea.

 

[dfess1]

Just an FYI, if you guys live near a Total Hockey, they'll at least give you $10 off a new stick if you bring in your old broken one. Better than nothing when the composite inevitably breaks a week after the warranty is up.

That all said, I wish I had my old wooden sticks after they broke. That would make an awesome bar top after laying some of the self leveling epoxy over the top. Would be cool to look down and see "Sher-wood, Cooper" etc staring back up at you.

 

[403Brewer]

Ouch Supreme one. 200 dollar beer tap

Haha, $300...luckily I was getting these for free at the time, not anymore

 

[Woodbrews]

I just broke a stick in a game -- I'd rather make a tap handle than get $10 from Total Hockey. Can you explain how you added the threaded fitting? The composite sticks are hollow, so you must have threaded some sort of plug, right? Thanks!

 

[403Brewer]

I just broke a stick in a game -- I'd rather make a tap handle than get $10 from Total Hockey. Can you explain how you added the threaded fitting? The composite sticks are hollow, so you must have threaded some sort of plug, right? Thanks!

I just drilled out the plastic end plug with 1/2" bit and screwed in the adapter (top pic)

http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Stai...ded_Tap_Handle_Insert_p/tap-handle-insert.htm


Kind of had to pound the plug back into the stick but the whole process took about 15 minutes, not sure what I'd do if you don't have the end plug.

 

[dfess1]

I just broke a stick in a game -- I'd rather make a tap handle than get $10 from Total Hockey. Can you explain how you added the threaded fitting? The composite sticks are hollow, so you must have threaded some sort of plug, right? Thanks!

you don't need both parts to get the discount.

To your question though, as long as you have the tools, cut a piece of wood so that it will fit inside the shaft. Drill a hole for the threaded insert to fit in, and put in in there, then glue the piece inside the shaft.

Or, you could take a couple of stacked hex nuts, threaded on a bolt, and smear some JB weld on the outside of the nuts, then put it up in the shaft. Remove the bolt once it hardens. Just a thought..

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Put some Vaseline on that bolt so you'll have no problems removing it if the glue goes crazy!

 

[nilswhite]

This thread is making me realize that I have the 2 most expensive hobbies. Need to find some cheaper ones 😛


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[Woodbrews]

This thread is making me realize that I have the 2 most expensive hobbies. Need to find some cheaper ones 😛


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Try sailing and car racing.

And you can drink beer after playing hockey, so at least they are complementary hobbies . . .


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[dfess1]

Try sailing and car racing.

And you can drink beer after playing hockey, so at least they are complementary hobbies . . .


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ha, we just won our game vs the top seed team tonight. Unfortunately, 2 cases of PBR and a case of Labatt later....

 

[Northbanu]

Try sailing and car racing.

And you can drink beer after playing hockey, so at least they are complementary hobbies . . .


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Ummm, ALL hobbies are complementary to beer drinking.

 

[AndytheBeave]

dude - that is ruthless. Nicely done. Now to wait for one of my sticks to break...

 

[403Brewer]

dude - that is ruthless. Nicely done. Now to wait for one of my sticks to break...

Slap shots in warm up and taking faceoffs in beer league I find speed up the process a bit

 

[KJC333]

Very nicely done man! I did something quite similar with my kegerator: