I've added this to the project locator sticky.
I just got a keg that was half-full of 2 month old Bud lite. I had to taste it. It was absoultely the worst s--t I have ever tasted. I will never dis' my own homebrew again!
I'm going to have to give this a try. thanks for the idea on cutting the top off. was just going to free hand a plasma cutter...
It's cool how everyone comes up with different ideas for these jigs. I was planing on using a hole saw like someone else suggested but mine was a tad too big to fit inside. I ended up using the hole saw to cut a hole in a small 2x4 piece, drilled a thru hole to the grinder and secured it with a 1/4-20 bolt. The screw on the other end keeps it all level.
Just to offer up a super simple way of doing this, I used the HF 3" air cutoff tool, let the blade guard ride against the keg handle rim, and the tool handle (by the air inlet) sit on the keg tap connector. Made a nice, circular cut just under the size of a 12" lid. I then cleaned it up with a flap disc in my grinder.
Very cool idea! It looks good to me. You can make the handle recess (the half circle cuts) by drilling through the pipe, both sides, with a 1" hole saw. Then cut the pipe at the center line. My only bit of warning on this is that you need to be careful when the lid cut is about to be complete. In other words, stop putting any weight on the pivot or the whole thing can fall into the keg. I made my jig so that part of it rested on the rolled edge of the keg for stability. You should add it to the wiki under "keggle".
@Cat22 and all, a good tips is to not cut all the way through around so some tabs remains uncut here and there and the scrap/center doesn't fall off as you finish the cut.
What do you think about using a reciprocating saw with a metal blade on a keg? After drilling a large enough pilot hole, do you think the saw will work?
A reciprocating (Sawzall type) saw is definitely capable of cutting stainless, but it would be very difficult to control. IOW, it would be hard to saw out a nice clean and uniform hole with that type of saw. It's like an axe vs a table saw kind of thing. It could be done, but it will be a major PIA.
4 and 4.5 are all I'm familiar with, but I'm just a home guy. That's awfully close to a handheld circular saw!
Come on passedpawn be a man; 15 amps of manly power for those stubborn fingerprint removal jobs. Once you master handling one day to day weeks on end with no blood your good.
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