I'm using this post to keep track of my electric keg build.
I soldered a half-coupling onto a keg using bellybuster's method. I'm using http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/heating-elements" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow as a reference.
First I bought a deep 1 gang "weatherproof" electrical box with 1/2" holes, some 10/3 cord and a "cord grip", watertight strain relief connector.
Turns out...
1 gang is too small to fidget with...
1/2" holes are too small to push the 10/3 cord through...
the cord grip can't fit over the 10/3 cord...
After measuring, it looked like I could go with the normal depth (i.e. not deep) box...
On the next day of Christmas I returned everything and bought a 2 gang, "weatherproof" electrical box with 3/4" holes, a 2 pack of 3/4" strain relief connectors, some 3/4" heat shrink tubing.
I went with a 2 1/4" hole saw to make the hole in the back of the electrical box. The hole saw I got had this "holder" (I don't know what they're called)
Turns out my dinky, portable DeWalt drill can't hold the hole saw holder, so tada:
Now for the actual cutting... I have hardly any tools or experience with tools. So, here's my first attempt at drilling the hole:
Yep, duh - nothing for the guide bit to guide on... My wife said I couldn't drill a hole through the table, so I went for a walk around the block and found this:
Still.. how to secure the box to the wood? Then it hit me: use the same magnificent tool I used in my first build:
Electric keg build
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Electric keg build
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