bent keg chimb repair?
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bent keg chimb repair?
So at some point in one of my kegs previous lives it took a lot of abuse and the bottom chimb is bent pretty bad. Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction? It is still functional as is just ugly. Would love to try and straighten it out some. Thanks everyone.
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
Cut it off.
Flip the keg upside down, put some legs on it and use the existing opening as a drain. Then weld a new ferrule for whatever size column you want on the top. Of course this only works if you are going electric.
Flip the keg upside down, put some legs on it and use the existing opening as a drain. Then weld a new ferrule for whatever size column you want on the top. Of course this only works if you are going electric.
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
Great solution right there Windy
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
I was given that same suggestion after I cut the top for a 4" ferrule on my keg. I've seen it done and it looks good plus it would make centering and cutting the bottom that doesn't currently have a hole easier. I had no problems because I had access to a CNC Plasma cutter. The main concern is if your bottom is bent up it is important that you get the ferrule on level, if not you will have trouble leveling the column that can cause entrainment.Windy City wrote:Cut it off.
Flip the keg upside down, put some legs on it and use the existing opening as a drain. Then weld a new ferrule for whatever size column you want on the top. Of course this only works if you are going electric.
Re: bent keg chimb repair?
+1 Windy
I hate those skirts anyway. Cut the top skirt off my keg still, which reduced the total weight by almost 10 pounds. There is a picture tutorial somewhere around here that I found very useful at the time.
I hate those skirts anyway. Cut the top skirt off my keg still, which reduced the total weight by almost 10 pounds. There is a picture tutorial somewhere around here that I found very useful at the time.
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
I did the keg flip trick, cut off the skirt. Love the result. The 2" drain rocks. So nice not to have to tip & glug
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
Nice fill port as well, I wish I would have put that on mine. Might go back and do it!
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
a block of wood and a pry bar, or long 2x4, or a small bottle jack will convince stainless to move. wood protectors keep from adding damage.acts of the wolf wrote:So at some point in one of my kegs previous lives it took a lot of abuse and the bottom chimb is bent pretty bad. Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction? It is still functional as is just ugly. Would love to try and straighten it out some. Thanks everyone.
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Re: bent keg chimb repair?
Thanks for the ideas everyone, I think I'm just going to try the bottle jack for now.
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