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my kegerator died last week, so i just bought the frigidare 8.8CF from lowes and have a johnson a419 arriving on wednesday. i plan on taking the lid off and making a new lid and 8 inch+ collar combo to allow 2 ball lock on-the-hump in addition to the 4-on-the-floor. i want to do it in oak, but hard to say if that could be done for less than my first born. will update as i get going on her..

Do an outside facade in oak and use a more inexpensive wood inside to save $$$.

Smart move measuring the size you need to put kegs on the hump. I did a 6" collar on mine and the lid wouldn't close (only missed by 1/2"). The collar wasn't very square anyways so I didn't mind trashing it. Now I have the 8" collar with 6 taps. My CF is 7.0 cu ft so you should have tons of room.

I've got a 15cu.ft & am mere cm away from getting an 8th one on the floor. I use the hump for a 5# CO2 bottle & bottle storage. Eventually I'm going to do a 20 or 50# tank externally & build a small shelf for the hump to double the bottle storage. My temporary collar is 2x4's with a 1x6 facade, but the end game plan is to build a new lid & a variation on an Irish coffin so I can enclose the front/sides. It also sits on a 5" tall platform with concealed casters & fans to move air over the freezer skin when it gets enclosed.

ah yes, i will look into 1x oak to laminate the top and exterior of the collar.. then foam and some painted junk wood.

mordantly wrote:then foam and some painted junk

That's how I like to prepare for my weekends too.

unfortunately, usps sent my a419 out of san antonio last night only to have it back at 6 pm today in san antonio as "missent" so much for priority mail.

so here is the latest status on the johnson controller...

Expected Delivery By:
July 17, 2013
USPS Tracking / Delivery Confirmation™

Electronic Shipping Info Received
July 14, 2013

Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility
July 15, 2013, 9:21 pm
BUFFALO, NY 14217

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
July 15, 2013, 10:36 pm
ROCHESTER, NY 14606

Depart USPS Sort Facility
July 16, 2013
ROCHESTER, NY 14606

Processed through USPS Sort Facility
July 16, 2013, 10:25 pm
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78284

Depart USPS Sort Facility
July 17, 2013
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78284

Missent
July 17, 2013, 4:53 am

Processed through USPS Sort Facility
July 17, 2013, 6:01 pm
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78284