Oak Tap Handle Build
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:03 pm
Build for a Oak tap handle with label slot for less than $6 each
Parts list:
From Lowes:
Oak 6" Early American Table L, PN 849 = $2.58
#6x1-1/2" Slot Rnd Stl Screws, PN 57372 HM, $1.18
From Westlake Hardware
5/16" ID #14 thread wood insert, $2.89
Parts list:
Remove the screw that comes with the oak handle with a pair of pliers
Wrap the handle in clothe to prevent marking and place it in a vice. Use a 5/8" paddle bit to bore out a hole about 1 inch deep. the eclectidcal tape is my depth guide.
Take one of the 5/16 ID wood anchors and thread it onto a bolt. Use this as a "tap" to thread the inside of the handle.
Place one of the wood anchors in a vice between 2 soft pieces of wood to protect the threads. Cut it in half with a hacksaw.
Thread one of the half's onto a bolt with a nut on it. you will use this nut to get the bolt out once the anchor is set. Carefully thread the anchor into the handle. Once the anchor is set, back the nut out and the bolt can be removed.
Drill a hole in the center about 1/2" deep in the top of the handle
Insert one of the #6 screws about 3/4 of the way into the handle
Cut the screw off at the end of the threads
Grind the tip of the screw to a point
Place the dowel in a vice and drill a hole in the center about 1/4" deep
Cut a 1-1/8" piece of the dowel off. Place it upright in the vice. Cut a 1/4" deep slot with the grain in the center (hacksaw will work just fine).
Thread the dowel onto the handle
Thread the handle onto your drill press and give it a sanding
There you go, one economy oak tap handle.
Need to make up some lexan card holders to fit in the slot, and stain the handle.
Jason
Parts list:
From Lowes:
Oak 6" Early American Table L, PN 849 = $2.58
#6x1-1/2" Slot Rnd Stl Screws, PN 57372 HM, $1.18
From Westlake Hardware
5/16" ID #14 thread wood insert, $2.89
Parts list:
Remove the screw that comes with the oak handle with a pair of pliers
Wrap the handle in clothe to prevent marking and place it in a vice. Use a 5/8" paddle bit to bore out a hole about 1 inch deep. the eclectidcal tape is my depth guide.
Take one of the 5/16 ID wood anchors and thread it onto a bolt. Use this as a "tap" to thread the inside of the handle.
Place one of the wood anchors in a vice between 2 soft pieces of wood to protect the threads. Cut it in half with a hacksaw.
Thread one of the half's onto a bolt with a nut on it. you will use this nut to get the bolt out once the anchor is set. Carefully thread the anchor into the handle. Once the anchor is set, back the nut out and the bolt can be removed.
Drill a hole in the center about 1/2" deep in the top of the handle
Insert one of the #6 screws about 3/4 of the way into the handle
Cut the screw off at the end of the threads
Grind the tip of the screw to a point
Place the dowel in a vice and drill a hole in the center about 1/4" deep
Cut a 1-1/8" piece of the dowel off. Place it upright in the vice. Cut a 1/4" deep slot with the grain in the center (hacksaw will work just fine).
Thread the dowel onto the handle
Thread the handle onto your drill press and give it a sanding
There you go, one economy oak tap handle.
Need to make up some lexan card holders to fit in the slot, and stain the handle.
Jason