Awesome job man! BTW I can appreciate a guy building on a deck. That's how I came up with my name. When I first got back into woodworking, I started on a deck in downtown dallas that was 5' by about 30'.
+Fernando Lopez Thanks! To make it for a different sized bottle you would just need a connector at the top of the threaded tee that would fit the bottle you're using. Or upsize or downsize all the pieces to work for the bottle you're using.
Thanks! I honestly just lucked out there. The bottle I used and the pipe I used just happened to have a snug fit but wasnt so air tight that it locked. If I hadnt lucked out like that I would assume it would take some trial and error to find the right fit.
+bsherfey20 I took the bottle I wanted to use to home depot and just tested it for the right fit with different ends. Once the whole thing was built I was able to just flip it over and screw on the bottle. I would suggest putting some kind of waterproof tape on the inside so the glass has something to grip onto.
beautiful work but I imagine that whiskey remaining in 'd take a different Pipe to be stuck there for a while , or did about taste ?? saludos desde Argentina
Thank you. After using it for about a month I didn't notice any taste difference. I haven't used it since but if I come across any changes in taste I will post it.
You forgot the steps that show inserting the coke bottle cap into the top so the whisky bottle can screw into the dispenser. Also, from what I read there seems to be a problem, later in it's use, of the seal in the faucet starting to leak because the whisky starts to eat at the rubber seal. In addition, you didn't show if you added a length of small hose/pipe to keep the bottle from a vacuum when dispensing.
thats because he didnt use and an extra vent line or bottle cap. parts shown were parts used. if you read his answers to people's questions, you'd know that
I do like the product your making, how do you get air back into the bottle. I set this up practically the same other than the fittings are brass. However, when I open the tap it does not pour because no air returns to the nurse bottle.
Did you use galvanized iron piping? ive heard a lot of problems with people's liquor coming out black or greenish and being bad after sitting in the piping. Would like to know if there is something I am missing before I attempt this
Hi there, loved the idea, and i am busy making one, but noticed after just testing it with water the the thread where the bottle screws in is already rusting after just 2 days, i am using galvanized ones. Did you have the same issue and how did you sovle it? I used a standed drinks pourer in the bottle to let the air out so it pours freely. See a few have asked that question.
Hi! I did consider rusting after the fact so I coated the entire inside with a food safe sealant. There were a couple of things I didn't consider before building this that I had to go back and correct. Hope that helps.
+Chuck Bredemus That's great! I'm really not sure about the vacuum though, I didn't even think about that. I screwed mine on with the bottle flat on the table and the base inverted and when I flipped it over and turned the faucet, it poured. Maybe you have too much liquid in the bottle? maybe start with the faucet open when you screw the bottle on? Good luck! sorry i can't be more helpful on this one! let me know what works.
Awesome build. So does the whiskey just sit in the empty pipe space until the valve is turned? Being iron pipe, does it rust? I can't imagine it's food grade. Is it safe to dispense it like this?
+Scott Badeaux thank you. Before assembly i cleaned the pipes, inside and out very very well. After the buildI sprayed a food safe sealant on the inside. I think it's safe now, lol, but this is my first attempt at something like this. Some kind of valve that keeps it out of the pipe until it's ready to pour would probably be a feature I'd include if I were to build one again.
Husband has been trying to make this but says that bottle needs to be vented. I've shown him your video and told him that you did it without drilling hole in bottle. He's followed your material list and gave me a "I told you so" when it didn't work. Any suggestions as to why the liquid will not flow?
i'm guessing that the fit he has between the bottle and the fitting is too tight. Mine has a snug fit but its not air locked. As long as it's "tight enough" it wont leak and the liquid will flow. This is something I didn't know going in but just lucked out that mine fit the way they did. Others have told me that if the fit is air tight and you'd like to keep it that way, drilling a hole and placing a cork in it will work.
I added a vent tube to the system...that didn't help. I installed the bottle at 45 degrees...that didn't help. The bottle is 1/3 full. I'm stumped. I cannot get one drop out of the spigot (there are no clogs). I saw a similar video where the guy drilled a hole in the bottle to vent it....seems extreme. I make and sell bar related items and this would be a good addition. There has to be an answer.
+Chuck Bredemus that's really puzzling. did you try starting with the spigot open? i have no idea if that'll help but I'm at a loss. I wish I had some answers... I was thinking that maybe the connection you have between the base and bottle is too air tight (if that's possible) so I just took mine out, connected the bottle and wrapped the connection as tightly as possible with a ton of teflon tape and it still pours. Maybe the spigot you're using is too small so air can't get in? Mine is fairly large, i just added a thin piece of metal I had to help it funnel.
+Hayes 76 Designs Found the solution! You're right...the connection was too airtight. I just inserted the bottle into the fitting with no tape or anything. It pours and doesn't leak. Thanks
+Chuck Bredemus For mine, I drilled a hole in the bottom of the bottle. Makes flow super easy, and refilling the bottle is easy as well since you don't have to remove the bottle to refill, just use the hole in the bottom (now top) of the bottle.
The threads being different actually gives a snug fit but not air tight so it pours smoothly but doesnt leak. The design of the base is what keeps it from tipping.
+Dave Hinkle I took my bottle to home depot and just tried different pieces until I found one with a snug fit. I wonder if you can't find something to fit your bottle, if you get a piece thats slightly larger than your bottle and put some kind of rubber liner inside to snug it up? Like some flexible rubber tubing maybe?
I am sorry this is a little late to ask but what where the dimensions of the three wood blocks. It's about to be Father's Day and I wood like to build one for my dad. Thank you if you reply
If the connection between the bottle and the fitting is airtight you may need to drill a hole in the bottle. My connection was very snug but not air locked so no need to drill a hole in the bottle
+Stephen Kennedy All galvanized steel (1)1.25" flange, (1) 1.25" threaded tee, (1) 1.25"x 2" nipple, (1) 1.25" - 1" reducer, (1) cap. And then a spigot to fit.. Hope that helps!
Great looking project! I'm trying to do something similar with 1/2" fittings...epic failure! Haha! Like some other posts, I'm using a cork method and it locks. So now I'm going with your parts list. Where did you find 1.25" fittings? I can't find any at the major retailers and even with the power of google I still can't find a reducer or a 1" spigot. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
As long as the bottle isnt air locked it will flow. There is a way to get it to seal (no leaks) but still not be air locked. Its just a matter of how tight a fit the bottle is to the connector.
+Jordan Blea I didn't have to use any additional materials. The glass and metal just happened to have a snug enough fit to not leak but not too snug to cause it to lock.
Cool. I make a liquor dispenser as well. I use a cork for my connection. I drill the center out and put a little piece of copper pipe in there for the flow. The cork screws into the top of the dispenser and the bottle slips onto the cork, it works well, just checking what others do as well. Thanks!
Great concept but dude treat your tools with more respect!! -dropping saws etc only leads to wear and future risk of then falling to bits while your using them.
+nzbio that saw is one cut away from being a wall-hanger. It was all in good fun man. I would never do that with a power tool or something that can lead to future danger.
