Re-purposing Equipment...

[Bulin's Milker Bucket Brews]

Designed a vent hood for my Digiboil today using an old stainless steel milk strainer.

Anybody else find an unexpected "2nd Life" for equipment they already had access too? Let's see some pics...

 

[BOB357]

I used the frame from a cheap old desk chair to build a bench for my Digiboil. The arm rests are just high enough to gravity feed into a fermenter.

 

[Ward Chillington]

Anybody else find an unexpected "2nd Life" for equipment they already had access too?

Sounds like my way of life! Take a look at my last post in "I brewed today" ...those are a couple of shipping containers for frozen foods! I cut a hole in the top to let the fermentation lock stick out....and that housing for the controller is an ice cube tray, the 120v outlets are salvage as is all the wiring and the rest of the box! What can I say.....I'm a junkman!

 

[Ward Chillington]

This too is from stuff picked up here and there. Necessity is INDEED the Mother of Invention

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

A huge bowl for family reunions, I don't go anymore so why not use it for brewing

 

[sbaclimber]

Somewhere around here are pics of a changing table I rebuilt into my (still in use!) 3-tierd brew table...

EDIT: found it! 3.5 years later, it has definitely "weathered", but it is still my brewing setup.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/forum/threads/show-your-diy-projects.1026/page-3#post-24464

 

[Ward Chillington]

Pairing up with that thread on bread baking....while not truly "Second Life" but more like 'Second Purpose"....I have one of those over the range Microwaves that I use as my proofing box when I am making bread! The hood lights make the inside of it about 90° F ….I just punched these two loaves down for a second rise.

 

[Ward Chillington]

So wifey and I were sitting in the living room yesterday evening and suddenly out of nowhere, the loud and distinctive call of a gray tree frog came from my the other side of the room. It seems like this little guy hitched a ride on the ficus tree that lives on the deck during the summer and he hasn't eaten since October! Thankfully for both of us he's gonna live in this repurposed carboy for another few weeks.

 

[Donoroto]

So wifey and I were sitting in the living room yesterday evening and suddenly out of nowhere, the loud and distinctive call of a gray tree frog came from my the other side of the room. It seems like this little guy hitched a ride on the ficus tree that lives on the deck during the summer and he hasn't eaten since October! Thankfully for both of us he's gonna live in this repurposed carboy for another few weeks.

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Gonna get him a couple flies to tide him over?

 

[Ward Chillington]

Gonna get him a couple flies to tide him over?

Oh yeah...I was outside digging for worms, grubs and any beetle that might be trying to wake up in early March. I think I need a dog...much easier to care for.

 

[Zambi]

. I think I need a dog...much easier to care for.

But then you got other things to worry about.....

 

[Sandy Feet]

But then you got other things to worry about.....

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But, does the frog sing with a top hat?

 

[Ward Chillington]

But then you got other things to worry about.....

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Lol...he'll only do THAT once!

 

[Craigerrr]

But, does the frog sing with a top hat?

Only in certain company