Sunday, January 25, 2009

Addition of Drip Tray to Beer Fridge

Well after 3 years of having the drip tray sitting in the cupboard I have fitted it to the beer fridge. It is riveted to the fridge via two hinges, and supported at the front by chains from higher up on the fridge door. The hardest part of the entire process had been working out how to attach the chain to the fridge door without the risk of the weight of a couple of beers pulling the attaching point out due to the thin gauge of the door skin. But as always it turned out to be a very simple solution. Along the top of the fridge door is a thick aluminum strip that is secured to the top of the door. So all that was required was a hole big enough to fit an open end of the chain link in the same way the chain attaches to the front of the drip tray. The beauty of this design means the drip tray can be folded down flat on to the door of the fridge when not required or for cleaning.