3" stainless tap shank?

[Hudson1984]

anyone know where I can find a 3" shank?

everyone sells 100mm, but they're too long, I need 75mm or shorter.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

How about this (I searched for 75mm dispenser shank)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33045247177.html

 

[Hudson1984]

i've never used ali express..

shame the lead time is long but hey beggers can't be choosers.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

i've never used ali express..

Nor me, but I have friends who swear by it (so long as you're not in a hurry - and personally I'd use a prepaid credit card...)

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Or maybe this (sorry, I don't use taps yet so I'm shooting in the dark a bit)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bev-Rite-Nipple-Assembly-Chrome/dp/B00829HN88

 

[Buffers brewery]

Be careful! Not all shanks fit all taps. Took me 3 attempts to find a 100mm shank to fit my tap.

 

[Hudson1984]

found a 2" one on brewuk, will see how that fits before getting the other 5.

annoying really, I tend to avoid brewuk, just take ages to get anything delivered.

see how they fare.....and fit.

 

[stripeyjoe]

The shanks I currently have in my font (the one in my profile pic) are the ones that came with the cheapo eBay flow control taps I bought (I think they were £30 for two), whilst they work perfectly fine I did order a pair of Nuka flow control taps from KegLand as I had some other stuff coming anyway. Unfortunately they do not fit so yes, watch out, not all taps fit all shanks! Shame as I thought it would be a simple job.

 

[Hudson1984]

Yeah hopefully the ones i've just ordered will fit.

I've got flow control nukataps, and ordered 2" shanks from Brewuk. So will hope for the best.

 

[stripeyjoe]

Looking good there! Is that the reducing bush the shank is going through or did you just have them a little loose in the 1" hole?

 

[Hudson1984]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184133688931
I bought these. So this is the brass bush in the front, which reduces it down and fits the shank perfectly.

in the back is the brash nut that comes with the shank, so just tighten them together. No play, not movement at all.