mini keg from tesco

[Fil]

Its bigger than 15mm as folk have used 15mm tube for diy draught mods out side with a torch and some old scrap plumbing copper tube you could melt out some core?? and perhaps a hot knife could melt further weaknesses into it too?

off the top of my head the hole in standard minikegs is 18-20mm sorry cant check easily atm.. boring out with successive HSS drill bits upto 15mm is the way i would go to start with but i have a 15mm hss bit for brass tank connector mods .. if considering using hole saws, blade bits or forstner bits i would go really slowly..

 

[Mungri]

Its bigger than 15mm as folk have used 15mm tube for diy draught mods out side with a torch and some old scrap plumbing copper tube you could melt out some core?? and perhaps a hot knife could melt further weaknesses into it too?

off the top of my head the hole in standard minikegs is 18-20mm sorry cant check easily atm.. boring out with successive HSS drill bits upto 15mm is the way i would go to start with but i have a 15mm hss bit for brass tank connector mods .. if considering using hole saws, blade bits or forstner bits i would go really slowly..

The hole is 22mm. The plastic part of the bung is approx 19mm with a bit of rubber covering where it fits into the keg.
Just realised I might have something to use for extracting the bung.
It's a watch glass remover. Screw the black handle and all of the pawls tighten up together.
Think I will put some insulating tape on top of the keg to protect it and give it a try (When it's empty of course):lol:

 

[Fil]

I have no use at all for such a tool, lets hope i dont spot one on ebay after 3 too many samples..

 

[Mungri]

I have no use at all for such a tool, lets hope i dont spot one on ebay after 3 too many samples..

Even after a few samples it would be hard to come across one of these by accident :lol:.
It's been tucked away in a draw for years. Brought it out of retirement.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A few on Ebay -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Watch-Pla...566663&hash=item3abeb1677b:g:FMMAAOSwP~tW6aS-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/watch-cry...306860?hash=item5b3726b26c:g:SFsAAOSw5IJWcq-o

 

[Leon103]

To get the bung out you could make a few slits in it and then pull it out

 

[Mungri]

The hole is 22mm. The plastic part of the bung is approx 19mm with a bit of rubber covering where it fits into the keg.
Just realised I might have something to use for extracting the bung.
It's a watch glass remover. Screw the black handle and all of the pawls tighten up together.
Think I will put some insulating tape on top of the keg to protect it and give it a try (When it's empty of course):lol:

Didn't work. The barbs that hold the bung in place are too strong. Couldn't pull the bung out without damaging the keg.
Ended up using a small drill bit at an angle to drill from the middle into the bung. If you drill straight down it's hard to miss the metal. Came out easily after drilling 6 holes. Pretty confident I will be able to get the next one out without damaging the keg.
No way you can use these bungs again though. Ordered a dozen from Leyland home brew at 50p each, along with a couple of easy kegs to make it worth the �£6.50 postage.