Badmo Barrel Head Template

This is a template to help cut out DIY Badmo Barrel heads for a Choice 8.25 Qt Bane Maire. I have also included other pictures and details about the build.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer: 

Ender-3 v2

**Rafts:**

No

Supports: 

No

**Resolution:**

0.2mm

Infill: 

10-20%

Notes:

This is a 205mm template to help build diy barrel heads for the Choice 8.25 Qt. Stainless Steel Bain Marie Pot. Its features are simple but adequate for generating your own DIY Badmo Barrels. Its outside diameter is 205mm to ensure about 2mm extra of diameter for a 203mm fit into the linked Pot above. There is a center locator, and two locators for the bung and the spigot. Here is a list of some of the sourced items I used:

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• Aged Oak - they also offer a kit on their website

• Forstner Bit - bore holes

• Router Bit - glue joint bit to join oak staves together

• Bees Wax - "glue" for the staves, and seal for the interface between the stainless steel barrel and the head

• Spigots - control the flow, and sneak a sip

• Other pots - while this template is specifically for the Choice brand listed above, you may be able to modify it for one of these

• Weed Burner - Used to char the barrel heads. I have one from Harbor Freight

• Griddle - used to toast the oak. I did mine at 30 minutes on this exact griddle on one side.

• Tenon Cutter - 5/8" tapered tenon cutter to make bungs

• Taper Reamer - Large taper reamer for the bung hole

My general steps. I toasted the oak for 30 minutes and then planed the edges square. I used the router bit to create a joint between the individual staves that were joined with beeswax. I used the template to draw a circle, and mark the center on the toasted side of the oak. I used a band saw to freehand cut the circle out, and then a sander with a makeshift jig to sand to final dimension. The template was used again to mark the approximate location of the bung and spigot and those were drilled out with the forstner bit. The weed burner was used to put a heavy char on the underside of the barrel head and quenched with water. The spigot was screwed in by hand to one of the holes. The bunghole was reamed. The head was press fit into the barrel with a shop press. Then the barrels were filled with water and the bung smacked into place to test for water tightness.

I also made a simple stand to keep the barrels from rolling around: https://www.printables.com/model/1277855-badmo-barrel-stand

Special thanks to Badmotivator for sharing so much of this process. Let me know if you have questions.

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