Anybody Using A Kabuki?
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My stealth Kabuki is now a semi satin finish stainless steel. I had chipped the inside finish from repeated removal of the o-rings and the chips started to expand. I called HOH for some advice, and to see if I could get a replacement for the delrin insulator which I had damaged. I was going to try Astro's method of boiling the attie to get the finish off...
It was suggested to just use elbow grease and sand it off. I started sanding and the metal got pretty ugly pretty fast, and then I thought, aha! I don't have a lathe, but I've got a bunch of drills, I used a nautilus core to chuck the base into a drill and got 'er spinning, a couple minutes with some wet & dry paper and the SS had a very nice finish on it. how to chuck the top piece to get the chimney section ,I wondered. A stubby SS tight fitting drip tip and I was in business, spun the piece at a medium pace and slowly worked off the finish and put a nice clean looking finish on the steel beneath. Taped off the chimney with some painters tape and chucked it in the drill to apply a finish to the metal up top. Yup, I took my Kabuki and chucked it up in a cordless drill and sanded and polished the stainless steel.
Pics when I get my replacement insulators in the mail...
It was suggested to just use elbow grease and sand it off. I started sanding and the metal got pretty ugly pretty fast, and then I thought, aha! I don't have a lathe, but I've got a bunch of drills, I used a nautilus core to chuck the base into a drill and got 'er spinning, a couple minutes with some wet & dry paper and the SS had a very nice finish on it. how to chuck the top piece to get the chimney section ,I wondered. A stubby SS tight fitting drip tip and I was in business, spun the piece at a medium pace and slowly worked off the finish and put a nice clean looking finish on the steel beneath. Taped off the chimney with some painters tape and chucked it in the drill to apply a finish to the metal up top. Yup, I took my Kabuki and chucked it up in a cordless drill and sanded and polished the stainless steel.
Pics when I get my replacement insulators in the mail...
Now, that^^ sounds like something I would do. There's always a method, if you keep turning it over in your head!
You are absolutely right!
I AM one of "them guys".
What's it like being you?
Is it fun in that delusional world of yours?
My stealth Kabuki is now a semi satin finish stainless steel. I had chipped the inside finish from repeated removal of the o-rings and the chips started to expand. I called HOH for some advice, and to see if I could get a replacement for the delrin insulator which I had damaged. I was going to try Astro's method of boiling the attie to get the finish off...
It was suggested to just use elbow grease and sand it off. I started sanding and the metal got pretty ugly pretty fast, and then I thought, aha! I don't have a lathe, but I've got a bunch of drills, I used a nautilus core to chuck the base into a drill and got 'er spinning, a couple minutes with some wet & dry paper and the SS had a very nice finish on it. how to chuck the top piece to get the chimney section ,I wondered. A stubby SS tight fitting drip tip and I was in business, spun the piece at a medium pace and slowly worked off the finish and put a nice clean looking finish on the steel beneath. Taped off the chimney with some painters tape and chucked it in the drill to apply a finish to the metal up top. Yup, I took my Kabuki and chucked it up in a cordless drill and sanded and polished the stainless steel.
Huh, my first thought on removing the finish was a large vat of boiling acid with "parts" floating around in it. Sand paper, drill, and a chuck? Who canoe!?
Sigh......
What's cookin' in here lately? Is everyone just reactivated by our current state of affairs?
What's cookin' in here lately? Is everyone just reactivated by our current state of affairs?
Ok, but I AM still kurious. Coldgin, what happened to your finger? Sliver?
((SLIVER! I just met her!!!))
((SLIVER! I just met her!!!))
Duane we look forward to your pics. 
You put a lot of effort into that- what made you decide not to just drop it into boiling water?
You put a lot of effort into that- what made you decide not to just drop it into boiling water?
I just put it (the sliver) on ignore, thanks for asking!
Astro told me it took a bunch of tries, and some scaping, I just decided to dig in and get it done. I've done a bunch of stuff with metal in the past, like working on guns and knives and stuff.Duane we look forward to your pics.
You put a lot of effort into that- what made you decide not to just drop it into boiling water?
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