Anybody Using A Kabuki?

[Knifemaker]

I thank you whole-heartedly for not using the term "grub screw". That always confused me even after having decades in maintenance, manufacturing, and R&D.

I ran across a statement (yes, on the net so who knows) that grub screw is the term used in England and perhaps Europe. How it reached over here is a mystery to me.

For those pedants like me, the correct term is "set screw". To be absolutely precise, "allen headed set screw".

Grouchy rant over. I"m sometimes amazed at the miniscule things that annoy me.

You and Me Both! I've pointed the fact that it is a UK term, and Not a term used here. Never has been. But for some reason, it has grubbed its way in here and ALL the AirGun Forums. Darned little Grubbers!!!
Always did think those UK types were a little wormy. HOH= Zen sells them by the 5 count bag. Problem Solved! (They Aren't listed as GRUB Screws though!!!) LOL!!!

Nothing ZEN makes or sells is Grubby-------------Try going to a tool store and asking for a Grub Wrench! Some do sell Grub Hoe's though. Just say'n.

Knife

 

[Knifemaker]

Great info. I just thought no one seemed to know what an allen wrench was anymore, so started calling them hex wrench.

When they are that small. They are called an Allen or "Hex Key". LOL!!! Never did know why the term changed by size. Oh Well.

Of course, this is in the typical work place, not what Allen Co. says. LOL!!!

It's kinda like back in the day, the Skill Saw was so well known, that when other companies started to produce them, on work sites, "All" hand held circular saws were called Skill Saws. regardless of who made them. Now days, people just call them circular saws. Probably because the quality became crap in all but a couple of modes.

Same thing happened to Black and Decker. Once a proud name, they became known for poor quality to such an extent, that when they tried to re-enter the professional market again, after years of poor quality products, that they had to Re-Name the professional line.
Worker who wouldn't touch a Black and Decker tool, Love their DeWalts!
And as they say, the rest is history.

Knife

 

[gnees]

There's another golden dragon for sale at HoH.
If anyone would like one.

 

[bakke85]

The Kabuki arrived and the flavour is amazing for a nautilus coil system. Flavour compared to the SM V3 mini is almost even.

Only Con is the stock driptip

 

[JD53]

The Kabuki arrived and the flavour is amazing for a nautilus coil system. Flavour compared to the SM V3 mini is almost even.

Only Con is the stock driptip

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If you like the tip on the SM v3, try the SM v4 PLAIN drip tip. I liked the v4 tip for size but not the engraving on it. I added the plain tip to an overseas order and ended up ordering a few more. They fit the Kabuki tightly and give it a nice feel. I can't say I was impressed with the stock tip either. Couldn't find the SM tip in the US, but CDV had them in England.

 

[bakke85]

If you like the tip on the SM v3, try the SM v4 PLAIN drip tip. I liked the v4 tip for size but not the engraving on it. I added the plain tip to an overseas order and ended up ordering a few more. They fit the Kabuki tightly and give it a nice feel. I can't say I was impressed with the stock tip either. Couldn't find the SM tip in the US, but CDV had them in England.

Sounds good! I orderd one from Intaste for 5 € seems to be a nice deal

 

[JD53]

Sounds good! I orderd one from Intaste for 5 € seems to be a nice deal

I'll be interested in what you think.

 

[skamaria]

Hi guys, lurker with a question here. Due to the rave reviews I'd read in this thread, I bought a MBV Kabuki 510 from their online store last week. It arrived in good time and all was great for the first couple of tanks, but then I noticed that the coil was practically dropping straight into the chimney when I was assembling it, rather than making solid contact and threading in a as usual. On the next fill, the base and coil would not tighten at all and just continued to spin. Only reason I could still vape it was because the bottom o-ring was tight enough to hold the tank together.

My first assumption was that the upper thread on the supplied coil had somehow stripped, so today I went out and bought a new pack of Aspire BVC coils. Same story -- the coil will go into the chimney much further than it should before the threads engage and although I did manage to get the base snugged up with the new coil, I can tell it's only just engaged and would start spinning if I gave it more than a gentle tweak.

So it seems to me that the chimney thread of the Kabuki itself has been machined fractionally over-sized. I am in mechanical maintenance and work with threaded components on a daily basis, so I'm 100% certain that I didn't cross-thread anything during assembly. Even if I had, I would think that the 316 SS thread of the chimney would come out the winner against the coil threads.

Long story, but I just wanted to check if anyone else had experienced this before I start return proceedings with MBV? I've seen lots of posts about the coil getting stuck in the chimney, but none about the issue I'm experiencing. I'm gutted, because it's as good as you all said and I don't want to be without one.

EDIT -- I'm on a project in Louisiana at the moment, which is why I didn't order from the U.K. vendor

I just had this issue happen for the first time with my MBV Kabuki (I have 4 other Kabukis that I have yet have this happen to). I use this MBV one quite a bit so I have refilled a number of times without issue. This last time, it was spinning just as you describe. I could take the coil with my fingers and just slide it in the chimney and it would go right past the threads without me even feeling them. The coil had threaded on fine when I first put it in. I tossed the coil and the next one I tried threaded in without issue and tightened up. Hopefully I will not have to send it in, but I guess we will see.

 

[darkangel07760]

They work in the P3 threaded Kabuki with no modding.
To use in the 510 one has to replace the bottom pin of the coil with a nauti pin.

Good to know. I have a Kabuki 510 and put that very same coil in and it didn't work, so I am going back to regular Nautilus coils

sent from my Galaxy Note 5

 

[JUMA55]

The Kabuki arrived and the flavour is amazing for a nautilus coil system. Flavour compared to the SM V3 mini is almost even.

Only Con is the stock driptip

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If you don't like the stock Kabuki drip tip, then check on Zen's Matilda mouth piece. I have most of Zen's and think the Matilda is the best combo of size and distance away for your lips from the tank. He makes them in Delrin and metal.

https://squareup.com/market/houseofhybrids

 

[Katdarling]

Hi guys, lurker with a question here. Due to the rave reviews I'd read in this thread, I bought a MBV Kabuki 510 from their online store last week. It arrived in good time and all was great for the first couple of tanks, but then I noticed that the coil was practically dropping straight into the chimney when I was assembling it, rather than making solid contact and threading in a as usual. On the next fill, the base and coil would not tighten at all and just continued to spin. Only reason I could still vape it was because the bottom o-ring was tight enough to hold the tank together.

My first assumption was that the upper thread on the supplied coil had somehow stripped, so today I went out and bought a new pack of Aspire BVC coils. Same story -- the coil will go into the chimney much further than it should before the threads engage and although I did manage to get the base snugged up with the new coil, I can tell it's only just engaged and would start spinning if I gave it more than a gentle tweak.

So it seems to me that the chimney thread of the Kabuki itself has been machined fractionally over-sized. I am in mechanical maintenance and work with threaded components on a daily basis, so I'm 100% certain that I didn't cross-thread anything during assembly. Even if I had, I would think that the 316 SS thread of the chimney would come out the winner against the coil threads.

Long story, but I just wanted to check if anyone else had experienced this before I start return proceedings with MBV? I've seen lots of posts about the coil getting stuck in the chimney, but none about the issue I'm experiencing. I'm gutted, because it's as good as you all said and I don't want to be without one.

EDIT -- I'm on a project in Louisiana at the moment, which is why I didn't order from the U.K. vendor

frarig, are you using Aspire BVC heads, or Aspire BVC NAUTILUS heads?

 

[Jim-]

If you don't like the stock Kabuki drip tip, then check on Zen's Matilda mouth piece. I have most of Zen's and think the Matilda is the best combo of size and distance away for your lips from the tank. He makes them in Delrin and metal.

https://squareup.com/market/houseofhybrids

Speaking of which, my black Matilda and glow in the dark Blue O-rings (among other things) arrived today. Man, what a great mouth piece!

Edit: And since I loved it so much, I went to order a handful more and you guessed it...Out of Stock!

 

[rbrylawski]

frarig, are you using Aspire BVC heads, or Aspire BVC NAUTILUS heads?

I wondered the same thing. The Kabuki requires Nautilus coils.

 

[rbrylawski]

The Kabuki arrived and the flavour is amazing for a nautilus coil system. Flavour compared to the SM V3 mini is almost even.

Only Con is the stock driptip

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I don't exactly love the Delrin tip on the Kabuki, so I put Modish Metal Works on all three of mine. They fit perfectly and look great. Kind of pricey though:

 

[ScandaLeX]

I don't exactly love the Delrin tip on the Kabuki, so I put Modish Metal Works on all three of mine. They fit perfectly and look great. Kind of pricey though:

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Your juice is so clear it looks like water!

 

[rbrylawski]

Your juice is so clear it looks like water!

It's spearmint from my local vape shop. It's a very cool and clean tasting juice!

 

[coldgin96]

Your juice is so clear it looks like water!

 

[ENAUD]

It's spearmint from my local vape shop. It's a very cool and clean tasting juice!

Sometimes I mix up some spearmint with a menthol kicker, it's a lot like vaping a York peppermint patty, without the chocolate

 

[rbrylawski]

Sometimes I mix up some spearmint with a menthol kicker, it's a lot like vaping a York peppermint patty, without the chocolate

I've done the same!

 

[ENAUD]

Speaking of which, my black Matilda and glow in the dark Blue O-rings (among other things) arrived today. Man, what a great mouth piece!

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Edit: And since I loved it so much, I went to order a handful more and you guessed it...Out of Stock!

I was happy to see the Matilda offered in the four delrin colors. At one point I asked @Zen~ if he was going to keep producing the Matilda, and at that time he said when they are gone they are gone, this was way back sometime before Black Friday. I really hope he changed his mind and keeps the Matilda around, especially in stainless steel, but of course in the delrin versions as well. It has become my favorite drip tip.