Red Sky Mods

[matrixxu]

I'm using SS canons or Dyingbreed's long 306 SS drip tips , Sailing Technology SR 306-es ( 2.8 ohm @ 5.5 ) , last me on average 2 months / piece with one weekly clean in 96 degrees double refined alcohol. When i hear "Cisco" i frown.. got 2 cisco 1.5s about a year ago and based on that i thought most 306es only dish out tons of heat and pretty much nothing else.

 

[markfm]

I'm actually an io6 fan, but only have 2.5 ohm. Have to see if either 1.5 or 1.8 Cisco is good for me

Easy question, maintenance. Are these poly coat, or wax?

 

[Landlord]

I use Howards Feed and Wax on all of mine.. Works great!..

 

[markfm]

Cool, so not poly finish

 

[pchela]

Good morning.

 

[Landlord]

i think there is a very light poly finish just to seal the wood up a bit after the final sand but you will need some Howards or something to keep her perty!

 

[markfm]

Sounds good, it's a home depot item

 

[Capt' Brian]

Ahoy, afternoon me 'earties, hope everyone is having a good weekend so far.

@markfm

Arrr, yes indeed, they all get a coat of poly-urethane satin that penetrates and seals the wood & fills minor voids and open grains. Then they get a light sanding with 400 grit and another coat of poly.

Before I ship them out I also wax & buff them on a wheel, lately I've switched to carnuba wax to make 'em shine a bit more.

I'm no authority on paints and finishes, but seems to me If I put on a high gloss finish, no matter how many coats I apply the constant rubbing of fingers on it is going to wear through it leaving an appearance like a car with the clear coat coming off, really patchy and ragged looking. Heck, fingers will even wear through the chrome plating of a switch showing the brass underneath so I decided to give it a plain satin finish.

If all the wax is stripped off the mod it will still look satin and even finger wear won't show up much at all.

Howards feed-n-wax is definitely the best product we have found (short of a buffing wheel) so far for keeping up appearances

 

[markfm]

Howards is easy to get, convenient.

I won just before midnight Friday. Sat morning I ordered a big battery and some lr atties, from two different places. Everything shipped and is listed as expected delivery Mon. On a planned buy I couldn't expect things to come together so cleanly, never mind on an out of the blue generous gift.

Destiny in action. Time to quit the day job, take up a new career swabbing the decks

 

[Landlord]

 

[Capt' Brian]

Break time ..

The rest of the regulators didn't arrive yesterday so I am finishing half the batch early. I decided to do the Destroyers and am putting the last finishing touches on 'em now. I might post them later tonight even. It's taking them buggers almost a week to get around to shipping the regulators to me, man, if I did that people would take me to task! Arrrrr, 5+ days to ship..lame...

 

[pchela]

Very lame... you are one of the good ones Cappy. I'm always surprised at how fast my RSM's arrive here.

 

[Capt' Brian]

Arrr, well, I posted the Destroyer tank mods that are ready on the website, here is a picture of them all grouped together. You can get more info at Red Sky Mods where they are listed for sale.



Break time fer me ....long week.

 

[Landlord]

That marblewood one is awesome!

 

[Capt' Brian]

That marblewood one is awesome!

It is pretty, I think I have a marblewood mod in almost every batch, easy to work with and beautiful with any end cap I put on it;

 

[Landlord]

Marbles are my favorite!

 

[Capt' Brian]

Arrr, got a cup of hot decaf, a freshly made cookie, back to work!

Here are some better pics of the mods, I also decided to offer one wood voltage display this time;

 

[tybin]

lookin good

 

[pchela]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[chet]

oh yeah... beauty.
I like the black & white one. some inlay would go so well on that one.
I think I like round edges better too. Look less bulky, but even more work for cappy.