I loved the Blitz FP, and hated the "Brakpan Branding and Knurling", so half an hour later with some fine cuts in the ol' lathe, along with the manufacture of a new drip tip ... and we have a far more aesthetically pleasing 30mm RTA
Removing the branding and knurling off a Blitz FP
- Thread starter Intuthu Kagesi
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Looks awesome. Now you just need to polish it up a bit so it can pop. Or send it to @Rob Fisher enterprises for a lekka once over.
Thanks Resistance ... Next on my manufacture list is one of them "drill adapters" that Rob has, as I doubt he'd be willing to forfeit fishing time to polish my Fat Pig
It's because you think, you didn't ask.Thanks Resistance ... Next on my manufacture list is one of them "drill adapters" that Rob has, as I doubt he'd be willing to forfeit fishing time to polish my Fat Pig
Not to be outdone by Rob and DarthBranMuffin's polishing ... began the buffing process on the ol' Fat Pig ... the pic below is post 1000 grit water paper, and some 5 minutes of polishing compound and a rag ... I'll have to "rinse and repeat" a few more times before I get a true mirror finish tho' ... I'm also going to leave the matt finish / fine machining on the chimney as a contrast.
Looks good.
Thanks man
... Stainless is as hard as nails, and it gets flippen hot whilst buffing, so this is gonna be a lengthy process O the price we pay for vanity
Look for honing stones instead of using sand paper. Then you use the sand paper only for final buff before polish.Thanks man
O the price we pay for vanity
My finish wasn't too bad to start, as I'd been using a 0.1 micron step rate, (with the same as a depth of cut), on the lathe when I first flushed the "branding"
I've subsequently run down the sandpaper, (water paper), list from 600 to 1000 grit, (mounted on a sanding block), too prior to buffing ...
I have it taped, only that it's certainly a labour of love, as it's painfully slow ... but hey ... that's what's required for a mirror finish!
Awesome looking facelift there!
Thanks so much
... You and Rob have set that bar blimming high with what you do to and with mods and tanks us mere mortals are struggling to keep up 
Thanks so much
I'm just here for the cookies.... Oom Rob is the main polishing chief around here... between his knowledge and expertise and your hands-on input I am just towing the line and enjoying the outcome of shineyness....
Thanks Timwis ... Like you I seriously disliked the aesthetics, however looked beyond the horrific branding as an oversized tank for a large mechmod I had. As it worked out the dimensions shrunk post machining to a little over 28mm, so it put paid to that idea
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