Burn Pot Buildup!

Did you see the cut into the piece on the left?

 

Yea i saw it not entirely sure how i would re fab it. Do you think you could send me the old one and I'll get you a new one made up

 

Or at that i could make a couple of them stainless or mild steel

 

If I would have kept the old one, that would be great. If I order a new one (which I will have too) I will send you the old one.

 

If you don't mind me asking how much do they want for a new one? How long does it last you?

 

The cheapest I've found is $111.00. Looks like they're are lasting about 18 months or 1.5 burning seasons.

 

Oh wow that's plenty. I can definitely do it for less than that in stainless to if i can figure out how to make the end

 

Burn pot buildup?

Towelie says "Oh no!" Time to clean out the bong!

Sorry, weed is legal now here in Oregon and Washington...

 

Not sure why mine cook up so fast...When I order a new one I will definitely get the old one to shaggy for a trail run (Worth putting some money into a prototype if he can figure it out). It does seem to be a fairly precise end cut as it turns onto something when you install it. Found a picture that shows the end a little better.

 

I should be able to make a template and plasma cut that right out. Only other concern is the tapered ends, is it tapered? It looks like it is in a few pictures, is it tapered for a reason that you can see? Clearance to fit into burn pot ends? That agitator is quite different from my dad's lol he had 7beaters on a solid rod with the one end ground flat inn the middle and a simple pin hole drilled into it for a cotter pin to slip through. I'll definitely figure something out though! Oh and btw sorry for this post getting!

 

It is tapered...Not sure why, but it needs to be smaller on that end.

 

Nothing a grinder won't fix

 

A very rough drawing of the hook up my dad has. Drawing of the beater and rod coming out of motor and a flipped down view

 

I'm not sure what it is but I'm pretty sure the one in his garage is the same as the one in the basement. I made him 3 mild steel beaters and a stainless beater.

 

Looks like that end could recreated with some simple tools. I would use a chamfer bit to create the bevel on the cup then use a rounded grinding wheel to create the catch and the cut on the opposite. Probably need a jig to keep that catch angle.

::edit :: and thinking a little further, the catch end could be made using a collar that slides over the agitator shaft. Set it with weld or use stainless set screws to secure. Then like jtakeman suggested you could just replace the agitator since the catch end doesn't see much action.

 

Jayman,
Interesting pics! Did you get buildup on the outer edges of the liner? I seem to get carbon there more than the other areas of the liner.