Modding the kab4 or 6

[zx11ninja]

Hi Twanger1994.


I am about to attempt your modification on my KAB6. However, I am having the hardest time cutting through the tack welds that connect the heat shield to the four legs.

You mentioned that you cut through the tack welds using a Dremel flexible handle attachment and two big metal cutting blades. Could you please specify the make and model number of the metal cutting blades that you used? Were they the Dremel US510 metal cutting disks? If they were, which collet are you using to connect them to the flexible handle attachment?


Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist me.

-Z

 

[unviewtiful]

Hi Twanger1994.


I am about to attempt your modification on my KAB6. However, I am having the hardest time cutting through the tack welds that connect the heat shield to the four legs.

You mentioned that you cut through the tack welds using a Dremel flexible handle attachment and two big metal cutting blades. Could you please specify the make and model number of the metal cutting blades that you used? Were they the Dremel US510 metal cutting disks? If they were, which collet are you using to connect them to the flexible handle attachment?


Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist me.

-Z

I did the same modification on my burner and I just used an angle grinder with a standard metal cutoff wheel. It looks like the Dremel US510 is about the same thing, so you should be good. Regardless of what tool you use, just take it slow and don't plunge quickly. Take several passes shaving off just a little bit at a time.

 

[zx11ninja]

Hi all.

I know this thread is old, but I must share some valuable information concerning the modifications with U-bolts.

If making twanger1994's modification to the Bayou Classic KAB6 with U-bolts, you should make sure that the U-bolts that you are using are steel or stainless steel. They should not be galvanized or coated with any kind of protective coating. Heating such coated U-bolts will release poisonous gases and substances which can harm or kill you.

If it helps anyone, I got my stainless steel 9/16 inch U-bolts from Lowes (lowes.com). The dimensions are:

1/4 inch x 3/4 inch x 2 1/2 inch

The vendor information is:

National Hardware
V2193
N422-583


I bought these U-bolts from Lowes in December 2018. Each was $2.00 or less.


Take care.
-Z