hshah Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 My housemates rotator bowl got cracked a bit so we bought another one, but do not have a clue how to get the top silver part off and put it on the new one... any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbr Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 its probably screwed on and sealed with a thread sealer, use a heat gun to try and melt the sealer, it should come off then.gotta love those 2 years of small assmebly in my dads factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell8621 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Its ment to screw off, but if its stuck try putting some wd40 all round it and spray it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hshah Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 I can see some black rubber sticking out of the bottom, so here is definitely some sort of seal there. I don't have a heat gun or any WD40... can't I just smash the old bowl, lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 QUOTE (hshah @ Apr 1 2008, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can see some black rubber sticking out of the bottom, so here is definitely some sort of seal there. I don't have a heat gun or any WD40... can't I just smash the old bowl, lol?You could but then you might be left with the unfotunate event that the glass inside the threads of the bottom part of the stem remains intact. Requiring you to hammer the inside possible damaging it.Three methods i would try:1. Hair dryer on silver2. run hot water on silver3. Lightly, i stress lightly bounce the stem on the edge of a counter where the metal and glass are connected for a few rotations and twist off. (no it's not hypicrital to my first statement I have been doing this to get out trumpet mouthpieces, open jars, and other things.) bouncing creates friction- friction creates heat - heat expands metal - stem loosens from glass. That's why it's last try it last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveShisha Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 STOP!HAMMER TIME!Well, I'm no whiz when it comes to this stuff, but I mean if the bowl is already cracked you could potentially hurt yourself trying to unscrew it. It could possibly shatter in your hands if you're using enough pressure and cut you all up, so if it were me I'd just take a hammer to the old bowl and then use some pliers to get the remainder of the glass up in the metal part out. Theoretically it should work, plus it'd be a lot more fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbr Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 hair dryer = heat gunand u should always hav some WD40 at your place of residence, and ur car.just something you should have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscott06 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 That top part should screw off.. I used to have a rotator and i took my top off to fill it with water and ice.. it used to get stuck on pretty good (and i took it off every night) ..edit: yea i thought i was gonna be the first one to post.. maybe I should refresh more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 (edited) same thing happened to my rotator, except the glasss didnt just crack, it split around the center and caved in on itself.we ended up taking it outside and hammering the glass out of the top part. Edited April 2, 2008 by Tom16689 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hshah Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well I tried oil and hot water, but none of them worked... but guess what did? A nice and heavy hammer with some fun smashing action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 QUOTE (hshah @ Apr 1 2008, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I tried oil and hot water, but none of them worked... but guess what did? A nice and heavy hammer with some fun smashing action +1 when all else fails, HAMMERTIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkyfisherman Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 if your gonna smash it take a video of it then post it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 i broke my old one off with a hammer. best decision of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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