TunaMan's Macro: from a Macroline haters POV:

[FreshmanBob]

I have macro on the micro (HEHE!) an it looks a lot cleaner than SS.

[fire1811]

i have always been a supporter of stealbraided lines but after i got my retromag from tuna, he had the parker hose
on it and i have to say i am impressed, and have kept it on.
tunaman ur the bomb
8)
oh yah and the mag just rip bro thanks
agian

[CRog075]

Im kind of scared to use macroline. When I first got my angel, I hooked up my macro line to it, and put my gace right next to the macro, to see if there was any leaks (i just go this gun, I did this to make sure it wasnt broken) and while I put my face next to it, it blew up. I still have hard time hearing right now cause of it

[fire1811]

yeah i had a prob with the line too when i was playin i slid into bunker and blew my line up so i could never trust it agian....wellll
i guess i like it agian lol

[CRog075]

Originally posted by fire1811
yeah i had a prob with the line too when i was playin i slid into bunker and blew my line up so i could never trust it agian....wellll
i guess i like it agian lol

lol yeah. I mean, I would prefer macro over steel (its easier to change, different colors, looks better IMO) But I did get some macro and fitting for a stocking present, so hopefully it dont explode in my face again

[Muzikman]

The Macro line it's self is not what scares me, but it's the fittings. There are also fittings for stainless braid that scares me too. I will only use one piece 90's and 45's (none of this swivel junk), and I will only use QD's that have 6 balls. I have seen way too many fittings blow apart to chance with anything else. The macro could hold 3000psi, but if the fitting can only handle 1000, then what's the point? I would rather be safe than cool

[CRog075]

LOL true, but I thought you meant the line. Im scared of the line, not the fittings

[Kevmaster]

the majority of Macroline breaks are in the fittings. they are rarely up to par...and even shown in my test, the working pressure for that fitting was around 300psi....not particularly fantastic

[steveg]

and that's exactly why I was wondering about the brand of
fitting. I've been using camozzi swivel fittings for
a while now with an 850psi preset absolutley no leaks or
blow outs. in fact I've been using the same piece of
Dayco tube for the same amount of time.

[FalconGuy016]

thanks kev for making me feel better about my reg :)

how can the fitting only withstand 300 psi though? They would have to be at least 800 wouldnt they?

[mykroft]

Couple of things you need to know.

1. Working pressure is 1/3 of rated burst pressure. So a 500psi WP Macro won't burst until 1500psi or higher.

2. Most Macro is rated for 200-350psi, and I've seen Brake cable, rated at 80psi on a gun before. Tuna's Macro, at 500psi WP (And IIRC Parker rates WP at 1/4 burst) is perfectly safe, beware the fittings though, and Air systems with no output burst disc. Shocker Macro and some others are dangerous due to having a sub-1000psi burst pressure.

I run SS Braid for the 1500psi WP, I've seen fittings die, had Macro blow up in my face, but have never seen good condition SS Braid fail.

[FESTUS33]

I know you're talking about macro line but'
if you look at the pic's of my FSE-LX
you'll see that I use micro line.
I've had this line on my marker for about
3 yr's and never had a line blow or leak,
this is with Parker fitting's and an output
pressure of 850 p.s.i.
Rick

[mrbrutal]

If you like the look of macro but dont want to use it, use some shrink tubing around the SS braided hose. They come in many colors. They can be easily found at most electronic stores. Just make sure you get the ones large enough to go over the ends of the hose, this requires taking off the QD's

[billmi]

Re: TunaMan's Macro: from a Macroline haters POV:

Originally posted by kevmaster
i then bumped it to 1300psi and as it got to aound 1300psi, the fitting blew apart.

Working pressure ratings are typically 1/3 to 1/4 of the equipment's failure pressure. Thus under your test, the hose should not have failed up to 1500 or 2000 psi.

The reason for this is that the tests are done to NEW equipment. Over time, ultraviolet lite, abrasion, temperature changes, flexing, etc., will weaken the materials.

If the hose is rated to a 500 psi working pressure, that is the maximum pressure at which it should ever be used, because that rating takes into account the stress and damage incurred during typical use (and one could argue that paintball players are harder on the equipment than typical use.) 1300 psi, being over double the working pressure rating, and approaching 3 times the rating, may well be too much for the hose to handle under working conditions (thus the "working pressure" rating being where it is).

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

[EsPo]

me + macro = no.... macro always seems to give me crap. now i use braided.