Does anyone know why Colin is unwilling to do anymore Chord bodies? Now that I have finally paid for my slug body I'm wanting to start planning on how to have it milled. I'm just curious as to why he won't mill any more though as I think they were some of the best looking bodies.
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Why don't you just ask him?Originally posted by stonersr26 -
Let's hope this is just a rumor. A chord is the only reason I bought a slugg.Comment
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Its not a rumor:Originally posted by GT
But you knew this info before buying a slug, so it cant be the only reason:
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Thats what I call deductive reasoning...I'll bet he works for wholesale.
JOKE!
T.M.Comment
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He stopped a long, long time ago. They weren't available when I got my dallara(when slugs were originally available, but AM/MM rails weren't)Originally posted by GTComment
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Originally posted by neppo1345
Its been asked, he never really gave an answer. I know that some of the guys on here are a little closer with him and know him better. All I've ever done was buy his products
. I just wish that I could get a glossy black Chord body with matching rail and eye covers to go on my project.
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I don't know if Collin has his milling done in house or if he has to out source. If he is out sourcing then the cost to have a single body milled once in a blue moon is not better than having to sit on X hundred bodies to have the cost low enough per body to justify the milling in the first place. Even if he does do the milling in house, it's not worth the setup time to mill just on body, unless the customer is willing to pay through the nose.Comment
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The Chord body never came with a rail. Ever. It was always just the body.Originally posted by stonersr26
Colin has also never offered eye covers to go with his bodies. This was always done aftermarket by guys like luke, or CoolHand.Comment
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Originally posted by RogueFactor
I know that the Chord never came with a rail, but if Colin still did them I would talk to him about adding code for the rail and matching eye covers. I know he is willing to do eye covers because when I bought my first Karta body I was going to have him mill me eyes and covers then, but ended up not doing it.
Just so you know Rogue, this is not a thread to lament that I got the slug from you and found out that Colin won't do Chords. I knew that before, I was just curious as to why, as there has never been a clear answer given. I just love them and wish they were still available. Oh well, "Life's a full grown female dog with sharp teeth and taxes."Comment
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True but I actually wanted to hear it from the DW. Last time I was on thier website he still had the chord body up as an AGD product. All milling has since been removed. I have sent him a note a few times but have not heard back.Originally posted by RogueFactorComment
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Chord is King
Personally I have always thought the Chord V2 is the best looking of all of the Deadlywind bodies. Karta is 2nd and I just have never liked or wanted a Dallara body at all.Originally posted by GT
If Colin got enough requests to mill some Chord bodies so he could program his machine
once for multiple millings it would save him time and thus make it more profitable.
I like the V2 version that has the bottom front of the body going out to the end of the rail
like OEM Peteys MOTM winner :
Maybe if enough people want a Chord, Colin will do a run.
He is an AO member nickname nicad .
Or maybe he could get technical and explain why he cant, maybe someone else owns the
manufactoring rights to the body now ?
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Originally posted by going_home
I would strongly agree. The chord takes the frame and pipe look of an automag and forms it into a much more pleasing organic look. To be honest it would have to be someone else to communicate and setup the details with Colin. My days are substantialy more hectic than they used to be. Promotion, 2nd grad program, might be teaching in the fall, baby on the way, golf game needs improving, and training for the HH100 in august. Too much stuff not enough paintball.
I would love to just hang it on the wall. In fact my own personal order of the most beautiful guns:
1. chord
2. ripper angels
3. westwoods
4. SFL mag
5. Buzzards
6. empire timmy's
7. 1/2 mill DD vikings
8. all black phatoms with as much carbon as possibleComment
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Hooston
You know he is in Houston dont you ?Originally posted by GTI would strongly agree. The chord takes the frame and pipe look of an automag and forms it into a much more pleasing organic look. To be honest it would have to be someone else to communicate and setup the details with Colin. My days are substantialy more hectic than they used to be. Promotion, 2nd grad program, might be teaching in the fall, baby on the way, golf game needs improving, and training for the HH100 in august. Too much stuff not enough paintball.
I would love to just hang it on the wall. In fact my own personal order of the most beautiful guns:
1. chord
2. ripper angels
3. westwoods
4. SFL mag
5. Buzzards
6. empire timmy's
7. 1/2 mill DD vikings
8. all black phatoms with as much carbon as possible
I know its a big place but cant be too far from you.Comment
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colin uses a very customized sherline/grizzly mini mill IIRC - at least that what the pics of the Aedes being milled showed. So it's not like the full blown CNC where you push a button and out pops a body an hour later. There is a lot more hand work and tool changing involved - which only leads me to believe if he's not doing chords, it's because h wants to keep them rare or it's another level of difficulty he doesn't care to indulge in.
I'd be willing to bet one could get a chord V2 on only a 2 axis CNC with only 1 workpiece flip and minor brush up hand work afterwords. This is how I'm doing the external cosmetic milling on my project body.Comment
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