Warp hose run under body to opposite side

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  • questionful
    LNIB
    • Dec 2006
    • 1416

    #1

    Warp hose run under body to opposite side

    Well, I bought a classic RT and a warp feed. Problem is, the RT is PF left. And I don't want to cut the feedneck down, and I don't want a huge profile warp hose. So I've decided to run the hose under the gun, in front of the trigger frame, and into the bottom of the PF from the right side. I'm right-handed, so I want the warp on the left side.
    Anyway, I made a custom mounting bracket (was a PITA w/ hacksaw, dremel, grinding bit on elec. drill, & a file) that brings the warp output hole much closer in to the centerline of the gun. But the hose still needs to bend quite a bit (idk how much is too much for a warp hose, i've never ran my warp (shot motor)). And it can't get in the way of my trigger. I have a double trigger CF frame, and if I don't give the hose a good twist, it gets in the way of my trigger. I'm pretty sure I will need to buy or cook up some sort of 45* adapter for the warp output. I think with Luke's 45* warp thingy, I'll still need to use the warp to hose adapter on top of it, and that would just be weird, so I'm not sure about that. I might just buy Luke's for the part that goes into the warp and the 45* bend, cut off the top part of it, and epoxy the top part of the hose adapter to it. Or I could try to make my own by cutting my warp to hose adapter in half and making my own 45* bend somehow, in which case I would need you guys' advice. Oh, and I'm thinking of running a horizontal 90* hose adapter at the bottom of the powerfeed. I think it would help the hose clear the trigger. And do you think to keep the hose twisted, I would need to make some kind of lock? I mean, do you think the hose would untwist itself? If so, maybe I'll need some sort of z-lock type thing?
    To sum up my problem, I need a way to attach the hose to the warp, at the bottom, and to the powerfeed, at the top. Here are some pictures to speak 1000 words for me (I really am horrible with words):

    And I've decided not to casually pretend this isn't the most awesome 3D pic I've ever taken!!!!!!
    *cross your eyes until the two images merge*


    This shows the twist I think I'll have to implement. What it doesn't show is my idea to run the hose into a horizontal 90* warp elbow into the powerfeed. I think this would not only lower profile but also keep the hose away from the trigger.


    Here are a couple more angles so you get a good sense of the dimensions of everything.



    So do you guys have any ideas?
    Last edited by questionful; 06-04-2008, 03:29 PM.
  • questionful
    LNIB
    • Dec 2006
    • 1416

    #2
    Help!

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    • seekandestroy78
      alex delarge look alike
      • May 2004
      • 666

      #3
      just put a warp adaptor on the left side, its not that big. really. if you got shot there, you would have got shot in the face any way.

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      • Ruler_Mark
        AKAOG.ORG
        • Aug 2007
        • 2600

        #4
        if you want to mount it like that, just get a straight pvc fitting

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        • questionful
          LNIB
          • Dec 2006
          • 1416

          #5
          Well, the reason I want it like that is mainly for looks. I want something unique. :)
          And what do you mean about the pvc ruler mark? What i figured out is that I can put a copper pipe in the warp, and just use a 45* copper pipe fitting (i hope those exist, will be going to hardware store today). And of course the bottom hose adapter fits nice and snug in the copper fitting too. Though I still need to figure something out for the top hose adapter, I'm going to try to make my own 90* adapter, maybe out of the old spyder powerfeed I tore off a spyder once.

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          • MagModderMatt
            Engineer & Paintballer
            • Apr 2008
            • 59

            #6
            Why dont you check out the 90* warp

            the warp adapter for (vert guns) come with a 90* adapter, I think you could tilt the 90* forward a bit and that should give you clearence, I have a classic RT same thing.. and that looks like the clearence would work.

            90* Warp
            with this= longer warp hose
            Heres one thats clear, clamp it down on the low part, like you were talkn about and tilt it forward to fit (in front of the RT grip) or right behind and use a zip tie it to the grip that should hold, look pretty good too.
            Probably wont need the zip tie, the 90* elbow clamps down like a 45* hopper elbow you can use the clamp to hold it to the bottom of the powerfeed. Should be sturdy enough to clear your trigger
            Matt
            Last edited by MagModderMatt; 06-06-2008, 08:13 PM. Reason: added somthin

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            • Ruler_Mark
              AKAOG.ORG
              • Aug 2007
              • 2600

              #7
              take your gun body and hose to lowes or hd, goto the pvc plumbing fittings and find one that works for what you need. will cost 60 cents and be extra ghetto

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              • questionful
                LNIB
                • Dec 2006
                • 1416

                #8
                I did it!

                I used a 45* copper fitting at the bottom of the hose. It was female to female, and I wanted female to male, so I cut a slit in one of the female ends and tightened it. It fit in the warp just fine, and it's much lower than it would be if I put a piece of copper pipe in the warp and put the female-female 45* on that. I'm happy with how that turned out, though later I may decide to cut down the female end a little and shorten the black plastic hose adapter too.
                The PVC fitting at the top of the hose, believe it or not, started out as a straight 1/2" coupling. With the help of a candle, I enlarged the holes to fit the PF and the hose, and it works great! Bending it over a candle was actually really easy, it's great stuff to work with and I'm sure I'll come up with other uses for it in the future.

                Now I just need a new warp motor and a long Powerfeed plug, and I'll be able to try it out.



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