HALO and Warp Feed (tube)

[raehl]

Ok, so I have a Ricochet. I also now have my new HALO. The Ricochet the previous owner had dented to allow the WF feed tube to sink into it and bring the Richo closer to the marker. Right now, it is REALLY getting in the way of the HALO. Since the HALO is a different type of plastic, has anyone else come up with any solutions for getting the halo and feed tube to occupy the same space? (Like, for example, cutting a hoel in the thing, bending the plastic in... all those other VL/Rico tricks?)

Just want to know what works before I mess up a $120 hopper.

Thanks,
Chris

[AGD]

No one we know has tried it yet, guess you get to be the first!!

AGD

[raehl]

OK Tom...

Are you going to kick in the $120 when I mess it up for the information learned in the process? Note I say when, not if....


I'm thinking maybe I get one of those mini welding torches and cut out holes and run the tube through.. I think the battery pack may get in the way of that though.

- Chris

[BTAutoMag]

i wouldnt even try. if i had a HALO i would stick it on my mantle.

[cphilip]

Ohhhhh man...nothing like the "anal pucker factor" of being the first.

I realy do not know. Haven't seen one up close. I do know when drilling a Revy that drilling with a one inch hole saw is the only way to go. Nothing else works as neat and clean.

I tell ya what, send it to me and I will drill the thing for you! And document the procedure. Hows that sound?

[Muzikman]

Give me until Thursday, I will let you know how it goes once I get mine. It should be here Wednesday. I ahve no problems breaking a loader....$135 or not

[The HALO guy]

raehl, send me an email at [email protected]
include some numbers you can be reach at and we will find the answner to your question.
Chris

[kilaueakid]

I cut the inner portion of the Halo feed neck so it can slide down and over my centerfeed sfl breech. You can just try sanding the sides so it fits into the hole better, or even trim it up so it sits lower into the warpfeed. I will warn you though...it is tough plastic and you will be sanding for awile if doing it by hand.

kila

[the123]

he wouldn't be the ONLY person with this problem. I too have an e-mag with warp/halo.
Please share any information here on this thread.
Brian

[kilaueakid]

Oh...I re-read the post...I gotcha now...you want the hose mod done. Can't say that I have done that...I am awaiting the warp breach so that I can see where to place the hole.

Sorry bout the confusion...

kila

[Muzikman]

The poblem is the not the feed neck size. It is the warp hose getting in the way of the Halo. In the VL loaders, people either heat up the loader and mold it around the warp feed hose or they cut two holes in the loader and run the feed hose through it.

Originally posted by kilaueakid
I cut the inner portion of the Halo feed neck so it can slide down and over my centerfeed sfl breech. You can just try sanding the sides so it fits into the hole better, or even trim it up so it sits lower into the warpfeed. I will warn you though...it is tough plastic and you will be sanding for awile if doing it by hand.

kila

[cphilip]

Hey the Halo guys are workin with Crhis on it now. I can't wait to see how they solve this. Its what has made me hesitate to buy one. Well...that and the lack o bucks!

[raehl]

Heh...

Well, I emailed them. A whole hour and still no response! (j/k)

One thought I have is to take one of those mini welding torches and cut a hole. I don't have access to any power tools (or a bench with grip to hold the hopper) so boring out a hole is probably out for me. Another concern I have is that the 6 AA's sit in the front of the hopper and probably extend a half inch or so on either side of the centerline - so whatever is done has to be sure to miss those. (On the other hand, if I figurred out why my E-Mag battery wasn't supplying the power I needed, I could just run that in there...)


Another thought I'd been tossing around my head would be to reverse mount the tank and bring the warp feed farther back behind and more under the marker and bring the hopper farther back with it. This would probably involve lopping the front off the hopper.

And *REALLY* far fetched would be to cut the top off the halo, put a big can on top of it, stick it on a warp feed in a backpack, and run a hose up to another warp feed on the marker. You know, sort of a remote for paint. No reloading!

- Chris

[cphilip]

Dang...I wish I could visualize the thing. All we gotta find is a path that would not give a sharp bend and end up near the two holes. Believe me the drill and hole saw is the only way to go if the spot is located. I bought the hole saw and mandrel together for like $6 at Home Depot. Surely a drill could be located. Holding it down on a soft mat is good enough once you have marked the holes. And extra pair of hands is nice here. Marking the locations is a matter of mocking it all together and using small pieces of extra hose to make short runs and marking with a sharpie around where they fall on the hopper. And then checking the path inside for anything to obstruct the path in there. But I got no idea what it looks like in there or where the stuff is without one to see.

[GallagherAtWar]

what are u talking about im about toget warp what is this about denting the loader?