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I'll probably print a few extras in case anyone wants one. But I'll definitely make the stl's available too. Got a couple other styles I'm going to try before I post them up. -
Very cool. If you don't plan on selling them, it would great if you could add these to the STL repository here on MCB. -
I think I like the key style better. Much slimmer and easy to just shove it in a pocket.
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I realized something while going through a bunch of Qloader stuff another member here sent me. The main body part on the CMS came out of the same mold as the main body of the loading sockets (the one with the hand crank). The parting lines in the mold are identical between these two parts. The difference is the CMS has some machining done inside that removes the boss that holds the crank and allows the metal center pin to go there instead. So it looks very feasible to restore a CMS by machining the body of a spare loading socket. I'll post more on this once I have a chance to try it. -
Here's another tip that makes things easier... Having a spare loading socket crank to manipulate the pods is handy.
Back when I bought my first Qloader I emailed the company and asked to buy a spare crank. Not sure if they ever replied to my email, but a week later one showed up no-charge. They were notoriously hard to get in touch with, but pretty liberal about just sending out parts & pieces for free. This works great in the staging areas for unloading pods, topping off, or backing out the top few if you have paint splattered into the opening. At Supergame I was really wishing I had it out on the field with me a couple times. Unfortunately it's too bulky & weirdly shaped to carry around comfortably. So I made a more compact version.
I remember fumbling a full pod a couple times during reloads on the field. Dropped it on the end and the hub disengaged causing about 15 paintballs to come flying out. If I had this at the time I could have wound those balls back into the pod right there in the bunker. Also remember one pod having a leaker only a few balls down in the stack, I could have carefully extracted it on the field and used the remainder of the pod.
It has a hole through the center & I epoxied in a 6-32 screw for reinforcement. The lanyard loop is a piece of 1/16" stainless TIG filler rod with the ends bent around so they are captured under the head of the screw. The whole works is then epoxied in with some black potting epoxy I have on hand.
Also making another version. This is the "key" style... being mostly flat it should ride comfortably in a pants pocket. The printer is working on this right now.
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Ah well it would be the CMS version.
I would love to find someone capable in 3d modeling to make a model of it so we can print it considering the patent holder isn't in business and seems to have abandoned the product. -
The CMS version allows you to rotate the feed tube connection relative to the mounting bracket. The standard mount pretty much only mounts to a vertical reg (for a pod being parallel and underneath the barrel). -
Awesome stuff! I always wished someone would take this idea and make a LI battery operated socket because I loved it when it worked but man it was a struggleLeave a comment:
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Really good info on this. I dug out my old Q-loader and after going through everything found that all my pods still function properly. The only thing I really need is the mounting socket as the one I have is way too far gone. I'm probably going to do a Automag build with a warp body and a classic valve.
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Could be a long while, need to get my mag working for ion next month. Would be happy to make a post. All the pictures on the old post had died. -
You should post up a thread when you do. It would be awesome to see more Qloader tinkering on the board. I've thought about doing something similar for my T8.1
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