re-threading a Tac-One body

af895 · 07-26-2007, 02:29 PM

Hi all!

I recently bought a Tac-One body that accepts Angel threaded feednecks.

What's driving me batty is the lack of options for aftermarket, no-rise, "tool-free" clamping feednecks in Angel threading.

I can get good ones like the RPG sub-zero no-rise but they require an allen-wrench to tighten and I'd like something that clamps by hand using a lever.

Has anyone re-threaded a marker for different feednecks? If so, any suggestions as to what thread to use? I was thinking "Ion" but I'm concerned the Ion is going to fade to obscurity and I'll wind up where I started.

The Invert Mini seems to use Ion/ICD threading though so perhaps this has become the standard.

Regards,
C.J.

wickyman · 07-26-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by af895

Hi all!

I recently bought a Tac-One body that accepts Angel threaded feednecks.

What's driving me batty is the lack of options for aftermarket, no-rise, "tool-free" clamping feednecks in Angel threading.

I can get good ones like the RPG sub-zero no-rise but they require an allen-wrench to tighten and I'd like something that clamps by hand using a lever.

Has anyone re-threaded a marker for different feednecks? If so, any suggestions as to what thread to use? I was thinking "Ion" but I'm concerned the Ion is going to fade to obscurity and I'll wind up where I started.

The Invert Mini seems to use Ion/ICD threading though so perhaps this has become the standard.

Regards,
C.J.

I would stray away from the ION threading. Basically, if smart parts keeps it up, they are going to go bankrupt. I was hoping in the 6 months or so, that I have been gone, that they would have... I heard a rumor stating that they were on the verge, just before I left... They must have changed their ways, and are back to the "good customer support" that they had in the very beginning.

I think that angel threading is great! I would keep that, and keep looking! There are a lot of great feed necks available for the angel! Look at the CCM low rise, or No rise, they have a lever, I think. If the neck has an allen bolt, get another bolt, and a lever like those, from a bike shop.

I have done it many times, and it works great!

kidneythief · 07-26-2007, 02:35 PM

I prefere Ego necks...

The neck does'nt thread into the breech...it actually clamps onto a small neck. In your situation you could cut the lower portion off of a angel neck, thread it into the body and then clamp the Ego neck onto it. Or have a short section of aluminum angel threaded and go that route.

-Jake

af895 · 07-26-2007, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the novel ideas guys!

I have two "mid-rise" feed-necks here I could cut down and experiment with. I'm liking the Ego clamping neck idea since those are pretty common. It also preserves the threading should I find an Angel threaded neck that I like.

BigOldSkool · 07-26-2007, 06:01 PM

FYI..

CCM make a little lever for their feed necks now.

07-26-2007, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
af895 Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada	re-threading a Tac-One body Hi all! I recently bought a Tac-One body that accepts Angel threaded feednecks. What's driving me batty is the lack of options for aftermarket, no-rise, "tool-free" clamping feednecks in Angel threading. I can get good ones like the RPG sub-zero no-rise but they require an allen-wrench to tighten and I'd like something that clamps by hand using a lever. Has anyone re-threaded a marker for different feednecks? If so, any suggestions as to what thread to use? I was thinking "Ion" but I'm concerned the Ion is going to fade to obscurity and I'll wind up where I started. The Invert Mini seems to use Ion/ICD threading though so perhaps this has become the standard. Regards, C.J.

07-26-2007, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
kidneythief Lord humungus the Mod Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Finally!!!	I prefere Ego necks... The neck does'nt thread into the breech...it actually clamps onto a small neck. In your situation you could cut the lower portion off of a angel neck, thread it into the body and then clamp the Ego neck onto it. Or have a short section of aluminum angel threaded and go that route. -Jake __________________ "I wish simply to be a decent person, yet I will always fear the retards" -Brian Hindt(geech) MCB Moderator Kidney Machine

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BigOldSkool MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deer Park, NY	FYI.. CCM make a little lever for their feed necks now. __________________ RIP - Ed "BigDaddy" Roth and "Indian" Larry "Reading APG does not make you an airtech" http://www.myspace.com/eastcoastanarchypaintball

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07-26-2007, 04:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
af895 Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada	Thanks for the novel ideas guys! I have two "mid-rise" feed-necks here I could cut down and experiment with. I'm liking the Ego clamping neck idea since those are pretty common. It also preserves the threading should I find an Angel threaded neck that I like.