Throwing in the towel on a project - when?

[Cdn_Cuda]

Correct on the lvl 10. I did put the shims back in. I’ll take the shims out and see how it works. Thanks!

[Ghost Flanker]

Ah. So you’re probably using a Level 10 bolt then. Do you have any shims installed in the powertube? If so, pull all of them out and try again the next time you have access to a fill station. L10 shims are almost never necessary and can cause stubborn bolt leaks.

That or just send it to me to get serviced. I service mag valves on roughly half the MFG mods I do. PM me if interested.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Trying hard to avoid spending too much on this. I keep a tight paintball gear budget. I have a two young kids and a classic car to take care of.

[Cdn_Cuda]

This is where I’m close too. Left it for a bit, came back and still no love. I’ll give it a few more months and throw if I’m still not feeling it someone can buy it as a Walzms present for themselves.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Thanks for the offer of assistance! I think it comes down to a spacer issue as it’s an xvalve that I’ve put a AGD rebuild kit on but now leaks differently than before. I really need air to be able to do anything though

[lew]

I might not be in a rush to finish a particular project, but it will damn well get finished in mid-term future.

[DocsMachine]

I rarely give up on a project. I've had to often-involuntarily abandon projects, when I discovered that parts aren't available, or that the mod would require some small violation of space/time causality to complete, or that I realized the idea was stupid in the first place and should never have been started.

Doc.

[GreenMan]

i give up at various stages, though ive never done anything truly custom to get me in deep.

i've gathered all the parts and decided the project would suit someone else. or it is close to working and i just don't feel up to getting it to work. sometimes i complete the project successfully, and i realize my super specific idea for the marker is a little too narrow in scope.

[ATBen]

Never, I've given up on relationships faster than gun projects.

[Jonnydread]

Unless it's something I'm super jazzed about I tend to purge when I lose interest. I get anxiety when unfinished projects build up.

[Arthur]

I definitely recommend pausing a project vs scrapping the whole thing. If you still hate it a month later, then yeah, scrapity scrap. For me a little time and distance always helps to get the creative drive back.

[Jonnydread]

and playing.

[Jonnydread]

This is the right mentality.

[punkncat]

Generally speaking, I don't throw the towel in on a project until I have spent at least 2-3 times what it's resale value is on things like anodization and "upgrades" that I like, get frustrated with some aspect of it, and then barn sale it for HALF that sale value anyway. I LOVE to waste money on paintball projects, and cars/motorcycles too!

[Jordan]

Trying to set up a Lvl10?

I find it best to walk away for a bit sometimes... I've sold projects in the past that I later realized how I could have fixed or done differently to get the result I wanted.

If you revisit the project and still find yourself not interested then it's probably time to throw in the towel.