So I own 2 slingshots. one V1, and a one off one. I recently replaced the tubing on the rear part of the A-bar with some MEDIUM silicone RC fuel line. It turned it into a whole new ball game. The machine had a solid hit, and hit with a little more give. More like a coil machine. but still has that rotary feel. Just a tip for any owner or an A bar driven Special Technique or WHI rotary. this mod will change the feel of the machine totally.
PM me for an questions. Ill be glad to help.
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07-15-2012, 05:51 PM #1Senior Member
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Special Technique Owners. TIP!!! workhorse irons rotary too.
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07-15-2012, 06:31 PM #2Knows Whats Up!
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huh good idea, im gonna have to try that
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07-16-2012, 05:11 AM #3Senior Member
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Can you post some pictures here? i am super curious what you did. awesome dude.
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07-16-2012, 11:37 AM #4Knows Whats Up!
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Do you think you could post a before & after picture of this ?
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07-16-2012, 11:44 AM #5Senior Member
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yes, let me work on that real quick.
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07-16-2012, 12:05 PM #6Senior Member
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BEFORE
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The Green hose in the picture is Generic RC silicone MEDIUM fuel line. It costs maybe $1usd a foot. Pick it up at your local hobby store. You could also use different thickness aquarium tubing. Or something hard for a less to no give feel.
Before the white slingshot was a very hard hit. After it now has a very spongy feel kind of like a long stroke coil shader.
The workhorse rotary it affected it in similar ways. My co worker has the WHI rotary.
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07-16-2012, 12:05 PM #7Senior Member
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The aluminum one has a very Long and soft hit, but it was very loose. After it now has a soft and smooth hit. I use it mainly for color blending and black and grey. It is a one off. You may have seen it on ebay recently. But I came to my senses and did these mods to them. now I love them even more than I did before.
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07-16-2012, 01:07 PM #8Knows Whats Up!
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Interested to hear what brian will have to say about this. cool mod.
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07-16-2012, 01:41 PM #9Senior Member
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He's actually the one who told me try different tubing.
Originally Posted by spoonertattoos
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07-16-2012, 01:44 PM #10Senior Member
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one thing to add. The original tubing had a little bit of play in the drive bar. and it was an aquarium tubing type of hose. The stuff I put on is a soft silicone tubing.
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