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10-04-2007, 02:05 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,828
| epee tip prob...
so....at a tourney this last weekend, a client came up....his epee would not pass weight.
He has a Zip Tip in an LP barrel....the one with the PTFE coating inside....it just did NOT want to move easily.
I took a -tip with rubbing alcohol and cleaned out the barrel AND the tip....still had teh same issue...it felt gummy.
Put a german tip in and it worked fine & dandy.
What's the deal here that was making the Zip not move easily??? Are the PTFE and the plastic in teh Zip interacting somehow? | 
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10-04-2007, 02:43 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 659
| uh-oh. That's not good. I was getting ready to buy some zip-tips. Let me know if you resolve that, and what caused it. *please* | |
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10-04-2007, 03:09 PM
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#3 | | The Judge
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,200
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Purple Fencer  so....at a tourney this last weekend, a client came up....his epee would not pass weight.
He has a Zip Tip in an LP barrel....the one with the PTFE coating inside....it just did NOT want to move easily.
I took a -tip with rubbing alcohol and cleaned out the barrel AND the tip....still had teh same issue...it felt gummy.
Put a german tip in and it worked fine & dandy.
What's the deal here that was making the Zip not move easily??? Are the PTFE and the plastic in teh Zip interacting somehow? | plastic on plastic travel is going to be sticky due to adhesive forces. plastic on metal is smooth. | |
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10-04-2007, 03:54 PM
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#4 | | Admin
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,621
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Purple Fencer so....at a tourney this last weekend, a client came up....his epee would not pass weight.
He has a Zip Tip in an LP barrel....the one with the PTFE coating inside....it just did NOT want to move easily.
I took a -tip with rubbing alcohol and cleaned out the barrel AND the tip....still had teh same issue...it felt gummy.
Put a german tip in and it worked fine & dandy.
What's the deal here that was making the Zip not move easily??? Are the PTFE and the plastic in teh Zip interacting somehow? | What noodle said. I showed the sticking problem to them (Zip) in Memphis last year.
Craig | |
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10-04-2007, 04:33 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,828
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Originally Posted by Craig What noodle said. I showed the sticking problem to them (Zip) in Memphis last year.
Craig | Thanks for the confirmation guys...that's kinda what I thought. I;ll advise my client. | |
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