Right then.......
Just got off the phone after a long chat with the plant manager regarding annoing etc and he has asked me to make a few things clear. First of hes double checked back with planet to make sure they are happy for us to use them etc and the message has come back that its all groovy BUT any eclipse gats/parts that go in will have there warranties invalidated.
He also told me that I would need to sign a disclaimer should anything go wrong regarding tolerances etc (which for my gat I am happy to do). He said that 'normally' there is generally no problems but if a gat has been re annoed two or three times it will take it outside its tolerance.
Regarding finishes, they do not do the finishes, they just do the straight anno work. He said that if the part already had a polished finish then it would come out with pretty much the same finish, likewise with a dust finish. Basically it will come out pretty much as it goes in but with the obvious colour change.
Planet get there polishing done seperatley so you would need to arrange this yourself if you want a reall buffed up finish I guess.
All parts are to be STRIPPED right down, NOTHING except aluminium to be included as the process will fry it. This goes for copper, steel anything that is not aluminium. Any jewels & stickers need to be removed etc.
In answer to the feedneck question....as long as it is all one piece and he can get an electric current to it then there will be no problem.
So far I have around 13 parts and Three different colours for the order if everyone whos posted up still wants in. (silver, black and maybe white/clear if im brave enough). He reckons for that order it SHOULD still come in at £75 + VAT + shipping but if there is any extra I will get a call saying so before the process begins.
SO......Its at your own risk, Personally i am willing to do it and regardless of you orrible lot I will be sending my SL8R in asap. If after reading this you are still in post up and I will split the bill accordingly.
I'm in for 2x barrel tips, 1 x frame, 1 x trigger, 1x swivel collar, 1 x oops, 1 x feedneck clamp.
-ChEf
Just got off the phone after a long chat with the plant manager regarding annoing etc and he has asked me to make a few things clear. First of hes double checked back with planet to make sure they are happy for us to use them etc and the message has come back that its all groovy BUT any eclipse gats/parts that go in will have there warranties invalidated.
He also told me that I would need to sign a disclaimer should anything go wrong regarding tolerances etc (which for my gat I am happy to do). He said that 'normally' there is generally no problems but if a gat has been re annoed two or three times it will take it outside its tolerance.
Regarding finishes, they do not do the finishes, they just do the straight anno work. He said that if the part already had a polished finish then it would come out with pretty much the same finish, likewise with a dust finish. Basically it will come out pretty much as it goes in but with the obvious colour change.
Planet get there polishing done seperatley so you would need to arrange this yourself if you want a reall buffed up finish I guess.All parts are to be STRIPPED right down, NOTHING except aluminium to be included as the process will fry it. This goes for copper, steel anything that is not aluminium. Any jewels & stickers need to be removed etc.
In answer to the feedneck question....as long as it is all one piece and he can get an electric current to it then there will be no problem.
So far I have around 13 parts and Three different colours for the order if everyone whos posted up still wants in. (silver, black and maybe white/clear if im brave enough
). He reckons for that order it SHOULD still come in at £75 + VAT + shipping but if there is any extra I will get a call saying so before the process begins.SO......Its at your own risk, Personally i am willing to do it and regardless of you orrible lot I will be sending my SL8R in asap. If after reading this you are still in post up and I will split the bill accordingly.
I'm in for 2x barrel tips, 1 x frame, 1 x trigger, 1x swivel collar, 1 x oops, 1 x feedneck clamp.
-ChEf
