Sharp Edges On Stirrup Attachment

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I recently decided to buy the stirrup plate accessory for my Tippmann Boss. I won't get into the "why", aside from saying it's to make sewing an "Avenger" style holster a little easier. So, I pulled the attachment out of the bag, fondled it a bit, noticed it had quite a few sharp edges on it, then went ahead and installed it. I figured those sharp edges must not be a problem, or Tippmann would have already addressed it in quality control.

First time stitching with the new stirrup plate installed, I noticed the thread was fraying. Wondered if maybe the added height tweaked the tension or something, but soon found out it was those darn sharp edges on the bottom side of the plate that was fraying the thread as it was pulled up from the bobbin. Yanked it off, polished it up with my dremel, then back to work. Fraying was gone.

On to my first holster with it installed... More sharp edges are causing problems now!! Turns out pretty much the entire black part of the accessory needs to be sanded down and buffed up - those stupid sharp edges are scraping the crap out of my work! Darn you Tippmann - at least run them through a sand blaster with some aggressive media or something before sending them off for final paint!!

[oldtimer]

I recently decided to buy the stirrup plate accessory for my Tippmann Boss. I won't get into the "why", aside from saying it's to make sewing an "Avenger" style holster a little easier. So, I pulled the attachment out of the bag, fondled it a bit, noticed it had quite a few sharp edges on it, then went ahead and installed it. I figured those sharp edges must not be a problem, or Tippmann would have already addressed it in quality control.

First time stitching with the new stirrup plate installed, I noticed the thread was fraying. Wondered if maybe the added height tweaked the tension or something, but soon found out it was those darn sharp edges on the bottom side of the plate that was fraying the thread as it was pulled up from the bobbin. Yanked it off, polished it up with my dremel, then back to work. Fraying was gone.

On to my first holster with it installed... More sharp edges are causing problems now!! Turns out pretty much the entire black part of the accessory needs to be sanded down and buffed up - those stupid sharp edges are scraping the crap out of my work! Darn you Tippmann - at least run them through a sand blaster with some aggressive media or something before sending them off for final paint!!

Tippmann quality control ??????

[Johanna]

Call Tippmann and explain the problem. Tippmann is known for outstanding customer service, before and after the sale, so I'm sure they will make things right with you.

Johanna

[oldtimer]

Call Tippmann and explain the problem. Tippmann is known for outstanding customer service, before and after the sale, so I'm sure they will make things right with you.

Johanna

My experience is that their "outstanding customer service" does not include Europe!