Egg Help

[bunkerboy]

At the risk (which is very high around here) of asking a stupid question, I'm going to go against my better judgement and do so anyway.
I have an EggII that I'd like to dye. Only problem is, I'm having a freakin hard time separating the two halves. And yes, all the screws are out, so don't even go there. Is there a trick or technique to splitting it, or should I just attack the bastard a little harder than I already have?...

Yours sincerely,
Bunkerboy

[leathel]

At the risk (which is very high around here) of asking a stupid question, I'm going to go against my better judgement and do so anyway.
I have an EggII that I'd like to dye. Only problem is, I'm having a freakin hard time separating the two halves. And yes, all the screws are out, so don't even go there. Is there a trick or technique to splitting it, or should I just attack the bastard a little harder than I already have?...

Yours sincerely,
Bunkerboy
I had the same problem the first time I took my egg to bits.
I have no idea what I did it eventually came apart, brut force and ignorance
I reckon. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Deadeye]

they hate coming apart feels like they are gonna snap but it will work. Just use something to wedge it open a lottle bit at a time.

[Gero crew]

I dont use an egg but have pulled a few apart and from memory they are hard to seperate at the feed tube area coz they are dowelled..
just be more aggressive
btw the reason I dont use em is coz they break too easy!! LOL

[bunkerboy]

Yeah Gero, thats the area that seems to be resisting the most. Time to get nasty me thinks:evil

[TRENT]

Remember to undo the battery cover and remove the lid! Then just a bit of brought force is necessary.

[bunkerboy]

Got that Trent. Cheers. And I take it you mean brute?;)

[TRENT]

Bloody hell kodos is a slacker. Where is he wehn you need him!

[Hardcore]

"When" mate, "when".

[TIMMAH]

i just took out a couple of screws to get a new battery cover in. when i screwd one back in, it cracked. the thing is starting to fall to bits.

[Deadeye]

same thign happened to me...go buy a Halo..they rock.

[Hardcore]

Until they break....

[TIMMAH]

Until they break....
it seems to me that they all eventually break

[bunkerboy]

Right, got it apart...Easy once you know how:o

[bunkerboy]

Ta da!
Although it's not as dark or red as I would have liked it (1x packet scarlet, 1/2x orange Rit dye), I don't think it came out too bad:clap:

[TRENT]

Not to bad at all. I was waiting for you to ask how you put back together the egg though.

[bunkerboy]

Got my dog to do that. Too hard for me:p

[Coff33]

sweet looks good :respekt:
yeh needs to be a bit darker.. but still looks grand.

what happens if you dye it twice ??? willthat make it darker???

[AGGS]

Sorta looks orangy red, i like it nice job

[bunkerboy]

Sorta looks orangy red, i like it nice job

That was the idea. My Cyborg is that orangey red colour. I'll get some more red next week and do it again, because it is a little bit too orange for my liking, and doesn't quite match my marker. Gotta get these things right you know:p

[Deadeye]

nice

[ben@pbhub.de]

That looks pretty cool man, nice one !

[Hardcore]

Very well done. :thumbsup:
What address can we send ours to?
Can you do fades?

:lol:

[Deadeye]

ive seen blue to black fades done so that they match a dm4's fade or whatever looks badass

[Action John]

you know you could just buy a red halo.

[JJJ]

so i guess its not technically a clear hopper anymore?

[Hardcore]

The NPPL rules, (as I interpret them) allowed people to dye their hoopers to avoid the "no clear hoppers" rule. So yeah, I guess they're legal.

[bunkerboy]

you know you could just buy a red halo.

Subtle mate;) Nah, the Egg is fine, but thanks for the suggestion:thumbsup: I've seen too many people having too many hassles with Halo's, plus my trigger fingers ain't that fast to warrant it.
And yes, the dyeing of the hopper is a blatant attempt to get around the "no clear hopper" rule, when and if it's implimented down here. Plus it looks way more agg to have everything colour co-ordinated:p

The funny thing about this whole episode is, the spoon I used to stir the parts with, and the plastic jug I used to heat the dye up with, all turned into the exact colour I wanted:(:o

[Action John]

The funny thing about this whole episode is, the spoon I used to stir the parts with, and the plastic jug I used to heat the dye up with, all turned into the exact colour I wanted:(:o

Different type of plastic probably.

[bunkerboy]

The spoon was wooden, and the jug made of that tan coloured plastic that nearly all microwavable dishes are made of, so yeah, I suppose you're right:D

[TRENT]

Did you microwave the dye?

[bunkerboy]

Boiled the water initially to heat it up, then added the dye. Then to keep it warm I microwaved a jugful every 5 minutes. I wasn't game enough to put the saucepan on the stove to do it. I'd really hate to melt the plastic, or cause 'crazing' So to answer your question, yes I did.

[Jamie_Cracker]

was it food dye or clothing dye

[bunkerboy]

Clothing dye called Rit, available at your local supermarket or a craftshop near you. Just a pity the packaging doesn't have instructions for dyeing hoppers printed on it:p

[Mike]

That hopper looks totally...............................AGG! :thumbsup:

[bunkerboy]

AGG??? No understandy AGG:( You mean EGG ja???

[Deadeye]

they are destroying the word Agg:cry:

[AGGS]

they are destroying the word Agg:cry:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay :clap:

Do they have many colours in the dye? Or are they very basic like red, blue, green?

[Hardcore]

Sorry, your choices of lavender, fuschia, or lemon zest, are unavailable.
Please enter a non-homo choice, gaylord.

[TRENT]

lol. Didnt you ever learn about primary colors. Standard there are Scalet, Black, Navy and Purple i think.

[AGGS]

Sorry, your choices of lavender, fuschia, or lemon zest, are unavailable.
Please enter a non-homo choice, gaylord.

Whats interesting is that you know these names for what i assume are colours that i have never heard before.......methinks you may be the gay one :kiss:

[AGGS]

lol. Didnt you ever learn about primary colors. Standard there are Scalet, Black, Navy and Purple i think.

Navy would be cool for an Egg

[bunkerboy]

Do they have many colours in the dye?
There's heaps of different colours. You just got to find a place that has them, not just the usual standards. I looked in 4 major supermarkets and variety stores (K-mart etc), before I found what I needed in a pokey little craft shop in Murray Bridge. Go figure:o

[Hideous]

That hopper looks totally...............................AGG! :thumbsup:

Seriously Mike, will dying our Eggs an agg colour fix the clear hopper issue next year ?

agg << i hate that word >>

[Electrofunkster]

yes it will ....

[AGGS]

Seriously Mike, will dying our Eggs an agg colour fix the clear hopper issue next year ?

agg << i hate that word >>

Yep it will, as long as the hopper is not clear, ie without any shade of colour, you will be fine

Like the smoke Eggy, it is practically clear, but because it has a tint, it should be fine...and if im wrong blame Mike, he told me :lol: :kiss:

[Hideous]

yes it will ....

Bonze, I will do it ! Need a non agg colour so it wont go outa fashion like Deadeye

[TRENT]

Ah but i work nightfill at Safeway and we sell them. I looked at all the weird names and though mmmmm that would go nicely with egg.

[bunkerboy]

Seriously Mike, will dying our Eggs an agg colour fix the clear hopper issue next year ?

agg << i hate that word >>

I hope so, but if not, atleast everything will co-ordinated, unlike me:o

Agg<< Me too! >>

I just bought two packets of red, so I'll give it another crack tomorrow. Hopefully the results will be more to my liking this time :rolleyes:

Ok, I've had enough of this dyeing stuff. Even with two packets of red, it looks like this is as dark or red as I'm going to get this hopper. Although in the pictures it doesn't look much different, in reality it is...just.

[JJJ]

Remember this thread guys for all those clear hoppers out there if you want to get in line with NPPL rules & not have to buy a new hopper

[i8dafrog]

Ok sweet jjj how we go about dying the egg and is it a special dye or wat not sure :confused:

[JJJ]

I thought bunker describes what he did in this thread otherwise we will get him to post again the process

[Hardcore]

Disassemble the Egg, prepare the dye as per instructions, then follow the instructions.
Or.
Buy a new shell.

[i8dafrog]

just after the dye itself where do i get it action or bunnings, somewhere else

[JJJ]

I think Bunker tried a super market or a craft shop

[JJJ]

Clothing dye called Rit, available at your local supermarket or a craftshop near you. Just a pity the packaging doesn't have instructions for dyeing hoppers printed on it:p

here

[i8dafrog]

Nice my bad thanks jjj :o :respekt: