Hi
Usual disclaimer: have checked existing posts, can't find mention of ICS G33 hops, apart from a dead-end tangent to a G36 CNC hop post in Nov 2018. But if there's a better place to post or link this please say.
Has anyone managed to find, craft or 3D print an upgrade for the ICS G33 hop unit?
Specifically I've had 2 of the hop arms shear at the rotary dial end (narrow top stick in pic 1), so it's just this part I'm trying to upgrade. But If that means using a whole other hop I'm ok with that.
I had hoped for a CNC aluminium model (eg Maxx or Prowin) variant. But I've run into the minefield of proprietary hop units: Neither G36 nor M4 standard hops fit, as it needs a kinked mag feed tube to allow alignment at the converted mag well (pic 2)
When it works I'm happy with the rest of the hop unit: feeds well, consistent FPS, turning the dial lifted BBs, it was ace. Ideally I just want for this skinny arm to not keep breaking, any other improvement is a bonus. Most other rotary dials I've seen (Maxx, Prowin, etc) manage to have a solid wedge resting in the dial.
Any thoughts welcomed. If no suggestions I'll start a new thread about 3D printing a replacement arm, slightly thicker than stock.
Cheers
