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Evaluate Guard Locking Mechanisms

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What happens here

The presenter further elaborates on a key difference in guard design: the locking mechanism for the tip. He demonstrates that Graco Rack X guards have a locking feature that secures the tip in place when in the spray position, preventing it from accidentally falling out. In contrast, most other brands, including Graco Rack 5, FarbMax, and TriTech, do not have this locking mechanism, allowing the tip to slide out easily even when fully assembled. He also tests an off-brand Chinese guard and surprisingly finds that it *does* have a locking mechanism, correcting his initial assumption.

Goal: This step evaluates different guard designs, specifically focusing on the locking mechanism for tips, noting that Graco Rack X offers this feature while most others do not.

Tools and materials

  • FarbMax Tip FarbMax
  • Graco Rack 5 Guard Graco
  • Graco Rack X Guard Graco
  • Off-brand Chinese Guard
  • TriTech Tip TriTech

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guns. So, here is I'll show you. This is kind of um but this is the the what's interesting the Graco here's a Graco um rack and a Graco Rack 5. So, the Graco Rack 5 tip, they will work together, but a Graco Rack 5 tip will not work into um a Graco Rack Guard. You have to have a Rack X tip. The one thing I really, really like about the Graco Rackex guards is when they lock, the tip will not when it twists and lock and we're in the spray position, it's locked in there. It will not come out. There is no other guard system here that has a tip where it goes into the guard and when it's in the spray position, it's locked in there. So, for instance, um here's a rack five goes in the rack. It it will come right out when it's in the spray position. We will show you this is um this is a the China brand and it Well, actually, you know what? Here's a China brand. I've never messed around with this one. It does lock in position. and you learn something new every day. A cheap China one. So, my assumption was wrong, but a Farbax, it doesn't lock in. You can see it goes straight in. So, the tip can easily fall out. And I'll put it into a Titan guard right here. It doesn't lock in. Goes straight in. Now, here's a um this is a Tri-C tip. I really like Triex guards. I like their tips. They're really nice tips, but once again, they don't lock in in the spray position. it will come right out. It doesn't lock in. It's interesting because they're made to actually like they should lock in, but it doesn't have the locking mechanism. So, there's a little bit about, you know, tip combination, guard combinations, and the compatibility and how to get them to work. It's really simple. Just get the proper tip, the the tip with the proper

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