01-18-2005, 04:19 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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Why are epees untaped, and foils taped? Isnt the foil taped to stop it sliding past and catching on the lame?
Rep: In my user control panel, i have rep with both green and grey dots. But, the grey dot ones were positive too...What do they mean? i have "45 rep".
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01-18-2005, 07:01 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| You should ask this question in the armory section (it's well beyond me). The green dots are someone adding to your reputation. The grey ones are someone trying to add to your reputation but they can't because they have just joined or for some other reason.
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01-18-2005, 08:43 AM
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The tip tape on a foil is there to prevent a fold in the lame from contacting both the metal tip and the uninsulated metal barrel, thereby creating a short that would prevent a touch from registering (a more complete explaination would require explaining how the foil circuit works). Epee's don't have this problem (no lames), so they don't require tip tape.
You also sometimes see parts of foil grips wrapped with tape. This is done to prevent uninsulated (or poorly insulated) portions of the grip from coming into contact with the lame. This was a greater concern back in the days when shorting your wepaon against your lame would ground out the lame, preventing a valid touch from registering. These days it simply turns you weapon into an extension of your lame so you are only hurting yourself. | |
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01-18-2005, 04:46 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| Also, it would be illegal to put tape on an epee, because then the epee would no longer be gournded, and your opponent could score a touch on the tape.
In regards to rep, green ones are positive. Gray ones were given by members that are happy with your post, but that don't have enough posts/reputation/time here to give actual points. | |
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01-18-2005, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Also, it would be illegal to put tape on an epee, because then the epee would no longer be gournded, and your opponent could score a touch on the tape. | I dont think its actually illegal - just inviting trouble (like having a rusty guard or blade) - if a hit can be reproduced on the blade I think you would have trouble argueing it | |
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01-18-2005, 09:21 PM
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#6 | | Armorer
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| There is no specific rule. M.5 would be the closest. But he is something for referees and fencers to not. If your opponent should get a touch on your weapon because of too much glue, tape or other oxidation, the touch can NOT be annulled. Check T.68.G
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01-18-2005, 09:47 PM
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| Thanks for teaching the unlearned 
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01-18-2005, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by The Armourer I dont think its actually illegal - just inviting trouble (like having a rusty guard or blade) - if a hit can be reproduced on the blade I think you would have trouble argueing it | Oh, my mistake. I thought I had heard that somewhere. I had assumed that it fell under the same category as a rusty guard. | |
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01-19-2005, 02:22 AM
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#9 | | Armorer
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| Just for a clarification, when I was talking about the tape, I was talking about the blade and the outside of the guard. There is a rule against opaque tape. That is M.4.3. No tape on the handle or over the wires. Of course as been said many times, clear tape can not hide.
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01-19-2005, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LUDICROUS Rep: In my user control panel, i have rep with both green and grey dots. But, the grey dot ones were positive too...What do they mean? i have "45 rep". | Rep with green dots are from people who have a positive rep giving you positive reputation. Rep with grey dots are people with negative or zero rep giving you a positive/negative reputation. Something like that 
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