No bending

[ReverseLunge]

Does anyone here besides me wire blade without bending it in a cup and chain? I just lay the blade flat and glue it inch by inch. I have had good results this way.

Another benfit is if the wire ever does pop out you will have enough tension in the wire to use the cup and chain for re-glue. In the past I would bend all my blades when wiring but then I found that when it came time for re-gluing the wire didnt have enough tension and was loose even when bent.

[EPEEDAD]

I find that unique prototype turf shoes strings help too.

Keeps the wire tight.

[jrgunn]

The main reason to bend the blade when gluing is to prevent air pockets between the wire and the blade. The armorers I've talked with about this find that bending the blade (either by a loop or by bending under the edge of the workbench) to be easier and less time consuming than laying the wire into a flat blade.
Doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. Hey..whatever works, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

[ReverseLunge]

The main reason to bend the blade when gluing is to prevent air pockets between the wire and the blade.

I use Fletch-tite which is is very fast drying rubber cement. So what I do is put down a layer of glue starting from the tip and lay my wire down over that an inch at a time. After if am done I will start from the top again and put a thin layer over the wire.

[WhipLash]

rubber cement? eh....u mean cyanoacetate (CA) right?

[ReverseLunge]

rubber cement? eh....u mean cyanoacetate (CA) right?

I dont know what cyanoacetate is.

[Artisan]

I dont know what cyanoacetate is.

Fleche tite is not CA glue, its solvent based resin stuff.

Reverse: if you bend the blade a little for the aforementioned reasons, you might not have to re-glue as often. Too much glue only helps the wire pop loose. The right amount of glue is the least amount.

I've recently tried several new glues: the one I like best is Locktite 380 "blackmax" Its a slightly thicker special CA glue that remains flexible and has about a 15 working time. look it up in www.mcmaster.com