how do i make testing box?

[the ingmar]

i want to make a box for epee but i dont know how

[Morpheuz]

yuo dont make a testing box, you buy one, here is a cheap one http://shop.fencing.net/PhotoGallery...e=AFG%2D131013

[DHCJr]

The problem with that particular type is 2-fold. First there is no way to check the ground with that type of box without modification and even if you do there is the 2nd problem. You could have a couple hundred ohms of resistance and it would still test good.

The simplist box is an Ohmeter with atachments. For example 2 stackable patch cords. This would allow you to plug the A and B end to test weight and shim. Plug into the B and C to test for shorts. Plug into the C and press the other to the guard to test the ground. This is for less than $20.

[great bowyer]

i actually made test box with sockets and soldered a switch from radio shack in and leads that i can plug directly into a multimeter. it does not look pretty, but it does get the job done. i can test body cords, and i can also ground out the sockets to test weapons. after making the first one, ther are a few changes i would make to it, but that has to wait till i have time.

as dhcjr said, the simplest is to just get a multimeter and plug it directly into your weapons. i even find this to be easier to do than messing with the box.

[foily]

as dhcjr said, the simplest is to just get a multimeter and plug it directly into your weapons. i even find this to be easier to do than messing with the box.

And ohmmeters are really cheap now, Radio Shack sells a neat folding one, and even hardware stores sell them, they have a line of electrical testers in my local harware store made by Triplett, yes, that's a name in electrical stuff.

(I swear by my Fluke though!)

[DHCJr]

Flukes are good for what they are designed for, but you are better off with a analog meter for mechanical testing. When working on a box, digital is the only way to go and Fluke is the best. With testing weapons, body cords and the like, you don't need an exact Ohms reading, you need to be able to see fluxuation. Because of the mechanical fluxuation a digital will show wild fluxuation, even when everything is solid.

See the discussion on micro-breaks in weapons here at fencing 101.