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06-19-2006, 12:15 AM
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| Is it O.K. to bend the tang on blades that have already been used?
Is it a really bad idea to take blades that are 2 or so months old and try to bend the tangs on them? In other words do you think they will break? | 
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06-19-2006, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dramamine Is it a really bad idea to take blades that are 2 or so months old and try to bend the tangs on them? In other words do you think they will break? | not if you bend it moderately, just like when you bend a new blade. in fact I have bent a blade for that's about half a year old.
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06-19-2006, 12:40 AM
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| I used an epee blade for about a year before I new about how to do armoury. That blade is now 2 years old, and the only one that is still around from my original epee blades.
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06-19-2006, 02:29 AM
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| I had to bend the tang on a saber blade that was about a year old to fit the way I wanted into a different hilt.
*shrugs*
Mine seemed okay, but that's also a saber blade...
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06-19-2006, 02:48 AM
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| Shouldn't be any more likely to break than when new, unless you've put a lot of shearing force on the tang already and it is weakened. Be careful not to pinch or stretch any wires or such you have on it. | |
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06-19-2006, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by dramamine Is it a really bad idea to take blades that are 2 or so months old and try to bend the tangs on them? In other words do you think they will break? | Bend away Dramamine.
Its just metel. 
Gary Spruill
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06-20-2006, 01:36 AM
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| Thanks for the replies... Any tips on doing it without breaking the wire? | |
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06-20-2006, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by dramamine Thanks for the replies... Any tips on doing it without breaking the wire? | As lonog as you remove the grip, guard and contact 'thing' and just bend the actual tang you should be fine.
I would also advise against bending a 'leftie' blade to 'rightie', and vice versa. But that goes without saying, more or less.
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06-21-2006, 10:19 AM
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| If you are bending it with a box wrench, don't be like stupid me and have the wires caught in between it all as you bend...
Unless you like soldering.
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06-21-2006, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dramamine Thanks for the replies... Any tips on doing it without breaking the wire? | this is why it is sometimes a good idea to leave the last 5mm or so of the wire unglued since when you dissasemble the weapon they can be easily lifted clear without bending them to much.
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