We have a 'washable' lame, does anyone on the board have one and has actually washed it.
I don't want to hurt it due to lack of information, and will appreciate all experiences.
Many thanks
We have a 'washable' lame, does anyone on the board have one and has actually washed it.
I don't want to hurt it due to lack of information, and will appreciate all experiences.
Many thanks
"stand back, I gotta practice my stabbin" Roberto - Futurama
who made it? Some wash better than others...
And some REALLY don't like detergents.
-B
"Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
AbsoluteOriginally Posted by Alex_Paul
"stand back, I gotta practice my stabbin" Roberto - Futurama
Don't wash it!At least not with any detergent, fabric softener or if you have hard water. I would more recommend hand washing in the sink or taking it into the shower with you and rinsing it off with just warm water.
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Bona Na Croin. "Neither Collar nor Crown"
Why do you need to wash it anyway?
It stinks....
"stand back, I gotta practice my stabbin" Roberto - Futurama
Of course, this comes up quite a bit. You might want to check out this post, which has some advice on just this question.
Dont mention it. I'm just happy to help out.
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"Oh, how convenient! A theory about God that doesn't require looking through a telescope. Get back to work!"
Despite your name, that sounds more like an epeeist's question.
Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
Don't wash it. Just think of it as your trademark. Everyone will know it's "you".
Sadly, there's more than one person of foul stench in most fencing sites.
But few of them wear lames.
Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
Well being clever is all well and good, but it seems like Foily is really in the dark here.
Lames, all lames, including stainless steele ones such as uhlmann and allstar, for both sabre and foil, should be washed periodically. It keeps them in good working order, staves off corrosion and such and sometimes it can restore function to a seemingly busted lame, which may just be coated in dirt or sweat or other such buildup which can insulate it from electrical current.
Of course, proper lame washing care should be taken. I would personally never put a lame, no matter how "washable" it is advertised to be, in a washing machine. Infact I did that once, with my old infinite lame, and it promptly ceased to function.
"Their interpretation is, however, refuted most elegantly by your system of radioactive atom + amplifier + charge of gun powder + cat in a box"
-Albert Einstein, in a letter to Erwin Schrödinger
i will try that and report back. I have a dead absolute lame as a test case.
I know someone who reports having success washing lames that have developed resistance problems in vinegar.
Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
If truly desperate and afraid to use detergent because of hard water, you can try neutrogena anti-residue formulation shampoo or cetaphil face wash, both of which supposedly rinse off with no residue, or at least so my dermatologist says. I've used the neutrogena on my lame in a pinch and it works all right. I just prefer the Tide (well, Persil on this side of the pond) because for a real reek, you kind of want the power of a good detergent that can really grab those stinky rancid oils and whatnot. I have never had a problem with residue, but then I rinse the lame in a set tub or big bucket of water 5 or 6 time, swishing and swishing until there are no more suds. Using enough water and swishing helps protect the metal threads, since they don't get bent as much as they would if you wadded the lame up in a little ball and smooshed it around in a bathroom sink, for example. Wearing the lame into the shower is also pretty effective, but it gets you some funny looks.
just a quick question
but how often (number of uses?) should i wash my lame?
Sounds trite, but that depends on how stinky you are and your tolerance for the same. As an example I hear (smell perhaps) that most saber fencers never wash. And they don't do much to care for their lames either...
I have an LP ultralight lame that I was every couple weeks or so. They are antimicrobial so they really don't get smelly, they just get salt and sweat build up on them.
Just another lost soul saved by the (hit) First Church of EPEE!
Bona Na Croin. "Neither Collar nor Crown"
Only if you use a horrible lame and don't take care of it...I use two lames, one for competition, one for training. I fold them properly, avoid shoving the practise one near soggy kit, and the competition one I always seal in an airtight bag once I'm done with it. Both are LP ultralights, and I have had them for around 4 years now, and have yet to have any problems and/or dead spots. Nor do they smell:P
And I'm willing to bet that if you submerged each of those lames in a sink of room temperature water and oscillated gently, they would turn the watern a dark shade.
Not washing a lame ever, no matter how good care you take of it, is bad practice.
And contrary to other bits of uniform, washing a lame has nothing to do with smell, as far as I'm concerned.
"Their interpretation is, however, refuted most elegantly by your system of radioactive atom + amplifier + charge of gun powder + cat in a box"
-Albert Einstein, in a letter to Erwin Schrödinger
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