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[stuck by stefan]

Sleek, awesome, and the perfect charging weapon! with a nice write up!



sorry my camera is reversed but heres the initials for struck by stefan:



now for the write up:

items/tools needed:
1:pipe cutters
2:sludge hammer
3:copper tubing you can hammer flat
4:duct tape (what color you use depends on what you want it to look like color wise)
5:hot glue gun and lots of hot glue sticks
6:foam mats (you can get them at sports stores)
7:scissors



Step 1: Draw out your blade (I decided to go for a leaf bladed type thing)



Step 2: Cut it out (I had to trim it before I was happy with it



Step 3: Draw out you hilt



Step 4: Cut it out =)



step 5: Firmly hot glue them together (I lost the pic but you should be able to figure it out if you are not a fish)

Step 6: Lay out your copper tubing and cut it to size. mine was just the right size with no cutting =). but cut it with the pipe cutters if you need to. do that twice



Step 7: flatten the copper with the sludge hammer. do this twice



step 8: VERY firmly hot glue the brass to the blade and hilt




step 9: wrap the entire thing in duck tape and decorate it with duck tape and cardboard.

your done! now you can rush peeps with pride!



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[sputnik]

sorry my camera is reversed but heres the initials for struck by stefan:

Hit Apple+F while in Photo Booth to flip your pictures.

Nice sword, I guess.

[stuck by stefan]

sorry my camera is reversed but heres the initials for struck by stefan:

Hit Apple+F while in Photo Booth to flip your pictures.

Nice sword, I guess.

Thanks for the tip I will use that a lot now.

[cheesypiza001]

You may want to try and clean up a bit. If you need any organization tips, you can look here in my nerf organization tips thread.

[stuck by stefan]

You may want to try and clean up a bit. If you need any organization tips, you can look here in my nerf organization tips thread.

Yes, I'm kind of cleaning it now, but its not done yet. all my new write ups will be on my worktable once I get it clean -.-

[Echnalaid]

Cool, is it flimsy in any way? Try out Ragnornock's build if foam swords, they're sturdier.
Linky!
To be historically correct, it's not the first.

Edited by Echnalaid, 09 February 2009 - 11:35 PM.

[stuck by stefan]

Cool, is it flimsy in any way? Try out Ragnornock's build if foam swords, they're sturdier.
Linky!
To be historically correct, it's not the first.

oh, fraking trust me. these things are stronger than pvc and are over 4 pounds. they are monsters and will hurt like heck when you get hit by them and you can wack your wall as hard as you want and the wall will have holes in it LONG before the sword breaks. vid:

[Soothsayer]

put some fuckin' pants on, kid

[sputnik]

put some fuckin' pants on, kid

The video sounded really dirty after I read that.

[stuck by stefan]

put some fuckin' pants on, kid

I have shorts on...

[TheDisciple]

What kind of ranges do you get with this thing?

[rork]

There's no way in hell I'd be OK with having anyone swinging a 4-pound, non-compressing foam sword at me. Those mats are far too dense/hard to provide adequate protection, and that tip has pain written all over it. For serious H2H, you'd be better off with a big ol' pillowy boffer sword.

[RedHead]

I like it, especially the whole "Flatten out a copper pipe" part of it. Very nice idea kiddo.

Edited by RedHead, 10 February 2009 - 12:43 AM.

[Oni Kadaki]

I'm with rork. Don't swing that at anyone. Ever.

[Draconis]

"Flatten out the copper pipe"? That's a relatively large amount of copper pipe. You would be better off using a cpvc pipe inside, or something. But I'm with Rork... don't hit people with shit like that. You want to waste your effort with foam swords? Be my guest. But put a little more thought in to what might happen if your design fails.

[atomatron]

you'd be better off with a big ol' pillowy boffer sword.

I agree with rork, a boffer sword is a better choice for safety's sake, and it would probably be cheaper.

[atomatron]

(browser double posted)

Edited by atomatron, 10 February 2009 - 07:15 AM.

[Norther of Heaven]

The fuck was the point of the video..?

[bigred1rifleman]

No offense, but...
1. this isn't the first sword.
2. this thing would hurt like halibut.

Good job, though.

~Br1

[Glint]

Holy crap, that thing's so freaking dangerous. That's basically like whacking someone over the head (or wherever you're hitting them) while they're wearing a thin piece of foam to protect themselves. it's still going to freaking hurt!

Never use that... except for against Vulcan boxes. Or your hand (which you've already done both, so just keep doing that and don't do anythign else with this "sword")!

[Wes7143]

If you try to rush me with that at the war, you're getting a face full of PAS. I 'm with Groove when it comes to people rushing with swords.

If anyone pulls one of those on me during a war and attempts to use one on me, I will not hesitate to shoot you in the face.