Saturday 5 January 2013

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

So the blade is 75 cm long, and from tip to the bottom of the pommel it is approx. 1 meter long.
it is well balanced, though slightly blade heavy. this is a preference thing, and works well on a slashing sword like this one. Its made of iron, primarily because iron is easily available and also much easier to work with. its softer than steel, and you have to take better care of it, but other than that its a pretty great material to work with.
You may notice that the blade is slightly curved. This is to take as much weight as possible away from the blade to make it easier to wield. the blade thickens toward the center, so that when you swing it, the slashing tip of the sword accelerates faster.The cross-guard is somewhat unconventional. the front side of the cross-guard bends down over the hand to protect it , while the back curves forward, to aid in disarming the opponent. this is seen more often on cutlasses than on broadswords or whathaveyou.Basically the process is the same as with my, but ill go through it again. Basically i start with a meter long piece of iron. the first job is to remove the rust resistant coating. while it is useful to keep rust off, it looks like shit and you cant weld as accurately on it. also its going to come off anyways once you start honing the blade. you remove the coating either with a wire brush, a grinder, or a a wire brush attachment for a drill. in this case i used a grinder. ( rougher grade stone)Next you cut out the general shape. this is basically what you want the tip to look like, because most of the shaping of the blade (the curve, shape of handle, etc) is done with a grinder. cutting the tip out is done with a chop saw. i think thats what its called. hey i dont make the tools i just use em, gimme a break. its a saw with a blade designed to cut metal. Help me out TL

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

Wire Brush Drill Attachment

No comments:

Post a Comment