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I should have also mentioned I'm a machinist and we are currently working on the handle
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Done with prototype
I'm gonna slap the handle back in the lathe and turn it down more, it's 1.25" now. I knock an 1/8 off and see what that does. If I need to I'll bring it down to 1" diameter
The final diameter that I settle on will get knurled
I'm gonna slap the handle back in the lathe and turn it down more, it's 1.25" now. I knock an 1/8 off and see what that does. If I need to I'll bring it down to 1" diameter
The final diameter that I settle on will get knurled
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Maybe add a grip.
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It's going to get turned narrower and then knurled for a handle
This was more base prototype to modify after I mess with it a little
This was more base prototype to modify after I mess with it a little
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I should have also mentioned that I want to make another out of titanium
If I can get the material
If I can get the material
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Also thinking about a pommel of some sort, just need to figure out what I want for it, most likely just a chunk of stainless steel turned round and threaded (I'll tap the handle, maybe even set the handle up to be able to be extended, but not certain on that)
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You could dip it in plasti-dip. It's a rubber coating made to be put on stuff to give them grip.
Way cool. I would love to see that made. Have you knurled the handle yet? maybe a lanyard hole as well??
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What will be the final weight?
In Home Despot I was trying a few different lengths and weights.
The one which felt light enough to be fast but still pack a punch was a 14oz head with 16inch length down to the pommel and probably a total weight of 18oz.
Interestingly the upper handle was quite thin but wide. Just like a blade. It also had a fuller for weight reduction.
This seems to be the one.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-14-oz-Steel-Mig-Weld-Hammer-DWHT51138X/202710524
In Home Despot I was trying a few different lengths and weights.
The one which felt light enough to be fast but still pack a punch was a 14oz head with 16inch length down to the pommel and probably a total weight of 18oz.
Interestingly the upper handle was quite thin but wide. Just like a blade. It also had a fuller for weight reduction.
This seems to be the one.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-14-oz-Steel-Mig-Weld-Hammer-DWHT51138X/202710524
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Final weight of the head is around 1.25 pounds,
I haven't knurled he handle yet, I'm on vacation and won't be able to for a bit
I haven't knurled he handle yet, I'm on vacation and won't be able to for a bit