Re: Darkside501st's Metallic Origins & The Wolverine Claws - August Run - 4 spots lef
I haven't seen any square coat hangers but that would be a pain in the arse anyways to have to straighten out the coat hangers before I can put them in the claws. So... No, I won't be using coat hanger wire.
Thanks. I have thought of the set screws too but then that is more hardware and more work and I don't think it would help that much. You wouldn't really be able to crank it down since the grips are resin too. If they were metal grips then that might work better.
However, I think I mentioned it before but I am going to be experimenting with the square wire I found once it gets here and I will see if I can make it work. I will let you guys know how it works out.
@Darkside, probably would have helped a lot, I stripped off nearly all the plastidip trying to get them settled haha. Also, I don't know if anybody has asked this but have you considered using coat hangers for the wires? As I was bending the wires on my claws, I was thinking if you ever thought about using those at the parts where they are already bent, would give that square effect seen in the movies for a better fit?
I haven't seen any square coat hangers but that would be a pain in the arse anyways to have to straighten out the coat hangers before I can put them in the claws. So... No, I won't be using coat hanger wire.
What sucks is that because the claws aren't using standard parts when they made them for the movies they have access to equipment we wouldn't. Maybe another way is to design the grips so that you can have an Allen screw on one or both sides of the grips where the wires would go to kinda help hold the wires in place. I have some claws made out of aluminum that are like that that I bought before ever finding the RPF. The screws would kinda help grip the wires and keep then from moving as much.
Oh and three more things
1. Plasti dip is the greatest product I swear!
2. Dark side gets mad props for his claws
3. The 31st cannot come sooner and I hope one slot is left by then.
Thanks. I have thought of the set screws too but then that is more hardware and more work and I don't think it would help that much. You wouldn't really be able to crank it down since the grips are resin too. If they were metal grips then that might work better.
However, I think I mentioned it before but I am going to be experimenting with the square wire I found once it gets here and I will see if I can make it work. I will let you guys know how it works out.
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