Hi guys, yeah that was my thread build, sorry I deleted it. ~ I'll try to repost it when I get a chance. Things have gone the way of the pear lately and I have had NO time.
Hey, at least there's an answer! Sweet! Something else to add to the, "Things I want to build but will just give my wife another reason to shake her head at me" list...
Now, I realize that the following video is of a gaunt, but the concept is extremely simple (Basically, it's a high-end version of
MasterAnubis' Working Wrist Blade Gauntlet). However, the springs and rails are what I'm focusing on as being the important aspects of the desing. Though I really dig the concept of the automatic umbrellas, I'm not sure the spring mechanism would be strong enough and/or that a stronger spring wouldn't mess up the existing mechanics and blow the whole damn thing apart (Worth a shot, though, LOL).
At any rate, just wanted to throw this out there for people to chew on:
Saw Movie Replica - Jigsaw's Gauntlet Arm Blade Sword
As for the actual spear rods, in order to cut down on weight, I have been chewing on using
Telescoping sized Carbon Fiber Tubes. Though, this may make this project EXTREMELY pricey, if I can't find a cheaper supplier, LOL...