LadyZero
New Member
Hi everyone,
I've searched around and couldn't find a thread on this so I hope you don't mind me asking daft questions, lol.
I've seen things on how to make wristblades that flick out but nothing on how to make a blade that slides out, a la Predators. I'd like to make one for my super-cheap Falconer, mainly for the practical purposes of not gouging people at conventions when you greet them, so I can actually retrieve things from pockets without having to remove it and also for easy storage and transport.
The idea I had was a three-sectioned blade with each part decreasing in size as you get nearer the tip, so effectively the sections slide into each other, and some kind of long string running down the centre of the blade and through the arm attachment. This string could then be pulled to gather the sections together up in the arm attachment and be secured at the top with a knot. Yes you'd have string dangling around and have to undo the knot if you wanted to extend the blade, but I can't think of a better way to do it. And the only example I can give of what this idea is based on is those cheap lightsaber toys that you can get, like this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extending-Retracting-Style-Lightsaber-Laser/dp/B003LHSFE2
So I'd like some assistance, if I may pick the Lair's collective brains for this! Has anyone ever made a retracting blade before or has it just been ones that flick out?
Thank you!
Lady over and out
I've searched around and couldn't find a thread on this so I hope you don't mind me asking daft questions, lol.
I've seen things on how to make wristblades that flick out but nothing on how to make a blade that slides out, a la Predators. I'd like to make one for my super-cheap Falconer, mainly for the practical purposes of not gouging people at conventions when you greet them, so I can actually retrieve things from pockets without having to remove it and also for easy storage and transport.
The idea I had was a three-sectioned blade with each part decreasing in size as you get nearer the tip, so effectively the sections slide into each other, and some kind of long string running down the centre of the blade and through the arm attachment. This string could then be pulled to gather the sections together up in the arm attachment and be secured at the top with a knot. Yes you'd have string dangling around and have to undo the knot if you wanted to extend the blade, but I can't think of a better way to do it. And the only example I can give of what this idea is based on is those cheap lightsaber toys that you can get, like this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extending-Retracting-Style-Lightsaber-Laser/dp/B003LHSFE2
So I'd like some assistance, if I may pick the Lair's collective brains for this! Has anyone ever made a retracting blade before or has it just been ones that flick out?
Thank you!
Lady over and out