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DIY lightsaber
Since childhood, each of us remembers the phrase that a real Jedi sword must be made with our own hands. Indeed, why not feel like a real Jedi, holding the legendary weapon in your hands.
The Jedi's dueling tool consists of a hilt and a glowing blade. The basis of such a sword is a transparent tube (PVC or polycarbonate). An LED strip is inserted into it, which is mounted on a special rod. It creates an illusory glow characteristic of weapons of this type. In order for the blade to glow, the LEDs are connected to a power supply - you can make it yourself or “borrow” it from a regular flashlight. When choosing such a block, consider its size - it must fit into the handle.
If you want to have a weapon not just with light, but also with a characteristic sound, try making it on Arduino (special board, batteries, mini-processor and MP3 player). This is a fairly high-tech filling that will give your product maximum similarity to the original DIY product. Particular attention should also be paid to the hilt of the sword - it is the calling card of every hero of the star saga. For example, Count Dooku has a special crescent shape. But the weapon of the main villain Darth Vader does not stand out in anything special - an ordinary straight one, but with horizontal notches for ease of handling (this is evidenced by the more than twenty-year history of the sword). But the guard of Kyle Ren's weapon simultaneously served as both a decoration for the sword and ventilation.
When arranging a light weapon, make sure that it not only matches the chosen hero as closely as possible " Star Wars", but also had strong and durable connections. To do this, recess the polycarbonate tube into the handle by 5-10 cm.
How to make a sword out of paper with your own hands?
For theatrical productions or children's matinee weapons can easily be made from paper. True, the usual one will not work here - it is better to buy whatman paper or cardboard. But even the most thick paper folded in two layers will bend, which means your sword will not look natural at all. Therefore, the strip of the material you choose should be of such a size that it can be folded like an accordion into 7-10 layers (each of them needs to be glued with PVA). This is the only way to make an excellent blade out of paper - all that remains is to attach the guard and handle to it. A paper sword can also be made using a pattern, but its assembly will be more complex and multi-step than in the version we presented.
You can also make a blade using the origami technique. By repeatedly bending a sheet of paper according to the diagram you have drawn up, you are sure to get a very beautiful sword. However, it is worth considering that it has a purely decorative purpose.
DIY wooden sword
Unlike paper options, wooden blades are quite suitable for both training battles and friendly battles. Before you start making such a weapon, it is worth considering that it simply requires the correct drawings. This is primarily necessary so that your work is conscious and you can accurately imagine the end result. In addition, with the help of a drawing you can break down all preparations into successive stages.
To make a wooden blade you will need wooden beam, from which the blade of the blade is turned. Use a jigsaw and wood cutters to shape it the required form. You can also add different designs to the blade if you wish.
The handle of the sword should also be carved from wood - it can be either a solid structure or a prefabricated one. The material for the handle can be the same wooden beam, honed in a special way. You can also add a beautiful guard made of plywood in the form of wings or simply carved from a thin board. Whatever option you choose, remember that wood is a specific material that urgently needs sanding (otherwise you will not be able to avoid splinters).
How to make a sword out of iron with your own hands?
You can easily make a good fighting sword from a spring by processing it properly on an anvil. Of course, ideal option To this day, blade manufacturing remains forging, but this method is not always available. But if you have the opportunity to forge a sword yourself, don’t even hesitate. A blade made in this way is incredibly reliable and durable, and will certainly not let you down at the most inopportune moment. However, it is worth noting that such edged weapons have quite an impressive weight and their use is available only to real masters. For beginners, there is a lighter alternative - an aluminum blade.
You can also make miniature copies famous swords made from a nail or a file. Of course, you are unlikely to be able to duel with such blades, but they can serve instead regular knife, and as a training base.
Types of swords and features of making them yourself: a brief overview of the swords of heroes and other heroes
Each blade has its own characteristics, which make him part of the hero's image. A pirate's sword has a wide blade, sharpened on one side (falchion or flamberge), which is convenient for inflicting lacerations and chopped wounds during boarding. In addition, the sword was also a pirate weapon - it was used during close combat.
It’s strange, but weapons can sometimes create. An example is the so-called Kolesov sword, which is intended for planting forests. However, calling it a “weapon” is a stretch.
But let's return to the types of swords that are widely represented in popular games. In Minecraft, a double-edged blade with a guard is most often used. There are similar forms of weapons in The Witcher, but there you can also find elven models that have a one-sided sharpening and a forbidden sword with a specially shaped blade.
Since time immemorial, the gladius has earned honor among weapon connoisseurs - a short Roman sword, the center of gravity of which is shifted due to the counterweight on the handle. It was also recreated in the games along with the titan weapon (a blade with a very wide blade).
If you want to recreate the Slavic swords that were used by epic heroes, be prepared for the fact that the weapon, forged from iron with a heavy double-edged blade, will not be so easy to even move - with an average length of 80 cm, it can weigh up to 10 kg. By the way, the Spartans’ weapons were up to 60 cm and weighed 1.5 kg, which can be considered a very significant example.
Also, if you have the skill, you can try to build a Corvo sword, which, although it consists of thin metal plates, has the excellent ability to fold.
DIY katana sword
The samurai katana sword has a long, thin, slightly curved blade. Its blade is sharpened only on one side, which, however, does not reduce its lethality (which is very useful for a samurai). You can make it from a thin steel plate by sharpening and polishing it. Don't think that it will be easy - it will take you two to three months of hard work to perfect the katana. Next, the blade should be hardened and polished again to a shine. But you don’t have to bother with the handle - just wrap it with regular lace or twine.
DIY sword for a child
For a child, you can make a sword from absolutely any material except iron. Even for a teenager, a metal sword is a potentially dangerous toy that can hurt yourself or someone else. Perfect for children lightsabers, which do not have to be made as close to the original as possible. For this type of weapon, it is enough to take two PVC pipes And LED strip and simply decorate unsightly details. But you shouldn’t make a chain laser sword for a child with your own hands - you’ll waste a lot of time, and the child can break all the bells and whistles like Arduino in no time.
A toy wooden or paper sword will appeal to schoolchildren who like to arrange comic duels. However, when handing your child even a toy wooden blade, do not forget to talk to him about the rules for safe handling of it.
DIY sword sheath
The scabbard is a kind of case for your weapon, from which the braid of the handle peeks out. It's worth making them from wooden plates with an iron mouth and tip, which are held together by thin leather strips.
In general, creating a sword with your own hands is a rather labor-intensive process, but the result will definitely please you.
Once upon a time, a good sword or dagger was not only an object denoting the status of the owner. The life of its owner often depended on the quality of the blade. Nowadays, edged weapons serve more of a decorative function, but many people want to know how to make a blade.
A sword made by yourself can become an excellent interior decoration and the pride of its owner.
An easy way to make a sword at home
To make a blade at home, you will need the following tools and materials:
- sheet steel about 5 mm thick;
- Bulgarian;
- drill;
- electric sander.
The outline of the template is traced with a marker on the forging and cut out on a grinding wheel.
The work begins with a sketch of the future sword on paper. After this, the contours of the blade are transferred to the metal, taking into account processing allowances.
- Using a drill, holes are drilled in the corners along the drawn contour if the shape of the sword is quite complex. This will make it easier to cut out the outline with a grinder. Make holes for attaching the handle.
- Cut the blank along the contour on the metal. If you don’t have a grinder, this operation can be performed using a chisel and hammer.
- Further processing is carried out using sandpaper or a file: excess metal should be removed, giving the product the shape of a sword, thicker towards the center and thin at the cutting edges. The relief on the blade in the form of fullers or other parts is made with the same tools.
- The blade is hardened and tempered. The process is described below, in a more complex method of making weapons with your own hands.
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How to forge a blade with your own hands?
To obtain the desired thickness, level the plane of the blade by moving it back and forth in a circle.
Forging involves shaping metal product by striking a hot material which, due to the impact high temperature becomes plastic and soft. To make a sword using the forging method, you will need:
- low-carbon steel (rod or strip);
- hammer;
- anvil and forge
If you start forging from a rod, then the first step is to forge it into a square or rectangle along its entire length. Then a strip is cut from this blank, the thickness of which corresponds to the thickness of the intended product plus excess, which will be removed during further processing.
You should try not to cool the metal too much, since the inevitable bending during forging is better to straighten before the next heating of the workpiece.
The allowance along the butt is ground together with the rubble and leveled off lateral surface circle.
A distance is set back from the end of the strip that will be slightly less than the required length of the handle, taking into account that when this part is thinned, it will lengthen. Heat the workpiece until the metal glows red and break the shank. To do this, at the required distance on the edge of the anvil or on the backing tool, use the sharp end of a hammer to form a “step” - the shoulders of the blade body. The thinner part is called the shank. Pull the shank to a cone.
The body of the blade is given the desired contour. Slopes from the middle to the edges can be formed using sandpaper or forged by striking at a strictly defined angle from the edges to the center of the strip. The forger's elbow pressed to the body will help maintain a constant position of the hammer during forging. This way the blows will be delivered strictly vertically, and the inclination of the striker to the plane of the anvil will be controlled by fixing the hand in a certain position. The fullers on the blade are traditionally forged using a template.
Scale particles remaining on the metal make its surface uneven, covered with dents of varying depths. To remove scale during the forging process, the hammer and anvil are periodically moistened with water.
The bottom of the blade is satin-finished along its entire length, then the transverse line of the heel is processed.
After final finishing The blade is annealed to eliminate internal stress: it is heated to red and left to cool in the forge. Then start hardening:
- The blade is heated to a barely noticeable red glow as evenly and slowly as possible. The air flow from the blast should not hit the product. At the quenching temperature, it is kept for some time, which is calculated by a coefficient of 0.2 from the heating time.
- To quickly cool a heated blade, a large volume is needed cold water. It is completely immersed in the container vertically or at an angle.
- The blade section is cleaned to a shine and the blade is again placed in the forge for tempering after hardening. Heating is carried out until the cleaned area acquires a golden color. The sword is cooled in air.
To cast aluminum, you will need a ready-made model, “in the image and likeness” of which the Viking sword will then be cast. In this case, an ordinary cheap Chinese plastic toy is used as a prototype, which will first need to be divided into two halves.
For sand and sand sand liquid glass, into which molten aluminum will be poured, a wooden flask will be required. You can make it yourself - for this you will need boards of a suitable size, from which a rectangular box without a bottom is made. Nails or screws can be used as fasteners.
Main stages of work
To prepare the molding sand you will need quartz sand. Unlike river grain, its granules have sharp edges, which has a positive effect on the strength of the form. You also need to prepare liquid glass and a suitable container for mixing. When adding liquid glass to sand, the main thing is not to overdo it. You need to add it in small portions, stirring the solution until a homogeneous wet mass.
Ideally, the Viking sword model should be divided into two halves: one fits on flat surface and compacted on top with sand, after which it is turned over and joined to the second half (for example, using double-sided tape). Then it is covered with the second part of the flask and also compacted with sand.
If you can’t split the toy sword in half, then you can go the other way - the model will have to be pressed into already compacted sand, after which it is covered with the second part of the flask and filled with sand. In order for the molding mixture to become solid, it must be “blown through” with carbon dioxide. Then the surface is sprinkled with talcum powder.
Aluminum casting process
After drying (approximately 12–15 hours), the finished mold is disassembled and holes for the sprues are drilled. Then you need to melt the aluminum and pour the mixture into the sprues, starting from the narrow part - the blade of the sword. Next comes the stage of mechanical processing, during which all sagging and irregularities on the surface are removed. On last stage A layer of copper is electrolytically applied to the handle.
Greetings to those who love working with metal. I bring to your attention instructions for casting aluminum on sand. In this way you can cast various spare parts and other parts for homemade products. The author decided to cast a sword from aluminum as an example, which is quite difficult option.
It is better to take quartz sand for pouring; it is perfectly shaped, unlike ordinary river sand. Despite the fact that the author bought quartz sand, they still sold him river sand, however, even with it it was possible to cast a sword. For high-quality casting, the sand must be fine. Well, let's take a closer look at how this is all done?
Materials and tools used by the author:
List of materials:
- river sand (it is better to take quartz);
- source of aluminum;
- wooden boards;
- self-tapping screws;
- copper sulfate, battery electrolyte, distilled water and copper wire (for copper plating);
- talc;
- carbon dioxide;
- sulfur ointment (to make the handle black).
List of tools:
- hacksaw;
- forge furnace;
- screwdriver;
- Bulgarian;
- vice;
- power supply (for copper plating);
- gas-burner.
Homemade manufacturing process:
Step one. Casting mold
Let's start making the casting mold. It is made from boards and consists of two halves. We assemble two forms using self-tapping screws. You should end up with two identical frames. They must connect to each other and be centered. For this purpose, the author equipped a special wedge-shaped mechanism made of wood.
Step two. Filling out the forms
When the forms are ready, you need to fill them with sand. The part being manufactured will be located in the middle, that is, between two parts of the mold. We take our sand and mix it with water. The mass should be wet, but not flowing, it should mold. If you blow carbon dioxide onto the correct solution, it should solidify.
The solution can be laid, fill out the first form first. The sand needs to be compacted; we lay it in layers. Once this is finished, you can place the item being copied, in our case it is a plastic sword. We lay the sword, press it in a little and compact it in a circle with sand. When everything is ready, pour talc on top, this will allow you to separate the two halves later. That's all, after that we install the upper part and fill it with sand, not forgetting to compact it well again.
Step three. Separating the halves
The author was unable to separate the two halves the first time, since the sand was not what was required. As a result, the top part had to be refilled, and after that the author left it to dry for 15 hours. Then, after blowing everything with carbon dioxide again, the halves were carefully disassembled.
After the sword is removed, sprues can be made. Our product is quite large, so we need to make more sprues; the excess can be cut off. We carefully drill the sprues with a drill. We make grooves from the holes so that the aluminum fits into the mold. That's all, now let's put the form back together again.
Step four. Pouring aluminum
Let's start melting aluminum, for this we will need a furnace. Such stoves are made of gypsum, but such structures do not last long. It is best to make such a stove from oven refractory clay; such a design will last for years.
Having melted the required volume of aluminum, it can be poured. We fill from the part where the aluminum is needed most. Ideally, the aluminum should then exit through another sprue on the other edge. If this happens, then the product is cast. But the author decided to also pour aluminum into all other sprues for reliability. In any case, cutting off the excess will be very easy.
Step five. Mechanical restoration
After casting, the product will have many defects; they need to be cut off. First of all, we cut off the sprues; this can be easily done using a grinder. Well, then we cut off all other casting defects in the same way. Once this is completed, we carry out finer processing with a grinding disc. You can use a petal disc attachment on an angle grinder. If desired, the blade itself can be polished to a shine, but we will coat the handle with copper.
Step six. Copper-plating the handle
To copper coat the handle we need a power supply with DC, some craftsmen even use phone chargers, but with such a power source the coverage will grow very slowly. Before immersing the sword in the solution, we clean it with “Mole” or caustic soda, as the author did.
We also need to make an electrolyte, for this we take 3 liters of distilled water and pour a kilogram into it copper sulfate, and also pour a liter of automotive electrolyte. That's all, the solution is ready, immerse the sword in it with the part that needs to be coppered. We fix the sword, the author screws it to the board, which is clamped in a vice. You will still need to immerse copper in the container; the author has adapted for this purpose copper wire. The wire must not come into contact with the sword, otherwise a short circuit will occur!
That's all, all that remains is to connect the power source. We connect the minus to the product, and the plus to the copper. All that remains is to wait until the copper coating grows on the sword.
Step seven. Finishing touches
When everything is ready, we use a drill to remove the copper from those areas where it is not needed, and also wash the product. You need to wash it well, under running water.
As planned, the pen should be dark in color; to make it dark, you will need sulfur ointment, which can be bought at a pharmacy. After applying it to a copper coating, the copper will immediately begin to darken. To speed up this process, the author warms up the pen using gas burner, you don't need to heat it up too much.
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