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Post by drysailor on May 31, 2011 20:36:15 GMT -5
i am wondering what the best core to use to make a curved blade (wood dowl rod may be) i am thinking of making a cutlass
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Post by Karina Nekarana on Jun 2, 2011 14:12:45 GMT -5
I have a curved blade and it was made with a PVC core, unsure how it was done because i didn't make it.
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Post by drysailor on Jun 2, 2011 22:33:41 GMT -5
thats ok at least now i know it can be done with PVC
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Post by Whisper on Jun 5, 2011 19:20:59 GMT -5
I've heard a lot of people use steam to soften the PVC and bend it. Never had much luck with it myself, but I'm not terribly patient about such things.
There's also a thing called a Pipe Viper (pipeviper.com) that's pretty easy to use.
I've also seen people use straight fiberglass, building curved foam around it. That doesn't allow for a lot of curve, though.
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