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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Dec 21, 2007 12:13:07 GMT
We should have a section for tips (Paul, Sam?). But I'll pop this here coz its the closest thing we have to a tips section.
I had some great success today fixing a rattly cross today. I don't know if others have done it, but I had great success in firming the cross back to a solid feel.
We all know that supposedly you can bash a peen to tighten things up, but most swords have the grip epoxied on and hammering it down will only serve to release the grip of the epoxy or break the timber.
I used some 5lb monofilament fishing line and pulled it down tight between the cross and the grip, then did a few laps around the tang (5 or 6 i'd say). When I got as many laps as I could fit around, I pulled out the last half a lap, smeared some epoxy over it, then pulled it in tight and tied it off to the guard while it set overnight. You can also try to push more epoxy in with a spare bit of line.
Wipe the excess epoxy off with a rag while it is wet.
The next morning I trimmed it up tight with the grip. YAY! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2007 12:43:04 GMT
Brenno,That's a great idea,So when putting an extra seppa on a kat as a spacer ,what side of the tsuba do you put it on?Thanks
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Dec 21, 2007 12:46:33 GMT
Geez I don't know, is that a trick question? I did this with a western, but on a katana I'd say the tsuka side. I'd also guess that an extra seppa would be too thick in most cases, causing the mekugi holes to no longer line up.
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Post by Dan Davis on Dec 21, 2007 14:14:53 GMT
Always on the tsuka side.
Seppa come in many different thicknesses and are used as shims. If you can't get an extra one that is thin enough replace the one already there with a thicker seppa.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2007 16:19:16 GMT
Great idea brenno, with a sandwhich two halves handle construction, alot of times a chord wrap would do to fill any gaps and tighten things up a bit on the ends.
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