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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 23, 2011 23:09:33 GMT
My GSoW has never given me any problems, but after continued use I noticed that the guard has a gap in it, one big enough to make me feel like I'm holding a SLO but not one that makes me fear for the structural integrity of the sword. While swinging it, I can hear a clanging noise from the hilt, and when I tap the pommel, it sounds terrible. Sounds like my Wallhanger Anduril. This is the only major problem I've had with this sword. The problem is not from looseness. I've tightened this thing as much as possible; everything is nice and tight, until I lean the sword over to one side, puch/pull on the guard, or just swing it and hear 'clank'. (Demonstrated in the video.) I've heard gluing the guard to the blade solves the problem, but I really don't want to do that. Any king of modification the the guard itself would be fine, if I have access to the resources required. Maybe a thin washer glued to the guard? This is an awesome sword, but I hate to use it and hear that dreadful 'cling, clank'. :? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Andrew
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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 23, 2011 23:12:05 GMT
Also, if anyone could tell me how to embed vids, I'd be in debt to you as well EDIT: Thanks to Zero for help w/ embedding.
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SeanF
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Post by SeanF on Mar 23, 2011 23:42:15 GMT
The rightmost button above the text entry window adds some youtube tags . Just take the id of your video, in this case "iiIOBCwwDEI", and plunk them in between.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiIOBCwwDEI turns to -> [youtube]iiIOBCwwDEI[/youtube]
EDIT: Oh yeah, I don't know anything off the top of my head that will fix your GSoW problem.
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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 23, 2011 23:55:49 GMT
Thank you very much Zero.
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Post by Greg on Mar 24, 2011 0:30:56 GMT
Heya Crunch!
I had a similar problem with my VA Longsword. What happened was that the wood used for the core was a little to green when it was made. So with the time it spends in warehouses and in transit, the wood has some time to age, and even after you get it, it could dry out even more.
The way I fixed it was I got an old belt that I was about to throw out anyway, and I measured the BOTTOM of the grip (towards the pommel) and cut an oval of leather out with a razor blade, and put a square hole in the center, fixed with no problems.
Actually, I just looked at my GSOW and there aren't any risers on the bottom or top, so it really doesn't matter where you want to add the leather. I'd still do it on the bottom just because it's a smaller circle to cut. Up to you tho.
As far as a metal washer... if you could find an oval with a square hole washer, more power to ya. But your best bet is either leather, or as a temp fix, several layers of cardboard.
Whichever you do, go ahead and try to add around 1/4" of material. The reason you can't tighten it anymore is because the hex nut is bottoming out on the threaded portion of the tang. If you add 1/4" material, it'll give the nut plenty of flex room, but still hold it's tension.
If ya need any other ideas, feel free to ask.
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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 24, 2011 2:07:35 GMT
Thank you so much Greg. I tried it out immediately and it works perfectly! It's not even that visually unappealing... I actually like the thin sliver of black where the handle meets the pommel. +2 from me! The other half comes tomorrow, of course :lol:
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Post by chrisperoni on Mar 24, 2011 2:40:50 GMT
NIce fix Greg! CrunchyC- you can dole out karma 2 points at a time if ya like. Would you ever make a new grip for your gsow? If so, then you can incorporate the extra leather right into that, under the wrapped leather, or if you make a whole now wood core you can tweak it there... justathought
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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 24, 2011 10:39:36 GMT
I thought about that to Chris, but I like the grip of it already. If I did redo i, I would not keep it the same color, and then I would have to change the scabbard's color, and it would just be more than I want to do with it. I'm gonna redo my EMSH grip, however...
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Post by chuckinohio on Mar 24, 2011 13:32:22 GMT
Glad to hear that you got it sorted Crunchy.
It's not an uncommon problem, I had to do the very same thing to my H/T Bastard after a month or so. I used a leather washer from a knife making supply house, the kind like they use on a KaBar knife handle. I had a stack of them laying around. They are fairly thick and stiff to resist compression.
That Greg just brims with good ideas.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Mar 24, 2011 22:19:22 GMT
i had the same issue with my longsword. the leather washer method works well. just cut an oval with an exacto. 1/4 inch is good. itl solve the problem
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Post by TheCrunchyCrouton on Mar 25, 2011 0:13:54 GMT
That sounds awesome Chuck. I have the black one with the kraton handle, so I really don't know much about the durability of the leather on the grip And it's funny, I didn't ever hear about this problem before buying my tinkers. I would think it would be the one most talked about, second to the edge and the scabbard.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Mar 25, 2011 20:29:37 GMT
Eh, the grips are good enough; the biggest problem most people have with them is they're too skinny. The scabbard and edge are big enough problems that they tend to occupy most people's attention. When you're all "argh this edge couldn't cut warm butter", you aren't going to give that much thought to slightly loose fittings... depends on your priorities, I guess...
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Post by chuckinohio on Mar 26, 2011 1:55:03 GMT
Actually, I never noticed the grip problem until this winter. With the heat going, the humidity in the house is way down, and the wood core must have shrunk. Perhaps the Armoury needs to be climate controlled a bit better.
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