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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2011 20:02:29 GMT
I just received my Hanwei Renaissance Side Sword from Kul of Athena. Some of the great things were the shipping (fast), packagaing (great), edge on blade (fairly sharp), but the fancy guard seems to be out of alignment. I don't know how much error I should tolerate given this is a rather inexpensive sword. Follow the link here: www.sword-buyers-guide.com/side-sword.html to SBG's review of the sword and look at the alignment of the fancy guard. Mine is off, I think about an inch. I will post pics when I get home from work. Thanks everybody. Below is a good pic of the problem that my sword has. You can clearly see the two guards do not line up - even closely. How objecitonable is this? I like the idea of a hand made sword - one that shows slight errors that come by way of hand making something. But this to me seems quite odd. What do you all think? Attachments:
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 5, 2011 13:59:03 GMT
I have the same sword and it's got the same 'error'. It's somewhat shoddy manufacturing quality; not much we can do about it without a metal shop. If you can live with it, keep it; if not, send it back and ask for one with a better guard. Personally while it's a niggle, I can live with mine...
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Post by chuckinohio on Aug 5, 2011 15:00:00 GMT
An error that must have occurred in fit up for the guard. Mine lines up perfectly.
The above advice is the way to go, if you can't tolerate it, return it.
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Post by 14thforsaken on Aug 5, 2011 21:40:19 GMT
Mine's somewhere between a quarter of an inch to an eight of an inch off. I don't even notice it unless I look for it. I could probably bend it into true if I really wanted to.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 6, 2011 14:41:55 GMT
Actually, 14th is right-- I tried yesterday and found out it's pretty easy to fix. All you need is a firm surface to rest the guard on and a light hammer; just decide which part of the guard is more out of line, the front or the rear 'ports', and give it a few good whacks. Should get back into line no problem; mine is only like 1/4" out now. Might have to work on it a little longer to get it to really line up, but that's the quick and surprisingly easy fix...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2011 22:53:21 GMT
I had at the rings with a large rubber mallet and amazingly, (at least to a person ignorant of blacksmithing sophistication), I have better aligned the guard rings. Mine are not perfectly aligned with the fuller, but they look much better. I am afraid to hammer too hard because of the way the side rings, (those that protect the index finger when wrapped around the ricasso), are tenuously making contact with the ricasso.
Many thanks to those that continue to share their personal experiences with their swords.
Oh, and one further question. I want to fill in the hollow plastic grip core with epoxy, what brand and/or type would anyone recommend?
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Post by 14thforsaken on Aug 6, 2011 22:55:20 GMT
A lot of people use JB Weld
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Post by 14thforsaken on Aug 7, 2011 0:47:16 GMT
I just straightened mine up. Took me about 45 seconds and about 2 or 3 hits on each guard.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 7, 2011 2:07:22 GMT
Glad to be of service, y'all...
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Post by Svadilfari on Aug 7, 2011 21:49:12 GMT
Just checked mine, only about 1/8 inch out..no problem to me. Only recieved sword last week.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 23:23:28 GMT
I have a similar defect on mine, but I hadn't even noticed until I read this topic and gave the guard some closer scrutiny out of curiosity. It's just slightly off; so it's something I can easily live with. They're a little off-center and the larger ring is twisted slightly for me.
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Post by Bogus on Aug 23, 2011 23:33:26 GMT
Mine has this problem too. Can't complain too much since I didn't pay very much for it but it's clearly a design issue.
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Post by 14thforsaken on Aug 24, 2011 2:24:23 GMT
Given how easy it was for me to knock it back into true, I wonder if it is coming from the factory that way or if it can get twisted easily in shipping or due to temperature changes. I barely had to hit mine with a rubber mallet to move it, more of a tap really. That tells me it doesn't take much to knock it out of line.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 24, 2011 14:06:05 GMT
Probably; I had my guard and pommel in a hot oven for several hours a while back and they didn't colour one bit. Indicates they're stainless steel and very 'stainless' at that (a lot of chrome in the mix), so they're fairly soft. Probably the misalignment happens during shipping, or they just don't really care how straight it is when they do their final checks.
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Post by the_antposse on Dec 7, 2011 21:52:16 GMT
Hey guy's! Thank you for the enlightenment, I was contemplating this very blade at KOA earlier today. Its just my opinion but no matter the price, quality should be the question don't you think? I filtered the view on the KOA site by price and "battle ready" and this sword shows up as battle ready. How can anyone make that claim if a person can bend the knuckle protector with their hands!!!! what would metal on metal do to it....or do I ( a newbe) misunderstand the term battle ready in the sword world . This is disappointing and I'm inclined to go and reinspect the four other Hanwei blades I have bought....I'm thinking that maybe Hanwei is off my list of suppliers...or is this sort of thing to be expected as a common occurrence?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2011 3:33:54 GMT
Well... when your dealing with lower end blades there's going to be a "catch" with most (like "this one's a nice cutter, but the grip has a tendency to come loose") because the quality just isn't as good as something more expensive. Hanwei is very good company though, it just depends on the individual sword so that's where research comes into play.
The term "battle ready" generally means that the sword is safe to cut with, handle etc. and is indeed a real, functional weapon but the cheaper ones will probably have issues. Just how it works out. I don't think that you could cut the side sword's guard in half or anything, could it hold up through a few sword fights? Hmm... maybe not but doesn't matter unless you're getting into a sword fight. It all depends on what you're looking for in your sword. I wouldn't worry about the Hanwei swords you've already bought, like I said Hanwei is a decent company.
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