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Post by Madax132 on Jan 7, 2012 0:18:07 GMT
Pretty straight forward question, this is assuming that a fair number of the targets are Gatorade bottles made of thick and fairly stiff plastic. and the blade does not hit the cap or the stand often.
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Post by bleachsword on Jan 7, 2012 2:34:51 GMT
Yes over time it will.
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Post by SeanF on Jan 7, 2012 3:22:54 GMT
Cutting ANYTHING will dull you blade. The question is only how quickly the blade will dull, not if. The harder the steel the slower it dulls and the lighter the target the slower it dulls.
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Post by Don Boogie on Jan 7, 2012 17:00:01 GMT
Over time any sword can get dull no mather wich kind of targets you use
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Post by ineffableone on Jan 7, 2012 17:48:58 GMT
As others have said any cutting will dull your edge. Cutting paper dulls your edge slightly.
The thing with hard plastic vs softer plastic (or other material) is harder plastics are more brittle and will have the tendency to shatter on impact vs actually cutting. A softer plastic will allow more cutting to happen rather than the shattering that can occur with a hard plastic.
While brittle plastic isn't so bad, it can make it difficult to get clean cuts, and may cause scratching on the blade.
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Post by RicWilly on Jan 7, 2012 20:06:34 GMT
On a related note, I have found it easier to cut harder plastic with a less sharp blade than thinner plastic.
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Post by MOK on Jan 7, 2012 22:53:43 GMT
Yeah, 'cos there's less give. It doesn't bend like a reed in the wind, as they say.
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