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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 31, 2016 20:41:32 GMT
I can fix a blade with a set, but I don't know how to fix this kind of bend. Any ideas? It's also very slightly twisted to the right in the photo.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Oct 31, 2016 22:10:31 GMT
Puh... that's not easy. I'd first try gentle heat (straw yellow) and a wooden hammer plus wood block. If that doesn't work you'll have to move on to a steel hammer and anvil (or something other hard and heavy to hammer on) and that will leave a mark. Always do it hot though, not cold.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 31, 2016 22:41:03 GMT
Puh... that's not easy. I'd first try gentle heat (straw yellow) and a wooden hammer plus wood block. If that doesn't work you'll have to move on to a steel hammer and anvil (or something other hard and heavy to hammer on) and that will leave a mark. Always do it hot though, not cold. And it won't mess the temper up right? How would you recommend getting it to this heat?
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Post by pgandy on Nov 1, 2016 16:34:05 GMT
I can fix a blade with a set, but I don't know how to fix this kind of bend. Any ideas? It's also very slightly twisted to the right in the photo. To save the rest of use from possible grief would you be willing to share how that happened?
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Post by Jordan Williams on Nov 1, 2016 18:32:28 GMT
I can fix a blade with a set, but I don't know how to fix this kind of bend. Any ideas? It's also very slightly twisted to the right in the photo. To save the rest of use from possible grief would you be willing to share how that happened? I received it as such, but if I had to guess I'd say a really screwed up cut, I've messed up a cut once and had almost the same results, a bend on the foible but without a twist or being pushed off the one side.
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Post by Uhlan on Nov 2, 2016 8:54:13 GMT
Take the blade and a felt pen out into daylight. You need good light to see where the twist starts. Be very precise. Often it is not so easy to pin down the precise spot where the bend starts. Mark that spot with the pen. Now take the blade and place it in a vice with leather on the claws and support the hilt too. The twisted bit should stick out in the open. Get two pieces of wood to cover the foible on either side and with big enough pliers bend the foible back in line. The wood should even out the force over the entire foible and not just where the pliers grip it. The procedure is not different from straightening out a bend blade. There is no need for heat. Best not to do the bending in one go. You will feel resistance building up and you need to get through that but be carefull not to go too far. Give it one try and see what happens. Next try go a little further, etc. Do not use brute force ever. If the bend is just under the tip, I would clamp the blade down on a flat wooden surface, with the bend sticking up. Take a piece of hard wood and a big hammer and just hammer it flat again.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Nov 2, 2016 16:00:57 GMT
Much appreciated Uhlan, I simply don't trust myself with fire and metal yet
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Nov 4, 2016 14:09:03 GMT
looks like a manufacturing defect
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Post by Jordan Williams on Nov 4, 2016 16:56:43 GMT
looks like a manufacturing defect How would something like that happen? Maybe during the quenching? This is how I ended up fixing it, worked pretty well in my opinion. (Sorry for the crap pic )
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