Ninja advice!

[Dougyledds]

Lately i have been staring at the Katana that i have in my bedroom, ideally i want to now make it into a gear shifter..

Its only cheap and shouldnt be to hard to dismantle

Anyone clever?

 

[skymera]

Take the blade out, fill handle with resin and tap?

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[Dougyledds]

Take the blade out, fill handle with resin and tap?

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Been trying to, the blade had been epoxy resin'd in and its proving hard to get out.. the handle is made of wood

 

[r-reg-sr]

make a replica handle to use instayed

 

[McMicra]

+1 on r-reg

Make a metal version and just wrap it in that leather style stuff

 

[r-reg-sr]

still some good ideas here

 

[Guy]

Maybe clamp the blade in a vice and heat the couple of inches nearest the 'handle'. The heat may travel into the handle and soften the epoxy and let you pull it out. You could then fill with epoxy and re-tap .

 

[Dougyledds]

Maybe clamp the blade in a vice and heat the couple of inches nearest the 'handle'. The heat may travel into the handle and soften the epoxy and let you pull it out. You could then fill with epoxy and re-tap .

Nice thinking Guy!

I butcherd it a bit earlier but should be ok...

 

[markbognor]

Epoxy resin is a Thermoset, it won't be softened by heat (although it can be got to the point that the material breaks down. Smelly.