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Little weapons (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 days ago by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee
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For packing joints.

I made a little baseball bat years ago for that purpose and recently had fun making more different ones for friends.

As you can see I used a piece of rebar for the bat.
I "turned" it using a drill and angle grinder then going through different grains of sanding:

The lightsaber's hilt was made the same way, using a dremel tool to get more control on the details.
The "blade" is made of Corian, a synthetic stone commonly used for countertops.

The sword required a lot more precision to make and ended up okay but looking closely nothing is really symmetrical or straight...
I grinded it from a random stick of metal, the pommel is made from aluminum and the grip is two layers of sewing thread soaked in superglue, sanded, then superglued again.
A cross-guard would have added a lot of character but I didn't find a nice and easy enough way to do it, and I was short on time...

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[–] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wtf i love this please keep up the good work!

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

Thanks I love that enthusiasm!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

You should make slightly bigger versions of the weapons from Clue. 😃

Bonus points if the revolver comes with tiny bullets that can actually be fired.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

Good idea!

The wrench and pistol would require me to seriously upgrade my carving skills though...

The rest seem easy enough :)

(forget the rope)

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is Brian Jaques saying "Welcome, to Redwall Abby, on the internet"

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Had to look this up and man I would love to arm mice

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

These would be perfect for it.

Also it was one an extremely early adopter of using websites for books. It was such a wholesome time on the internet. You could spend like an hour downloading a 3 second WAV file where the author welcomed you to the website. Blew my fucking mind.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Well I had no idea thanks for that bit of info!

Make Internet Wholesome Again ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[–] winety@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I would have killed for this when I was ten. Love this!

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You were packing joints when you were ten?

[–] winety@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago

I did not know what a joint was. But I knew that miniature versions of things are cool as heck.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I would have too haha, thank you!

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You need some G.I. Joe sized action figures to go with.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

Yes! I'm giving those tomorrow but I'll see if I have anything that could hold these

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Now use it to skewer a sandwich

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

Sounds very satisfying but I'm leaving the christening privilege to their future owners :)

The sword is actually quite sharp, with some patience I'm sure I could cut a sandwich

[–] aramova@infosec.pub 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I saw Cat's Eye as a kid, I know where that's really from!

(Damn fine work btw)

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Hahaha, thank you!

[–] BULAJI@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

All the miniature models are extremely excellent.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is FANTASTIC. You just invented your own industry.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Thank you!

[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

toothpick of destiny

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Haha thanks for the link, I didnt know that show

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I am a big fan of makeshift lathes, for tasks that don't necessitate a full metal workshop. Though I do hope to have a small lathe one day.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Nice setup! Everything looks nice and sturdyish ^^

How clean was the finish on that bar and how did you spin it?

I need a vise... I'm still free-handing the angle grinder and it's super hard to be consistent.

Edit: sorry I only looked at the "lathe" pic and hadn't read the words which answered all my questions :)

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Thank you for the kind words! All of the tools I used were things that were laying around. I'm marginally better at woodworking than metalworking, so that's why the jig holding the bar was all wood.

I did think about attaching the motor from a disused drill press to spin the bar, but that seemed like it would invite all manner of complexity.

Lathe is in my future, but I kinda want a CNC first. But a CNC lathe would be god-tier.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well I am a woodworker myself and I gotta say that bench looks clean af, nice job!

I also think about that sort of things every time I need a lathe and have tried repurposing old motors, but i haven't yet made a semi decent one.

I feel you, I crave so many tools...

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, since I've already linked to two of my not-quite-a-lathe projects, I might as well link to the one which started it all: https://sh.itjust.works/post/16087080

This one does have a motor, but not a conventional one at all. And this only worked because the thing I'm turning would need a center hole drilled through anyway.

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Woaw now that's a nice jig I'm going to keep in mind for later use!

I love the multitude of solutions people can think of to get to their goals.

Props on making your own stuff!