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Heroic Knight
 
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I know there's threads on this somewhere (although they might be on Pagga)
What sort of sizes of core would you use for different lenghts of weapon?
I'm only interested in fibreglass for myself, but if carbon is any different feel free to advise and inform
To put it another way, I have loads of these sizes,
15X6
20X6
10X10
12X4
15X12
12X12
10X3
25X3
12X6
Plus some others
what would you use them for?
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i think you're refering to fibreglass bar(square or rectangular cross section), while I mostly use rod (round cross section). Or are you referring to circumference and length?
But my general uses I would say:
anything up to 18" - 6mil
Up to 30" - 8mil
up to 54" - 12mil
I dont generally make anything longer than that as thicker fibreglass rod is alot more expensive.
The only bar i've used is 12 by 8mil, which I'd use up to 48"
I sometimes go a little bit longer than this, but I prefer lighter slightly whippy weapons over sturdier less whippy weapons because there's less weight behind them - they're not to everyone's taste and not all systems would pass them.
Another point to consider is that if you're making hafted weapons such as hammers with large heads, it may be wise to use thicker cores, as more weight in the head of a weapon means more whippyness.
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Mr Corvus are these cores that you have for sale?
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| There is some information on core sizes etc here Hope it helps.
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Yes, these are cross-section measurments (in that new fangled metric stuff), the lenghts are roughly 100 inches (about 2.5 mtr, if you think that way)
I've used 12x8 for swords and rod of 6 and 8 mm Dia for other stuff, the few polearms I've done I've used tube for, however I've got these sizes of solid stuff and a need to make more polearms, hafted arms and maybe some more blades so I thought I'd ask you lot
Shelford, The guy I got them from is looking to sell a load off, prices will be good but hes only interested in dealing in quantity (so no chance of buying one bit), probably 5 lenghts as a minimum (mixed maybe) , delivery to Maelstrom is possible (as I have an estate car and a ladder rack)
The offer is open to anyone BTW, PM me by wednesday
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In that case I'd say the 15x12 mil would probably be your best bet for the pole-arms. Position the rod so that its 'facing' forwards in the weapon (12 mil side at the front and back) - so that there's less flex in the direction you'll be striking. Fibreglass bar best suits the sandwich method of construction. Dont try to make hafted weapons by wrapping the foam around.
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In that case I'd say the 15x12 mil would probably be your best bet for the pole-arms. Position the rod so that its 'facing' forwards in the weapon (12 mil side at the front and back) - so that there's less flex in the direction you'll be striking. Fibreglass bar best suits the sandwich method of construction. Dont try to make hafted weapons by wrapping the foam around.
Do you think I could go to a 6 footer using that?
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You'd probably be ok as long as it didn't have a huge massive hammer-head on it. spears and halberds wobble less than hammers and maces, and also face less swinging.
Your best bet is to hold the core 6 feet up and try to wobble it to see how much flex there is.
Can you let me know prices if it feels suitable, as I might be interested in getting some off you, but five lots of 2.5 metres in length might be a bit more than I could handle.
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