Grindfest hosts the annual electric knife fights, and I build the event-provided knives. There are also exhibition fights where folx can bring their homemade weapons. Exhibition rules open the options to many melee weapons. Last year, I won with an electrified baseball bat, and this year, I will build an electric rapier. The sword is longer and heavier than regulation, but I do not know what else to call it.
I sketched some rudimentary ideas concerning the construction. The "blade" will have aluminum tape strips along a fiberglass rod. Each strip will have a gap to its neighbor, so anything conductive, like my opponent, will take a shock if they get close enough.
The hilt will use a couple of split collar clamps to hold a wooden dowel in place. Four screws through the handle will hold the dowel and secure the blade and handle. The electronics will be identical to the stock knives.
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| Sketches for rapier design |
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2024-05-09
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