2026-09-30 (W) EleKSCo REV05 Blade edge protection

The model was built so that when I increased the bladeSheathThickness, it would expand the plastic surrounding the aluminum blade in every direction. This meant that I could install a cushy layer around the edges and face of the hard metal, and cover it completely. The problem was that I wanted to see the blade, but not let anyone touch the edges. I had to dig through a bunch of functions to coordinate between them to change it so the blades were a fixed distance from the tang and the plastic never covered the aluminum face, but I could arbitrarily change the border around the edge. The animation below shows the border expanding and contracting slowly. The tang accommodates by changing the central spine to match the border, and it grows the receptacle in the guard.

Changing the edge protector thickness

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