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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8700

NBJohnston Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 1	I just got my warrior tier epoch in the mail and I'm super excited. Unfortunately, the blade doesn't seem to want to go all the way in. I can only get the bottom of the blade to the third window from the top and it won't budge. What should I do?
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8702

jacobsweatypitts Offline Junior Member Posts: 30 Thank you received: 3	The only thing I could possibly think of is that maybe the blade retention screw isn't loosened all of the way? Something must be protruding out causing it to stop, there's no other reason for only some of the blade to fit in Will the blade plug fit all the way?
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8703

Jyn-Toar Offline Premium Member Posts: 159 Thank you received: 17	Does it seem like the edge of the blade is catching on the edge of the window? Or the blade retention screw Only makes sense.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8704

NBJohnston Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 1	It looks like the blade I received may be a bit too thick. The blade plug fits fine and has no issues, so I'm sure the problem lies with the blade thickness. Does anyone know what to do in this situation? Should I attempt to sand down part of the blade or would that damage it? Thanks for the help.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8705

Jyn-Toar Offline Premium Member Posts: 159 Thank you received: 17	You won't ruin the blade by sanding it down a little bit. I haven't done so personally, but I would think it best to use a coarser paper first and then polish the blade up with a finer grit. But you might want to wait for a second opinion on that.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8706

janus Offline Elite Member Posts: 179 Thank you received: 28	I guess Inner diameter of Epoch is not tapered. So, if the problem is blade thickness, it might not go in a emitter at all. Are there any Unexpected projection? I think you should sand down innner side of the hilt first.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8707

Jyn-Toar Offline Premium Member Posts: 159 Thank you received: 17	So, if the problem is blade thickness, it might not go in a emitter at all. Good point. Do you have any other sabers you could try the blade in?
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8708

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The blade plug goes in cleanly, I see no imperfections in the inside of the hilt, and the blade appears to be thicker than the blade plug when I put them up against each other. However, the blade goes in smoothly until it hits the window portion of the epoch. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I'll probably try to just sand down the blade a bit. I'm not really all that familiar with what grit to use, so if anyone has any suggestions, that would be awesome.

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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8709

NBJohnston Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 1	Jyn-Toar wrote: So, if the problem is blade thickness, it might not go in a emitter at all. Good point. Do you have any other sabers you could try the blade in? I'm afraid this is my first saber.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8710

janus Offline Elite Member Posts: 179 Thank you received: 28	You have sanded theblade down and go well? You should sand "not appearing part of blade" or "inner side of hilt that blade is caught part".
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8711

Darth-Revan Offline Platinum Member Ruler of the Waiting Guild: Round N Round is the motto, Up and Down will you follow? Posts: 395 Thank you received: 122	I have the same problem with the acolytes I received last week! Blades are not going deep enough in the sabers, so are the blade plugs!
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8712

Jyn-Toar Offline Premium Member Posts: 159 Thank you received: 17	Probably use 80 or 100 grit first, then polish it with 240 grit or higher. Only use the 240 grit once you can get the blade all the way in.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8714

Brax Offline Administrator Posts: 2054 Thank you received: 732	I have to wonder if this is indicative of variances in the blades themselves, or the dimensions of the various emitters used on sabers? It is not a consistent issue, but seems to occur frequently enough to wonder why.
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Blade doesn't fit all the way 1 year 3 months ago #8719

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Anytime you make something in bulk you're going to end up with like 1/100 that is just a hair too thick or too thin. I've had this problem with my thin neck blades, 4 out of 5 of my thin neck blades will fit any of my three thin neck sabers, but the fifth won't fit properly, just a hair too thick. Just grab some fine sandpaper and run it along the bottom of your blade for 10 seconds, and then make sure your blade is going in straight so it's not catching on the inner lip of one of the windows. Good luck!

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