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TOPIC: Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts?
Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts? 4 months 1 week ago #32887
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I wanted to try a shorter blade in my new redeemer, as it seems a little off balance with the 37" infinity blade and how little gets sunk in to the hilt itself. Just seems like it's a little too top heavy. I wanted to try out a shorter blade, and have a couple 32s on order from SF, but in the mean time I have another brand 34in blade to try to move the center of gravity closer to the hilt, but it has the diffusion film all the way down to the bottom. I haven't really messed with diffusion film and trying to trim it, so figured I would ask if anyone has a specific technique that has worked well for them doing this? I was thinking of just circling an X-Acto knife around the inside of the tube, but not sure how straight the cut is going to be without something to keep me on plane. I'd appreciate any tips from folks that have hands on experience with this before attempting myself.
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Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts? 4 months 1 week ago #32899
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It can be done, but you have to keep in mind that the diffusion film is not your only obstacle. Blades that are not intended for thin-neck sabers have their diffusion film glued to the inside of the blade near the bottom. The combination of this glue, plus the diffusion film makes the blade almost impossible to seat into the shallow socket of a thin-neck saber. So, please take that into account before making modifications that might not get you the effect you desire.
  If that is not a factor, and all you need to do is trim the diffusion film, you just need to measure it out so that what you remove will leave approximately half an inch or so above the bottom edge of the blade to allow for the tight socket of the emitter. The cut needs to be straight, and that film is tough so it has to be something very sharp. I was able to trim mine using very sharp, heavy duty shears. Just keep in mind that you can always remove more if necessary, but you can never add it back, so be conservative in your first cut, and trim more away if necessary, rather than taking a bigger cut, and coming up short when it is done. That would result in uneven lighting towards the end of the saber, since gravity will force it to the bottom, and expose the area not covered by film. Also, when dueling, you will hear and feel it moving around if it is too short. Good luck my friend! |
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Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts? 4 months 1 week ago #32919
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The diffusion film on this blade doesn't seem to be glued, or at least not glued at the very bottom. I can just stick my finger in there and peel it back a bit without having to overcome any adhesive. Think I'm going to give it a go with the X-Acto knife, and hope for the best. I may actually seat the razor blade in a vice, then keep the blade at a fixed angle to rotate on the razor in order to keep the line as straight as possible... that is unless someone comes in with some advice on a better technique before I get going on this later tonight.
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Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts? 3 months 6 days ago #41633
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I got this done last night, and it ended up being far easier than I had imagined. I started by putting an x-acto knife in the blade to trim the diffusion film, when I noticed the entire roll of diffusion film just easily slid out the bottom of the blade enough for me to just trim about 5/8" off with heavy duty scissors before stuffing it back in. Took about 30 seconds total, and looks great.
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Trimming diffusion film for thin neck hilts? 3 months 4 days ago #42006
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looks great, good trick to know
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