petriomelony
12-13-2007, 07:09 PM
hey guys
so i just got my big package from Tim, woo [:
not going to lie, the first thing i thought was "geez, whoever wrote my address has girly writing..." and then saw that Tim and his wife (i think) stamped the package :) cute.
so yea, i was going through and looking at the parts (and they are excellent), feeling a little disappointed that the blade adapter didn't fit right away into the tube i ordered from online metals, but it's like, just a hair off... with some sanding of the tube that should be no problem (and better tight than loose, anyways), and the LED was SO TINY!! i was like, hmm, i wonder if there's stuff inside this little piece of bubble wrap... oh my GAWD is that the lens?! so yea, anyways.. good times
the blade looks wicked, corbin's film and all... one thing i noticed though, when looking down the tube i don't see the mirror dead on... or at least, the mirror wasn't reflecting 90 degrees or something. so i rotated the tube while looking down and sure enough it's definitely a little.. something. i looked at the mirror from outside while rotating it, and it runs a straight line, so it's not that, so i figure the tube is just a little warped because it's, well, plastic, and long. of course it's going to warp a bit.
has anyone had a similar issue in the past/a good fix for it? or should i not even worry about it? i was trying to just gently bend the tube, and also noticed corbin's film like... bending. imagine like, the sort of bend marks in a pop can except they spring back straight... that's ok, right? i wasn't bending it very hard and figured if i were going to slam the blade against another it'd bend even more... it *is* thick wall afterall, so it should be ok...
so yea, just need to stick the polyp inside the tube one of these days, and i need to go procure myself a dremel/different types of sandpaper to get started on the hilt... but yea [: should be good times. i'd appreciate it if anyone has any insight into the blade thing.
so i just got my big package from Tim, woo [:
not going to lie, the first thing i thought was "geez, whoever wrote my address has girly writing..." and then saw that Tim and his wife (i think) stamped the package :) cute.
so yea, i was going through and looking at the parts (and they are excellent), feeling a little disappointed that the blade adapter didn't fit right away into the tube i ordered from online metals, but it's like, just a hair off... with some sanding of the tube that should be no problem (and better tight than loose, anyways), and the LED was SO TINY!! i was like, hmm, i wonder if there's stuff inside this little piece of bubble wrap... oh my GAWD is that the lens?! so yea, anyways.. good times
the blade looks wicked, corbin's film and all... one thing i noticed though, when looking down the tube i don't see the mirror dead on... or at least, the mirror wasn't reflecting 90 degrees or something. so i rotated the tube while looking down and sure enough it's definitely a little.. something. i looked at the mirror from outside while rotating it, and it runs a straight line, so it's not that, so i figure the tube is just a little warped because it's, well, plastic, and long. of course it's going to warp a bit.
has anyone had a similar issue in the past/a good fix for it? or should i not even worry about it? i was trying to just gently bend the tube, and also noticed corbin's film like... bending. imagine like, the sort of bend marks in a pop can except they spring back straight... that's ok, right? i wasn't bending it very hard and figured if i were going to slam the blade against another it'd bend even more... it *is* thick wall afterall, so it should be ok...
so yea, just need to stick the polyp inside the tube one of these days, and i need to go procure myself a dremel/different types of sandpaper to get started on the hilt... but yea [: should be good times. i'd appreciate it if anyone has any insight into the blade thing.