08-21-2002, 11:27 AM
steel or brass rod of the correct diameter should do the trick. it'll tap flat with a small hammer on a vice/anvil/any old bit of scrap metal, then you can shape it with a file or a dremel. Remember though that these stay hard and sharp, and are very good at drawing blood, especially when whipped out of your grip by a dremel, hence i file them. I find one confident whack with the hammer works better than several smaller taps, which tend to distort, and weaken, the metal more.<br>
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If you can get hold of them Foundry sell packs of pikes, which are lengths of steel sharpend at one end. tapping these flat with a hammer is easy as above, but with the advantage of avoiding the sharpening bit, which is what takes the time. I believe they've started making them sharpened at both ends, you then cut in the middle, which sounds like a good idea. in principle theey come in packs of 80, but someone doesn't seem to count, i got over 200. That's what most of their pictures have in them, despite the notes about florist wire. Of course you then have to pay Foundry prices, so probably not worth it unless you can buy them through another supplier to avoid hte worst of the postage, or get them as part of a deal.<br>
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Incidentally for those whop are interested Foundry have a new website, www.foundryarcana.com and have some good offers on at the moment, big big discounts.<br>
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If you can get hold of them Foundry sell packs of pikes, which are lengths of steel sharpend at one end. tapping these flat with a hammer is easy as above, but with the advantage of avoiding the sharpening bit, which is what takes the time. I believe they've started making them sharpened at both ends, you then cut in the middle, which sounds like a good idea. in principle theey come in packs of 80, but someone doesn't seem to count, i got over 200. That's what most of their pictures have in them, despite the notes about florist wire. Of course you then have to pay Foundry prices, so probably not worth it unless you can buy them through another supplier to avoid hte worst of the postage, or get them as part of a deal.<br>
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Incidentally for those whop are interested Foundry have a new website, www.foundryarcana.com and have some good offers on at the moment, big big discounts.<br>
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