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Ask an Armourer
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Добавлен 28 дек 2020
Fencing equipment breaks. A lot. Learn the basics of maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs with Kiah, a national level armourer working in both Canada and the USA, and keep your gear going longer.
Day in the Life: Women's OUAs 2024
We're hosting once again for the 2024 Women's OUA Championships! Come along and I'll show you behind the curtain about how tournaments are set up, kept working, and packed away at the end.
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Day in the Life: RMC 2023 Vlog
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Join me in Kingston for another vlog, this time at RMC! FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
Ask Another Armourer: Mila
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Ask Another Armourer features my armoury colleagues and tells you their stories, giving you a sneak peak into the lives and work that goes on in the work room at tournaments. In this video you’ll meet Mila! FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
How to Make a Tournament Layout Plan - Excel Version
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Are you planning a tournament and trying to figure out the best way to layout all of the pistes? Follow along with me as I show you my process for creating a layout in Excel. Edit: It was brought to my attention that I forgot to put final dimensions in after setting everything out! Make sure to do that as it makes everyone's lives easier! While in the digital excel file you can count the .5m bo...
Day in the Life: 2023 Canadian Nationals Vlog
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Join me in Montreal for another vlog, this time for the 2023 Canadian National Championships! Enjoy this extended time lapse and armoury behind-the-scenes. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
How To Style My Crown Braids
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Hi everyone, here's possibly the strangest video I've uploaded, but given the amount of attention they seem to get, it seems necessary. Presenting how I style my crown braids! They're both functional and aesthetic, so if you too are an armourer or someone looking to stylishly contain your long hair, here's how I do it. If you feel like following this tutorial, tag me on Instagram so I can see! ...
Day in the Life: Denver Junior Olympics 2023 Tear Down
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Join me for another vlog, this time for one of the smoothest tournaments I've ever been to! Enjoy this sneak peak into tournament armory work. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
Day in the Life: Denver Junior Olympics Competition Days
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Join me for another vlog, this time for one of the smoothest tournaments I've ever been to! Enjoy this sneak peak into tournament armory work. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
Day in the Life: Denver Junior Olympics 2023
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Join me for another vlog, this time for one of the smoothest tournaments I've ever been to! Enjoy this sneak peak into tournament armory work. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
Day in the Life: Denver Junior Olympics 2023 Set-up
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Join me for another vlog, this time for one of the smoothest tournaments I've ever been to! Enjoy this sneak peak into tournament armory work. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
How to Make a Wall Target (Basic Practice Dummy)
Просмотров 257Год назад
Having a wall target is a great way to help your fencers train independently and improve their point control and blade work. In this video I'll show you how I make a basic, low-profile one that can be used pretty much anywhere you have some blank wall space. FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmail.com Instagram: @ask.an.armourer
Louisville NAC 2023
Просмотров 141Год назад
Hi everyone, and welcome back to another vlog! This one is rather fun, as it's the first American tournament I've been back to in three years. So come along as I show you behind-the-scenes of tournament work from an armourer's perspective. Sam Signorelli's Channel: www.youtube.com/@UCK9jC6LJLAbxtFnIBvkuyqw FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Email: ask.an.armourer@gmai...
Louisville NAC 2023 - Tear Down
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Hi everyone, and welcome back to another vlog! This one is rather fun, as it's the first American tournament I've been back to in three years. So come along for part three of this series as I show you behind-the-scenes of tear down from an armourer's perspective. Sam Signorelli's Channel: www.youtube.com/@UCK9jC6LJLAbxtFnIBvkuyqw FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch? Ema...
Day In The Life - Louisville NAC 2023 Tournament Days
Просмотров 101Год назад
Hi everyone, and welcome back to another vlog! This one is rather fun, as it's the first American tournament I've been back to in three years. So come along for part two of this series as I show you behind-the-scenes of tournament work from an armourer's perspective. Sam Signorelli's Channel: www.youtube.com/@UCK9jC6LJLAbxtFnIBvkuyqw FIE Rules: fie.org/fie/documents/rules Want to Keep in Touch?...
Day In The Life - Louisville NAC 2023 Set-up
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Day In The Life - Louisville NAC 2023 Set-up
How to Fix a Reel with a Broken Wire in the End
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How to Fix a Reel with a Broken Wire in the End
How Reels Work and How to Diagnose Common Issues
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How Reels Work and How to Diagnose Common Issues
Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 4
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Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 4
Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 3
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Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 3
Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 2
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Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 2
Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 1
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Day in the Life: Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 1
Day in the Life - Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 0
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Day in the Life - Canadian Nationals May 2022 Day 0
Day In The Life: High Performance Camp 2022
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Day In The Life: High Performance Camp 2022
Diagnosing a Foil: Constant White Light
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Diagnosing a Foil: Constant White Light
Diagnosing a Foil: Intermittent White Light
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Diagnosing a Foil: Intermittent White Light
This video was really helpful. I recently tried assembling my first epee from AllStar and have their test box TZ10. I am not sure if I am testing correctly, there is only a solid red light when the tip is pressed. I could not find any documentation but have you seen this tester before or know if it only has red lights ? Thank you so much!
Hi there, is the light solid only when you depress the tip? If so then it sounds like its fine to me
I love that even though this was made 2 years ago it feels like a 2010 tutorial
wow... is the line THAT long? so many competitors.. so jealous...
Haha yeah, US national events are on a level all their own
lol.. i have seen an epee blade broken/bent like that ... and the tip still worked.. we had a good laugh over that one...
After 30+ years of inactivity, I started fencing again just a few weeks ago (this time foil). So I don't know if my method of getting a very accurate weight spring is (still) allowed. I used to take a new spring. hold it with a Lineman's pliers (US English) or combination pliers (UK English) heat it with a small candle, then press the plies a little bit. The spring will get weaker. This way I could very accurate change the force of the spring to match the 750grams, but not 760 grams. Making the spring stronger was difficult (not impossible), by using 2 pliers and stretch the spring while heating it up.
that is an interesting idea... never tried heating the actual spring.. i have squished a spring in between pliers til it was weaker.. sometimes cutting off one revolution if i needed to .. but I can't see why they would ever check an epee that much on the strip (or worry about it) all they care about is if it works and passes weights... but thanks for that idea... i'll try it next time I have to spring that is too strong (that is waaay above 750 grams) .. i still remember years ago buying some old foils from a guy who was a very good fencer nationally (in australia) and could flick like a magician.. his electric foil tip spring were so strong they could hold up an epee weight... i was impressed (and a little shocked) with how he had been able to fence at all...
to stop the reel retracting i just unwind it then wrap around the reel a few times til it doens't retract...
What are the most likely sources for errors when the red light turns on when the tip is depressed normally?
If an epee is setting off the red light on the test box, typically it means something is connecting where it shouldn't. I would check the tip for dirt and the connecting spring to make sure it's nice and straight and not angled at all.
My first epee does this but only sometimes and can be temporarily fixed by moving the socket a bit. The thing is it was very recently repaired and rewired for a different issue, and though I can be rough, I doubt I managed to break it in the 3 bouts I had with it. I'm thinking it may be water damaged as I had to carry it through the rain (with an umbrella) and it got a little wet' though the problem persists even now that it's dry. It is trully cursed, any ideas?
Hmmmm it may be some water seep in, but it sounds like it could also be the wire not being fully snug in the connector, or still having a layer of glue insulating it partially. So I would check that the wire is fully clear and sand it down a bit to confirm, as well as making sure the nuts in the connector are fully tightened. Good luck!
@@askanarmourer9549 thank you, I'll get it repaired as soon as possible. I also realised it probably isn't water damage because I had 2 epees with me and the other one works fine and I had wiped both of them before use
@@askanarmourer9549 nevermind, I couldn't sleep so I poked around that epee at midnight, adjusted some wires, used some tape and now it works. I only used that epee at the club and it worked all the time
I know this is an older video by now, but thank you so much! Also, your cat is adorable :)
Very helpful - Thank you for this video!
Hi. What kind of glue do you use? I have tried couple of superglue equivalent, but it leaves white stains on the blade. TIA
I just use regular superglue, and I find if I just apply it in the groove carefully it doesn't show. And if you do have a bit of overflow you can wipe it off with a towel while its still wet to clean it up
Urgh....the sexism is so stupid! If you can armor, you can armor! I may be head teching a small regional in May and the first person I'm hiring is a very good armorer who just HAPPENS to be a woman -- which I care not one whit about -- and from whom I've learned a few neat tricks from (and I've been armoring a LOT longer than she has) Mila...don't let those people get in your way.
well said Sam... i don't even notice the sex of the person - just happy to get any helper or see another person doing the armoury...
Re Lundborg's lame...I fenced him in my first pool bout at Nations last year...got 3 on him!
Hi! Great video, thanks. My problem is a bit silly and obvious; for some reason on the bayonet end there are no screws to hold the wires in place, nor have they been stripped back... suprised it made it out the factory! Im pretty happy how to repair, but I need to work our what the replacement screws are / whether i should just solder it... What do you think? Are replacement screws something I can pick up at a DIY store? Keep up the great videos!😊
Thanks so much for your videos, thy are great! When you say repeat 2-3 times is that just the rinse? And if so, fresh water each time?
Definitely rinse multiple times to get all of the detergent out, and yes use fresh water each time. Sometime I find I have to wash multiple times as well, depending on how dirty the lames get. For example, cleaning my personal one if typically one wash as I do that more frequently, but cleaning the team practice ones would require multiple wash cycles as they were used much more frequently and washed sparingly.
@@askanarmourer9549 Great, thanks for getting back to me!
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Successfully converted a 2nd hand foil from French grip to pistol grip this evening. Thanks for putting up this informative video!
Thank you for showing useful method! but simple question, which types of detergent? acid, base or something else? (I'm sorry if you mention about it in your video cuz I can't command englih well)
I use whatever laundry detergent I have on hand!
@@askanarmourer9549 Thank you for your kind lecture! I'll try it ASAP
Hello, I’m writing this comment with a lot of frustration because I can’t put the body cord back together please advise me
Hi there, what specifically seems to be the issue? Putting bodycord ends together is tricky, and can take a few tries to get them to go since there are so many small parts
@@askanarmourer9549 everything is in place and screwed except for the wire that’s popping out from the bottom. So basically the plastic isn’t completely sealed together. It’s very tricky to put it all together.
What are the total entry numbers for your nationals? Re that strip where the panels shifted side-to-side....I'm making something that may make that fix a lot easier and faster....will give it a test drive at US nationals...probably July 3.
For this one we had 30 pistes and about 1650 registrants
@@askanarmourer9549 So about half the size of the Louisville NAC we worked this year....hopefully without that cursed strip we had to deal with!
wow....even I could land a flick with that!
4:19....he actually pronounced my name right! Glad i was able to help! Re the dremel disks...sounds like he's using the really thin ones....which are quite fragile for our application. The reinforced fiberglass ones are MUCH better for cutting a tang. For grinding a wire out or cleaning a groove...a diamond wheel is perfect. You can lay one of those things in the groove for half an hour and it won't cut the steel worth a damn. The trick with Favero springs is to lift the drum at an angle with the open end facing AWAY from you in case the spring shoots out. I have made an after market cover to prevent this, however.
Phoenix starts listing her tools....I nod my head repeatedly.
Thank you for the detailed review. I find that with some foils (new ones or even ones that I've rewired), I hit the foil against my shoe while plugged in the test box and it's fine. But, when I hit it really hard with another metal foil or a hard PVC, the test box briefly signals discontinuity). I set my Favero tester/hit detector from test to foil and hit the blade and it doesn't register a problem. I'm very confused and not sure if I've failed in my rewiring or received a bad brand new foil or if I'm testing the blade too hard? Does the discontinuity have to last for a period of time before it registers a white light (like a hit on target)? I've used some of these foils that I've rewired but fail against a hard wrap on the blade and sometimes they seem just fine and I get no intermittent white lights and other times I get a light and I'm back to diagnosing again. Any tips would be appreciated.
Hmmm that is strange. My normal first thought in situations like this is that there may be a slight misfit between your bodycord and foil, so in some situations it reads white light and others it works, and both items test fine individually. The other thing I would look at is if your barrel is on tightly enough. I have found sometimes I get even brand new blades that the barrel is a bit loose. And of course, I'm always a proponent of just giving the inside of the barrel a good cleaning! Best of luck with it!
HA! Your strip call at 24:16....I saw ms Danielyants at our scholastic championships yesterday...no issues with her lame.
So were the magnet handles in the reel crate where we left them after Louisville??
Thank you so much. you saved my Harvard digital circuit design final project. So clear cut and well written. Thank you.
With Weapons Controll what are you actually checking? Mask, gloves, lames, body wires, head wires & weapons? or just some of them? Also you appear to be checking one person at a time rather than one person just checking gloves & masks etc. How long does it take to check someone?
Masks, lamés, gloves, and wires. Weapons are done by the referees on piste. We do one fencer to an armourer as everyone there is nationally certified and knows how to check everything rather than needing to train volunteers. Plus given the number of people checking in we find different stations tends to lead to more confusion. And it varies, epee is much fast than foil which is faster than sabre, and the more broken items also slow things down. We're working on getting more definite numbers
@@askanarmourer9549usually we run it so that each armourer tests specific kit. We aren't always given enough space for everyone to test lames. Most of us at the last comp were the equivalent of your National level and everyone could swap stations as required. Body wires always take longer than they should.
@@mdeb2007 One armorer per specific item works for smaller events...we did that for a pentathlon world cup in Palm Springs in 09. One guy ran masks, another cords....I was on the gabrit (which we don't see, even at US Nationals) But those numbers are small....at a NAC there can be 2000+ individual competitors over 4 days. And first control at the end of setup is always a bloody great nightmare. Those logistics just don't work at a NAC event size. ANYTHING that slows the process down is to be avoided. Kiah...how many people did we think we ran through at Louisville during first control....500?
The pistes you are using are in much smaller sections than we use in the Uk & seem to fit together in a different way too. It would be intersting if you coulsd talk us through them some time.
@@mdeb2007 These have the same foam on the back, they're really very similar in most ways other than panel size. And yes clipping the ground cord rarely stays so we just shove more copper mesh under and that does the trick.
What is that?
A foil that's been bent to a full 90 degree angle lol but the wire is still intact so it still works
I've used conductive thread quite a bit and In my experience, if you are sewing with conductive (metal) thread on a domestic sewing machine there are a few things you can do to lessen thread breakages: * use a specific metallic needle * slow the speed of the machine right down to its lowest speed * put your metallic spool upright in your machine OR * use the metallic thread in your bobbin only (requires you to sew from inside the lamé jacket) Also when sewing 90 degree corners, to lesson the bulk of 4 layers of material: after you have folded both sides of the material you will see a small square or rectangle in line with the folds on both sides. Cut this square/rectangle out with a pair of scissors. Makes your life sooo much easier, especially if patching with the inox stainless steel material!
Hello, and thanks always. I wired up my pistol grip épée for some reason when we tested on the Wi-Fi unit right where the blade goes through the bell it will ring is that a problem with the other weapon or my weapon? There’s no obvious broken wire or anything or is it because my handles aren’t insulated? I guess I don’t understand the electrical conduction and grounding…
When you say ring, you mean the tester goes off as if a point is scored? Is there a lot of spaghetti wire sticking out there? If there's too much, it could be an issue as it isn't grounded. Otherwise, I would check under the base of the connector where it sits against the bellguard, if there's dirt there it could be causing things to not ground properly.
Yes by ring I meant record a touch/get a light… thank you wireage looked pretty clean but I’m going to double check it
The wireage wires look pretty clean but I’m gonna check for the other it’s an old connector and bell guard I was trying to recycle into a new blade
Forgive my ignorance do you have to use a copper/metal pipe for acetone tube? Or is PVC with a cap and plumbers tape going to work?
that is a seriously huge venue.. how many strips ? and how many competitors ? I am jealous as for the australian nationals i think there were only 10 strips (well around that but i could be wrong.. just a rough guesstimate) - i volunteered to help weapons check (first time in over 20 years ) and ended up with a nice sit down job running the live feed camera.... (it was all set up for the finals strip.. and playbacks if needed (they had me on it so when there was no fencing going on i swivelled the camera around and took crowd shots....lol... ruclips.net/video/-VpEhjauu50/видео.html) Tim's t shift is awesome... good to see Sam as well there... what is the test box Tim is using to test the spools at 7.48? is it just like a simple test box? although it looks a little more complicated than that..... at the last nationals over here they were testing the spools (when they were set up) to check if they were working with some small tool that looked from a distance like just an epee socket - but i didn't check and i didn't see what it was - i shoudl contact them to see what they were using (it was probably some kind of small box tat crossed the wires over as the spools were plugged into the boxes..)
For this one there were 65 pistes and I believe about 2500 competitors, though I could be misremembering that number. Certainly a huge event! As for the test boxes, lol yes reach out to them directly, everyone brings their own :)
Unsung heroes of the fencing community. Probably nowhere near as appreciated as they should be by the competitors. But At least they don't have to deal with the trash that referees have to experience.
We get our fair share....like parents who refuse to listen to WHY the mask that just failed the punch test must be taken away.
You did a great job of showing just how MUCH work goes into putting on a major US national event....and some of the regionals are not that much smaller!
Always blows me away just how MUCH expensive stuff gets left behind each night. As a vendor, sure....means you buy more from me. As a fencer...REALLY???
Tinning the wire before soldering should not be considered optional: it's much easier to get a good joint with the end tinned. Also, I would suggest that you dip the tinned wire in flux paste before soldering it on the pad. Especially if you are not adding solder as you remake the connection, the flux will greatly assist the solder to flow nicely. Solder has flux in its core, so if you aren't adding flux you may not get good flow. If you don't have a shiny bright solder joint, with the solder flowed smoothly around the wire, then the joint is not good and you should redo it. Dull solder is usually caused by moving wires before the solder hardens. Not smooth, incompletely covered joint is due to not enough heat or not enough flux.
The fact that F4 was the only cursed piste was a GREAT change from San Jose last season when we had a whole POD that was cursed! I love how Tim and I are kinda leaning away as Brian bent that reinforcement band back on the lid...just in case! My fave strip call was a bail replacement that the pod captain didn't realize I took care of with in a few seconds of showing up!
Thanks for showing the trick concerning the print on the lamee 👍 Any experience using it on the flashy lightweight ones? Or is their fabric to delicate?
Hello from Seattle. Fun to see from other people's perspective. I will be working Summer Nationals second half.
10:31 "And yes, we're all insane here." Proved by Tim's shirt in the background!
What is this certification of which you speak?
At which part, the national armoury certification? That's not so much an official certificate as being recognized as having the knowledge and experience required to work at a national level event. I just say certification because it's easier and faster
I would like to ask something, yesterday I noticed my epee point is a little loose, as if the barrel had not enough glue, it can be rotated. How can I fix the point and not to rewire? What would you recommend? Do you have any video about it?
Your soldering kit is not linked. I was wondering the spec of it. I’m in the process to get one an also a multimeter
Will a pistol grip handle work on a French blade?😊
You'll need to shorten the tang
OMG! Thanks! O live your videos been doind armory by my self since them, thank you! Whishing you the best ✨
Hi. my daughters mask has a small tear on the side. Is that repairable?
It would depend on the size and location honestly, without seeing it I couldn't give you a proper answer. You can send me more info at my email or instagram and I can try to help there!
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