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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!

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...

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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?

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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)

Hello, I’m writing this comment with a lot of frustration because I can’t put the body cord back together please advise me

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.

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.

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?

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.

What is that?

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…

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..)

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.

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?

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?😊

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?

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