How to Make Daredevil's Billy Club | I Like To Make Stuff
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- Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025
- This week, we made Daredevil's billy club from the Netflix show!
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For our version, we will make the staff that can separate into two handles but it will always be tether by the cable. I searched for practical fittings that could quickly connect the two pieces while being strong enough for super hero action. I couldn't find anything that would be slim enough to fit into a nunchuck-style cylinder, so Josh designed some of his own in Fusion 360.
Josh's design was a barrel connector with thick threads that would screw together. The connector would be a two-piece model with a male and a female side that would lock together with a quarter-turn of your wrist. To ensure the cable can move inside the handles when opening & closing, we modeled a hole through the centers.
We estimated that the 3d printed connectors would be the weakest point of this whole build. And while the plastic prints did look similar to the metal sections of the show's club, I wanted those details to be real metal. I happened to have a section of steel pipe that was about an inch wide. I cut two pieces of this pipe, one longer than the other, so that the 3d printed joint and the metal joint would overlap, adding some rigidity.
To match the look from the show a little more, I added some ridges to each metal sleeve using my metal lathe. I imitated the pattern from the show which helped hide the joint when the two handles were connected together.
I wanted to make the billy club handles out of wood. I had a long piece of elm that my granddad had laying around, so Josh got to work squaring it up. Using the jointer, the planer, and the table saw, we ended up with a perfectly squared piece of wood about 2 feet long. The material was cut it in half lengthwise so that I could add a small groove down the center. When both of these halves were glued back together, there would be a nice channel right down the middle for the cable to slide.
Now that I had the cable channel running down the center of the squared stock, I cut the whole thing in half on the miter saw to make my two turning blanks. I chucked up each piece in the lathe and turned them down to match the outside diameter of the metal sleeves.
There are many ways to get these wooden handles red. We could simply paint them red or use an off-the-shelf stain, but I chose to dye the wood red. I diluted the entire bottle of Fit dye in a small basin of water and added the two handles. To keep them submerged in the dye, I added some dense pieces of hardwood flooring on top of the handles.
After about five hours, I removed the handles and they looked amazing! Of course, the wood did swell a bit, and the connectors no longer fit. Once fully dried, I turned down the pieces of swollen wood so that the connectors and the end cap rings would fit again. I used some 5-minute epoxy to attached the 3d printed connectors to the handles. I also epoxied the metal sleeves over the connectors and the rings onto the bottoms.
We could have stopped here; the staff separates into two clubs and can certainly do some damage. But I wanted these two clubs to be connected together to make nunchucks. The cable connecting the two handles varies in length between the comic book, the movie, and the TV show. In some cases the cable is ridiculously long and defies the laws of physics. But for ours, I chose to use a bass guitar string. The wound string is thin enough to give the look we were hoping, but thick enough so that it doesn't bind up when we slide the two clubs back together.
We used some ferrules crimped on the ends of the cable to secure it inside the handles. These fittings could slide inside the channel we cut earlier but be captured behind the smaller holes we designed in the printed connector when pulled apart. To keep the cable from sliding out of the handles when turned upright, I cut the heads off of some nails and glued them into the end cap holes. This worked amazingly well and the whole project was finished.
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Thanks for all of the help! It turns out that the lathe tool WAS too high! The quick release was partially engaged when I did a tool change, so it didn't fully seat. I showed the change in my Instagram story if you're interested.. instagram.com/iliketomakestuff
That looks really good. Is there a way to do it without a 3D printer?
i wonder if piano wire would be any better or worst im not familiar with bass string but i know piano wire can be just as strong but maybe a bit easier to work with
You can put Lock on that
Use should use brake cable from a bike
I think rare earth magnets would work for the locking mechanism instead of the twist threading from the 3d printer for more fluid movement like in the show and comics.
To avoid grain raise, instead of water use denatured alcohol for the Rit dye.
As far as I know, undiluted Rit dye also works fine. They tried it over at Guns and Guitars and it turned out really nice.
At 10:50 I like how you dressed the mannequin head up as Bullseye.
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I know right!! that's real Showmanship
Fingerless gloves?
@Renji Ripon dude what the fuck's wrong with you
That's how you know this guy's a real fan
Yes! HERE'S ANOTHER LIKE!!
"Matt, how many fingers am I holding up?"
38 thumbs
Any chance of a Superhero team up with you and Bob?
*Middle Finger*
"One"
-Matt Murdock
12. You’re from Chernobyl. Lol.
Bob and Peter know each other?! This has made my day!
Haha, we feel that same joy every time we get to combine different types of making into one build. This turned (get it...TURNED) out awesome!
That joke TURNED out great....sorry to STEEL your joke
OverWims WOOD you mind if I STEEL your pun and TURN it into my own?
@@MikeTheMaker1 Well I WOOD but I dont like you STEELING.his joke friend so that's why I am STEELING it.
I love how you're not so hyped up but also fun in your videos. It makes it way easier to watch and learn.
Love how Casper wasn't just a one time supporter but a company that is continuously doing so.
Bob that looks SO LEGIT! Well done. =D
Thank you!!
@@Iliketomakestuff Do u sell it what is its price
I watched this with headphones while my dad sat next to me. About half way through he was like..."What's he making?" lol Nice work!
Holy crap! NEVER USE GLOVES AROUND ROTATING TOOLS!! I am not a stickler for safety but once your gloves catches into the lathe you can say bye-bye to your whole hand! Gloves are essentially neckties for your hands.
Not using gloves is standard procedure in any machine shop around the world.
Incog Nito I was thinking the same thing! My ass was drawing up watching his hand get so close
These are all very quality comments😂
Yep...no hoodies either ,or loose/dangling articles of clothing,jewelry,etc.
Rex Nanorum 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Un-wrap your panties they are latex gloves.
So from my understanding, he has two splits in the billy club.. he has the cord going about halfway and attaching so you can use that nunchuck functionality, but then just past the middle where the cord is attached, he has another split so if he splits it there it comes apart into two clubs.. not really a critique, but just something that could be implemented in a future rebuild if you ever do something like that.. awesome video! Thanks..
Josh is working on a connector that works that way.
I Like To Make Stuff reverse the threads in that other union so you can twist one direction to split and other direction to nunchuck.
@@Iliketomakestuff please post an update if you can! I really want to make this!
I think that would be an awesome idea, but i think for it to work best the cable would have to be more in just one club then you could have your second `button' on the opposite club head. They wont be equal lengths but I doubt you would be able to tell when using them. I personally would love to see this modification.
The lightsaber prop company Ultrasabers has a connector piece used to connect 2 lightsabers, it's kinda like a twist-to-connect thing. That could make the club easier to swing around without disconnecting the halves and also make it quick and easy to disconnect when needed.
Clamp champ returns!!!
I’ve always wanted to make something similar in a collapsible hiking stick. I found a threaded brass piece similar to what you 3D printed that is used for flag poles. Great video!
That D string looks deadly! Nice job.
Bullseye!!!! hilarious, Awesome build Bob. I don't know why I haven't made one of these, when I was a kid I always wanted to and have just never thought about it since.
Came out great!
nice Bullseye reference!!!
This is the first of your videos I've seen and I love that your ad was playing while the main video was playing. It keeps you engaged while getting your point across, why dont more people do this?
I love your projects and your enthusiasm when you make a comic book piece.
love the way you handled the sponsor clip. it did not feel forced or like it took away from the video at all.
Hi after practicing with Nunchaku for 45 years I have a group that lets me know if someone is doing something cool and so I checked out your cool tool and even though its a bit long I like it. and I'll give you a "Pioneering Dude" Nice work man.
This is beautiful work! Thanks for being an inspiration to someone just getting into making stuff.
Wow, reminds me of one I made over 30 years ago! What I used back then was two aluminum pipes, one slightly smaller then the other so it can slide in the bigger one. And since it was hollow I joined them together with a light weight chain that was concealed when both parts were together. To hold the chain I used a nail across the ends through a hole I drilled on the side about a quarter inch from the ends. I covered the ends and nail with red tape going around and around til I could not feel the nail, ( which was flush on outer edges), and also covered the opening.
I never thought I would get hit by Bullseye's decapitated head, but here we are. FIRST!
19 hours first I guess...
Only way to make this better is a slowmo shot of you matrix dodging a decapitated head.
How Tf You Got 20 Hours Earlier?
You were probably asking for it holding the camera in stuff
The world needs more people like you
I wonder if you can modify one side of it (with a collapsible selfie stick maybe) to give its actual cane usage in the comics
Well this is the first I have ever seen of you and I am already hooked. Bass string was great choice
Clamp Champ! Looks great. Love when you do props Bob 🙂
I was fully prepared to dismiss this with an eye roll, but that turned out really cool! Great work!
Melvin would be proud
Very nice build!
I wish it had a spring to pull it back together.
This Old Tony has a great video on lathe toolbits (Something with single point tool grinding). Watch it maybe, those cheaper lathe bits are often badly ground
Great Minds... I was just watching an old vid of his where he talks about a Lathe File, and compares the rake between that a standard file. you might want to give a look: ruclips.net/video/7ngNtK9tKME/видео.html
Not that it matter since he found out and pinned his comment but what I was gonna say was his tool was way too high. Lucky he didn't snap it. It's a novice mistake anybody can make wen they are starting out. He found out and has corrected it.
One thing I could interject would be using springs to retract the wire. One thing I remember from the film and show is it’s a very smooth transition from club to nunchucku and from nunchucku to club. Just an idea. Thank you so much for your videos! I’ve learned a ton!
Sir I would gladly pay you for one of these billy clubs and a wooden daredevil skull cap
Awesome! Specially dyeing the wood. I wouldn't have thought of that.
That is very cool.
Awesome and very creative how you pieced all that together.
It's 12am right now and I'm still awake watching RUclips.
Simple in design and truly awesome!.
The color from that dye turned out pretty cool. Awesome.
A perfect couple. ❤️
Love superheroes, especially Daredevil. He's my favorite. Also, love the Foo Fighters. Rock on man
this thing is great bud, Killer overall look. love how the different genres of building all blend together to make this awesome project. the fact that its for Daredevil is even better!!
WOW ! Very nice !
As a comic fan growing up in the 70's, I read Daredevil before the Frank Miller days. I always thought the billy clubs were way cool. DD didn't so much use them as Nunchakus back then, they were used more as a thrown projectile. BUT, and here's the way cool part, they had a second feature of launching a retractable line he would use for swinging from rooftop to rooftop. This feature was only briefly seen toward the end of Netflix season 2. I hope to see more of that in season 3. REALLY nice work you've done.
Cool!!!! I’m a “Numbchuck”😂 fan from the 80s. One caveat: depending on what state you live in, ESPECIALLY some of the New England states, nunchucks are prohibited, along with “martial arts sticks” and ninja stars(shuriken). Stupid but you might want to look into it.
Yup, cus according to the law nothing is more dangerous than a piece of wood and some rope lol
What a out the sword of Omen's? Your work is very impressive.
What happens as the wood shrinks as it dries out from all that water it soaked up?
I don't think the wood shrinks. I may be wrong though.
I guess where it's epoxied the wood will will stay glued to the metal/plastic and the exposed handles may shrink back a bit.
Ben Lee:
Wet wood always shrinks as it dries. It swells when it gets wet. That is why soaking it caused it to expand. And it will shrink again as it dries.
Alfred of Wessex:
No, wood expands as it absorbs water and shrinks as it dries. It does go back. It is not "like a spring that has been stretched too far". This is a well known fact among woodworkers.
@@XJWill1 what about how he put a seal on the wood after making it? you would think that any kind of a wax coating would not only keep moisture out but also keep it in.. so I get that wood normally would shrink again, but in this case I'm not sure since he sealed it
I read a lot of the comments to see if anyone asked if you have had a trained martial arts person (skilled in the use of that weapon) if it works as a proper one does? Sadly I didn't find any comments or discussions on that question.
The cable too long though for proper nunchuck use, would been better if you had calculated that in from the start how long the cable should be for more proper nunchuck use.
Shhh
Also the Billy Clubs are too big and thick
You do a lot of cool stuff, differently have the talent, you’re hard working, dedicated, and most of all your inspector gadget with all your tools, even if people can’t do any of the things that you do, at least we can enjoy watching you do them.
Sadly enough, now that you've turned the wood again after the swelling, when it dries up again, everything will be loose.
I was thinking that also.
And that's why I'm making this project with sold allum rods. 👌🏻
@@ulfheinni.b2633 Did you ever do it?
You are by far my favorite RUclips subscription!!!
Awesome build. But as a professional machinist, I'm going to tell you now, lose the gloves before you dismember yourself! If you want to wear gloves buy some nitrile gloves.
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Man watching this makes me want to have a Billy Club and watch Daredevil all the way from season 1 to 3
Clamp Champ merchandise please.
That is so sick! Great stunning work.
Great multitool project! “When your powers combine...”
Just found my new favorite RUclips channel. Props.
Nice project ...may i request..will u make a cajon ...??tq😁
Great idea
Cool build man! That came out super sweet
Nice
I like how you show the bloopers.
End up watching the entire thing without knowing who the hell daredevil is. Great use of different materials. Thanks for sharing !
ok so your build is great its amazing but.. it needs to be able to pull out and be used as escrima sticks and to be able to use it as a nunchucks.
Ps the wire needs to be bigger
Awesome build!
Your lathe tool was above center of the tube. That's why it wouldn't cut. If you hold a 6in metal ruler between the tool tip and the work piece while moving the tool in towards the (lathe is off)tube, the tip will hold the ruler. Don't send the tool in too much or you will break the tip.
What you want to see is the ruler standing straight up and down. If the top tilts towards the tube, the tool is above center. Away it is below.
Great build!
U should make the threaded cane from bloodborne
Really cool design! Also sick Foo Fighters shirt
Amazing! Maybe try getting someone who knows martial arts to try it out???
i would try it out love nunchaku
I can tell just by looking at it that the wire is actually longer than it should be.
@@wally99szarek agreed the wire is meant to be as wide as the pram off your hand for tricks im a freestylist with these nunchaku but they do make a nice show peace
Dj Clabe he should get Doug from forged in fire.
Great build! Personally I would spring load one side of nun chuck with a lock/release switch and upgrade the bass string with a steel cable with a wire rope terminal end piece. I would not use a twist together 3d printed piece for practicality. The whole system would be engineered for fighting with a spring retention system.
I believe your lathe tooling was set too high and needed to be moved down to provide a proper cut
I'll check that. Thanks!
I think you are correct the tool was too high and was rubbing rather then cutting. The other issue is the tool itself. It looks like a cheap negative rake cutter, You want something with a positive rake and sharp edge prep when cutting tubing. Tubing tends to deform away from the cutter so you need every advantage to help the tool bite in. A tailstock can help. It usually chews up the tail stock though. On really thin tubing you can turn up a plug with a light press fit if you are doing something short enough. Tubing should "sing" when you cut it. If its "humming" you have an issue that needs correcting. Machinists learn to hear cut problems. You'll always hear it before you see it.
Agreed. There are quite a few 3d models you can use to print a tool that will help you dial in the tool height
I haven't read all the responses, so I'm sorry if I'm repeating someone else's suggestion. There's a quick, simple, cheap, and accurate way to check tool height. With the lathe turned OFF, put a ruler against the part and run the tool in just hard enough to trap the ruler against the part. If the tool is just the right height, the ruler will be straight up and down. If the top of the ruler is leaning away from you, the tool is too high. If the top is leaning toward you, it's too low. Dead on is best, but too low is better than too high.
@@mikecurtin9831 yep thats how my machine tool teacher taught me. Be sure to use the small metal pocket rulers tho.
excellent job on the billy club!
You should not to Wear gloves while working on a lathe...
I think that it is a bad habit, flakes of metal from file would not hurt you, but you may get catch by sharp edge of your object or jaws
I would agree. Personally I would never wear gloves when using any spinning tool. This is something I practice in my own shop out of my own preference.. I learned the hard way years ago so ...spinny spinny...no gloves.
Depends on the gloves, IMO. I usually wear very thin nitrile gloves that'll rip long before they pull my hand into anything. I like not getting crud all over my hands.
Shouldn't wear gloves period, a feeling of safety is the most dangerous thing to have in your shop
if you want to protect your skin you can use skin-protection cream ^^
That was the BEST ninja montage I have ever watched!!
you need to cut that wire shorter, it's far too long to be an actual usable pair of nunchaku.
Nunchucks are my favorite weapons of all time! I has so many! I am really good with them too!
All fun and games until someone gets a foam head in the eye.
omg!! i love how it turned out. nut i think that it would have been cool to have some sort of spring mechanism so when you twist the metal cylinders loose it would kinda spring or pop open into nunchuk form with a bit of spring assist.
But you look more like iron man.
Awesome build! Love the color. The dye worked great. A lot of cool ideas and techniques. Nicely done!!
re purpose a quick connect to twist on and off, with spring tension like a radiator cap...use a 1000lb cable, and attach it to the inside with slack and springs.... so the springs stretch to pull out the wire....for nun chucking, and swinging, and when you are done..they pull the whole thing back together.
hello, is it possible to have the 3D file for the twisted screw used to connect the two sticks?😊
Don’t care about daredevil or his billy club, but love watching you make stuff!
Looooooved this one, awesome video Bob!!
That came out extremely great
Those are dope as hell and that bulleye attack dummy was brilliant😂
awesome build, the only things i'd change is to make the string a little shorter. I've thought about making something like this before using handles from a razor scooter. The way they attach is with a spring loaded pin that fits into a hole so you can push the pin to release. when they detach they also have elastic on the inside so replacing that with the wire would be a good place to start.
Dude this is a frickin cool video! Well done! Looks really good
Now here is a guy you want as a friend. All those gadgets. All those power tools
Great work man! Nice billy club
Dude!!!! That was pretty sweet! Amazing project and what an awesome piece of equipment! For sure one of my favorite projects of yours! Keep killing it!
When you thought that your lathe tooling was dull, yes that may be true but the steel also had whats called mill scale which is harder than steel. It will dull your tools very quick. if you just use some aggressive sandpaper to remove the scale you will have a much easier time turning steel.
You should totally make one of these and do a giveaway! I have already watched all of season 3 it was amazing and I love this show. So entertaining! Keep it up guys. Great work
Nice!I will add this to my crime fighting arsenal, along with my Batarangs, Web Shooters, and Light Saber
Dude that thing is awesome!
You have done perfect. Congrats!
Wonderful job. My thing is for the ring on the ends i would have made them Caps. That way it would have a metal finish and you couldn't see the wooden edge
Very cool, I have always wanted to do a date devil costume, I might have to make one of them for myself. Dont have a lathe to use, so I may try a little different technique.
Also a dare devil fan man that was a cool build
very cool build. i love watching people make things from marvel characters. hope to see a collab one day with you and the hacksmith and colin furze
This is a very awesome build but I do have one tip ...if you could make the bass strong shorter in between the two rods that would make it a lot better for use as nunchucks ...I've trained myself to use nunchucks for many years and the cable or chain between the two rods on nunchucks should be between 4-5 inches long for smooth use as nunchuks it allows for better control and manuvering of the nunchucks but other than that you did an amazing job with this and I am thoroughly impressed and I'm definitely subscribing !!
Very cool, have worked nunchucks all my life. Rule of thumb, the chain or cable is the size of your knuckles. But very well thought out! So thumbs up! New subscriber
Thats great stuff!! The video editing is great too