Collapsible Sword Handle

prusaprinters

This started when I got a cheap collapsible sword from Amazon. I was wanting to make a Percy Jackson pen-sword, and so I didn't really care if the handle was bad quality. Link for Sword Collapsible Sword Amazon. You can find several different versions of this, but they all have the same handle and are all around 8 bucks. Here are the steps for assembly:Disclaimer: I am not responsible for if you hurt someone with this model, this is meant to be a prop. Also, I am not responsible for if the sword breaks, it was just the one I used.I printed this with black Overture PLA and a warning against leaving it outside: one time I did it and the base warped and so I had to reprint the base and ended up having to destroy the old base to get everything apart. If I get any complaints about how you can't get it apart, I am just going say I told you to make sure to sand, so MAKE SURE TO SAND!!! It is really annoying and takes a long time to get everything apart if you don't.Also Please don't steal my models and sell them on some site claiming they're your own. If you want to use these files and print them for a friend for a couple bucks that's fine, just remember to attribute the files to me.After getting sword, you can either break the handle off purposefully (You should just need like a chisel or something.) Or you can wait for it to break by itself. (This is what I did)Then print Base Side A & B after this, you will want to line up the small holes in Base parts with the bumps on the sword base.Print you print a Coupler or Grip of your choice I have used several different styles like 2 Grips with a Large Coupler at either end, or Large Couplers spaced down the entire handle.To make Couplers or Grips fit on the Base then you might need to sand the base, or play around with the size percentage in the slicer. I like to sand the Base for grips because they take a while and so you don't want to have mess-ups. But with Couplers I mess with the size because they take about 10 minutes.After you have printed all the parts, then put the Couplers and Grips in whatever order you want to and make sure they are snug, but don't try to force it on if it won't slide, pull it off and sand the Base. This way, you will still be able to take apart the pieces if you want to customize.Then you can put the Cap on the top of the sword to make sure it doesn't extend. You may want to try printing the Cap at around 99-97 percent size so that it will fit snugly after the sanding. This is the same case with the Couplers.NOTE: If any pieces are not sliding on right, try turning the piece 180 Degrees because the hole is not perfectly centered. (At the time I designed this, I was using Tinkercad.)