So you want people to hear the swords clank and ring when being swung at each other if so you might have to forgo the fancy effects on the sword and just make believe with some lighting.
IF you are expecting something like this
You will be disappointed to hear a lot of that is in post production.
Now that all being said cause I don’t want to turn down an opportunity to concoct a glowing sword theory.
SO here we go.
I would go out and get the length of some 1/8” even 1/16”
flat stock times 2. Then get the same length in 1/8” plexi or acrylic.
Cut your sword to desired look on all three piece of material.
Take the plexi part and cut from tip to
tail down the center of a 1/8” or little bigger.
ELwire is nice and cheap but very finicky you will need a good solderer to do this part. I suggest talking to the guys at
http://www.elwirepros.com/ about the specifics.
Last ELwire project I did was 4 costumes double sided from one source. It took months.
So after you have cut your mold for the ELwire you will have to cut your handle you might have to modify the
power box that comes with the ELwire they are cheap plastic outsides and dipped in heat protective good on the inside you might have to rewrite the
switch to stick out on your handle.
Making the handle is about as important as the sword itself you don’t want it to slip and fall apart so make sure it’s tight. Here’s a demo explaining it.
Maybe keep the ELwire box on the outside of the handle and tunnel in through plastic from the outside to make it easier and wrap it in whatever handle wrap you use.
Finally putting it all together.
I would melt and adhere atleast one side together. One side being metal and the plastic this will give you a way to
lay in your ELwire and give it somehting to adhere to.
Hot glue should work.
To complete the other side I would pin it somehow so if you need to take it apart and fix the ELwire or replace it you can.
I would suggest pinning it like you would pin the handle so it’s snug. Cause you don’t want this thing to be sliding around.
If you don’t ever want to take it apart and YOLO then adhere t to the plastic once it’s finished and Pin it as a
safety measure.
Now you have a sword that glows all the way around the edges.
Furthermore you could get creative and cut on a design in the middle and cut the plexi short a
bit and pound down the edges and grind it dull thus giving it the illusion that it’s coming from the middle of the sword only.
Somehting like this.
I look forward to hearing what you do for this cause this looks like a really fun project.