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Title: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Mandingolrian on November 09, 2015, 03:43:15 AM (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x36/gewehrmonkey/Mobile%20Uploads/20151108_193053_zpszkj3cs5y.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/gewehrmonkey/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151108_193053_zpszkj3cs5y.jpg.html)
Spent about an hour spinning my Apprentice V4. The raw aluminum turns my hands black just like when I used to wear a gold band on my finger. Any of the rest of you experience this? Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Mandingolrian on November 09, 2015, 03:45:54 AM (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x36/gewehrmonkey/Mobile%20Uploads/20151108_193106_zpsnbxxuirn.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/gewehrmonkey/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151108_193106_zpsnbxxuirn.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Darth Cephalus on November 09, 2015, 03:53:51 AM Yes, it happens. It will lessen over time and use though. The choke point on my primary spinning saber has a different looking finish now than it used to. It is a lot less shiny, but it no longer blackens my hands.
Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Iram on November 14, 2015, 12:25:41 AM Yes, it happens. It will lessen over time and use though. The choke point on my primary spinning saber has a different looking finish now than it used to. It is a lot less shiny, but it no longer blackens my hands. so what's a permanent fix?Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Darth Cephalus on November 14, 2015, 01:42:14 AM Either gloves, or put up with it until your saber is broken in.
Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Iram on November 14, 2015, 02:29:40 AM Either gloves, or put up with it until your saber is broken in. :-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\:-\Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Kham-Ryn Kurios on November 14, 2015, 02:38:20 AM While this is not something I have ever encountered, could it be schmutz from the manufacturing process? A thin layer of dust?
Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Darth Cephalus on November 14, 2015, 02:43:06 AM I would have called it oxidation as well. It only happens with intense use and it stops once you have rubbed some of the shine off the aluminum.
Title: Re: Saber oxidization, anybody else get this? Post by: Spades on January 02, 2016, 02:50:14 PM reading the title of this thread i thought that there was rust. I think that is just a little finish and whatever left over from the fabrication. I can not speak to the specifics of it but i know that whenever something is machined, its filthy. then there is always whats on your hands.
A pair of gloves and wiping down your saber before and after each use could help some too. but as far as i can tell that is not oxidation its just metal crud. most likely the finish on the metal or left over dried oil from the machining process or something like that. |