metal light yari

[RoryLyndze]

I know im going to get a no on this but i have to ask any way sorry but any chance your going to make a light yari because one thare awsome 2 i wake to work alot and it would be grate for my bad knee lol or if you could make the par i would buy them and put it to gether

[Ultra]

This has been asked many times before so I will give the same answer:  Slim chance.

An aluminum light Yari would be the most expensive saber we have ever made and we'll sell so few we'd lose our shirts on it.  Think about it, the metal and machining it would require would be about 5 times that of any other hilt.

Until a different manufacturing method becomes available, a metal Yari will not be offered by Ultra Sabers.

[RoryLyndze]

K and im sorry about reposting this  thout it was removed all to gether im going to be buying parts after i get my new paintball gun. Agen im sry but if thare is any way to get the body it would be awsome because i do walk 1 hour and 40 minnuts to work its like 4 or 5 miles of people tell me and they say im crazzy lol and almost always carry half of my phantom v2 or the full staff and agen im sry

[RoryLyndze]

I have to say i love the sabers you put out just sucks being poor lol cause id buy ever one you would come out with

[Rall_Kethil]

Ah, if only I would win the Powerball Lottery... I could order (and PAY for), oh, say 500 or so of them in return for reciept of say, two or three of them, leaving the rest here for Alex and crew to sell off at effectively 100% profit.
Sadly, probably never gonna happen.
Oh well, as Pepe LePew once said: "Say no more, mon amis, c'est la vie. Le sigh, le weep."

[Amanita]

Here's an idea- make a short saber hilt that's got a socket end on it with some pre-drilled and tapped screw holes, along with an optional butt-end piece, made the same way.
Perhaps include a regular pommel that the screw-on socketed end can be swapped with, and sell it like that- It can be used as a spear, or as a regular saber.
Make it clear that it's up to customers to provide their own yari shaft in whatever material or length they desire.

Or possibly offer Yari conversion kits- a set of two pieces. One's a socket piece about 3 or 4" long, designed so it can be swapped for the pommel of a regular saber. The other piece would be a buttcap made in the same way, as a counterweight to the bladed end.
Perhaps offer this conversion kit in two sizes- one for sabers like the Dominix and initiate, the other for MHS-compatible hilts like the shock or bane. I'll have to do up some quick photoshop sketches later. Perhaps this might satisfy those who want a light spear, provided they're willing to provide their own hilt and install a few screws.
I know I would want one of these- the cost of shipping would be much less than an overlong hilt, and I could make my own shaft in a length that suited me, instead of ending up with a monster made for someone far taller than me. I know that offering a one-size fits all machined spear shaft would not work well- too long, and the short folks aren't going to like it. Too short, and the taller folks complain that it's puny.

Might that be more feasible than offering a fully machined long handle?

[ShadowKatt]

Okay, I actually had to wikipedia what a "yari" is. I feel somewhat ashamed now.

Are we just talking about a lightspear here? I'm not positive, but if we are I've suggested it before, just a simple aluminum extension with a male threaded end on it that would be, likely, MHS compatible. The only thing I don't know here is the cost of materials, but the craftmanship shouldn't be all that involved since you're just carving the threads on the end, and it would work with any MHS saber.

[Ultra]

Yeah, yall still don't understand.  This is a CNC Lathe that is very similar to the one we use:



Like ours, it will handle a maximum length of 14".  Doing the math, you will see how many segments it would take to form a full spear.  That is, of course, if you want to do it right.

If all you want to do is die cut MHS threads onto the end of an aluminum pipe and screw it into the bottom of a saber, then you don't need me for that.  I think the end result would look far too rough for me to offer it as a product, and would require far too much manual labor or me to offer it for cheap.  Nothing is stopping you from going to a hardware store and doing this, so let us know how it goes.

[ThreadJack]

In the interest of being drug out into the street and shot, I will explain another way to get one:

Buy a saberstaff, cut a mid grade down, and put that on one end. There ya go, metal light yari.

[ShadowKatt]

Yeah, yall still don't understand.  This is a CNC Lathe that is very similar to the one we use:



Like ours, it will handle a maximum length of 14".  Doing the math, you will see how many segments it would take to form a full spear.  That is, of course, if you want to do it right.

If all you want to do is die cut MHS threads onto the end of an aluminum pipe and screw it into the bottom of a saber, then you don't need me for that.  I think the end result would look far too rough for me to offer it as a product, and would require far too much manual labor or me to offer it for cheap.  Nothing is stopping you from going to a hardware store and doing this, so let us know how it goes.

A-ha! And now we learn some of the limitations of Ultras workshop. Okay, I concede the MHS pole.

[Darkhorse V]

In the interest of being drug out into the street and shot, I will explain another way to get one:

Buy a saberstaff, cut a mid grade down, and put that on one end. There ya go, metal light yari.

With a built in tactical light!!! ... that unfortunately faces the opposite direction of your blade. 

[RoryLyndze]

Well i asked knowing i was going to get a no but was hoping for a maybe of sorts they did offer it be for and other fun weppons but they didnt sell and pvc one brook easly if they say they cant do it  then they cant but one can dream

[Jammo]

Best case scenario I could ever see is a metal blade holder on a yari. I'm looking into ways to sleeve my yari, actually.

[Darth Wraith]

It's an interesting concept no doubt, however I feel that it would be one of the most challenging sabers (Ultra has ever developed) to duel with.  This might cause the sales to fall, and cut into Ultra as a company as a whole  ....

[Hebi]

This reminds me of a similar projects I'm running : a light Naginata

I just bought the electronics on TCSS, I'm gonna buy the aluminium tomorrow.
As it seems now, it will be a 2.20-30 m (86.64-90 inches) weapon, with a blue blade.
As it is my very first saber (since I can't buy one from ultra  ) and I have never done one before, so it will take me some time to do it. But as soon as I finished (and tested it, of course !), I'll post a review if you guys are interested

Hebi