silicone

[Purgatory]

so i couldn't find this in any rules nor in the forums, and im trying to help a friend start up in Alabama he asked me this and i donno how to answer.

can you use silicone to pad between the blue camp pieces when making a weapon?

and for stabbing tips as well is it legal?

i have no experience int his so i turn to my elder bel ppl!

[Mekoot Rowan]

What you want is DAP contact cement. It is simply the best thing there is for weapon construction. Especially if you're just starting, don't try to get fancy or reinvent the wheel. Get DAP and read the instructions on the can.

Easy to follow instructions for just about every kind of weapon can be found here. You will note that these instructions include links which describe everything you need in exquisite detail.

[Karr]

Silicone will add a ton of weight and rigidity, plus when it dries it turns rubber like and doesn't hold to foam well.....in my experience, and it really doesn't work for binding a duel core.

[Purgatory]

yea i know dap i use it and for the glue part agreed. as for weight i donno what hes thinking but is it a "legal" material? basically i think hes wanting to use it as another form of padding.

[Soo Ma Tai]

If you make a blue foam sword with 3 layers of pad between core and striking surface, that should be plenty of padding. As far as stab tips go, gold's gym yoga mat, about 3/4 inch to 1 inch on the tip is great.

[Big King Jimmy]

I know what you're saying, but we don't have rules against building materials. A brick on a stick doesn't fail because it's a brick, it fails because it causes pain.

[Karr]

yea i know dap i use it and for the glue part agreed. as for weight i donno what hes thinking but is it a "legal" material? basically i think hes wanting to use it as another form of padding.

There is nothing in the BoW that says that you cannot use certain materials for striking surface. It only mentions padding. Thus Silicone would be "legal" though it would fail, and this is why...*Insert what jimmy said*... Silicone is pretty dense, and would hit and slap like no other. This would cause any material used in conjunction to fail faster as well. Silocone is one of the materials that breast implants are made from...Boobs can be heavy...

There is also the issue that there would be no good way to adhere a silicone material to another material.

[Purgatory]

yes.. i know.. i have a set of boobs myself lol. ok makes sense but if he doenst have it in the striking surface then it should be ok.. im trying to talk him outta it but .. eh ill let him trial and error lol

[Torix]

yes.. i know.. i have a set of boobs myself lol. ok makes sense but if he doenst have it in the striking surface then it should be ok.. im trying to talk him outta it but .. eh ill let him trial and error lol

The question is: Why does he need it?
Walmart mat and golds gym mat are currently the best methods for making weapons. If its not broken; dont fix it.

[Purgatory]

tell me about it. hey i donno. ive made some kick butt weapons these last few days with blue camp, but i think he went to a ampgurad group... yea .. i know.. trust me...