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Sir Edward

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Portable weapon racks.
« on: 2012-10-08, 14:43:45 »

I haven't painted these yet, but I have two 8-weapon racks standing now. They come apart with simple peg construction. I was worried that they'd be too wobbly without something to keep them from doing the parallelogram thing, but they're not too bad. They do shift a little, but they can be braced against each other too (I made the boards at different heights).

The holes are varying sizes to accommodate different sized weapons. 6 holes on each rack are lengthened to allow sword blades.

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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #1 on: 2012-10-08, 16:23:26 »
Awesome!  If you can't fill it, I've got a hammer and a couple swords to throw in it, no pole arms sadly :)
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #2 on: 2012-10-08, 18:32:27 »

Yep, shouldn't be a problem. Especially since I'll probably be wearing one of my swords, and others can be hung from the vertical supports if they have a scabbard with suspension. I think we can handle 8 to 10 more weapons from our group, including yours.

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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #3 on: 2012-10-08, 21:18:42 »
oh now i see. you put holes in it! hahahaa when we were talking i thought you were just leaning the pole arms against it.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #4 on: 2012-10-09, 00:30:34 »
I have a few weapons I can help fill that with.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #5 on: 2012-10-09, 01:14:58 »
might i suggest 1 thing. put a lil hole in the front of one bottom horizontal piece and the rear of the opposite piece. then you can use a tent stake to firmly attach it to the ground. i would be afraid of uneven ground or a hard wind or a wayward child that the rack would come down on someone or some tent.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #6 on: 2012-10-09, 01:31:56 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2012-10-09, 01:14:58
might i suggest 1 thing. put a lil hole in the front of one bottom horizontal piece and the rear of the opposite piece. then you can use a tent stake to firmly attach it to the ground. i would be afraid of uneven ground or a hard wind or a wayward child that the rack would come down on someone or some tent.

That's a fantastic idea - I would even bet on adults over a wayward child. Somebody said an adult asked if the fire was real, they said no, and the *adult* tried to walk into it! I'm a little scared.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #7 on: 2012-10-09, 01:42:39 »
Yes, all we need is a stupid patron winding up impaled with swords, spears, and axes to test if they're made of cardboard.  Although if that wasn't so dangerous, it would be kinda funny... maybe... ;)
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #8 on: 2012-10-09, 01:49:04 »
How is weapon deployment?
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #9 on: 2012-10-09, 03:37:58 »
Actually right now my plan is to throw some ropes over the top and use some tent stakes on those. But this would work too.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #10 on: 2012-10-09, 12:12:51 »
Looks great! I can't wait to see the pictures of everything setup and on display! :)
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #11 on: 2012-10-09, 13:36:46 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2012-10-08, 21:18:42
oh now i see. you put holes in it! hahahaa when we were talking i thought you were just leaning the pole arms against it.

I'm having a hard time seeing how that would work. :)
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #12 on: 2012-10-09, 14:07:30 »
Wow...you guys are really going all out- I like it!  Love the weapon racks...did you make them yourself?
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #13 on: 2012-10-09, 15:00:29 »

Yup. My own blood, sweat, and tears. :)  Actually they weren't hard, just time-consuming.
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Re: Portable weapon racks.
« Reply #14 on: 2012-10-10, 04:19:44 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2012-10-09, 15:00:29
My own blood, sweat, and tears. :)

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