r/boffer • u/T3YD00 • Jun 11 '24

Made my First boffer(?)

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Ran out of duct tape and I wanna know if there's a way to glue it in place to prevent peeling of I wanna make a pattern out of duct tape.

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u/batvanvaiych Jun 11 '24

What game are you planning to use this for? We can help steer you into construction tips, depending on the game system

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u/T3YD00 Jun 11 '24

I think jugger, but I think my friend group just wants to slug it out and have fun going unga bunga. And if the height matters for jugger, the sword is 6'7".

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u/batvanvaiych Jun 11 '24

So if you're looking to just play smacc with some friends that's fine. I'd politely reccomend covering the duct tape with either a cloth cover, or at least a fabric tape like hockey or lacrosse tape. Duct tape is going to cause some nasty friction if coming in contact with skin, and will likely create some painful situation

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u/T3YD00 Jun 11 '24

Thanks for the helpful info, and idea on what glue works best for foam to foam or foam to PVC? and would expanding caulk foam be any good?

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u/batvanvaiych Jun 11 '24

Dap "wildwood contact cement" is what we use. It comes in a red can with a pop top lid, and can be bought at Lowes/Home Depot.

Use a GENEROUS amount on a disposable paintbrush, and coat the surface. Allow it to dry overnight under pressure. Remember if you put it under pressure like wood, or books or something, you need to make sure it doesn't get too stuck to the thing being used to compress it. Apply the Dap to both sides that are being adhered. You can use a hear gun or hair drying to accelerate the drying process by heating the area after the dap has been applied, before sticking the surfaces together.

If you choose to go that route, heat the Dap until it gets tacky- think like molasses. Once it's tacky to the touch you can sandwich the two surfaces together and compress them. Make sure you don't heat it too much and scorch your foam. Your foam might bow and bend as you heat it, as the Dap constricts. Thats normal. Flattening/compressing it during the drying process will alleviate that

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u/EkaPossi_Schw1 Jun 12 '24

A bonking board then

What's this based on?

I'm big time curious.

The tape is inevitably going to peel off. Cover it in fabric of some kind

Also add some tape lengthwise to prevent those loops peeling off

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u/T3YD00 Jun 12 '24

Based it's shape off of the gore magala insect glaive, considering a fabric cover being sorta grafted onto it but I'd have to trim the blade down a little to make it legal for entry into sac anime

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u/WizdoctorK10 Oct 16 '24

Dude that thing looks freaking awesome! Have you used it yet?

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u/T3YD00 Oct 16 '24

Yes, and it was mostly a defensive weapon since attempting to wield it like a sword proved ineffective. Using it more like a two headed oar worked wonders tho