Olympic Fencing Epee Blade Rewiring Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours            

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• Blade wire
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Handle Disassembly (1)               

• Use an Allen wrench to remove the nut in the center of your weapon handle and pull the handle off of the blade.

Use an Allen wrench to remove the nut in the center of your weapon handle and pull the handle off of the blade.

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Step 2

              Handle Disassembly (2)               

• With a flathead screwdriver, gently loosen the two bodycord sockets closest to each other.
• With the bodycord sockets loosened, gently remove the black and red wires wrapped around them.
• Once the wires have been removed, the bodycord socket and beltguard can be removed from the blade, leaving the blade bare.

With a flathead screwdriver, gently loosen the two bodycord sockets closest to each other.

With the bodycord sockets loosened, gently remove the black and red wires wrapped around them.

Once the wires have been removed, the bodycord socket and beltguard can be removed from the blade, leaving the blade bare.

Step 3

              Tip Disassembly (1)               

• With the curved jaw locking pliers, gently unscrew and remove the tip of the blade.

With the curved jaw locking pliers, gently unscrew and remove the tip of the blade.

Step 4

              Tip Disassembly (2)               

• Remove the two tiny screws on either side of the tip removed earlier.
• Keep the screws in the magnetic dish so they aren’t lost.

Remove the two tiny screws on either side of the tip removed earlier.

Keep the screws in the magnetic dish so they aren’t lost.

Step 5

              Tip Disassembly (3)               

• Remove the leftover wire cap from inside the tip by sticking a screwdriver through the barrel of the tip.

Remove the leftover wire cap from inside the tip by sticking a screwdriver through the barrel of the tip.

Step 6

              Blade Disassembly (1)               

• Pull the bright red and black rubber insulation off of the end of the wires at the base of the blade. Save these for later.
• Be careful when pulling the insulation off, if pulled too hard the wire could break and wire will be stuck inside the insulation.

Pull the bright red and black rubber insulation off of the end of the wires at the base of the blade. Save these for later.

Be careful when pulling the insulation off, if pulled too hard the wire could break and wire will be stuck inside the insulation.

Step 7

              Blade Disassembly (2)               

• Remove the wire from the length of the blade by pulling it away.
• If the wire breaks or does not remove cleanly, you can use a screwdriver to chisel any leftover wire from the blade.

Remove the wire from the length of the blade by pulling it away.

If the wire breaks or does not remove cleanly, you can use a screwdriver to chisel any leftover wire from the blade.

Step 8

              Blade Re-wiring (1)               

• Unravel the replacement blade wire and feed the end without the white cap through the top of the tip barrel.

Unravel the replacement blade wire and feed the end without the white cap through the top of the tip barrel.

Step 9

              Blade Re-wiring (2)               

• With the wire fed through the tip, tighten the tip barrel back onto the blade and pull the wire down the length of the blade.
• Once the barrel has been tightened onto the blade, use a screwdriver to push the white cap of the wire down into the barrel.

With the wire fed through the tip, tighten the tip barrel back onto the blade and pull the wire down the length of the blade.

Once the barrel has been tightened onto the blade, use a screwdriver to push the white cap of the wire down into the barrel.

Step 10

              Blade Re-wiring (3)               

• Once the wire has been pulled down the blade, wrap the excess around the bottom of the blade to hold the wire in place.
• Ensure that the wire runs down the entirety of the crevice of the blade.

Once the wire has been pulled down the blade, wrap the excess around the bottom of the blade to hold the wire in place.

Ensure that the wire runs down the entirety of the crevice of the blade.

Step 11

              Blade Re-wiring (4)               

• Take the re-wiring rig and place the base of the blade in one end and the tip in the other. The blade will bend into a bow-like shape and pull the wire taut.

Take the re-wiring rig and place the base of the blade in one end and the tip in the other. The blade will bend into a bow-like shape and pull the wire taut.

Step 12

              Blade Re-wiring (5)               

• Carefully drip glue over the top of the wire in the blade crevice, allowing gravity to pull the glue down the length of the blade.
• After allowing the glue to run down one half of the blade, let it dry, then flip the blade upside down and run the glue down the other half.
• Be careful not to apply too much glue to avoid having glue come out of the crevice and onto the surface of the blade.

Carefully drip glue over the top of the wire in the blade crevice, allowing gravity to pull the glue down the length of the blade.

After allowing the glue to run down one half of the blade, let it dry, then flip the blade upside down and run the glue down the other half.

Be careful not to apply too much glue to avoid having glue come out of the crevice and onto the surface of the blade.

Step 13

              Blade Re-wiring (6)               

• Once the glue has dried, undo the tied wire at the end of the blade and slide on the rubber insulators that were pulled off earlier.

Once the glue has dried, undo the tied wire at the end of the blade and slide on the rubber insulators that were pulled off earlier.

Step 14

              Handle Reassembly (1)               

• Slide the rubber insulators up to the base of the blade so that it touches the glued portion of the wire.
• Slide the guard and bodycord socket back onto the handle of the blade.
• Make certain that the insulated part of the wire sticks beyond the guard so that it is visible at the base of the blade.

Slide the rubber insulators up to the base of the blade so that it touches the glued portion of the wire.

Slide the guard and bodycord socket back onto the handle of the blade.

Make certain that the insulated part of the wire sticks beyond the guard so that it is visible at the base of the blade.

Step 15

              Handle Reassembly (2)               

• Place the handle back onto the blade, ensuring that the insulated wire runs through the small notch located at the end of the handle.
• Replace and tighten the nut in the center of the handle with an Allen wrench.

Place the handle back onto the blade, ensuring that the insulated wire runs through the small notch located at the end of the handle.

Replace and tighten the nut in the center of the handle with an Allen wrench.

Step 16

              Handle Reassembly (3)               

• Take a pair of scissors and gently scrape the non-insulated end of the wire sticking out from the handle to remove the metal and fabric coatings.
• Be careful when scraping the wire and do not apply too much pressure to avoid breaking the wire.
• Once the coatings have been scraped from both wires, wrap one wire around each of the socket prongs that are closest to each other.
• Tighten the socket prongs with a screwdriver.

Take a pair of scissors and gently scrape the non-insulated end of the wire sticking out from the handle to remove the metal and fabric coatings.

Be careful when scraping the wire and do not apply too much pressure to avoid breaking the wire.

Once the coatings have been scraped from both wires, wrap one wire around each of the socket prongs that are closest to each other.

Tighten the socket prongs with a screwdriver.

Step 17

              Handle Reassembly (4)               

• Once the wires have been wrapped around and the socket prongs have been tightened, trim off any excess wire.

Once the wires have been wrapped around and the socket prongs have been tightened, trim off any excess wire.

Step 18

              Repair Verification               

• To check that the repair has been done correctly, connect the epee to an Absolute Fencing testing box with a bodycord.
• Once connected, stick the tip into the tip barrel as far as it will go. The box will light up green if the re-wiring has been done properly.
• If the box does not light up green, it may indicate a break in the wire somewhere along the blade.

To check that the repair has been done correctly, connect the epee to an Absolute Fencing testing box with a bodycord.

Once connected, stick the tip into the tip barrel as far as it will go. The box will light up green if the re-wiring has been done properly.

If the box does not light up green, it may indicate a break in the wire somewhere along the blade.

Step 19

              Tip Reassembly               

• Place the tip spring and the tip itself back into the tip barrel and replace the two small screws removed earlier.

Place the tip spring and the tip itself back into the tip barrel and replace the two small screws removed earlier.

Your epee blade should now have a functioning wire.

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