who would have guessed a rusty old table saw blade could make such a nice
saw blade could make such a nice
saw blade could make such a nice Batarang in this project we’re turning
Batarang in this project we’re turning
Batarang in this project we’re turning some old shop accessories into
some old shop accessories into
some old shop accessories into high-speed superhero throwing stars
after changing out this 10-inch saw
after changing out this 10-inch saw blade I wondered what could be done with
blade I wondered what could be done with
blade I wondered what could be done with the old one then the answer became
the old one then the answer became
the old one then the answer became obvious make a custom shuriken to get
obvious make a custom shuriken to get
obvious make a custom shuriken to get started on this project we’re gonna need
started on this project we’re gonna need
started on this project we’re gonna need a paper template and a stick of glue
a paper template and a stick of glue
a paper template and a stick of glue let’s go ahead and glue the picture
let’s go ahead and glue the picture
let’s go ahead and glue the picture directly to the saw blade smoothing out
directly to the saw blade smoothing out
directly to the saw blade smoothing out any creases and let it dry for about 10
any creases and let it dry for about 10
any creases and let it dry for about 10 minutes now we’ll need to fasten the
minutes now we’ll need to fasten the
minutes now we’ll need to fasten the blades securely to a table making sure
blades securely to a table making sure
blades securely to a table making sure there’s something to protect the
there’s something to protect the
there’s something to protect the tabletop from the saw blade because
tabletop from the saw blade because
tabletop from the saw blade because we’ll be cutting this pattern with a
we’ll be cutting this pattern with a
we’ll be cutting this pattern with a jigsaw you can see these jigsaw blades
jigsaw you can see these jigsaw blades
jigsaw you can see these jigsaw blades have 30 teeth per inch and are made for
have 30 teeth per inch and are made for
have 30 teeth per inch and are made for cutting metal let’s start the blade in
cutting metal let’s start the blade in
cutting metal let’s start the blade in the groove between the teeth and begin
the groove between the teeth and begin
the groove between the teeth and begin cutting the straight lines first now I’m
cutting the straight lines first now I’m
cutting the straight lines first now I’m cutting very slowly because I don’t have
cutting very slowly because I don’t have
cutting very slowly because I don’t have any oil to dissipate the heat and going
any oil to dissipate the heat and going
any oil to dissipate the heat and going too fast could ruin the blade within
too fast could ruin the blade within
too fast could ruin the blade within minutes you can see I continued a
minutes you can see I continued a
minutes you can see I continued a straight line all the way across the top
straight line all the way across the top
straight line all the way across the top giving easy access to the more intricate
giving easy access to the more intricate
giving easy access to the more intricate cuts inside the tight curves are gonna
cuts inside the tight curves are gonna
cuts inside the tight curves are gonna take a lot of time and patience but with
take a lot of time and patience but with
take a lot of time and patience but with some persistence you should end up with
some persistence you should end up with
some persistence you should end up with something like this although it does
something like this although it does
something like this although it does look a little rough around the edges to
look a little rough around the edges to
look a little rough around the edges to fix that let’s gather up a couple of
fix that let’s gather up a couple of
fix that let’s gather up a couple of half round metal files I’m gonna use my
half round metal files I’m gonna use my
half round metal files I’m gonna use my bench vise to hold the Batarang for
bench vise to hold the Batarang for
bench vise to hold the Batarang for better leverage here you can see it
better leverage here you can see it
better leverage here you can see it definitely looks terrible but let’s go
definitely looks terrible but let’s go
definitely looks terrible but let’s go ahead anyway and use the flat side of
ahead anyway and use the flat side of
ahead anyway and use the flat side of the small file to begin grinding down
the small file to begin grinding down
the small file to begin grinding down the sharp points the contours can be
the sharp points the contours can be
the sharp points the contours can be worked with a rounded edge and after a
worked with a rounded edge and after a
worked with a rounded edge and after a few minutes you can already start to see
few minutes you can already start to see
few minutes you can already start to see a noticeable improvement the larger file
a noticeable improvement the larger file
a noticeable improvement the larger file helps smooth and shape the bottom curves
helps smooth and shape the bottom curves
helps smooth and shape the bottom curves and the goal here is to make everything
and the goal here is to make everything
and the goal here is to make everything symmetrical now if we carefully file the
symmetrical now if we carefully file the
symmetrical now if we carefully file the edges at an angle you can see it adds a
edges at an angle you can see it adds a
edges at an angle you can see it adds a bit of a bevel to the top of the wing I
bit of a bevel to the top of the wing I
bit of a bevel to the top of the wing I angled both sides of the wing tips to
angled both sides of the wing tips to
angled both sides of the wing tips to make them look sharper and seem a bit
make them look sharper and seem a bit
make them look sharper and seem a bit more authentic this actually looks
more authentic this actually looks
more authentic this actually looks pretty awesome in silver but let’s go
pretty awesome in silver but let’s go
pretty awesome in silver but let’s go one step further and paint it black now
one step further and paint it black now
one step further and paint it black now if we push the wing tip into a piece of
if we push the wing tip into a piece of
if we push the wing tip into a piece of cardboard the Batarang should stand
cardboard the Batarang should stand
cardboard the Batarang should stand upright and we can hit it with a few
upright and we can hit it with a few
upright and we can hit it with a few shots of spray paint make sure it’s the
shots of spray paint make sure it’s the
shots of spray paint make sure it’s the kind that can be used on metal and after
kind that can be used on metal and after
kind that can be used on metal and after a couple of hours the paint should be
a couple of hours the paint should be
a couple of hours the paint should be dry enough to handle at this point it’s
dry enough to handle at this point it’s
dry enough to handle at this point it’s nearly finished and you might be
nearly finished and you might be
nearly finished and you might be thinking I forgot to paint the tip
thinking I forgot to paint the tip
thinking I forgot to paint the tip watch what happens if we use something
watch what happens if we use something
watch what happens if we use something like sandpaper or a sanding sponge on
like sandpaper or a sanding sponge on
like sandpaper or a sanding sponge on the beveled edges it reexpose –is the
the beveled edges it reexpose –is the
the beveled edges it reexpose –is the steel blending the unpainted tip with
steel blending the unpainted tip with
steel blending the unpainted tip with the outer edges once again our superhero
the outer edges once again our superhero
the outer edges once again our superhero shuriken is completely finished and we
shuriken is completely finished and we
shuriken is completely finished and we don’t even have to sharpen the blade I
don’t even have to sharpen the blade I
don’t even have to sharpen the blade I went ahead and built the throwing post
went ahead and built the throwing post
went ahead and built the throwing post from a length of 2 by 8 and added a dart
from a length of 2 by 8 and added a dart
from a length of 2 by 8 and added a dart board to use for a target now to throw a
board to use for a target now to throw a
board to use for a target now to throw a Batarang just take three paces away from
Batarang just take three paces away from
Batarang just take three paces away from the target hold it by the bottom wing
the target hold it by the bottom wing
the target hold it by the bottom wing and throw it with a bit of a flick in
and throw it with a bit of a flick in
and throw it with a bit of a flick in the rail if you did it right it should
the rail if you did it right it should
the rail if you did it right it should make one full rotation and stick firmly
make one full rotation and stick firmly
make one full rotation and stick firmly into the target now if you adjust your
into the target now if you adjust your
into the target now if you adjust your distance in small increments you’ll
distance in small increments you’ll
distance in small increments you’ll eventually find the sweet spot where it
eventually find the sweet spot where it
eventually find the sweet spot where it sticks perfectly upright just about
sticks perfectly upright just about
sticks perfectly upright just about every time a distance of three steps
every time a distance of three steps
every time a distance of three steps equals one full rotation so from six
equals one full rotation so from six
equals one full rotation so from six paces that should spin twice now it’s
paces that should spin twice now it’s
paces that should spin twice now it’s important to be safe when handling these
important to be safe when handling these
important to be safe when handling these things and they should be treated with
things and they should be treated with
things and they should be treated with the same respect as a throwing knife or
the same respect as a throwing knife or
the same respect as a throwing knife or a throwing star you can see that after
a throwing star you can see that after
a throwing star you can see that after two hours of practicing my target took
two hours of practicing my target took
two hours of practicing my target took an incredible beating because these are
an incredible beating because these are
an incredible beating because these are the real deal
the real deal
the real deal using this method I was able to make 5
using this method I was able to make 5
using this method I was able to make 5 batarangs from the one saw blade and you
batarangs from the one saw blade and you
batarangs from the one saw blade and you can see I made each one a little bit
can see I made each one a little bit
can see I made each one a little bit different well now you know how to turn
different well now you know how to turn
different well now you know how to turn rusty old saw blades into a collection
rusty old saw blades into a collection
rusty old saw blades into a collection of custom superhero throwing stars just
of custom superhero throwing stars just
of custom superhero throwing stars just remember to be safe and never throw them
remember to be safe and never throw them
remember to be safe and never throw them at people or property that’s it for now
at people or property that’s it for now
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