[MR] Fwd: [SCA-Rapier] Clarification on Hanwei blade failure situation

[David Chessler]

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  Received: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:28:17 PM EDT
  From: "JJ MacCrimmon" <jjmaccrimmon at yahoo.com>
  To: SCA-Rapier at yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [SCA-Rapier] Clarification on Hanwei blade failure situation
 
 
 
  Greetings all,
   
    I'm pasting a bit of info from my friends out in Caid.
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    All FYI,
   
    There is NO ban on Hanwei blades (in Caid or) Society wide. There is one
in Trimeris on oval schlagers labeled - Dalia Made in China. (Or it may read:
DALIA CHINA.) It appears these may be poorly made, but they do not appear to
be a safety hazard, according the information I have been given. Please use
them in good health, but be aware that they are potentially not as sturdy as
some other types of blades.
   
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    Further, the blades which broke showed substantial of crystalization and
pitting at the break points. In short, this was a bad batch of blades like we
saw several years ago. The 2 rapier failures were both flat breaks (one broke
into 3 pieces and the other into 5 segments). The description was "spaghetti
snap reflux
    break with heavy crystalization at the breaks."
   
    As a suggestion, fencers should check their Hanwei / Dalia blades for
signs of pitting or slight warping in the flat surface of the blades.
   
    HL John James MacCrimmon
   
   
   
   
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