Runic Phoenix Blade (DND Design)

THIS IS A MASSIVE BUILD AND WILL TAKE MULTIPLE PRINTS TO GET DONE

This is my version of a magic item from one of my DND games. It is a phoenix blade forged in a phoenix's flame and imbued with ancient magic. This blade is massive and took about 5 prints for everything. Blade is 5.972 kg and is 5 feet long. It is necessary to have some extra structure to the blade so I recommend getting a metal or wooden rod/pipe to go through the middle. I did print with PLA so if you are using another material you might use a slightly different method. If so some of the recommendations and strategies might not work for you so take it with a grain of salt.

Extra Supplies Needed Outside Material and Printer:

• 1/2 inch pipe or 12.7mm pipe (preferably metal but a strong wood works)

• Very little glue/bonding agent (VERY LITTLE)

• Hot knife/Wood burner

• Painters Tape

• PLA scraps

• Vice (Ideal but not necessary)

Assembly Recommendations:

1. If pieces don't fit right I recommend using some painters tape and wrapping a small amount of it around the pole until the fit is snug but not impossible to get off.

2. I recommend plastic welding everything as you go using left over PLA scraps and a heat knife of wood burner.

3. If you have a vice or some way to balance the sword as you are building it, I recommend using it as balancing the sword and welding/sliding pieces together can be difficult

4. While some people feel comfortable permanently bonding all the pieces together with a PLA solvent/chemical bonder I don't recommend it outside of step 2 as if gone wrong you lose the entire blade and the plastic welding has held up to time for me.

Assembly Instructions:

1. The sword pieces are in order with 1 being the tip of the blade and 12 being the jewel at the bottom. I recommend getting most of the pieces on the pipe first starting with Sword 2 and working your way 2-7. Make sure to plastic weld the seams as you go or they will rotate on you making it harder to do it later. If pieces don't fit right on the pipe look at Assembly Recommendations 1 for advice.

2. Once the blade is put together (aside from tip, hilt, and pommel), attach the wings to the phoenix body using PLA glue or if you have something that chemically bonds them. (The one instance where a fast acting permanent glue is recommended). I still recommend plastic welding these seams even if the are bonded.

3. Once wings are attached continue your way down through parts 10-12 continuing the process used for step 1.

4. At the very end you should attach the jewel (Piece 12) and the blade tip (Piece 1) continuing to weld as you go. You can use some basic Elmer's glue to hold these in place as you weld them to the rest of the sword.