How an OTF switchblade works

[Nerge86]

now i know how it works excellent explanation

[HersheyBars81]

@Clayful1000 The sprint is connected to the bottom of blade tO my understanding

[nerfiscool11]

Thank you for the vid I've always wanted a switchblade sort tool or a hidden blade or hook blade so nice

[sammyg101696]

thumbs up if u were directed here by ammnra

[Jlemay117]

@sammyg101696

I was

[tenpen7]

does anyone else think they should have shown the spring not just mentioned it

[AmanEditing]

alright so i'm confused, i don't get how the spring pushes and pulls the blade

[peterbread1993]

@AmanEditing Imagine that either end of the spring (not for pushing, but for pulling) is attached to the two pink squares on the slider. When the slider moves forward, the spring stretches while the rear latch holds the notched blade in place, which stores potential energy. When the slider finally moves the rear latch away from the blade, the stored energy releases to kinetic energy, pushing the blade out. It works the exact same the other way.

[AmanEditing]

@peterbread1993 Thanks, i finally understand now.

[popri007]

Thanks. It was a very clea explanation. :D

[MattLikesToComment]

How many people are watching this to make a hidden blade? (Me!)

[Pratyush006]

Just wow i got some terrific ideas now to make the blade ... thnx dude :p

[ChrisDaBest1000]

i dont get it can somebody explain it to me please thanks

[f22raptor900]

Really good video, cleared most of the things up for me but there's one question that has really been bothering me; how does the knob jump and stop to fit exactly in the blade catches?

[Mothsen]

Thumbs up for the new daVinci!

[ChaonicMew]

I like minecraft, but Notch doesn't look very notchy in this video =/

[xPopeOnARopex]

This is beautiful, spent about 6 hours looking for something like this! :D

[warriors156]

great, i got the blade, i got the hood, all i need now is some templars.... xD

[Clayful1000]

This was a very helpful explanation EXCEPT one thing I still do not understand. Where does the spring connect to the blade, and how does is the blade affected by the spring.

Anyone who could answer this would be greatly appreciated:)

[tayjacsmith]

@Clayful1000 the spring and blade are not connected ... the catchers throw the blade into the other catcher

[ColtTenney]

@Clayful1000 The purple boxes are the blade catches. Each one has a female slot that receives the male counterpart that's attached to the blade. The slots only allow the blade to go in and out of the catches one way.

[ElBandido54]

I just took mine apart...

[tayjacsmith]

i absofreakinlutly love you

[013dirtdiver]

hahah who watched it to see how to make an assassins creed blade :D

[justdeaddd]

thumbs up if you watched this more than 5 times before you figure out how it works :D:D:D

[MasterAirbender]

I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but I think the blade is just free sliding and the spring is connected between the two catches, and when the slide is pulled back, it it shoots the blade forward or backward like a slingshot.

[shiftsquared]

So the spring provides the initial motion and then the blades inertia carries it all the way back?

[notabott]

i didnt get nothing : ( not english sry : ( hwo does that green thibng moves?

[accartwright]

how do you add the pulley system

[gunsandbeyond]

@accartwright gimme your e-mail and i will send you a document in Paint explainig how.......

[12345665432178998774]

hey i don't understand how the springs gets tensioned from both the sides?

[xXRandomist237Xx]

how is the switch connected to the catches and the latches

[rubras29]

but this is a video that show haow its build and works xD

[rubras29]

@rubras29 /watch?v=fJWV7W8SdlY&feature=r­elated

[nightrain766]

Great vid. Would be better if you added the spring illistration tho.

[KeithWasHere1]

but is the spring a spring with in a spring,one pulling one pushing? or just a dual action spring? (they even make those?)

[rubras29]

@KeithWasHere1

pulling spring :P

[rubras29]

@KeithWasHere1

pulling

[KeithWasHere1]

@rubras29 ok but how did you get a pulling spring...to shoot the blade out? that im failing to understand.

[rubras29]

@KeithWasHere1

in a monht i have a video that show the real sistem of hidden blade but i have to make id finich first xD

[KeithWasHere1]

@rubras29 cool cool,ill be very interested to see that video. i understand how the pull spring shoots the blade out now after scrutinizing the system you made..but dont understand how it retracts it..since a pull spring pulls and does not push..did you use two springs and one simply cant be seen on camera?

[xXRandomist237Xx]

@KeithWasHere1 there is only one spring and it is used to shoot the blade out and retract it. it retracts the same way as it shoots out, the blade is locked by the latches so when the switch is moved up and the latch is out of the way, the tension on the spring from pulling the switch retracts it

[10010010010013]

This is all helpful but how did @ammnra incorporate the ratchet pulley system to make his hidden blade!!??!?!

[MrSalty953]

@10010010010013 Look at the video on my channel, connect an arm on that pulley to the DAOTF switch.

[Claudioman2009]

thumbs up if you CAME THIS FAR searching videos to make an assassin´s creed blade !!

[iownyounoob1]

i didnt check it out first so watchen on. i found a vide called " ixnay turtorial hidden blade v1" there were 7 parts of it. the grafik is not the best but it shows the same mechanism in real and a bit easier. Whatch the videos a few times and you will check it out. know i even check how this works. oh and this is not publicity for one of my videos the video is from someone else so watch it

[quintincashman]

i still don't get it

[MrSalty953]

@quintincashman Ok, so, the blade is locked in one position, by the locking tabs, and there's also some T shaped bars connected with a spring in the middle, when you push forward on the switch, one of the T bars is caught on the blade, which won't allow it to move, but the other T bar is free to move, so when the slide is pushed forward it will build tension in the spring because only one T bar can move (Because it's caught behind the blade, which is locked in place), and at last second the...

[quintincashman]

@MrSalty953

thanks now i get it

[MrSalty953]

@quintincashman ...slider/switch unlocks the blade, releasing the tension on the spring, pushing the blade forward into the other set of locks, this happens vice versa, hope that clears it up a bit for you, took me a few days to understand the mechanism but when you look at it, it's a simple design, but works so well!

[achillinator]

how can the latches move back in?

[AfroAssassin1000]

cool gonna kill some templars......

[Kit572]

@AfroAssassin1000 Alright then Afro Assassin haha

[pivotdeatheater]

could somebody pls link me to a video with an actual demonstration (im having dificulty understanding this video) or explain?

[Anonymus365]

2 peple got a boner after they looked at Chuk Norris.

[soymatrix1]

coul you tell me how the blade catches are released please? i didn't really get how that works, other than than, excellent vid

[TheTravisMoose]

you should make a tutorial on how to build your hidden blade...

[RogueHashashin]

one thing how do you push the switch back to retract the bade without using some sort of rod or your other hand

[RogueHashashin]

lol its like a sling shot

[RaxeeL619]

I don't understand how the blades catches holds the blade ...

[spectraldistortion]

wow... that is waaay too many assassins, I'm sure the templars are peeing their pants right now, if they're not already dead that is XD

[011thejazz]

but, isnt the blade always in the middle of two strings?

[lildude825]

Thanks now I can make a hidden blade just need to figure out another mechanism

[traceur741852963]

very nice Idea :D

[1445blake]

Could someone explain to me how the spring i connected to the blade catchers whice helps the blade go in and out, thanks.

[MerchantGhost]

This was very helpful, thank you.

Could you please tell me the name of the software you used to make this?

[TheGekkjevel]

Awesome! so i could use this for making the assassin's creed hidden blade?

[IIGECKOII]

Is anyone here not planning to make the hidden blade from Assassin's Creed?

[GamePhysics]

@IIGECKOII Lol, i sure am! :)

[cevune]

This video was a life saver. I couldn't find a very detailed example anywhere on the net until i ran into this.Thanks a ton =)

[SoddingNapkins]

Thanks, hidden blade here I come!

[Genohertz]

That is an excellent explanation thank you!

[ThatGuyKillYou]

thx man now i can makean assassin's creed blade lol

[Endgame901]

@ThatGuyKillYou

Goddamn I came here looking for how this works myself!

[dogbone222]

@ThatGuyKillYou still need to figure out how to put the slider back after released......

[theTommyProject]

Very good vid. Made it really clear. Thanks !!

[agentkapser]

nice now i understand how they work

[j0e1i5c0o1]

So awesome. It wouldn't be possible to get this clear of an explanation with a physical switchblade. I wonder if you could make a spring of some kind?

[xiongmaobaba]

cool