11/17/19 - I decided to create a new addition to the sword called - Handle Reinforce - to better join the handle to the hilt. Because i use a lower amount of infill, the handle would break the hilt, if you only hold the sword by its handle.

• See images

• I think this could be completely avoidable if you increase the infill amount of where the handle meets the hilt. Or you can simple just print the Handle Reinforce.

• I know its not part of the design but my fix (without having the print out a whole new sword) does not look that bad.

Update 11/15/19 - After around 104 or so printing hours and around 1 1/4 filament rolls, i have printed all parts to make the sword.

• Video of completed blade raw, not painted or anything - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF3FwSqc3so&feature=youtu.be

Update 11/14/19 - Made edits to the hilt file, Hilt v7. The hilt has printed just fine. Have attached it without issue.

Update 11/13/19 - Just finished printing the final blade part, Blade 1 and have glued it to the rest of the blade. Pretty Cool! I have added image of the completed blade. Sadly do to a issue with my printer, Blade 1, nearly split apart near the top circle. Hopefully i was able to fix the issue.

• Anyway, I think that the length of the connector should be longer. Thankfully that is a simple thing that can be done in whatever slicer you use.

• For all 4 blade parts, i used wall count 3 and 5 to 10% infill with Gyroid infill pattern.
  They were wrong settings, I think i will increase wall count and infill and will definitely use a different infill patter because with such a low infill, Gyroid did not have enough area to provide strength

Update 11/12/19 - I found a issue with the 2 round holes in part - Blade 1. I accidentally made the holes cut at angle other than 90 degrees to the sword itself. I have updated a updated version of the file - Blade 1 v2.

Update 11/11/19 - I have decided to print the whole sword. I am only 2.5 printing days into the 5 or so days expected to finish. I will add photos as parts finish printing.

I wanted to create the famous sword from Final Fantasy 7 (FF7), Cloud's Buster sword. I made it 85% to scale, which is a bit over 5ft once printed.

• A full scale sword would be around 6ft in length but I though that a 5ft sword is good enough, did not want to have a few extra days of printing. If you really wanted to, you could simply scale up everything within your slicer.

• I added a single file of the sword so you can view it

I made the handle separate from the hilt so that i could print the handle using wood PLA.

I plan to use expanding glue to connect everything together using the connector file which you will need to print 9 of.

• So far I have only printed the very tip of the sword which is around 6 3/4 in high, I have attached some photos of it.

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