Finishing Up

Step 7: Finishing Up

You can now assemble the batarang. I glued a little plastic widget over the machine screw head to cover it. You can still take the batarang apart by unscrewing the furniture connector from the rear. This is why you want to machine screw to be fairly tightly in place.

When this is done, you are almost finished! All it needs is any final shaping and filing, a bit of sanding of the edges, and you are ready to paint. I used a satin black spray paint specifically for plastic, and bronze model paint for the wing bevels.

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EGT1984 says: Apr 25, 2011. 5:48 PM

What did you use for the "cap" that hides the screw?

spookylean (author) in reply to EGT1984Apr 27, 2011. 8:18 AM

I think it was the plastic pourer from a soy sauce bottle.

oud25 says: Nov 12, 2010. 6:29 PM

im looking at coil springs from knives and stuff so it will whip out and stuff but u would have to use a stronger material probably

seltzer10 says: Aug 20, 2010. 9:33 PM

dude i like it you should make steel one!

Hamzah in reply to seltzer10Aug 23, 2010. 4:16 PM

yeah, I agree. but, how to install the magnet on the metal?

devinda in reply to HamzahSep 1, 2010. 3:51 AM

ya , isn 't there another stronger substance

oud25 in reply to devindaNov 12, 2010. 6:27 PM

kydex but its pretty expensive

mephit says: Sep 24, 2010. 9:33 PM

Just as a note to others looking for the furniture connector. These are called chicago screws, screw posts, or (and no, I'm not kidding) sex bolts. You can find them in nylon, aluminum, steel, etc. and flat, phillips, allen, torx, whatever heads.

devinda says: Sep 1, 2010. 3:52 AM

Good work, i am making it as a gift

TecDroiD says: Aug 22, 2010. 12:30 PM

does it really work like a boomerang? i'd like to see some video :)

katerpeter in reply to TecDroiDAug 23, 2010. 10:49 PM

i'd imagin you cold fashion the plexiglass with a sander to match that of a boomerang... although i'm not sure if the abscence of a 90 degree angle will matter or not... awesome craftsmanship, two thumbs way up

spookylean (author) in reply to katerpeterAug 24, 2010. 7:30 AM

A boomerang has uneven wings with airfoils which is why it returns. This would not work like that (though perhaps the wings could be specially shaped... something to experiment with when I get access to a woodworking studio).

InfiniTTTy in reply to spookyleanAug 29, 2010. 6:08 PM

Beautiful! That explains it. Thanks!

InfiniTTTy says: Aug 29, 2010. 7:48 AM

I don't get how the batarang folds in half (as in the video). The pieces don't seem to allow for that kind of movement / position. Can you post some more pics (side view + folded up) or a video? Thanks!

spookylean (author) in reply to InfiniTTTyAug 29, 2010. 3:00 PM

I posted some more pics on step 7. Hopefully those will explain the action better than I can in words, but essentially the pivot arm slides up and down the length of the furniture joint connector, allowing it to close.