"Butterfly" throwing star

This is my first real throwing star, and i should be making a few more until the end of august (after which i should start cranking a bunch more out), so keep checking. This one is pretty dangerous, very durable and cheap and easy to make.

Step 1: Materials & tools

You will need:
2 utility knife razor blades
1 roll tin solder (has to be tin)
1 bottle of flux
1 metal stick of some sort (i used a small flathead screwdriver)
The tools you will need are:

Small blowtorch with butane
Metal tray (Has to be hard, no foil pie tins)
Soldering gun (regular soldering irons will work, but they are much harder to use)
A good work surface that cant be destroyed easily

Comments

[HeavyHearts666]

where dd you get the razor blades from?

[mightywombat]

You might consider gluing a penny on either side of the center of the thing to give it more mass and help it to fly straight rather than tumble.

[Goodhart]

This somehow reminds me of a South Park episode where most of the "gang" did not want Butters to be part of their Nija group, so  when he shows up in full ragalia, they each use a "power" against him (all imaginary) until one of them (Kenny?)  throws a star and imbeds it into Butters' head (or neck or somewhere leathal). 

[pocholox8]

hahaha especially the part when they said ...... protect my balls oh and butters was thrown on the eye :P

[Kryptonite]

Then he goes to the pound dressed as a dog because they don't want to get into trouble... Nasty.

[Goodhart]

I actually have a much more innocuous use for old razor blades.....I hope, after my current project, to get started on the series I am planning.....

[Kryptonite]

Your hinting makes me curious, stop it!

[Goodhart]

Another hint then, you use them as a component in a simple radio receiver.....

[Kryptonite]

Ferrite rod!

[Goodhart]

no, believe it or not, in place of a "crystal" .... >:-) honestly !

[Kryptonite]

Transistor.

String or nothing! ~Smeogle

[Goodhart]

One can build a "crystal" radio, using a couple of bits of wire, some pencil lead, a semi-rusted razor blade, and a few other parts for the ear phone....it isn't fancy, nor loud, but it CAN be made to work.....ible coming soon.

[Kryptonite]

Niiice, isn't that what they used in POW camps?

[Goodhart]

Yes, I am going to try to replicate that and put out an ible on it

[Kryptonite]

Awesome! I've only ever made a crystal radio with the standard ferrite rod and capacitor.

[Goodhart]

Well, in the past, I had made the so called "Quaker Oats" radio (using a Quaker Oats tube), some wire, a thin strip of metal, and a galena block that I had in my mineral collection.

[Kryptonite]

That's awesome!

[Goodhart]

Well, I HAD the plans for that one, years ago, from Popular Electronics magazine (or was it Electronics Now, or maybe Nuts 'n' Volts?).

[Kryptonite]

I wouldn't have a clue, the only magazine I read is Make: Magazine.

[Goodhart]

Well, those magazines I mentioned were long before MAKE, and so was CQ and QST :-) Pop Electronics and Electronics Now, merged, but I don't know if it is in existance anymore.....Nuts n Volts and the two radio mags I mention, still are I believe.

[eulaliaaaa!]

Awesome!  I just want to say, great Instructable,  and that I actually made one of these.  However, lacking the tools or the skills needed to construct the star with the soldering irons, I used the most primitive securing device for throwing stars ever. Scotch tape.  It worked AWESOME!  it is not flimsy at all, and it is amazingly accurate and fast. Great 'ible.

[qwertyman10]

Thanks, and sorry it took so long to reply. Ill probably be making a lot more like this soon, cause i just got back on. Right now im working on a rebar throwing spike thing. 

[J@50n]

I have an instructable along the lines of this too! it has 8 points and is a little heavier than this. to check it out, click da link!

[qwertyman10]

I made one like that with jb weld, it was pretty good. I lost it in the garden though.

[J@50n]

haha oops forgot the link :)

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-throwing-star-video/

[the_mad_man]

aren't they a bit too light for throwing?

[J@50n]

here is mine, it is heavier and will throw farther, check it out.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-throwing-star-video/

[brunester]

is solder strong enough??

[qwertyman10]

Tin solder is really strong, i couldnt break them apart. Thats why you have to use tin, because lead bends on the joint really easily

[brunester]

o ok