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Thanks, Matt, for all your help. Now I know exactly what I need to do! What you suggested is less than a third of a pound before I will need to cut it down, so it should work perfectly. PVC pipe is fine for a polearm since you're going to be using two hands to wield it, giving you more support...

Yeah, that doesn't seem to be doable at all. Probably end up needing somewhere between 1200 and 1500 for what I am planning on making. At 2.44 per plate, that's over $3000! For that amount I can get a laser cutter and do it myself. Thinking that I may go ahead and get the switchplate covers and...

True. However, if you would bundle 2-4 rods together you should be able to get away from it being too bendy. If I did that with the fiberglass, and it was not bendy at all, would that pass then? I know only certain materials are passable, bamboo (in some chapters) and aluminum I know are illegal...

Found a great resource online for Kitespar, http://www.kitebuilder.com/catalog/inde ... abcdc3ef4b They sell graphite tubing up to 80", so you could theoretically make an UL polearm if you wanted! They sell solid fiberglass rods as well. Anyone ever try that? Is it legal? How light is it...

I am currently looking for good steel plates myself. However unlike Ket's these would be visible so need to look good, ie not look like washers and switchplates but real armor. Unfortunately I do not have a grinder to round off edges or something to cut small plates, so I am wondering if anyone...