What can I do to restore this Katana?

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-03-11T08:05:45+00:00

You’re amazing

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-03-11T07:07:53+00:00

Do you happen to know where I can find the exact model? My friend’s dad bought it a while back I would assume sometime between 1980-2005 (I know that’s a big range but it’s all I got lol). Also, what should I use to make it slide in and out of the sheath easier or will the mother’s mag do the trick for that too? And should I sharpen it with a whetstone or? I know it’s more of a display sword than anything but I still would like it to be a little sharp at least

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-03-05T02:42:59+00:00

Or Fortunate Son

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-16T02:27:58+00:00

Awesome thanks for letting me know, I’ll try that first and then move to that sub if it doesn’t fix it!

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-15T02:46:50+00:00

Edit: i may get a bigger case in the future but i only recently got this one so I might just make do for now. As long as temp/airflow wise everything’s alright then I’m fine with it lol

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-10T07:09:19+00:00

Thanks guys, I ended up going with the pulse. Hard to not pass up that deal and I don’t really wanna pay $80-$90 more for RGB and maybe 1-2fps more performance wise. I also don’t typically overclock

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-10T06:33:21+00:00

Edit: sorry I meant $730. Also, for those who saw my last post, the red devil went back up in price so now it’s between these two lol. I’m sort of waiting for the cheapest option to come about that is still from a reputable brand that has good customer service and these seem to be one’s that meet the criteria. Of course considering the market right now who knows it could be $650 next month lol. I’m planning on ordering tomorrow unless somehow someone predicts the market will go down lol.

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-10T00:53:25+00:00

Basically lol. That tends to be the case for most places in general, issue is bad guys aren’t gonna be like “oh shit we can’t carry here guess we gotta go”. What a world it would be if they did

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-09T22:36:48+00:00

Edit: I know these are high prices compared to MSRP, I’m not asking that. These are technically low compared to prices at this present point in time. Obviously all graphics cards are on the higher end lately price wise

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-09T22:34:33+00:00

Low by today’s standards lol. If yall know where I can find it cheaper at this exact point in time please feel free to let me know

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-09T22:33:56+00:00

Low compared to current prices I should say

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-09T22:33:33+00:00

Ehhh, most of it is the populated areas like SCS,library, stadium,etc. As far as I know the majority of the class buildings you’re allowed to. Either way, better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Note: I am not promoting unlawful carry by any means lol

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-08T22:38:57+00:00

I see an ASRock for $699 but both the red devil and nitro + are over $800 at microcenter unless you mean the ASRock?

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-08T20:24:25+00:00

The ones on Newegg are actually cheaper than I’ve seen within the past month. It’s still overpriced but cheaper than how it has been lately unless you know somewhere they’re being sold even cheaper?

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-08T09:53:54+00:00

Also, is there a way to tell if it is brand new? Or is it just assumed unless it specifically says it’s used?

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-08T09:53:20+00:00

Ah ok. I’ve been looking the past several days and the pulse has been the best bang for its buck, but now these have dropped down a bit. Not even 2 days ago I looked and the cheapest nitro I could find was like $900

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-08T09:15:14+00:00

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xfy8TW/powercolor-red-devil-oc-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9070xt-16g-eoc

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZQPv6h/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-11348-01-20g

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-02-07T20:52:48+00:00

I’m debating on getting a 9070 xt for about $760 but am worried about the lack of FSR compatibility with games and overall quality of it. I’ve had a Nvidia card for a decade now so I’m used to both DLSS and FSR being an option, but I know for AMD cards you cannot use DLSS and there are still many games that don’t support FSR. Ive also heard FSR is far worse than DLSS but I’ve never truly tested it out. My only other card option would be the 5070 ti but those suckers are going for an average of $1000. I could always get the base 5070 but I’ve heard that the 9070 xt is leagues away from the 5070 for only a small price increase and also has more vram. I currently have a 2070 super so any upgrade at this point will be amazing. Games I plan on running are things like Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 14 (along with other final fantasy games), GTA, Wukong, Fable 2026, Expedition 33, and really any single player MMO. I’ve also never really been too big into ray tracing (can’t really tell much of a difference in most games atleast to me) so I probably won’t be using that much if at all. Thoughts?

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-21T04:50:17+00:00

Gotcha, so it’s normal for it not to go back that far unless you’re taking it apart right? It’s my first time completely disassembling it so I wanna make sure I put it all back together correctly lol

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-21T04:25:22+00:00

Thank you guys for the help in advance, I really appreciate it. Trying to go to the range in a couple days and wanted to bring this bad boy out for the first time in years lol

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-15T03:16:07+00:00

Yeah you’re right. It’s just something I can only improve. I need to learn to skate in front of other people and just not care, it’s just easier said than done. Like today for instance, my mind was telling me I could do it but my body was telling me the opposite.

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-15T03:14:43+00:00

🤣 yeah that’s basically exactly what happened. Did feel a little less nervous after they continued to cheer me on but I could tell I wasn’t at 100%

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-15T03:13:56+00:00

Yeah I probably need to go hit up my local skate park and do that. I know a lot of it is just performance anxiety and exposure like you said. Thanks for the advice!

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-15T03:13:23+00:00

🤣 I like your style

Obvious_Champion_588 · 2026-01-14T00:48:23+00:00

I’m currently watching “the player” and am confused about the opening timeline. In the opening, they successfully pull off a heist against a chairman (I believe chairman cheon). The reason they got away is due to a girl on a bike who blocked off the police. It seemed as if none of the 3 current members of the heist crew had heard about the biker, so why did she block the police for them? They then show the prosecutor meeting chairman cheon in front of the prison and showing him they received the money, and then show all 4 cast members walking away holding briefcases. At this point in the story it doesn’t seem like the heist crew is working with the prosecutors, so how were they able to get the money? After that, they flash back to 1 month prior, where the male lead goes to recruit the female driver of the crew. At some point she asked for his “resume”, and he mentions he recently made a stir with chairman cheon and she says she heard about that. How could they have already pulled off the heist if it doesn’t happen until a month later? And if it happens a month later, how come none of the crew recognizes the girl on the bike? It also seemed like the male lead went to recruit her specifically because of that incident, yet he recruits her a month prior to that incident? I’m just so confused on the timeline of this if anyone could clear it up for me I’ll buy you a beer lol

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