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in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

Caltrops are nothing new already the Romans BC and by any official or in-official warrior in between.

So, tell me about the innovation in this.

I German called KrÀhenfuß, the foot of a crow

in reply to red_rooster

@red_rooster Why are you worried about innovation? Everyone else here is worried about fascism.
in reply to Aaron

@hosford42 Classic reply guy. "Oh that's nothing new, I'm a genius I knew about that from birth, ho hum" and he didn't even understand the point. @SrRochardBunson @redstateinsurgents
in reply to Aaron

@hosford42 @Nonya_Bidniss πŸ˜‚ yep. I'll be the first to tell anyone that I'm not looking for anything new and innovative. Just looking to share proven things that might help to fight fascism.

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in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

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in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

This is neat, but would that solder hold under the weight of a truck? I'm imagining those caltrops just snapping in two without doing much but I don't know shit about soldering so hoping I'm wrong.

Edit: I am wrong; apparently it's a whole welder. You'd think the bigass blue arcs of electricity may have clued me in but you know.

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in reply to The Halls Careen

@trashcaster that's actually not soldering but welding. With welding you melt the metals you want to attach and add some additional metal. This is in comparison to soldering where you attach to metals by melting a lower temperature metal on top of it.
in reply to Chris (Master of Potate) πŸ₯”

@chris Wild, I imagined the bead of silverish metal between them was solder, and assumed it was a much weaker bond than a true welder could do. Thanks for the correction; I guess the only complication now is that this requires a welding setup.
in reply to The Halls Careen

@trashcaster watching how criminals use them in a certain South American country to make their escapes prove how effective they are. In this country they are even made with thicker 4-6 inch nails.
in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

it is neat! Fun fact: a solid pair of diagonal cutters will cut easily through valve stems. I have no goal in mentioning this other than it's a fun fact.
in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

@redstateinsurgents
This is way too much and not accessible. Nails can havs the heads cut and shaped so there is always one point flat and one up by bending one end up and one to the side
in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

:blobcatfingerguns: Hehe
Nice. I came to mention boltcutters but those have been mentioned.
If you're looking for material with sturdy welds I recommend shopping trolleys.
Those caltrops don't have to have 4 points. If your material happens to be a thicker rebar, that is difficult to bend. Cut 3 short rods and angle them like so, that there's always three points resting on the ground.

I'don't really believe in the break tubing method. But haven't tried it either.

Welding works.

Most caltrops used will not flatten tires! That's not a problem. Most service vehicles have hardened tires.The caltrops will get stuck in the tires and make it difficult to drive. They will tear in to wheelwels and get stuck there. Or maybe rip a breakline or something.

Anyhoo, love from the other side of the ocean.
:blobcathearts:

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An old fart like me doesn't have to many opportunities to share these experiences ;)
How do you think I learned to weld?
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in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

just buy a box of horseshoe fencing nails. Bend them out, then weld them. They are already cut to length and sharpened
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