# How do you repair weapons?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937 "2014-07-30T05:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dark\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@Dark\_T](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dark_T)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/1 "2014-07-30T05:25:26Z")

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I recently found a katana or some other powerful sword early on, and managed to damage it a bit. Its now marked. How do I repair?

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**Author:** ![jcd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jcd/32/338_2.png) [@jcd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jcd)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/2 "2014-07-30T05:44:40Z")

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use a soldering iron on it. have some scrap metal avalable.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/3 "2014-07-30T08:48:44Z")

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Based on and trains Mechanics, FWIW. May want to read up a bit before repairing a katana; high-end armor requires higher skill to repair, and I’m not sure if that’s implemented for weapons. Would imagine so, though.

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**Author:** ![qurvax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@qurvax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/qurvax)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/4 "2014-07-30T15:05:08Z")

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'a’pplying a welder will do too.

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**Author:** ![Urist\_McKoga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/85f322/32.png) [@Urist\_McKoga](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Urist_McKoga)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/5 "2014-07-30T19:01:04Z")

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But a Welder use much more batteries per use.

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**Author:** ![saltmummy626](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/saltmummy626/32/300_2.png) [@saltmummy626](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/saltmummy626)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-repair-weapons/6937/6 "2014-07-31T01:24:47Z")

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If your anal about realism, the welder might be the better option. Then again, as a blacksmith irl, I would never use a welder to repair a sword unless it was really messed up and needed to get new metal onto the blade. even if it was snapped in half, I would probably try a forge weld first… but im not very good at forge welding. EVEN THEN, Im not too confident with the steel a traditional katana is usually made from. Im not THAT experienced, and Id prolly end up screwing the blade and paying to replace it…

[size=4pt]mostly I just do pot racks and hooks…[/size]