The Armour Archive

Morejello

Good place for ideas and suggestions for casters:
http://www.alloyavenue.com/vb/forum.php

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Bump for reduced asking price.

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I had this helmet made for me by Dragonheart Armoury, with the intention of making a crusader kit. However, I have come to the conclusion that I'm not likely to ever complete the kit, so I am selling the helmet. I had intended originally to add etched brass nasal and bling to the face and top, but I...

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Thanks guys for the quick feedback! I figure I will get some towels and thick bathrobes of the same material from the thrift store. How thick do you figure that I should make the padding? EDIT:And yeah, already figured on covering with smoother material like cotton or linen or maybe even canvas dep...

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armorbug wrote:And just to clarify, this is a mae-kake do, an armor designed to protect only the front of the wearer. There is no back plate to a mae-kake do.

Thanks JR, glad to see you're still kicking around here.

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What kind of material is the body made of? And what game did you build it to personally use in? As I stated in the description, the white part is white plastic, with cloth covering the main body of the do. The red you see around the edge of the chest piece is leather, and the lacing is likely shoel...

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Let's try this:

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I got this Do in a trade with Armourbug01 many years ago when I had delusions that I was going to build all these different rigs. I'm clearly not going to get around to a Samurai rig, so I thought I'd throw it out there and see if someone can use it. I'll run this auction style. Top bid after a coup...

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I am 6' tall and I use a 34x22 ellipse.

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Update: I contacted him and asked for a refund, and I had my money back within 2 days.
I hope that Frank works out the kinks he's developed in his business, I'd really like to see him succeed.

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I'm sorry to say that I'm very disappointed with my transaction with Viking Leathercrafts. I can no longer recommend them as a vendor. Details of my transaction as follows from email exchange, truncated for clarity as well as removing sensitive information. >On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:08 PM, sales@v...

Morejello

Are you just looking for a wooden blank, or a finished, ready-to-paint shield?

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Most likely birch plywood Where are you getting your birch? I ask because the stuff you get at Home Depot/Lowes isn't birch, it's birch veneer over crap wood. It's designed for cheap cabinetry, not for any sort of abuse. I make 10-20 laminated plywood shields a year, and I only use 100% Baltic birc...

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I hooked him up with some soapstone as well as some high-temp RTV I had on hand.

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Ironbadger wrote:The prod is an aluminum one off of what I assume is an old wood shop project crossbow.
So the assumed draw weight is 150 pounds- But I will need a scale to confirm it.

The current draw with the string I made is 8 inches, exactly.
-Badger-

Let us know what it ends up drawing at.
-Marcello

Morejello

Also lots of shops at malls and flea markets who have vinyl cutters and will make whatever you want for a reasonable cost.
Barring that, Armourbug up there does custom vinyl decals. I recommend his work highly.

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My experience is that a good plywood shield does not weigh significantly more than an aluminum one, and it reduces fatigue to your hand by transmitting less vibration from the blow. What's the weight of your AL blank?

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I do silk banners in a very similar style to Isabella. Feel free to PM me if she is unavailable.

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I built my own 16' diameter yurt and I love it. It's a little bit more to haul than a marquee tent because of the lattice and door. I can set my yurt up by myself faster than my buddy can set his panther regent up with a person helping him. I could haul my yurt in my 2002 Durango without using a tra...

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Athanaric wrote: My buddy that made this used a 4 rotor remote chopper with a stabilized go pro hero.

You should have you buddy come on here and post what he used, or at least ask him. I'd be very interested in knowing his exact model and setup as well.

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seabrig wrote:instead of being mean to them. I asked them and the complied.

That's just crazy talk!

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After years of making shields in a press just like that, my strongest recommendation to you is to use 100% Baltic birch plywood from a good supplier. The crap you're going to get from a DIY store is not worth the effort.

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It was more so excitement at the idea of the thing. And a 26x36 heater has come out to about 5.5 lbs. Not sure how that compares 3/8" of plywood in weight. I make laminated shields out of Baltic birch (no filler woods!), and a 3/8" thick shield will be about 7.5 lbs, give or take. The weight of a s...

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You can find a lot of useful information for flowerpot furnaces and other smallish homebuilt casting furnaces at http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com

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There is a fairly knowledgeable body os engineers in the SCA-Siege Yahoo group as well. You should consider joining.

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Another book to look into is "A Survey of European Crossbows" by Josef Alm It has some good material on composite prods

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I think the use of siloflex is limited for trusting weapons only I could be wrong but the rules on the SCA.org website are a bit out of date.... Thrust-and-throw jevelins can be made of siloflex, so that provides a place to start for thrown hand weapons. I have an experimental design for a throwing...

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I've always had good transactions with Jim at Alchem. I buy crossbow prods from him.

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I'm pretty sure you can only use tubular ammo with the heavy 1000lb*in bows. I've only seen fellwalkers on shafted (fiberglass), but if you're using them on tubes, you should be okay. -C A 'Fellwalker' bolt is a specific construction of shafted bolt which were specifically developed for heavy cross...

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I wear mostly just an aketon on my body, and gambossed pants for leggings. They are both made out of linen with bamboo padding, so they doesn't stink and are easily washed. Here's some tips if you decide to use a gambeson or aketon: 1) Don't use synthetic fabrics or batting. Those reflect heat back ...

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Sasha_Khan wrote:
Russ Mitchell wrote:Sasha -- do you build yurta, khazakh-style, or just ger?
I've built khalkha Mongol style ghers and Kyrgyz boz uy

I would like to know your definitions of the two. I hear both terms bandied about without any distinction being made as to the difference.

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I have a 16' yurt, and I find the space more usable than most pavilions, mostly because there are no poles in the interior. We hang lots of things from the rafters (clothes rack, chandelier, drape over the bed, drying towels, etc.), and we also hang things on the walls like my wife's vanity mirror a...

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I use a cord called 'handy hundred' which might fit the bill. It's not quite obviously modern, if you get the non-white colors.
http://rwrope.com/warehouse-specials/ro ... -cord.html

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Payne-Gallwey's book is okay, but I find it both lacking in detail as well as overgeneralizing about many aspects (apparently this was common for writers of his period to declare that because there was an example of x use or technique, therefore all used x.) I recommend 'A Survey of European Crossbo...

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Silicone-type mold not doable? I believe this is what you're looking for -- http://www.ottofrei.com/Delft-Clay-Casting-Kit.html G-- That's the stuff, thanks. I know of silicone molds for pouring pewter, but wasn't aware of any varient that could handle bronze temps. just so you know, 'Delft Clay' i...

Re: Melting furnace for bronze

Re: Helmet for Sale

Helmet for Sale

Re: Thinking about Gambeson

Re: FS: Partial Japanese SCA armour

Re: FS: Partial Japanese SCA armour

Re: FS: Partial Japanese SCA armour

FS: Partial Japanese SCA armour - pending sale

Re: Oval center-grip dimensions?

Re: Viking Leathercrafts review.

Viking Leathercrafts review.

Re: Wtb quality shield blank

Re: Market query, shield blanks

Re: New casting project

Re: Finished my crossbow.

Re: Etching. The resist. Stickers?

Re: Shield Boss

Re: Who does silk banners here?

Re: Tamerlane Yurts? Yurts in general?

Re: Battlefield video will never be the same...

Re: Age of Craft using image without consent angry

Re: Shield Press

Re: Lightest Covering for Lexan Shield

Re: flower pot furnace

Re: SCA Siege engines

Re: Wooden crossbow prod

Re: Thrust and Throw...

Re: Positive review of Alchem Inc.

Re: Fellwalker bolt blanks- where to get them?

Re: gambeson, why and why not.

Re: Pavillion or Yurt - looking for insight

Re: Pavillion or Yurt - looking for insight

Re: Thin lamellar cord

Re: Any cross bow builders here? Materials question

Re: Casting bronze into clay