I too would be happy to throw some dosh in to keep the site going ( and access the many patterns).

OMG

I think I need to change pants now

Wow, I can only dream of making anything near the quality of work here.

I too seek to make gauntlets. Work usch as this is inspiring!

So, to clarify a bit. Hot rolled - slightly more malleable and cheaper to buy, but needs to have the scale cleaned off if you want to make the work piece shiny or blued. Cold rolled - slightly harder and less malleable, is already clean and shiny so can be allot of time saved in end cleaning and pol...

Hey since I have already gone through the pain of trying to buy solid shank mild steel rivets (most hardware places don't even know what they are), I figured I would post place to buy them at a reasonable price. http://www.algeos.com.au/acatalog/ They come in boxes of 1000 and do not gouge on shippi...

Rivet drill and cobalt drill bits. Quick and easy, swap bits or sharpen every couple hundred holes.

125mm angle grinder with .9mm cut-offs (really cut nice on sheet), 230mm angle grinder with 3mm cut-offs (only for steel plat, bar or pipe), bolt cutters for resizing rivets plus a bench grinder and many files. Really want to get a power shear for cutting curves though as it will mean less waste tha...

Since all my metal bits are painted (hey it's period and makes it less hot in summer and less rust issues), I use hot rolled mild sheet, which is about 25% cheaper than the shiny cold rolled stuff. If you are going to be doing dishing (something I am yet to become proficient in) then Hot rolled is p...