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- Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Working in the cold
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4548
Re: Working in the cold
When I have to go out to the shop to work I can heat the place with the kiln or powder coating oven but when I was working off the back porch just a hair dryer or paint stripper made a lot of difference to warm my hands and tools.
- Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:29 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Ever try to find a rock tumbler ball for a stake?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1184
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Identify a suit..
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2802
Re: Identify a suit..
Think I remember Ugo raising some pieces with those pyramids awhile back. Could well have been this suit that inspired him.
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:53 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Ultuna Helmet Question
- Replies: 0
- Views: 350
Ultuna Helmet Question
I have a quick question regarding the Ultuna helmet.
Can anyone tell me the average width of the woven band/straps?
My web-fu is weak today and at best guess from the pics I can find I'm guessing around 3/4-1 inch?
Can anyone tell me the average width of the woven band/straps?
My web-fu is weak today and at best guess from the pics I can find I'm guessing around 3/4-1 inch?
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Gluing steel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2321
Re: Gluing steel
I believe Superglue is non conductive. Other than that no idea.
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:13 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Looking for a salt shaker pattern
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2617
Re: Looking for a salt shaker pattern
I believe 7 is showing to flare a lip in the rear skirt to mount it to the rear panel
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:53 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Looking for a salt shaker pattern
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2617
- Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:44 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Looking for a salt shaker pattern
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2617
Re: Looking for a salt shaker pattern
Would the pattern for this helmet be of use?
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Modifying my gauntlets
- Replies: 17
- Views: 846
Re: Modifying my gauntlets
Ouch, those rivets...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Sizing Helm tops
- Replies: 9
- Views: 937
Re: Sizing Helm tops
Thank you James, it just came to me one day.
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:20 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Sizing Helm tops
- Replies: 9
- Views: 937
Re: Sizing Helm tops
I rig something like this as a redneck slide caliper: https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/550341_4074475984192_1783663534_n.jpg?oh=35f76705390442148b973a1e804d956d&oe=58CA24EC Then take front to back, side to side, and crown height measurements. Plot that as an oval, then recalculate for a...
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 12:15 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Getting plastic for Japanese armor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 717
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:52 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: ISO brass rivets
- Replies: 12
- Views: 763
Re: ISO brass rivets
RivetsOnline.com
I've had decent success with them for round head brass and steel rivets. I usually make my own brass washers.
I've had decent success with them for round head brass and steel rivets. I usually make my own brass washers.
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:37 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: A sword I've forged
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1145
Re: A sword I've forged
I assume by forged you actually mean rendered?
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:20 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Zweihammer Valsgarde Helm Kit Questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1156
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:24 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Throatless shears
- Replies: 17
- Views: 914
Re: Throatless shears
I cut 14ga mild with my Harbor Freight shear all the time. 12 ga in aluminum on occasions. But it gets stubborn with even 18ga stainless.
- Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:53 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Leather and metal band helmet for boffers/SCA Youth???
- Replies: 3
- Views: 398
Re: Leather and metal band helmet for boffers/SCA Youth???
Use aluminum and 18ga for for the tiny tots. Go heavier as they out grow them and get bigger. https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/534965_3433366436854_1856809212_n.jpg?oh=3efc234804aa1f5d63e6af603efe88c8&oe=56D9D67D https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/52...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: First time repousse. Elbow progress
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2417
Re: First time repousse.
Looking awesome.
I assume you anneal the piece then work cold?
I assume you anneal the piece then work cold?
- Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:20 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: How to not piss off a Master Armourer
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5113
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:45 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Ball Stake materials
- Replies: 13
- Views: 629
Re: Ball Stake materials
From left made from.. Dodge Turismo tie rod end, Ford Maverick ball joint , bulldozer ball bearing, goose neck trailer hitch, and cannon ball
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:40 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Dusting off the cobwebs
- Replies: 2658
- Views: 810208
Re: Dusting off the cobwebs
Just lay the barrel on its side and build a small clay dam around the patch, fill it with water and see if it leaks.
- Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:27 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Dusting off the cobwebs
- Replies: 2658
- Views: 810208
Re: Dusting off the cobwebs
Mac if you're using Firefox you can get a Pinterest button add on that will let you grab pics from whatever webpage and pin to your board.
- Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:42 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Easybake Armor: The Sculpted Plastic Armor Project
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12916
Re: Easybake Armor: The Sculpted Plastic Armor Project
Random thought, but with your cop setup, what if you were to extend the clamp for the shaping pieces further out and mount them on hinges?
Might help with ease of production, stretch the plastic and just flip the clamp over and set your screws.
Might help with ease of production, stretch the plastic and just flip the clamp over and set your screws.
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making my own rivets (am I crazy?)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 719
Re: Making my own rivets (am I crazy?)
Found this, clamp a thin shim stock between the plate and drill hole to length then remove shim to use. I'd anchor the plate to the jaws better. http://youtu.be/qDRjYu4BZLE I've wanted to set up something like this with my air jack to do decorative rivet heads for years but still havent gotten aroun...
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:39 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wicker shield
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1443
Re: Wicker shield
Steam strips of luan, weaving them together with copious use of gorilla glue, and then lace it to a support brace and rim?
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:39 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Reshapeing a helmet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 803
Re: Reshapeing a helmet
I use a small bottle jack on the inside to tweak some helmets. Just recheck your rivets after you do it, some might loosen.
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:34 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Custom foam torso
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2946
Re: Custom foam torso
Don't know how accurate they'd be but I know there's some tutorials on the net about doing 3D scanning with the sensors from a Xbox Kinect.
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:06 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Given a forge today.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 262
Given a forge today.
Was give some equipment of a old friend that pasted away recently. :( He was one of the firsts to get me involved in the SCA. A Champion blacksmiths forge with hand crank blower, an Emerson Anvil 50lbs, 2 plastic garbage cans full of coal and a smelters pot and spoon. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akama...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Design question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 493
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:11 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Helmet pattern needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 452
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:30 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making Karacena Armor, seeking advice on the scales
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1227
Re: Making Karacena Armor, seeking advice on the scales
I remember someone did a suit of it using cut down tea spoons. Didn't look quite right due to the depth of the bowls.
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:33 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Pattern making skillz (Off topic-ish) :)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Pattern making skillz (Off topic-ish) :)
My sister and mother have been trying to work out a pattern for a particular quilt they've wanted to do for years. I've been watching them try various methods of hand drawing the pieces out over the last two weeks that have meet in failure. They finally started hitting that "F@%k this" point yesterd...
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:08 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: ways to keep paints on armor from chipping
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1233
Re: ways to keep paints on armor from chipping
Methyl Ethyl Ketone can do savage enough things to your cells and innards, leaving you with chronic solvent sensitivities, that I doubt you'd be wanting to mess with it. Side note, I suffer from this. Most paints, perfumes, colognes, and hairsprays will give me headaches and nausea. I had a waitres...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:40 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Resurrecting old armor
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2646
Re: Resurrecting old armor
I use paint stripper wheels chucked in my drill press for rust removal.
- Thu May 29, 2014 7:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Mystery Tool
- Replies: 7
- Views: 680
Re: Mystery Tool
Kinda reminds me of the clamp my dad had for holding handsaws for sharpening. Clamps to a sawhorse then insert saw teeth upward and clamp the leaver down to hold it.