The Armour Archive

sandman

Hey wow, someone else from Iowa - welcome Anjouleme!

sandman

Good luck with that, I looked into that before (an old girlfriend was from romania). It is really hard unless you are very specialized to get a green Card. But then again, couldnt you look at some of the shops that make armour and such for props? They would be looking for specialized workers. The ol...

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How much bandwidth/space are we talking about per month? Number of email accounts?

sandman

I got one of halbreds newbie tool kit and im very satisified with it. Its a good investement.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=38585

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PM sent about gauntlets

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Ah the age old saying of buyer beware. Yeah id have to say he was just doing it to advoid the ebay fees of listing it at that high. Im sure ebay would LOVE to hear about that since they are all about getting their fair share of the loot.

sandman

So i am going to end up purchasing some tools from m What is a good starting weight for a raising hammer? they have them from 200-400 grams. I was also going to buy a rawhide filled mallet, but also not sure on what weight to get, they range from 2-11 oz. m or am i reading this wrong? Merick

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Actually what i think im going to do is have one of my friends in russia order it (he lives in st. petersburg) and see what he says about it. He is will be showing up here in the next month or so, so ill see what happens.

Merick

sandman

What did the COP end up selling for?

sandman

Trust him like you would trust this guy

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI. ... =andy46477

The box you sent was open-proof. I had to use a BIG KNIFE and act MENACING. Bad!

sandman

Thanks for the suggestion Saint-server, that sounds like my best bet right now as i really dont want to invest money in a lower quality instrument, and some of the better ones i was looking at are out of my price range. Now just to find someone in the area.

SM

sandman

what is 9R? dont think ive seen that before, got a pic of them or someplace on the net that shows what they would look like?

sandman

Great, i was going to try a few as well, let me know which ones work for you.

sandman

Don't think its TOO silly. Someone else has started doing it....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 27235&rd=1

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Im sure many of you who read the Classified have seen the DV plastic debate going on over there. So I made plastic armor for myself. I admit it - i needed something to start out with. My pattern is based off the DV pattern. I know others out there also make their own (come on, everyone else wont fla...

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I think what happens is people start out and say "wow i really want to make my own armor." Then they try to make a piece or two..... and realize how long its going to take enough armor to get out in the field. Then they go and buy the armor. Thats what I ended up doing, but i ended up just making a ...

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Ah well he is pretty musically skilled, my father can pick up just about any instrument and learn how to play it. I looked on ebay for some of the more basic ones, but really not sure what constitues crap and what is better to get. If anyone has suggestions for websites they found useful, those woul...

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yeah nice helm.... id pick it up in a heartbeat if i didnt already commit my next few paychecks to xmas presents lol.

sandman

I have recently started to do some research into buying a bagpipe for my fathers xmas present. He has alwasy wanted to try to learn, although my mother dosent think it would be a good idea for him to get his hands on one. Anyways i thought this would be a good resource to ask for any advice on buyin...

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Though i do have to say that most of what he is charging is the time it takes to make it - granted after you have made one or two they dont take as much time, but the first time you try to make your own out of plastic, it takes quite a bit of time to figure out - similar to that of metal. *note - no...

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Ive alwasy found that making plastic armor is really easy. Just get a pattern, trace it on a barrel with a sharpie (found that red shows well on both white AND black. Then just cut out the shapes with a router, melt the edges/ shape with a blowtorch, and then drill holes and you are ready to go. Wha...

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Where would you suggest picking up a finishing or raising hammer from?

sandman

Hey I am just starting out armouring and recently picked up Halberds toolkit. I did notice that it is suggested to pick up some more hammers for working with. Where do you guys usually get them from? Also where is can i pick up an anvil from?

Sandman

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Anyone know russian and can take a look at his site and see what kind of prices are listed there? Also ive never heard of E Gold.... Anyone else used it before?

sandman

Anyone heard or have any comments about a Woodward-Fab throatless shear? I see a few of them on ebay such as m I contacted the seller and told me - The shear is from Woodward-Fab. It will work 1/8" mild steel and 14 gauge stainless. Does this compare to a beverly? something that will cut 14 ga stain...

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About all these tapes, are there any places online where people have posted videos that are avaliable to the general public to see? Id love to see what some other people are doing. ** Ill edit it as i find more Only one i have found (just started searching ) was here: m m http://www.midrealm.org/kit...

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PM sent, ill paypal ya for a delux kit as soon as i get your address.

Sandman

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If anyone else has an used pair of gauntlets they want to sell, feel free to PM me as well.

SM

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If you decide to sell it in pieces, how much would you want for the gambeson?

SM

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I would be intersted in seeing some pics of these! guess ill have to wait...

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I wouldnt mind seeing a picture of the coif as well, if it is still avaliable.

SM

sandman

This shoe? or was i looking at the wrong one

http://www.highfiber.com/~bohemond/Boot ... C-shoe.JPG

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hmm ... and release forms were gotten by everyone filmed ?

Just finished up a TV production class, you wouldnt belive how anal you have to be about some of that stuff.

sandman

Wow that is some cool looking kydex. Anyone the basics of vacuum-forming? Wonder if you could do that with 1/8 or 3/8th kydex for armor....

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I pay $8.50 for black plastic ones (55 gallon) and get the white 55 gallon and 30 gallon ones for free from car wash places.

SM

Question on buying tools

Plastic Pattern

Suggestions for Buying Bagpipes

Buying Tools

Woodward-Fab Shear