The Armour Archive

Milos N.

Never played Assassin's Creed,

but I just love that bracer.
Keep up the good work.

Milos N.

5-10 minutes of hammering is pretty good tempo for not busting your elbow. I use breaks just as long, so i can dish for hours on end. I use those breaks to do some light work such as filing hinges, planishing lighter plates, drawing patterns etc. I use 2# and 3# dishing hammers, and hit pretty hard ...

Milos N.

First post updated with contact info etc. Sample pics coming soon. Yes. The catalog contains info on width and length of blades, crosses and hilts measured at several points. All drawings are scaled and have a ruler, so you could take your own measurements from there. No weights though, as almost al...

Milos N.

None at all. :( This is good ol' cultural-historical archaeology. ...due to the fact that in this part of Europe, it is very hard, near impossible, to get permission to sample anything as museums are still more of keeping/educating facilities than research institutions. Slovenia and Hungary are exce...

Milos N.

Not sure if this should be posted here, so given the contents of the book I felt that it should initially be posted in the research forum. Would it be OK, to post contact information of the seller and a link to MyArmoury discussion here or should the topic be moved to classifieds section of the foru...

Milos N.

Edited the post.

I've taken the file down for revision.
You were right. After re-reading I figured out that the language is downright awful.
Some points are too region specific for AA.

Sorry for wasting your time.

Milos N.

A little *.pdf I've compiled for beginners in Reenactment, SCA, LARP etc.
Tell me what you think.

Milos N.

I had very good results with ~16ga ~3/8''ID shirt (to be exact 1,6mm, ID:8,5mm) cold drawn wire. Pretty hard to bend, still easy to cut, and does not moth that much. If possible I'd either go for a harder wire. Liu gave you some good points.

Milos N.

A couple of weeks ago, managed to cut myself with a 0.8mm cutting disk while trimming some pieces of a Milanese harness. Was dead tired, but managed to figure out that I was doing something bad, before dealing some serious damage to my finger. It ended up being just a small shallow cut. A day after ...

Milos N.

First, I assume that this is strictly a hobby project for you and that time it would take is not an issue. Given your previous training with shaping metal, I will also assume that you would be able to get simple cheap and effective tools way faster and more cheaply than anyone just starting to make ...

Milos N.

I hate drill bits. Period. In my experience, they tend to give you exponentially bigger bang for the buck as you go. The only drill bits that have really worked for me were 6-10$ a piece (3,5mm and 4,2mm), rated for 3000+ RPM. Used specifically for stainless so I don't wear out my Whitney punches. W...

Milos N.

I'll give you my non-binding opinion if I can see a picture. ;) This is an "in progress picture" of the helmet by iron colossus "Maximilian" There will be another bar behind the slats as reenforcement. Viking helmet proc 009.jpg Very nice texturing job on the scull. :) And I find it to be a cool id...

Milos N.

There is really no quick way around it. Making a good helm takes patience and practice. As suggested by many knowledgeable folks in this thread learning how to weld and dish helmet halves is the easier way. Welding lessons pay of, lernig it your self, using welding manuals and books is slower. Learn...

Milos N.

Some random opinions on stake materials. I use 1050 for stakes when I can get it and any other steel for balls. So far, best results have been made with ball bearings, though I still use cast iron 3" and 4 1/2" balls. I find mild steel only slightly better than than pipes for stake shanks, while 105...

Milos N.

30c/lb if I'm getting it right sounds good. In my world that is about .5 EUR/kg which is pretty good pice for something that is not scrap. That kind of stuff you can use either for making armour in a more prediodesque way, making reproductions of that late musket proof armour, AND use it to build an...

Milos N.

As most people said... - Bellybutton height or as high as the lowest point of your chest bone for detailed work, such as planishing armour from the inside or packing edges on cutting tools. I've even met some ferriers (sp?) that use this setup. - For precise heavy work you can bring the face up to y...

Milos N.

My opinion is that you're overthinking.

...yeah, I get that a lot.

Point taken though, your and Atli's.

Get a plate, make a bench, repeat until you have enough.
Yeap, that sort of stake storage will make my life easier.

Milos N.

Hmmm... Given your input, I've decided against getting a real stakeplate until I thoroughly think through where will I put it, ofr which operations will I use it and how will I assemble the stake bench. Meanwhile, I've improved my simple stake holder by adding a section of square pipe for smaller st...

Milos N.

The block looks great. Nice dishes and even nicer half-rounds for those tiny finger plates on gauntlets. Even the small spoon appears to be shallow enough for dishing elbows. Spoons could help with wings on poleyns and couters while that weird looking dish might be good for starting metacarpals for ...

Milos N.

If it gets just slightly rounded down, it might be good for raising small radii 1/4'' sheet.
Creases increasing friction and preventing slipping of material.
Gunther's riveting idea sounds good.

Milos N.

Bellows were temporarily in my shop. My friend bought them from a son of a recently deceased blacksmith. ~3ft tall, 2ft wide, at least 80yrs old, maybe pre WWI. Work perfectly, even though they leaky, the leather is stiff and they need an overhaul. Working height of the stand is perfect for a side d...

Milos N.

Big vise you say sir? Got it. :) This is my current setup. The stake plate will be a mere addition, so I could free up the vise for most time. Dougnuts and the longer rail are interchangeable. Old pic, so now all stakes have proper shanks. The grilled tool holding thingie on the side is long gone. I...

Milos N.

I wanted to get a wide base, without making an enclosed box. Hence the tapered sides. Not much difference in the amount of work, IMO. Added only one joist, but will probably add a third, or beef up the top part in some other way. Wheels sound good, as I might end up moving the thing more than I expe...

Milos N.

I'll be getting a stakeplate in near future, so I have started sketching up a bench on which it will be mounted. ...actually several smaller stakeplates, that will eventually be welded together. So what do you think of the design from structural and functional standpoints? All joints will be glued a...

Milos N.

losthelm, you nailed it! I'll try that very, very soon. I'm currently building a stove out of a water heater ~20gal, so I'll add some extra goodies to make it do two jobs. A sealing cap on the outbound end, handles for draging it in and out of the shop, depending on the usage and some sort of add-on...

Milos N.

Dude, I have only 2 words for you:

YOU ROCK!

Milos N.

I'll be in my bunk.

Milos N.

You can make waist on Wisby cops. It just takes some effort to adjust the patterns slightly. Even without tweaking the patterns you can get some sort of waist just by sizing the CoP properly so that the sidepanels reach only to the bottom of the rib cage, and by placing the lower back strap as low a...

Milos N.

Thanks Maeryk, I appreciate your concern. :) How will you be able to fight with it for long periods of time? That's crazy!! Dunno. But I bet that the eventual owner will have trouble finding a wall sturdy enough to hang it. :twisted: Is it for protection from tanks? Nope. Just against cluster bombs ...

Milos N.

I just got most of the parts in one place, and the thing is going to weigh at least 18 pounds!

OK, it si going to be some 32" flat, round, decorative/gift shield, but man!
At least it will not be a centergrip.

Just had to share this.

Milos N.

Given that I am not worthy of commenting your work, I had to ask higher aouthority, and he approves:

Milos N.

Dude, you rock. http://www.yumetal.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_rockdevil.gif You've opened up a whole new perspective on how to do such tedious tasks such as making hinges and made some cogs and sprockets in my tiny brain start turning. They weren't all the same width, despite my b...

Milos N.

Just here to comment on the gaunts.

Those do look nice!
And they look as if they could be done cold, which is really nice.
Fingers would be quite a work though.

Good luck working on them.
Post some armour porn afterwards.

Milos N.

Yeap, they're too deep. Just crease them, sand and strap now and start on the next pair when you feel like it. They will work, but just look a little odd. IMO you should stop dishing/raising when they are about half this depth, or even earlier. These, are deep enough to work as shell articulated pol...

Milos N.

Archive ate my post. :x Thanks Medka. :) It was lot of work putting this set of tools together. It took me about 4-5 days to make all the furniture with a jigsaw, drill and an electric screwdriver. See you in April, just send me the dates when you'll be here. PaperJack, I had to make it. Got parts f...

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