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Justin Livio Guidi

No armour on here people, but here's mine:

http://www.myspace.com/contiguidi

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Justin - I'll take the measurements tomorrow (it is late here), but I can already tell you that you'll probably have to enlarge the pattern, because I am about 5'8" and 130 lbs. My legs could be someone else's arms :lol: Well hey, I'm only an inch and a half taller, and only 10 pounds heavier! :D L...

Justin Livio Guidi

Good man, I might just use them someday! I really liked the way your originals turned out.
What is the intended circumference of both the wrist and widest point of forearm, just curious for how much I'd have to to edit if/when I'd make my own.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

I'm curious, in comparison to steel, how much easier is this to work?

Nice job, by the way!

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Here: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=63312 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=62429 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55864 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=56102 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p...

Justin Livio Guidi

I made that exact stake, just with a nipple welded on the bottom of the cap, and I hardly use it, being that it's simply too shallow. And I own both of the Harbor Freight dollies - And I have yet to mount those! I'm so lazy! Bahh!

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Awww, so tiny...

Those are some nice arms btw.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Signo wrote:Rest in piece unborn piece of armour

Signo, do you realize how appropriate that was, or did it just get lost in translation?

That's amazing how brittle it was, what was the SAE number? And how hot was it quenched?

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

No no no, those pictures are terrible - send the helmet to me - I'll take some good pictures....

That looks amazing - great job Ralph.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

I thought you gave that spike away as a "mystery prize" in one of your auctions.
Still very cool - I still want to buy one of those right angle air grinders from HF with attachments.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

I may be interested in making half gaunts. How thick is the leather? And what the sq. ft?

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Sweet. What was the gauge before raising?

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Is it just me or is the link dead?

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

No need.
I constantly post wrong things!

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Badass.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Stephen wrote:intersted in gauntlets could you please send me a pic(s) to thewarlord@cfl.rr.com

He wants to trade his leather for gaunts.

I may be interested in making half gaunts. How thick is the leather? And what the sq. ft?

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Awesome, you beat me to posting one of these! I'm doing one very similar, but just a for a fun experiment in 18 gauge instead - I never plan on it seeing the day of battle, but still fun overall.

Thanks,

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

So you ended up just using the single strap then?

Great job! The riveting seems superior!

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

That's good to know, the fact that it wouldn't even have to have a spring back slipped my mind. Simple.

But sorry Sean, the full picture really doesn't help much, the sabs are blocked by the guard railing. And the only other shot I have of it is the upper half.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

I decided that I'm basing my kit roughly on Friedrich Kurfurst "The Elector" so I began looking at the pictures I took in the Kunsthistorisches museum in Austria when I noticed how his Demi Greave is seemingly attached with a spring pin. Now are those ovular holes? It would allow it to slide and giv...

Justin Livio Guidi

rob(in) wrote:oh, and for what it's worth, i think a hardened leather 'Dendra' would be spiffy!

Indeed it would... *elbows Greg* Seeee....

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

You can try drilling or punching a couple of holes in an unimportant (cosmetically speaking) place and then setting loose rivets with washers in those holes, that'll quiet'it up some. Or you can use Dynamat, which is used in car stereos for sound insulation, you can find that at Best Buy. Heard a lo...

Justin Livio Guidi

we are in the middle of a heatwave in england at the moment,and its 87 degrees in my workshop so thats all the work it's going to get today :? Heh... 87 degrees, my shop over here in California get's to around 115 degrees, not to mention due to some odd weather, it's also like 80% humidity. I'm sur...

Justin Livio Guidi

Dear God, man - You actually managed to collect 189 peacock feathers?
Amazing.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Yes - so I grabbed a bit of the 16 gauge I had lying around for pair of arms that's far underway and began happily dishing the first couter. I had initially used heat, and everything was moving fast - too be expected with heat - got it looking nice and deep (because deep is best), so I switched to r...

Justin Livio Guidi

Hey there.

Very nice, what did you use for the blower?

Thanks for the pics.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Hello all, Just a quick question - What would be a good dish size for let's say... Couters? Using Ironmonger Armoury for example produces 6'' x 1.75'' dishes for couters, but that doesn't seem sufficient, with raising aside, dishing for an elbow. I'm just curious to know because I plan on making a p...

Justin Livio Guidi

Well, don't feel bad, I'm sure it will still function fine. But I say start another! Everything besides the "Globosity" of the breastplate looked fantastic, go forth and make something globular! -Justin BTW: A groat was the common name for a English silver coin, so it would be similar to say "my two...

Justin Livio Guidi

No, I agree with Cat, that looks quite a bit better than my first attempt at a knife. Mine was basically a sharpened bit of metal with a grotesque wooden thing at the end that I called a handle, it was sharp... but nothing close ot pretty. Very Nice, I love how your handle flows so nicely, what kind...

Justin Livio Guidi

I don't get it - how is it that, seemingly, everyone in Poland (or in that general region of the world) are master armourers?!

Great Job,

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

First try at any armour, not the greatest first try - but with no prior metal experience, it's ok.

The Bolzano Great Helm, Early 14th century.

Justin Livio Guidi

Very nice - only criticism is when you flared - did you use the sharp edge of the anvil? Next time try either rounding a portion of your anvil, or weld up a simple "T" stake to fit in a vice or tree stump made of 1'' round or square barstock. Round over and polish - it makes a great simple stake. An...

Justin Livio Guidi

Gee wiz - That looks real swell! Especially for Aluminum, I'm considering doing some of my kit in Aluminum. It's hard to pass up looking as awesome as you want, but not having to worry about weighing yourself down.

-Justin

Justin Livio Guidi

Well, I've had it for some 2 years now - it's terrible for metal, it's not even good for deburring edges. But it is all right for wood... Too bad I don't work wood! :lol: But it's lack of power, and that disk on the side that doesn't ever stay on makes me never want to buy HF stuff again. Usually I ...

Justin Livio Guidi

I have the same dang one.... I sympathize with you, I still get more done with the angle grinder - and I hate that I do!

-Justin

Spring pin attachment for Demi Greave to Greave?

Re: third helm finished

What's an Adequate Depth for Couters?

Good Dish Size For Couters?

Spring pin attachment for Demi Greave to Greave?

Re: third helm finished

What's an *Adequate* Depth for Couters?

Good Dish Size For Couters?

What's an Adequate Depth for Couters?