The Armour Archive

Ambrogio

I just want to cheer and thank everybody for their efforts and service to the archive. Great job guys!!!

Ambrogio

What he said!

Remember to clamp the stuff you're cutting, vibrations can help consume these babies really fast.
But I only use 1mm discs now (well one or two 1.3mm if I stumble upon them)
They are swift cutters, even in your fingers..

Ambrogio

Hi! Have you talked to Albert and Per about visiting, since you are in Sweden.. I know it's not really that close, but if they have the time, I bet they can give you lots of opinions on modern vs medieval methods and such.. They are both very nice guys.. And if you need some carbon steel sheets, I'v...

Ambrogio

Being short of time for the moment, I can only suggest weldingtipsandtricks youtube channel or check their website http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com A lot of good stuff there! How thick is the material you're welding? Good luck! I'll try to get back to this thread when time is more on my side.. Ch...

Ambrogio

I have a bunch of C60 and some C45 in stock.. 1, 1,5 and 2mm
I think it was around €5/kg + taxes at the time..
In Sweden that is..

Ambrogio

It is made by Niklas Westén (nowadays Niklas Wadenbäck and in the SCA aka Nikolas de Mont Nord) in Nordmark, Drachenwald. He made a lot of stuff in the late eighties and the nineties.. And I am pretty sure that the bowl is made from 2mm stainless, I hung around his workshop in Örebro quite a lot at ...

Ambrogio

Well, I don't think my pains solely comes from armouring. Neglecting physical activities and training is probably the major reason for back and neckpains and stuff. I started doing pilates about ten months ago, that really helps. Getting your posture right does a lot of good for pain relief and avoi...

Ambrogio

The Knights of Mayhem kind of reminds me of Bla********ld.. And a bit of that big guy that used to hang around here, whatever his name was.. He built a castle in his backyard with his dad.. Remember? I think he got into strong man competitions.. Not saying he was anything like B******S*****.. I woul...

Ambrogio

Keegan, it works for me right now.. Please let me know if it's still a problem for you, it's supposed to be an open, public album..

Ambrogio

IvanIS, yeah that is strange...

Maybe a cake?

I once went to an SCA event in Sweden where they served cake looking like the remnants of a knight, slayed by a dragon, very spectacular and tasty!!

Ambrogio

More pictures..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 793&type=1

Ambrogio

Peikko, true!

"The Battle of Wisby 650 years" took place during the medieval week i Wisby, and during that week there is a lot of different groups attending and a lot of SCA'dians, So there will be a lot of anachronistic situations!

Ambrogio

Some more photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... eTheater=1

Ambrogio

I just wanted you to see some photos from the Battle of Wisby 650 years, 1361-2011, wich took place this week. I really wanted to go there but I couldn't.. :sad: But there is a lot of nice photos! http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkland_swe/sets/72157627292892161/ Photos by Lars Lundqvist I hope that t...

Ambrogio

Ok, it might take a couple of years or so but I'll keep that in mind!

Ambrogio

what is the benefit of a tig over a mig? is it better for thin steel? What sha-ul said.. And you have better control over the amount of filler that is put into the weld seam, so you can't eliminate a whole lot of grinding and cleaning up afterwards. It's a lot like welding with gas but you use an e...

Ambrogio

Tried it on some regular steel tubing yesterday. My love grows! :D It's a smooth machine, I have used an old three phase ESAB LTF 150 air cooled DC machine for over ten years and recently a single phase water cooled Kemppi Mastertig 2300 AC/DC machine and the Fronius works as steady as the ESAB but ...

Ambrogio

I just had to tell you.. I have bought a new TIG welder, a Fronius Magic Wave 3000 Job. A 300 Amps water cooled baby that pulses, tacks and delivers a massive amount of power when I'm welding aluminium, wich seems to be about all I do for the moment.. :D I will return with a real review later on whe...

Ambrogio

Just wanted to add Albert Collins at www.viaarmorari.com to the list of all the other inspiring armourers.
Albert has a really good eye for lines and detail and especially for the surfaces of ground and polished armour.
Do check him out!

Ambrogio

Sorry for the delay, I've been so busy welding stuff for a big TV show but I'll try to have it done in a few days..

Ambrogio

As always I am very jealous!!

I would have been more than satisfied just wearing the morion for a while..
Tell Geoffrey he looked stunning!!!

Ambrogio

Too bad it couldn't be shipped abroad..

It is a good book! A really really good book!

Ambrogio

I'll translate it for you. But I won't have time to do it before sunday, I hope that you can endure the wait..

Ambrogio

Yes, that's the one! The AranÃ¤s helmet is made from three pieces. It was found in the burned remnants of the castle AranÃ¤s in 1916. http://www.historiska.se/template/RelatedImagePopup.aspx?parent=22318&image=22319 And if you look at the different pictures in sieppolukkos posted link you can see th...

Ambrogio

Me too!!

Ambrogio

Wow! Beautiful work!
Can you give me some details? What's the size of the S-links and how long is the complete chain?
Thanks!

Ambrogio

The steel arrives tomorrow!

Ambrogio

Hi I have ordered a large quantity of springsteel C60 equiv to SAE1060 and SS1678 SIS1678). So if anyone is interested I have a bunch of sheets available: 1mm 1.5mm and 2mm thick in 1000x2000mm sheets. The price is EUR 6.52/kg (one 1mm sheet is 16kg, 1.5mm is 24kg and 2mm is 32kg) For the moment I h...

Ambrogio

Weird.. There seems to be something wrong with the photos..
Your workshop is waaay to clean!!

Very inspiring work!! Beautiful!

Ambrogio

Well, regarding the "horned helmet", the Canton Uri is in Switzerland and the guys on the right are supposed to be Swedish soldiers... That's more than 1000 kilometers apart so I think we'll have to think of something else..

Ambrogio

I used to have a little money, now I have a little less..

And a great workshop!!

Ambrogio

Well.. Sean wrote 0.1%.
1% is a hundredth of a whole and 0.1% is one thousandth, also known as 0.001 so he could be considered right..

But then maybe 0.355% would have been closer..
I'm unsure now..

Ambrogio

Waaay too clean!

Now I have to tidy my workshop before taking pictures..

Ambrogio

I use C45 C 0,42 -0,50 Si 0,40 Mn 0,50 â€“ 0,80 P 0,045 S 0,045 Cr 0,40 Mo 0,40 Ni 0,10 Often C45 is the "same as C45E" but lacking the certificates(?) of the more expensive C45E wich is said to include: C 0,42 -0,50 Si 0,40 Mn 0,50 â€“ 0,80 P 0,045 S 0,045 or at least that's what a seller told me.....

Ambrogio

I had this girdlebook lying around for a long time and now a friend wanted a gift for a librarian at work at Ã–rebro University, Sweden. So I thought that it was time to finish it of with some brasspieces, I think it turned out quite nice.. It's calfskin and very nice french paper. So, what do you t...

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