The Armour Archive

Brian Belding

I've asked this question here before, and I was given the regular options for cutting metal: Jigsaw, chisel and hammer (there's a good tutorial on this around here), throatless shears, nibblers, etc. The option I eventually took was the electric throatless shears by Makita. Mid-range price wsie, the...

Brian Belding

works fine on my end, running Firefox.

Brian Belding

they look good, honestly they look a bit short... but that's probably just me

-Brian

Brian Belding

I nabbed this image a while back...

Brian Belding

Hey,
I've heard that you can use dried corn kernels like food stock as a fuel to replace coal or charcoal, mind you, it will probably smell like burnt popcorn.

I am working on the tests for it now.

Brian Belding

Hey guys, I am thinking of making the helmet shown so frequently as the symbol for Rutgers College. My sister goes there so I though it might make an interesting Project as a gift. http://hatsukanezumini.googlepages.com/scarletknight.jpg I was thinking of using the bascinet from Sinric ( http://www....

Brian Belding

Nice, i might have to make that pattern for my 4th project, and my third spauder project

really nice, and you might want to try roofing nails instead of pop rivets next time, otherwise awesome!

-maeglin

Brian Belding

You could hinge it, then have two bars that would go across to make it rigid again...

Brian Belding

Okay, Back to this thread... I have made my sendai dou, and I have found a few problems that I need help with. 1) The Side plates (b&m, and f on the pattern) Dig into my hips a lot. I was gound to flare these out for more surface area but idk. 2) The armpit pieces are quite wide, making my arms not ...

Brian Belding

Thanks, that was what I was looking for.
Tonight I'm going to try to make that Cardboard Pattern and tomorrow I will try to Start cutting, deburring, and shaping.

-maeglin

Brian Belding

You could carve a block of wood to tape 2 sharpies to, and then centerpunch both of those marks

Brian Belding

That looks really nice.

I have not tried to make a breastplate yet, but that looks awesome.

Good luck, and have Fun
-Maeglin

Brian Belding

Yes, It's the same pattern, But where is the "chest" do you think?

Thanks for finding me those instructions

-Maeglin

Brian Belding

Hi everyone, I was planning to make a Sendai Do was a weekend project this weekend. Mostly because it's simple, but also because I have to polish it less. Anyway, It says on the pattern on the Achive that the Plates D and G measure 25% and 30% of the torso, respectivly. Does that mean at the Armpit,...

Brian Belding

It kind of resembles a Japanese Kabuto from the side...

interesting...

Brian Belding

Great Stuff, as always.

i always love to see your stuff

Brian Belding

I have some 1/4" copper pipe in my garage to make a few. I have a diagram in "Cache Lake Country"

I love that book

Brian Belding

I've heard about this...

I think the government buried him to his neck, and put a bamboo saw near him for anyone who walks by to kill him if they want.

Might not be the same person but its similar i guess.

Brian Belding

your head is not as braced as that plate either...

just a thought

Brian Belding

Thanks,
I think the armour I have is closer to the last one of those Otagiri, it is just sewn/riveted lames to a leather/fabric base.

I have been noticing that ina roll i bend my neck more than i would my torso, so thanks for that Joe.

I hope to finish this piece next weekend.

Brian Belding

I havent done much in leather working, but yeah, like Matt said, the leather is there to hold the splints, you don want it too thick, but you dont want it to tear either.

Brian Belding

Okay, After working on these plates for a bit, i have 4 plates for my front, and 5 for my back. I taped them together yesterday as a test, but they didn't flex as much as i hoped (then again they were taped all together with packing tape :wink: ) I am going for a design like this of floating articul...

Brian Belding

Thanks guys! I actually have about 40 2"x14" 18ga galv. steel in my basement, so I am making a do with them. Its not traditional, as I am going to rivet straps to them for articulations, but it might look similar to a leather covered do. I'm also making it really form-fitting ( i think when im done ...

Brian Belding

Thanks, that looks like it should help

~Maeglin

Brian Belding

I have a smaller version of what Matt said, and I love it, when im done i bring it inside to it doesnt get dirty and die, it works very well, and I hear it can get up to 14ga ( its a makita JS1600) its easier that a bench one because you just move it around, not a sheet.

my .02Â£

Brian Belding

Hi Everyone, I am trying to make a suit of flexible armour, so that it may be used with rolls and whatnot in the fighting style. I am mainly trying to design a torso that will help with this, as most armours are solid here. I want to try to base the suit of Japanese styles, but anything that works i...

Brian Belding

Pyro,

Last time I went to Fazzio's ( your steel supplier i presume) it was $48 for a 4x8 sheet of 16ga. Mild steel.

Have fun

Maeglin

Brian Belding

I womder is the lack of clinkers in corn would allow easier forge-welding when using corn instead of coal as fuel. *shrug*

this is an awesome idea, because i would have to drive to the power plant to take some spilled coal off of the Rail Road tracks there, now i can just go into town

Brian Belding

Hey, I'm in South Jersey too.

About 10 miles from philly too.

Unfortuantly for both of us, I am a newbie armourer, so i probably cant help much with anything... (but i can explain stuff on here the AA)

Talk to you later,
Maeglin

Brian Belding

something about saying it is medieval, then mentioning cold blackening (which if im not mistaken didnt exist in the medieval age) in the same sentence is odd.

Brian Belding

HOLY WOW!!! :shock: ... wow what Gauge is the metal, that is really good, first try or no... i think i have to make some now :D only thing i would suggest is to try not to use pop rivets, as they tend to fail quickly i hear... i didnt even see them the first time... i wa sdistracted by the coolness 8)

Brian Belding

I dont think 1018 will temper too noticably... it might harden a little bit, not too much to notice, If you want to go through the process of hardening, get a higher number i would think

Brian Belding

Have I ever mentioned that you, Stanislav are my favorite armourer

truely beautiful..

Brian Belding

You might want to try in The I wanna be a ... Forum

Brian Belding

Cough* cookie-cutter Cough*...

soft mallet around the edges, ... relitivly easy to make I would think...

Scarlet Knight Helmet

Measurments for a Sendai Do (fixing the real one now)

Flexible Armour Help.