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mrks

I work pretty much only titanium but I am mostly retired these days.
I make a piece or two every now and then but lately not in any timely manner.
everything I make is custom and I do not carry any instock work.
am in Wa state.
mrks

mrks

bump still have these available folks.
just sold a set today.
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where can I find ugo's story. I went a googled for it but can no longer find it.

someone wants me to make cased grieves out of Ti and I wanted to explain how difficult it might be.

not sure I can even do it?
mrks

mrks

hi there I use this pattern for the back of the bazubands. almost impossible to work the harder Ti alloys into the complex curve needed. the soft stuff is no problem but I stopped using the nondurable Ti 20 years ago. https://get.google.com/albumarchive/101582679491476465697/album/AF1QipOBgOQtXA8eZM...

mrks

I just came up with a new pattern for a soupcan titanium bauzuband.
22ga(.032) weights 1/2lb each.

have one pair available that was custom made to bad measurements.

will post pics, dimensions and measurements later today.

MRKS

mrks

hi there
as of 7 27 18 I have 5 kits available for same day/next day shipping.
I use 2-3 day priority mail and shipping cost is included.
mrks

mrks

as any armoury ever turned a profit? Foreign or domestic? Has any armourer ever gotten rich? Foreign or domestic? Does anyone know of an amourer that has ever gotten investment capital with an actual business plan? Foreign or domestic? yes I made a profit every year when I was working full time. usu...

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thanks

mrks

some fighters do not like any sort of binding in their cup hilts.

that means if the hilt touches their hand it is "binding"

others like them tight.

mrks

sold. incoming PM

mrks

Fixed: thanks now I need to go through my entire album and reset viewing permissions.
I miss the old google picassa.

mrks

one pair of 18ga titanium articulating shoulder cops. $225 plus 13 shipping. works best for someone who doesn't wear shoulder protection and wants protection without encumbrance. they weigh 1/2 to 5/8ths pound with stainless rivets and washers. won't rust or dent when used in rattan combat. after ye...

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you have some limitations to overcome if you want to fight competitively. if you just want to have fun you can approach 1/2 your weight but it will slow down your skill progression and while fun tire you out much quicker. you will need an accurate scale to find your taw(total armour weight) bruising...

mrks

hi there
you can pm me or we can hold a discussion on the message board: your choice.

mrks aka sirmrks

mrks

titanium is 40 percent heavier than aluminum and needs to be at least 18ga to hold it s shape and not warp. without any kind of work hardening it is floppy when too long. I reinforced the edged of my 2 titanium shields with .010 Ti and decided they were not light enough 9lbs+ at 22" by 33". my subse...

mrks

duke baldar makes a inexpensive pair of elbow cops: http://www.shop.mastereirik.com/Armor_c15.htm
not sure where you can get plastic shoulder cops.

I make titanium cops and shoulders but they are not cheap.
mrks

mrks

forehead padding might help.
needs to be contact cemented in so it does not move:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Vm6nX ... 1688-rw-no

mrks

hi there I do not offer a full finger kit. just gadlings and fingertips which can each be ordered separately. fingertips are still the same price: I am offering unfinished fully pressed Spring Stainless** 301 fingertips that are very tough and have been fought in for years now . specs are: .050/18ga...

mrks

"mrks occasionally has titanium kits" hi there... sadly I am no longer offering titanium fingers. they are just too damn hard to make and the 301 full hard(sometimes called spring but it is technically not) 301 fingers look better and draw deeper with a close enough toughness. I offer a do it yourse...

mrks

pretty much everything I make is custom and I don't take commissions.
the trick is getting me to agree to make you something

mrks

Oregon aero pads.
http://www.oregonaero.com/military

mrks

hi there I am pretty busy right now and will most likely be that way through the summer. my phase converter died and I lost the neutral to my shop so my big armour machines were useless for 5 months. everything is fixed now but I am pretty much behind even though I never take orders, commissions or ...

mrks

hi there I am pretty busy right now and will most likely be that way through the summer. my phase converter died and I lost the neutral to my shop so my big armour machines were useless for 5 months. it is fixed now but I am pretty much behind even though I never take orders or money down some pics ...

mrks

titanium: no maintenance, no dents, no rust.

what is not to be liked if you fight all the time and do not have a bunch of servants to maintain your armour?

edit: forgot equivalent gauge of metal is 40 percent lighter than stainless

mrks

slice of stainless sells a 3 by 4 301 FH .032 sheet for around $113.00bucks
http://sliceofstainless.com/product/301 ... eel-sheet/

mrks

because of the angle of the hand if your gauntlet does not follow this angle your pinky will not be able to fully close.
you can solve the problem by letting the pinky finger float free. and not be sewn down to the gauntlet.

mrks

I do.
16ga Ti knuckle bar.
18ga Ti for the rest.
lightest pair of finger gaunts I ever made had different gauges and weighed 5/8ths of a pound.
they were not very protective.

mrks

some of us SCA armourers never ever ever take money down
but then we refuse work left and right sometimes...
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mrks

WOW I will give my rose a 5 stars. review. have wanted one for years but kept forgetting... my nickle silver rose arrived today. it is way nicer than I though it would be. the picture does not do it justice. the rose dimensions are about 3 1/2 to 4 inches across and it is abut 10 inches high? left i...

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I would like a Nickel-Silver Rose Bloom Triple Leaves.
PM incoming
thanks
mrks

mrks

that is the right thinking.
never ever ever ever cash the check or use the money until the customer says he is satisfied.
will keep you out of trouble finance wise.
do not be afraid to stop taking orders if you get to many orders due to low prices.
put them on a wait list instead.
good luck

mrks

very nice work.
I am interested.
might be a few days.
would want the nickel silver triple leaf.
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mrks

sold thanks...

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18ga Titanium basket hilt. $125 plus 10 shipping construction: 18ga Titanium and stainless rivets. weight 5/8ths of a pound. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WrNFXNW6ZXM/VnMW-9Wz1oI/AAAAAAAADCw/ZTblgwwoRxA/s720-Ic42/IMG_2623.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8pKPBtQQEUM/VnMWHu-XLTI/AAAAAAAADC...

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wow you are lucky.
I have to use a phase converter and they are expensive.
my current setup just blew up so I cant use my 7 1/2hp buffer or either of my 5hp grinders because they are 3 phase.
this is the second phase converter in 22 years so they are pretty reliable.
mrks

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