The Armour Archive

accdntprone

Local guy is letting me use a corner of his shop. Plus he has tools that I have never even been in the same room with before. Plasma cutter..... NICE plazma cutter (pat pat)...... And a real grown up mig instead of my little buzz box, and a sand blaster (no more zink poizoning for me:) Oh this is go...

accdntprone

Remind me to kill you and steal your anvil. Bring friends. Partly for the killin. I'm an odd bird, and have it in my head that dyin peacefully in my sleep would be the WORST way to go. No plans to make it easy. Mostly for the liftin. It's a heavy thing. I had one punk ass kid pick it up my himself ...

accdntprone

Remind me to kill you and steal your anvil. Bring friends. Partly for the killin. I'm an odd bird, and have it in my head that dyin peacefully in my sleep would be the WORST way to go. No plans to make it easy. Mostly for the liftin. It's a heavy thing. I had one punk ass kid pick it up my himself ...

accdntprone

Indeed. Im actually trying to find a way to get my shop set up again.....

accdntprone

If your up for a 5 hour drive, I can help you make your hat. My tools are mostly packed away, but it doesnt take much to make a greathelm. You would have to do most of the work but I could coach you through it.

accdntprone

btw Otto, Im in no condition to offer help making armor right now, but I do have some metal sitting around and it will be a while before I can do anything much with it.

accdntprone

I for one never suggested that you shouldnt ask him about it. Just attempted to point out that a place had already been created for just those questions.

accdntprone

I think this whole thig happens in part because some of us have a bad habit of seeing one small piece of the situation, and dont really back up and look at the whole thing until after its a problem. Thats what happened to me anyway. Its why I now finish a piece before I get paid for it. Otto, nice h...

accdntprone

Just an observation, as Otto owes me nothing and the times I have does business with him I got my stuff promptly; Otto has a back log. There is a thread for the discussion of said back log. Which seems to indicate that said thread, and NOT every other thread Otto dares to post on, is the place to ta...

accdntprone

rough from the hammer sold basinet halves for a while. Not sure what his current tops are like. I usually do basinets for bigger heads as a 2 piece, smaller ones as a 3 piece. I just find it easier to get the shape I want on the smaller hats by doing 3 piece.

accdntprone

Please send me the particulars, Ill try my best to make it.

accdntprone

Moving this weekend. Hope I get a chance to swing a stick at you before you move

accdntprone

Please do. Even if a local figher practice isnt happening we will have plenty of space for fighting on my folks property.

accdntprone

damn, you had me till you got to socket type, this is an amd athlon x2 but its socket am2

accdntprone

I expect you are getting overwhelmed with offers right about now, but Ill add mine anyway. I have a spangenhelm for $175.

accdntprone

Thanks boss.

accdntprone

Moving to gaffney with my kids for a bit so my folks can help out while I deal with some medical issues. Gonna need a fighter practice for my son and for me when Im feeling up to it. Anyone have contact info for the local group and or know the day time and location of a local fighter practice? Thank...

accdntprone

I have a huge ugly greathelm that might serve. Its not really finished, its welded togeather but I usually also rivet them. Let me know if you dont find something else.

accdntprone

Also worth considering;
There is a thread on the classifieds about Ottos back order. Its not the topic here.

accdntprone

Recently finished another spangenhelm. Realized that it, and pretty much every spangenhelm I have ever made has the same flat spot where the right ckeekplate meets the brow band. Some to a greater degree, some lessor, but every damn one has a flat spot in the same place. Never the other side. So cle...

accdntprone

Sure

: smallrivet.jpg (30.16 KiB) Viewed 266 times

accdntprone

Losthelm made me an avintail. It arrived today. Well made, looks nice, fits the helm its ment for, and as a bonus arrived in a box using a pile of scrap leather as packing. I love the SCA (sometimes anyway) Thanks again dude. You rock.

accdntprone

Yeah, I have never had a mundane job that paid me before I did the work either

Thanks bro.

accdntprone

hats.jpg Busy week. Two hats made. Don’t the hospital flowers in the background just set them off? :P Also had dialysis for the first time this week. Also have surgery on my left shoulder coming up. So while (believe it or not) I am going to continue making armor, Im going to be slower at it. I hop...

accdntprone

Craig,
Agreed. The catch phrase here is "correctly welded". WHile welded bargrills on my spangenhelms is a new thing, I have been doing welded bargrills on my basinets for years. Also "tested to destruction" with a hammer a few times just to be safe. Kinda therapeutic too

.

accdntprone

I could add rivets, but doubt its needed. My welds arent going to fail.

accdntprone

Craig, I have seen many helms in use in the sca with the bars either attached on the inside, or butt welded to a side bar that is itself attached inside the cheekplate. Im not particularly worried about the helms passing, as they have never failed to do so. I am however, interested in making sure Im...

accdntprone

more info, more pics please

accdntprone

What do you think? Look better riveted outside or welded inside? Any reasons other that cosmetic to choose one way over the other?

: smallrivet.jpg (30.16 KiB) Viewed 378 times

: finishedhatsm.jpg (41.19 KiB) Viewed 378 times

accdntprone

Digging the idea of a helm liner I can wash. Even the closed cell foam gets funky after a while. pics?

accdntprone

How do you do it? I have been padding helms for 15 years, and I cant say I have ever really liked the way one turned out. I use yoga pad (kinda a squishy closed cell foam) anyway I would love to see pics, comments, pros and cons of other mats...

accdntprone

Got one, thanks all!

accdntprone

Just a basic rattan sword with basket hilt. Not a fan of the bar stock hilts, would rather a plastic or sheet metal hilt. I would think between $60-$75 should get it done.

accdntprone

Can any one help me out? Pay by paypal, credit card, or money order. Your call. Baldar hilt is fine. Just need it here in time for Christmas. ANyone? Only thing is, this is for my kid so dont tell me you can get it here in time then fail. Ill get grumpy at that point.

accdntprone

gauntlet pics dont seem to be working, just shows me a blank frame.

Got shop space again :)

Re: Paw covers on the quick and dirty.

Re: Paw covers on the quick and dirty.

Re: Point me in a direction PLEASE

Re: Point me in a direction PLEASE

Re: Spangenhelm for sale

Re: Spangenhelm for sale

Re: Spangenhelm for sale

Re: Spangenhelm for sale

Re: two-part bascinet

Re: sca group / fighter practice near gaffney south carolina

Re: sca group / fighter practice near gaffney south carolina

Re: sca group / fighter practice near gaffney south carolina

Re: Looking for an older AMD processor

Re: Need a helm

Re: sca group / fighter practice near gaffney south carolina

sca group / fighter practice near gaffney south carolina?

Re: Need a really cheap newbie helmet... have been ripped of

Re: Something New from Otto's Armoury - proto chape

Oddities in armor and t he habits that cause them

Re: Starter Helms?

avintail from losthelm

Re: Busy week

Busy week

Re: Bargrill ends, in or out?

Re: Bargrill ends, in or out?

Re: Bargrill ends, in or out?

Re: Helm padding

Bargrill ends, in or out?

Re: Helm padding

Helm padding

Re: wtb ready to use sca sword / hilt by christmas

Re: wtb ready to use sca sword / hilt by christmas

wtb ready to use sca sword / hilt by christmas

Re: knees, elbows, gauntlets for sale