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accdntprone - Did you see the thread where Hal was creating the impression of rivets with his TIG? As I recall, they came out very nice, and it would seem easier than riveting an already welded helmet. Interesting idea. My welder isnt up to it (I just have a little flux core buss box) but maybe if ...

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I already weld my spangens togeather, mosyly cause its a lot easier to polish if you dont have to dodge rivet heads. Rivets go in last.

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Sinrics pattern in the pattern archive. Use printshop or similar to print the pieces out full page size. cut out, trace onto steel. pretty easy pattern over all

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One thing of note, don't get it too hot. If you do ( I did the first time) you get a light gray instead of black. Of course you can just hit it again.

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Looks like Ill be buying fewer 3/16th " rivets in the future.

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I usually use 1/8th " rivets on the bargrill and 3/16" rivets every where else. The other day I made a spangen and found myself out of 3/16th" rivets so I did the whole thing in 1/8th" rivets. I daknow, I kinda think it looks better, and prob. does better as far as glancing surface. What do you all ...

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Spinoff of the earlier thread on blackening, test drove the new process today on a spangen for, i dont know, someone. Anyway, old charcoal grill, hotted up with some forced air, heat the thing then spray on pam. Repeat about three times. black2.jpg black1.jpg Now I have to wire wheel and then polish...

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CiaranBlackrune wrote:Those things are always out of stock everywhere. I finally purchased a coif from Kult of Athena for 35.00 (or so) and cut the top off. I am still in the process of fitting it to the helm but it looks like it will work pretty well.

Did the same. Thanks for the info everyone.

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Balkr wrote:This one, maybe?

http://www.bytheswordinc.com/p-9813-ave ... b2735.aspx

This one was out of stock. How do I contact Kult of Athena or Therion?

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A while back I posted about a chainmail avintail, somone posted a link to a place that had butted mail avintails for $35ish. I lost the link at some point, and now I have a guy who needs an aviltail. So, uh, help? ANyone know who this mighta been?

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Thanks. Funny thing, turns out that the thing I'm going to this weekend won't have any fighting, so I could have taken my time with the helm. Oh well. I have decided I kinda like the hat anyway. Its decent, solid, not to pretty. Its in keeping with the whole merc persona. These aren't my dress cloth...

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Thanks for all the suggestions. Im going to try several of them and see which works best for me. Ill post results down the road.

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Brought it in side today to padd and chin strap and got a finished pic.

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If you have already found a helm, awesome. If you havent, I still do a basic bucket for $75, or a fixed grill basinet for $125.

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Yeah, Im spoiled. I started fighting in a closed face helm, no way I could go back to it. ANyway, my usual version of this helm is about 2 days work. Call it 16 hours ish. This one was one long 12 hour stint. One of the reasons the blackening looks a bit rough. I gotta replace those tubes in the sho...

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And I broke my dishing hammer

. Who the FU@# breaks a dishing hammer?!?

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Picture of the above mentioned one day spangen. This pic is the only one I have handy, in it the helm was not quite done. Some riveting, and touch up on the finish remained. People who have seen one of my usual spangenhelms will note that this one does not have the slatted back. One reason is, Im go...

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I use a can of food release and an oxy mapps torch. It works well enough, in that it aint complicated, gives me a decently tough finish, and seems to reduce rusting quite a bit. On the other hand its kinda a pain, have to go over a given area several times to get even finish, and the little compress...

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Oh don't get me wrong, I WANT better tools, and I upgrade when I can. I just have a limited budget. I am hoping to buy myself a planishing hammer for christmas though

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Bender wrote:Goes a hell of a lot quicker and easier with a press and dishing dies.

Grrr. I have a stump and a home made dishing hammer (3 1/2" ball welded to a length of pipe) that also serves as my planishing stake.

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Im completely ignorant on the topic myself, but I'm pretty sure Nissan uses paracord.

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Lol JT, you are an evil evil man. I speak for all of us when I say, we dig that about you....

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Got one worth two of that. the first time I ever made Mac n cheese I put myself in the ER...

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Maeryk wrote:THAT'S AWESOME! it would take me a day just to put on the bandages anyinteraction sheet metal and I have, require.

Lol you and I have that in common it seems..

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Yep. Made a spangen from start to finish today. Pics to follow, Im to fu%^&$# tired right now. (and for the many replies that will surely follow about how they oftem make a whole helm in a day) Try it with my tools, a bad shoulder, and juggling a 5 month old. If you can do all of that then I guess y...

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If you dont find one to suit you I can make you a 14 ga sugarloaf with brass trim for $175 plus shipping. Take a few weeks though, I got a couple projects going right now, not to mention a teething infant.

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Anything 14 ga or thicker would be fine.

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I would be interested in a price on the conical, just cut and dished. I can raise the point and weld it.

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Good shape, light, a bit big on me, and sitting in my garage not getting used because I use baskets for sword and board and grettir gauntlets for polearm. So first $100 gets them. Will listen to offers, trades, ect. Though money is always nice

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Quick cheat for canvas cop. A bit of super glue or liquid stitch around the hole you are putting your rivet through will help stop unraveling. Also, washers

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Can't really beat Torvaldr. (Sorry if I spelled his name wrong)

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Ill be in Gaffney south Carolina for thanksgiving. Could do a pick up. would really love more info / better pic of the pavilion

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Alum. shield

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Wood shield

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I can make you a sheet metal shield basket. Im assuming you want to avoid the common welded barstock type because they way so much? Also, is your shield going to be alum. or wood? For a wood shield, drill your holes all the way through, but countersink your bolt heads on the outside. Then you glue c...

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