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PatternWeld

Guess I will have to wait & see if you have any after gulf wars then.

PatternWeld

So then that is a yes? Stainless kits are still available?

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That is some spiffy work. I'm going to be the fly in the ointment though... Cause if you want to use it for SCA, the Marshal is going to bounce it. Brass rivets with no welds. Given time the brass will shear and the helm will fail. I've never seen a 3/16" brass rivet fail. When a brass rivet is pee...

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If those were mine, I would ask Icefalcon if it can be resized. If that isn't practical.... here's how I'd approach it. Picture borrowed from Icefalcon's website & modified crudely. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn114/clueX4_graphics/Decorated%20images/photo.jpg Ok what I attempted to show I wi...

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That is some spiffy work. I'm going to be the fly in the ointment though...

Cause if you want to use it for SCA, the Marshal is going to bounce it. Brass rivets with no welds.

Given time the brass will shear and the helm will fail.

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Let me know if for some odd reason it doesn't fit you. I'd be interested again.

I ended up with the Helmet & Guantlets from Earl Dafydd's kit. When I had the chances to get the cuirass I only got the money for it a day late LoL

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It looks like this one actually....

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp ... able+Visor

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Lifted from the gallery of http://www.shamrockarmoury.com/

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By "Icefalcon mace" I assume you mean the high duro rubber acorn rollers? They were introduced by Sir Omarad. Regardless they are BOMB. You can use that point of balance you describe, just like a lever, to crank fast hard blows or sudden direction/angle changes. I like getting up close & personal wi...

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Would you be interested in selling the Greaves separate from the legs?

If so, Dibs pending sizing

Edit....

Ka0z - Thank you for the super quick reply. I appreciate you prefer to sell the legs as a full set. Consider dibs released untill such time as they sell or you decide to split them up.

PatternWeld

Are there any unfinished kits left?

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BTW - you can use borax, as in 20 mule team for the same surfacant effect.

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Thank you Yusuf. I'm hitting bed again now that LastKnight has a ride

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Woke up this morning with a 99.5 and I'm pretty sure everything between my stomach and my toenails came up. Is there anyone who can give LastKnight a ride? I'm not up to a 2 hour drive and I'm pretty sure nobody wants whatever bug I've got. Edit... I'm watching to see if anyone can go get LastKnight...

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Cleaning the car and getting ready for a long drive, early tomorrow morning...

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Rod Walker wrote: Dude, I don't care about my attitude coming back and biting me in the arse. I light the way ahead using bits of the bridges I've burnt behind me.

That one statement is so suffused with douche-canoe I'm stealing it for a tag line!

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In case there was ANY confusion, I was referring to Kerry Stagmer/Baltimore Knife NOT his Grace IceFalcon.

IceFalcon is the definition of a stand up person and is blameless in this. It was my hope that if this was brought to his attention he would help resolve this long outstanding issue.

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So far they have been really good to the team with zero issues. So does that make it ok that an archiver has gone 3 years and is out $400 with zero communication from this person? "Gee sorry you got scrued, They were great to me!" I hope Ice will help get the archiver refunded & resolve this issue.

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$400 gone, 3 years gone by, no communication & yet he's partnered with IceFalcon and doing weapons for the BoTN?

Wonder if Ice will assist you in recovering your money?

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It might help if you included pictures & sizing info.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXCLUSIVE-ARM-A ... 3872wt_952

Bet ya Armstreet could do it.

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If this generates no interest this pass I'm going to see if any of the trade offers I've received for it are still good.

Last price drop, meaning I get paid 3rd world rates for all the work I put into making it nice again.

$200 + shipping

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This just keeps getting better. I don't know if that much knowledge & skill, in the Armouring field, has met in a single place before... I can't wait to watch & learn from some of the best in our lifetime.

If I only had a video camera!!!

PatternWeld

both will show hammer marks quite well. The answer to removing them is to make them as small as possible and sand off the high spots, blending the surface. Then brush or polish.

PatternWeld

Why not? .... cut the brass to match, then cut an extra bronze one.... Filework the brass then Silver solder on the bronze top and bottom. You could also Silver solder them together, drill the brass around the rim and peen in bronze rod, then sand it flush. If you use a predetermined length of rod, ...

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Here's a link to a how to pictorial I did last year.... http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=139828&p=2091690&hilit=grimr+lamellar#p2091690 It was made to fit a 50-52" chest 5'8"-6'. If you are particularly long in torso, I'd add more plates up to 2 rows on the top. Hope it hel...

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I was browsing the thread and after hearing of folks using either water or oil quench for 410 stainless, Something just didn't sound quite right... So I looked it up. Chemical Composition UNS No Grade C Si Mn P S Cr Mo Ni N Other S41000 410 0.08/0.15 1.00 1.50 0.040 0.030 11.5/13.5 –– 0.75 –– –– Mec...

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Last bump before it goes to ebay for more.

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Thanks for the pointer!

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I'm a 10 1/2 EEE and the 11's fit me well with a slip in gel insole & modern socks. They do have to be "Worn in" but I found that when I used a mink oil they softened and stretched comfortably.

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Would this work for a heat source, for raising, on the cheap?

http://www.harborfreight.com/propane-to ... 91037.html

I'm thinking it would have the added bonus of warming the stake as well, helping to reduce loss.

Would likely be easy to rig a holder for it too...

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Ok steps the next.... First DO strike your mark on it. Especially if its your first damascus knife. Even if you as an artist feel "blah" about it. Some one out there is going to love it to death and it will become a treasured posession to them. Next, the hard part. Research. Go look up "one brick fo...

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His website is up for archival purposes.... it clearly states he stopped making armour in 2008 Matching that shouldn't be too difficult, he used 18 guage for everything and rolled just about every edge. The rolls provided enough structural support to the 18 guage that while it dented up, it rarely d...

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FYI for the DIY crowd.... If you have the tools to deal with the roughing & trimming....

You can sand em rough, barge cement them and then slip them into a vaccum bag. When you pump out the air, the bag acts like a clamp.

That said..... I'd still take Frank up on his offer!

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