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by Pheylin Quinn
Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Doin the happy armourer dance!
Replies: 14
Views: 8

There is nothing worse than mounting her and finding the holes are in a different place.
by Pheylin Quinn
Mon Aug 26, 2002 2:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ya'll are in the right biz, but the wrong market.
Replies: 15
Views: 16

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vermin: <B>I had a friend who did that. Lets just say he stopped due to the clientel that came looking to purchase items..... Do you REALLY want to make and fit a white patent ...
by Pheylin Quinn
Mon Aug 26, 2002 12:57 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Doin the happy armourer dance!
Replies: 14
Views: 8

Mounting your B-3 is SOOOO much more fun than using it. I mounted mine over and over again. Until I got it just right. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Don't worry. I cleaned it off real good before shipping it out to PoD. Hope I did not miss a spot. Glad your happy. It is in SWEET shape...
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Aug 23, 2002 8:51 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Lucky Dogs
Replies: 11
Views: 8

Come on!

Be a real man and use your teeth!

:P
by Pheylin Quinn
Thu Aug 22, 2002 11:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: lessen the "brightness" of stainless steel?
Replies: 10
Views: 8

I hit my pieces with scotchbrite wheels.

They still have the "silver" look, but it is much closer to a polished steel than the mirror of polished stainless.
by Pheylin Quinn
Thu Aug 22, 2002 10:02 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: xpost: Did anyone catch that History Channel program on Kniv
Replies: 1
Views: 5

Paul Champagne. Could not find a website. His blades run between 2 and 20K, though.

With the work that goes into them (he wroughts his own iron ore) I would expect them to be much more expensive.

Pheylin
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Aug 21, 2002 3:14 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Making armour with authentic steel, sound good?
Replies: 11
Views: 31

I was watching the History channel last night and they had a segment on bladed weapons. There was a swordsmith who smelts iron ore to make his blades. Appeared to take FOREVER to get enough drawn up and purified to make a blade. He was from the mountains in New York, IIRC. I did not catch the gentle...
by Pheylin Quinn
Thu Aug 15, 2002 10:22 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Plasma Cutter
Replies: 14
Views: 7

Sasha is correct. Plasma cutters are very nice tools when used for cutting things in half. Great for bodywork, cutting scrap, etc. For armour, you will end up doign about 12 times more cleanup of edges than you would with your trusty shear. And the speed is nowhere near as quick as your shear. I kno...
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Aug 13, 2002 11:57 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Anyone know whos picture this is
Replies: 10
Views: 9

Why not, people dive in maille all the time.

We have to open those stupid cans that fish are packaged in. Why not let them work a bit for their dinner.
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Aug 13, 2002 10:54 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Anyone know whos picture this is
Replies: 10
Views: 9

Indeed, that is Darius.
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Aug 09, 2002 10:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Pic of Spangenhelm on my fiance
Replies: 3
Views: 10

Was it made to fit her? It is sitting about an inch or two too high.

Other than that, SWEET!
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Aug 09, 2002 10:23 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Financing my amateur maille hobby
Replies: 5
Views: 7

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by goathens: Did I mention that these first practice projects will not be riveted, but butted? would 16 ga aluminum support itself when butted? </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I would su...
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Aug 06, 2002 6:49 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armourer's Gathering - Salinas - Sep 14-15
Replies: 20
Views: 7

What the heck is with these scheduled wars. I can just see it in the olden days: Um, well, Ld. Humpteysquat, I would just LOVE to meet you on the battlefield at noon. However, my wife is making scrub the floors and it is such a LONG 30 minute drive, you know. I think we should randomly start pummeli...
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Jul 26, 2002 8:26 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cripes, just what we need
Replies: 27
Views: 20

OOPS! I almost forgot. I have a whole box of the plastic baskethilts.

Tip: Forgetting about stock is BAAAD for business!

Pheylin
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Jul 26, 2002 11:45 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Warcraft 3 Inspired Helm
Replies: 12
Views: 20

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kevin the Hound: <B>Pheylin, For Role-playing, try Neverwinter Nights. Way cool! For RTS, try Empire Earth, or wait a little while for Medieval: Total War. I've done the demo a...
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Jul 26, 2002 10:03 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Warcraft 3 Inspired Helm
Replies: 12
Views: 20

Speaking of Warcraft 3: I have been playing it for two weeks now and am seriously dissapointed. The game has been simplified to much. I am from the old school Warcraft and was hoping that this would be a significant change in the game. Unfortunately it ended up being eye-candy and that is about it. ...
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 24, 2002 7:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: I'm looking for a good armor site.
Replies: 6
Views: 9

www.hammeredsteel.com/gaa/armour/gaa
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 24, 2002 4:07 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: I finally finished a piece! (pics)
Replies: 10
Views: 13

Looks great!

Any reason why the straps are on the outside of the piece. It might look cleaner if they are on the inside. Just a thought.
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 24, 2002 3:47 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armourers mark questions?
Replies: 15
Views: 13

I had Centaur Forge do up my maker's mark.

It is a simple PQ.

I stamp only once per piece. IE, once per pauldron, arm, leg, etc. If I make a set, I mark once per piece included in the set. Both legs or both arms, etc.
by Pheylin Quinn
Sun Jul 14, 2002 10:31 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: cutting metal- how do you guys do it?
Replies: 7
Views: 9

A sabre saw would work good. As will a shear (Beverly-style throatless).

Beverly - quiet and quick.

Sabre saw - loud and kind of slow, unless you have a dual mode, then it is a bit faster. Requires constant lubrication, also.

I used the Beverly shear.


Pheylin
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Welding Stainless
Replies: 8
Views: 7

Let me think back to welding shop from years back, IIRC: When welding stainless, a different make-up of wire than the stock material CAN be used. However it may cause contaminated/weak welds if the alloy is too far off from the material being welded. Now, this might not matter to much in our line of...
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:01 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Is someone still looking for soda/popcan tabs?
Replies: 11
Views: 7

What useful purpose can be served through the use of 400lbs of soda can tabs?

Something inside me just HAS to know!

Pheylin
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Jul 09, 2002 3:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Polishing Aluminum and finding flap sanders
Replies: 8
Views: 10

I spent some time posishing a few piece of aluminum last spring. The best i could get was by NOT sanding it. Simply rubberwheel the scratches and then hit it with an emery compound and a sissal wheel. This gave a kind of dull shine with directional marks. I then used Mothers Aluminum/Mag polish to b...
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Jul 09, 2002 1:45 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: New Helm almsot done (pics)
Replies: 16
Views: 14

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Otto: Awhile ago, there was a thread with pics of a few helms of this nature, slightly different design. Does anyone have those pics or a link to that thread? (doing reseach fo...
by Pheylin Quinn
Mon Jul 08, 2002 8:23 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: So what's it going to be? B-1 or B2?
Replies: 13
Views: 8

I have had all three recently. I just sold the B1 and B3 because I do not use them near as often as the B2. The b2 is, by far, your best bet for armouring.

Thank you,

Pheylin
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Jul 05, 2002 5:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Skull Helm on ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 7

Um, Sigeric is winning. Is that OUR Sigeric?

Sig, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!?
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 03, 2002 3:09 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: More eBay fun-legal even!
Replies: 25
Views: 10

Actually, seeing as the antlers are removable, it IS list legal. It should be outlawed via the ugly rule.

$450.00!! SHEESH!
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jul 03, 2002 8:46 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: SCA-A Bit of (SCA) Ancient History, and an interesting way t
Replies: 12
Views: 13

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bascot: A thousand bucks? Riiigghhttttt! </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bascot, You really think that a thousand dollars is too high for this unique piece of SCA history? Come on! It...
by Pheylin Quinn
Fri Jun 21, 2002 8:04 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: i need a b3
Replies: 11
Views: 6

Sure, I'll sell mine. What the hell. I rarely use it.

It is in perfect condition (minus handle), having come from Ivar.

Make me an offer.

[This message has been edited by Pheylin Quinn (edited 06-21-2002).]
by Pheylin Quinn
Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:37 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Lammelar Plates
Replies: 4
Views: 8

Sorry, I have had them in for some time now. I guess I should have advertised. I am not sure if I will be at the Ravenslake event this weekend. If I am, feel free to introduce yourself. I am the guy with the tats and, most likely, wearing purple. I have been quite busy as of late (life pinched a big...
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Lammelar Plates
Replies: 4
Views: 8

Send nme an e-mail. am Master G's partner in crime.

I have PLENTY of 20ga stainless plates in stock and ready for delivery. Prices can be found here:

http://www.hammeredsteel.com/gaa/armour/gaa/Lamellar/lamellar.htm

Thank you,

Pheylin
pheylin@hammeredsteel.com
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jun 12, 2002 8:00 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Patterning Kiev Helm and similar
Replies: 23
Views: 36

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by sasa: <B>Do not spend your time on Kiev helmet. It is butt-ugly (believe me, I handled one of the type) and with probability of 98% it is 1000 years younger - the thing most pr...
by Pheylin Quinn
Wed Jun 12, 2002 7:59 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Patterning Kiev Helm and similar
Replies: 23
Views: 36

The next time I visit Master Talbot, I will discuss this issue with him. I, too, am curious.
by Pheylin Quinn
Tue Jun 11, 2002 7:36 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Patterning Kiev Helm and similar
Replies: 23
Views: 36

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dmitriy: <B>Uh, Pheylin, read the first 3 paragraphs on Mr. Strong's page. There is no strong evidence. Plus, the helmet in the Coppergate book was published without permission...
by Pheylin Quinn
Mon Jun 10, 2002 4:14 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cow Barding
Replies: 23
Views: 8

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by David deKunstenaar: At least Barney is no longer in vogue! </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Barney is going out of style!? Yeah, there is hope for my soon-to-be-born child! I was wonde...

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