The Armour Archive

The Iron Dwarf

and now a few serious questions for the metal bashers here ( and that includes those in other countries that it would cost a fortune to ship to): as well as the monster balls about 16" diameter there will be smaller ones, all hard and polished and very round like 6, 8, 10 or 12" which size...

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using it will improve it

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waiting now to hear when they may get delivered and looking for a suitable base. then we will find out who really wants one of these. at least at 276 kg they will not be so hard to move or load onto a vehicle, I have a stacker truck that goes to 300kg so may be able to lift the ball but not the ball...

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the only thing I can think of is to print out a certain picture I have seen on this forum, place it near one of the balls and see if it goes to pieces

yes the batshit crazy one

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here is one I use for some stuff
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

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Aw hell, suspend it with a cable run through a pulley overhead & run to a capstan inch, for the worlds largest dishing hammer can do a lot bigger than that, I know where there is a 24" diameter hollow steel ball that I could fill with lead for dishing or maybe use the end from a LPG tanker...

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and then of course it could be a darwins cradle rather than newtons with the newton's cradle there is always the problem of getting sqished by at least two of the 1/2 ton balls though anyone stupid enough to get in the way wont reproduce, so good for the rest of the world! the weight I gave earlier ...

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sha-ul wrote:WANT!

not sure what I would do with it, but it would make for the ultimate in bragging rights.

you want to call in and collect in person?
I could sell you a pair if you like

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can already form 1/2" thick steel into dishing forms with the help of my forge and press and maybe even 1" thick.

I think one of these balls for raising or planishing could have some use though I dont know how much

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allowing for making a crate to hold it I would expect the weight to be about 500 kg ( making a box from metal that can be handled by a fork lift ) measuring about 500mm by 500mm by 600mm tall, cost of metal crate about 40 uk pounds or 60 USD will see what prices I can get when I get some spare time ...

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Don't weld it to anything, just use a section of pipe as a grommet as stated above I will sit it on a section of pipe, on the other end of the pipe a flange will be welded on to add stability. the estimated weight is 462 kg, not sure of what that is in Lbs but it will be close to 1000 I do regularl...

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JoJo Zerach wrote:I have a 2-inch 1088 Carbon Steel ball. Now that's a sphere.

I have them up to just under 4" which I buy new and sell online and at events either just as balls or as stakes like these
here

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I don't know, I'd be really leery of having anything weighing half a ton suspended off the ground. I don't even like putting parts of my body under the car when it's secured on jack stands. I'm pretty sure there are plasma cutters that'll do 8", not to mention regular band saws. It would be to...

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Bravo on the biggest balls.
You win the tool game.

As a fellow tool maker... I concede.
Perhaps I should toss my welders in the creek.
I know when I am beat.

dont do that Hal
biggest aint always best and I am yet to think of good uses for them

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Hi there I may have a few very large ball bearings arriving soon but want to make the best use of them. they are SIXTEEN INCHES IN DIAMETER and may weigh about a quarter of a ton each cutting them in half to make huge shrooms will be impossible by normal means. I intend unless other ideas are presen...

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Here is something to blow it up with
but I cant promise no distortion

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To an American, requesting account info sets off the Nigerian alarms. did you know that when you write a check that not only is all this info there but also a sample of your signature, maybe that will put you off ever writing another one A check does not carry your SSN, your mother's maiden name, e...

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I have been asked a few times for spring steel by people here and at UK events and am considering stocking it. Problem is I need to buy big bits of it ( like 36 foot long sheets, not sure of width ) I would like to know how much interest there would be in this and what gauges and sizes of it would b...

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Ingvarr wrote:To an American, requesting account info sets off the Nigerian alarms.

did you know that when you write a check that not only is all this info there but also a sample of your signature, maybe that will put you off ever writing another one

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I have used bank transfers, recently one was for over $1000 to another country. if you are worried and your bank can not reasure you then you can get paid by paypal even if the sender does not have a PP account. they can pay PP by credit card as a one off payment and send it to you, all they need fo...

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you could try 'rough from the hammer'
I expect a quick google would turn up something.
I have heard of them here many times but do know know of them personally

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and a camera so you can post lots of pictures

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many times I have bought things from people in other countries, normally single items privatly, twice I have places large orders with a business on the other side of the world ( for about $1000 and $1500 all in, may not be large to you but is to me ) my main concern was could I trust them as it woul...

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looks good, will be great to see the breastplate finished after watching you start it at midfest a few weeks ago, will let you know next time I have a forge at an event in case you want to use it again

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I sell ball bearings, they are smooth and very hard, I also weld them onto stakes but the shipping to you would cost a lot

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and for squirrel armour you cant beat pitbull

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from what little I know it is more likley to be too hard. I have heard that making strikers out of old files and then trying them and normalising / annealing them a little at a time till they work well is a common way of doing it. the harder flint needs to be able to shave off thin pieces of the sof...

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an 8" diameter dome!
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/raising-or- ... 744394.htm

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a one off stake made from a few hardened pieces I had http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/hodgesaargh/DCP_1770.jpg am going to start making a few normal tools too, here are my first attempts at a screwdriver, the bottom one of the 3 is the only acceptable one, it is about 6" long overall [im...

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a lot of Migs have timers built in for stitch or spot weld, and with the spot welding nozzel/ shroud / whatever that has the 2 pins on you can get consitent results easily ( you can also use it to spot weld overlapping plates as well as making fake rivets )

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conrad the mad and suzerain both posted about painted armour here

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Destichado wrote:You can also remove galvanization with aforementioned heat.

if you dont need your lungs any more that is

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but you can if you first remove the galvanising with vinegar or even coke or diluted car battery acid, then you have plain steel you can heat treat as you wish

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have just checked and for Â£22 ish plus vat, extra insurance and a paypal surcharge I can send 20kg and just under 3' square to southern ireland ( is only a couple of pounds more than sending 10kg and 2' square

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yes but we brawl in steel zintec is steel. Â£64 for half a sheet is way over the top. I will look into costs of sending some though the smaller the pieces the less it will cost and sending to the north is a lot cheaper as royal mail consider that here and not overseas. it may be only worthwhile for...

the biggest balls and what to do with them, question

spring steel in the UK

a few things for sale ( mainly for the UK )