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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

jgalak

None of your images are coming up. Are they supposed to be .bmp (not that they work as bitmaps, either)?

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

jgalak

You guys are weeping?? I am practically next door to it, have the money, and don't have anywhere to put it!!!!!

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Mad Matt: Probably both. I am not a 3d graphics type, I've just played around a bit. I was under the impression that there was a thing in 3DMAX that allows the modeling of real-world behavoir of stuff for animation. Like you could drop an object off a table, and it would bounce correctly (you'd need...

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Well, I don't know about lightwave, but in 3D Studio Max this should be easy. Remember, you have inverse kinematics, which allow you to model the behavoir of physical objects. So, first you need to make a few spheres, in different sizes. Then make a rectangular prism with rounded edges. Then make a ...

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If you are doing SCA grade armor, and using the rivets for steel-to-steel joints (either rigid or srticulated), I wouldn't use copper rivets - brass or steel, only. I don't think copper is strong enough. For leather-to-leather or leather-to-steel, copper is fine. ------------------ Yehuda ben Moshe ...

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You can also get Peddinghaus stuff from Kayne and Sons:

http://www.kayneandson.com/

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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You can look here: http://www.kingdomofacre.org/sandspoint2001/medieval_lathe.jpg For a picture of a replica medieval lathe in use (I think it's supposed to be 14C, but not sure). If you want more pictures or info, I can see what I can dig up. ------------------ Yehuda ben Moshe mka Juliean Galak

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Norman: On the ones showing external splints (at least the ones I mentioned above), there are no rivets in between. It seems fairly clear that they are separated (admittedly, I could be wrong here - I'm not an expert on interpreting this stuff). On the ones with internal splints, you are right, I ha...

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You guys might want to seriously consider talking to Bill Pearsall (he posted earlier in the thread) aboit this. Although he is a newcomer to armor, he is a sheetmetal worker in real life and may be able to get a better price for you on this, by going through his company. ------------------ Yehuda b...

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I've never seen this on the body, only on the limbs. Just off hand, in AAotMK, p. 75 there is the brass of Sir Miles Stapleton, showing greaves constructed in this fashion. No date is given (but I think there was a thread on the archive dating it), but I'ts 14 C, probably second half (judging from t...

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The effect I'm trying for is to have thick, narrow splints that are separated. There's evidence for such splints on period effigies (mostly for cuisses, but some arms, too), although these tend to be on the outside. I've fought in arms like these before, and like the effect, but no longer have acces...

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I am working on a splint arm defense (vambrace and rerebrace), and am planning on using 1" wide, 1/8" think splints, riveted to the inside of the leather. I am wondering what the appropriate spacing between the splints should be. I'm thinking about a 1" gap between them on the rerebrace. On the vamb...

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On making holes in stainless: A real Roper Whitney #5 can probably handle it. According to RW it should be able to put a 3/16" hole into 14ga mild, so it can probably handle 18ga SS (and maybe even 16). However, the chinese knockoffs are a different story. I've seen a handle on one break off entirel...

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Got them, thanks.

Gregor: I'll bring them to Adrianople, if you want.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Greg: Unfortunately, I can't make this week's practice at Hanover's. I'll be at fencing practice next week though. If I have the stuff by then, I'll bring it. After looking at all the options, I realized that my primary goal right now needs to be to get the armor done so that I can stop borrowing ar...

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I am really looking for some 6-8" balls (yes, I know they are huge, heavy, and expensive to ship. Cest la vie.) If anyone has a lead on some, I'd appreciate it. Steve - I might be interested in a 3" one (already got a 2 1/4" and 4" from ironmonger, but I'd rather try to make my own stakes at this po...

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Problem resolved. I found a friend with a copy of AI 9.0, so he can just convert the files for me. If I do this a lot, I might invest in some software, but for now this'll work.

Thanks everyone.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Pheylin: This is being done for me by a firend, as a favor, so I'd like to make things as easy as possible for him.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

jgalak

Thanks.

Actually, I just found out that AI 9 is supposed to have dxf export built in. Looks like it might be time to upgrade...

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

jgalak

This is slightly OT, but oh well. I may have gained access to a CNC laser to cut plates with, but I need to provide a .dxf file (the standard file for CNC work). However, I have my current project stored in Adobe Illustrator. Does anyone know if there's a way to convert from AI to .dxf? I can also e...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ares: I use mirror rosettes on the front...I bought about 20 more <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey those are neat! Where did you get them? ------------------ Yehuda ben Moshe mka J...

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The Wisby armours all had protection for the lower back, but only a few covered the upper back. It seems to me that the churbourg is similair to the #1 wisby in this: Front, sides, and lower back protection.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Ernst: You mean a median ridge in each scale? Running vertically? That's fairly neat. Could you scan and email/post that one?

Thanks,

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Edric: Thanks, but I've actually found what I need now (Thanks Ernst!) I'd still like to see an example with a CoP (even eastern would do), vut I'm leaning more and more toward doing a scale skirt, prrobably from 20ga SS. Or would this be more appropriately done in leather? ------------------ Yehuda...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Edric: illustrations a modern artist did from medieval illuminations. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Do you have any idea if the original manuscripts are available on the net?...

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The problem with holes (in terms of cost, not quality, dunno about that...) is blowthrough time. Basically, any time you start a cut with a laser, you need to spend about 5 sec (I'm guessing at the time here, but the relationships are about right) with the laser in one spot, waiting for it to go all...

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I am actually thinking of going to SS to save weight. I currently fight in (borrowed) leather armor, and am a bit worried about the weight increase of giong to the steel CoP. I suspect even a 20ga SS will be heavier than the leather rig I use now, but I'm wondering if it'll stand up and offer enough...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Norman: Well, I have seen Western images with a scale skirt and a breastplate. Maybe one could assume it is a done thing with a CoP as well ??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Wh...

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I've susually seen them sold as "Belt" rivets. But again, I've never seen them outside leather supply places. The closet thing that Home Depot might have is copper roofing nails. But finding copper washers might be tough.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

jgalak

Hmm. Now I have to decide between an easy fix that I'm sure is not period (extending the bottom plates to cover the hips), and a hard fix that may have been used in my desired (second half of 14C) time and place (probably Germany or Italy, certainly Western Europe), but there's no evidence. Maille i...

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If you have a leather craft store near you, they might carry them. You can use roofing nails as rivets just fine. You can get copper ones, that work as well as the rivets, or you can get stainless or galvanized. I mail order mine from www.rjleahy.com but any hardware store should have at least the g...

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As to back protection, my guess would be at a solid backplate, or a number of plates covering the entire back. The corrazzina seems to be closer in desiggn to the Milanese breast-and-backs and to the 15C brigs then to a 14C CoP (and even some of those had full back protection). ------------------ Ye...

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Just what the subject says. Please respond on the Armor board:

http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/005610.html

Thanks,

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak

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Just what the subject says. All CoPs I've seen end just above the hips, and I want hip/butt/crotch protection. This would normally be covered my maille, but I don't want to go that route. I thought about lengthening the CoP (not a period practice, AFAIK), but I'm wondering if a separate scale skirt ...

Splint arm defenses

CNC cutting question

Is a scale skirt used with a CoP period? (x-post)

Is a scale skirt used with a CoP period?