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Like this?

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[img]http://www.raa.se/kmb/image.asp?id=7435[/img]
The idea was taken from this I think.

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Your welcome.

All my info on armour making was gleaned from the web. I learned all I know about this from the forums.

Now you must pass this information on to all the newbies that ask for it.

I think this is how it is to work.

Yours truly,

Hal

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How a helm can save your ass

I saw this and thought: By sitting on it in the chopper.

Hal.

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Buhahahahaha I just looked closer at the forge and it is built on a wood skid!
That is pretty durn funny to me.

But a testament to the insulating qualities of the materials. Yes?

Hal

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Guillaume2: Hello my little friend of the north. Bon Swaa. The mechanical hammer is lifted by the rotating cam. See the little crank handle on the back right corner? Turn that in your imagination and the trip trigger will lift the hammer. The hammer will fall to rest until triped again. Grangers sup...

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Check out the forge. It is white fire bricks and thermal cloth. I think it is gas fired. No smoke.

And is that a locomotive they are building in the back ground? Steam boiler?

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Or this?
[img]http://www.artmetal.com/enrique/wrought/architectural/railings/jessie/lilgiant.JPG[/img]

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No it did not come from Sears. Some where in Fl. I think. Also one in UK Excaliber (sp).
I have been wanting to carve a spangen panel in the stump with it. It will buck back on you and can be considered a meat eater.

I think I will wear my new malie shirt next time I use it.

Be safe,

Hal.

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This?
[img]http://www.sps700.org/00junswagwalt2.jpg[/img]

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mrks: Can you do that? A live web cam of a armour at work would be so cool. I like the fire method also. No hard work.
Dishing stumps are very usefull.

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Yes. It is like the one I use. I like it.
Low cost also.

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This is pretty cool.

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This dishing bowl is CNC machined from a solid 6" dia. bar of steel.

[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/dishbowl.jpg[/img]

Hope this helps,

Hal

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Check McMaster-Carr. A little pricy but very nice stuff. Small quantities also available.

No I do not work for them.

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Thanks Hugo very lots of information. You are the Link Master. I would like to know how thick the leather should be and a good place on line to get some. Got any links to Crusaders spurs and chauses. And did Crusaders wear turn shoes? The foot solder. I need some Viking foot wear also. I like the wr...

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Favorites:

European Arms & Armor by Charles Henry Ashdown, ffoulkes, Arms & Armour The Cleveland Meseum of Art, The Art of War Sun Tzu. and my light reading Knights by Andrea Hopkins.

We all should not forget this best link.
http://www.keesn.nl/mac/mac_en.htm

Wish I had that book.

Hal.

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So you like that nasel Brodir? It looks to be bronze. Imagine just the nose piece riveted to the steel helm. Maybe some eye brows also. Have you seen Egfroths helm with the tooled bronze nose? I think it is documentable. Would you like something like that on your new helm? The USPO has not brought m...

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Pat: lol Thats just what I thought when I opened the package. Buhahahahahah.. Thats funny. Alcy: I am scared to use it. Tomorrow I will open up the shop and try it out. I guess a nice flat small 3 to 5 lbs. sledge would work. One good power slam. No miss! I shudder to think how easy I can ruin a fin...

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And this is a pic of the helm used in a fantasized costume.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/CRUSADER.jpg[/img]
Hal

Ps: If you overdish your panels. What I do is to pound them over a 8" weld cap with a rawhide mallet. That will undish them so they fit very good inside the bands.

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The metal thickness is 16ga. .062 inches 1.57mm. The steel dishing bowl is 6" dia. steel by 3" tall. It has a radius of 3.5" It also has a 1/4" blended lip around the outside. This is the helm dimensions in the how to. [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/spangen.jpg[/img] Happy metal pounding ...

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Gocin: What would make it more clear. Better for the newbie to follow. You did very well with your spangenhelm. A 4" brick chisel will crease the nasel very nice. If you ues a hard wood dowell and pound down from the outside over your mushroom the bands will fit tight to each other and the panels. T...

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Share armouring space with the garden tools I can relate. LOL.

Me too.

I have to move the riding mower outside to access my little space.

What Santa left for me is my armouring stamp. I like it.

Happy Holidays,

Hal

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Losthelm hit the nail on the head.
Scrounge around. Most all my stuff is scrounged.... I just scored a 12" long RR splice piece. Heavy gauge. Merry Christmas to me. I got it off my Mom.

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Burn with fire coals the dishing stump.
Make Bowl shape in big log end.
Hammer metal have fun......

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Pics. Man you know we feed on pics.

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Bravo! You know what I say. Yes?

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Yes. Avertissement de danger! Cette chair de coupe! TrÃ¨s Risque. Mangez la chair de l'ouvrier. Beaucoup hors du sang.

Hal.

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If you are a teenager or younger I will not tell you. That is one awesome meat grinder! A few well placed BBQ brickets and some lighter fluid is the way to go. Takes about 2 hours. Keep a close eye on it and have the garden water hose ready. Finish up by hammering the shape in with your big dishing ...

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Argon Tool and Manufacturing Co. 1-248-583-1605 ask for Steve. Send a big picture of your design on the fax machine. Tell em how big the finished size is. This one is 1/2" Mine was $175.00 USD. No, I do not work for these guys. Asher: I was at the park in Alamo but I did not see any fighters at 2:00...

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Welcome to the crazy world of armouring. Look in the automotive section of local auto parts store. I like the auto dolly hammers for plainishing. Look in the pawn shop or used tool store for some hammers that feel right. Not to heavy now. You will be swinging it for many hours. By The Way get some v...

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Happy Holidays: My Christmas present. Brag > [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/stamp1.jpg[/img] Now, how does one use it? It is factory made. I posted if anyone here would make it by hand. No takers. I have never made one myself and did not want to spend the time learning how. Question: Wher...

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Ioxunimous:
Good Spangenhelm pattern?

http://www.millennia.demon.co.uk/ravens/spangenhelm.htm

Gocin: Cool spangenhelm! What would improve the how to article on the other forum?

Happy metal pounding,

R.

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Halvgrim

This is the link to the plans and the old pic.
http://www.millennia.demon.co.uk/ravens/spangenhelm.htm
[img]http://www.millennia.demon.co.uk/ravens/batajnica.jpg[/img]

This is the one I made:
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/batajenski.jpg[/img]

Hal

Armourers stamp picture_finished project.