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Very nice I like it, but than again I am partial to spangens. The nose will take some getting used to. Did you use a dishing stump and mushroom? It is very smooth.

Welcome to the madness.

Hal.The village idiot and part time metal pounder.

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The junk pile LOL How does it grow so big. I save metal and scrounge metal. My 55 gal. drum is over flowing. I see a snake slithering away when I am digging through it. Wasps do not forget the wasp and dirt daubers nests. The spiders Oh 10-4 on the spiders. I think I have seen a new species. My shop...

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Lol the cross bow story is great. I tested some lawn mower blades for a cross bow they appeared like they would work. The string was to be stainless steel cable. The Gods of the shop kept telling me to stop so I did. It sets in a pile of pieces now. Be safe think smart live to play another day. Hal.

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That is some good responces and advice. My first sword did not work. That is funny Destichado, I made my sword to hack on things too. Raibeart Lok De la Haye: Very intresting that the fuller is pounded in. I turned up my right angle grinder at 90 degrees and ran it down a piece of angle iron clamped...

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Now that is poetry in motion. The graceful sweep of the front sides blending into the top crest. The quality is evident.
A very romantic helmet. My complements on your new helm. The pic with the visor up was the best.

Clang has raised the bar again.

Hal.

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I think for sizing the clients height should be also considered.
I is:
5-9
44 chest inflated
40 beer belly relaxed.
I think I would wear a med/large.
I do not look good in a Hauberk with out a surcoat.

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Thoes sound like cool tools. But I am with POD. Screws "flat head" on the inside will let you still hammer over the mushroom. All ya gotta do is stay off of the nuts and the threads sticking up. I know it is a hassel to install and uninstall all the screws. Question? Will the cleco's let you hammer ...

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[img]http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/1100-1500/snapshots/xd_132_nightmare_on_helm_stret_KYeWTw.jpg[/img] I thought this was funny. Thanks for the link nice web site. [img]http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/1100-1500/portraits/xd_145_Norman_Charge_1_Z6Jqoo.jpg[/img] Jef Fulton Fri Oct 11 2002 03:49:27 A B...

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Cool! Do you use the horse to fit it on?
How do the animals react to that?
Nice work.

Hal

Ps: A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says why the long face? Buhahahahahah

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Pricing is excellent. I got 20 feet of 1/4" by 2" cut up in to 6 foot lengths packed and shipped all the way to Texas for less than $50.00.

BTW it is mill heat treated and tempered. Very springy.

Happy grinding,

Hal

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Thanks. Are thoes crusader knees? Looks like you are becoming a metal pounder.

Happy hammering,

Hal

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Oops.
The measure of a good smith is how well he can fix the mess ups.

Came out fine to me.

Hal.

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Oh my God! You want to make a sword out of a curved automotive leaf spring? My best advice would be not to do it. I think you are setting your self up for a heart ache. http://www.theramp.net/sssco/ Go their and check out the virgin spring steel. [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/springstl.j...

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Hey the pic is a white sq. with a little red X in it. How does one look at it?

You know we feed on pics!

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I will look around these parts for a old anvil a big old anvil. Lots of old farms and ranches here bouts. After all it is Texas.

I will experiment with it. Thanks for the primer.

Hal.

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Now that is a shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the pics.
Hal

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I have heard this story every since I joined this forum. What a bunch of Bull Shit!! I can not belive the crap that goes on. A deal is a deal where I come from. Is cash on delivery out of fashion? Do not give me any crap about: Oh I have to buy materials. There is some expendables cost that has to b...

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Thank you Jason.
Please do not let my lack of experience stand in the way of my ignorance. How does one make a spangen panel on a flat anvil? I have a piece of rail road rail and a 6"x8"x1" 4140 ground plate that is my anvils.

Should I move this to the construction forum?

Hal

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Whatâ€™s funny? I thought you make good joke. Youâ€™re not joking. Yes.
Ok. So hear is same story: A guy goes into the Harley shop. He looks around. Humm nice bikes. â€œWhere are the Gold Wingsâ€

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For what it is worth. I tried some maille with the 14 ga. galv. roll of fence wire. The coils were made on the metal lathe with a 3/8" rod 3 feet long. (foot switch recommended) The cutting was done with a 18" pair of red handled bolt cutters clalmped in the vice. Sort of a love affair with you and ...

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Yes that does help. I guess I was looking for justification for power tools. I have a lot of ideas of helms I want to build but I do not have the strength or stamina to hammer that long. Historical is a good and noble cause but I would like some power assistance to be able to create my ideas. Am I c...

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WMA

That's sexy.
Your halberd is a Bill.
I have access to a CNC plasma torch. I would like to squeeze in a pair of crossed halberds.
Which would be more period 1/8" or 3/16"?

Cool looking weapon you got their very period.

Hal

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being used for helmet making in old times?
like waterwheel power hammer in dishing bowl.

Thanks,

Hal

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Hey I did not know we could count other types of helmets. I got 2 US WW1 and 2US WW2 and 1 Greman WW2.

I hope we do not have to count motrocycle helmets, welding helmets and safety helmets.

What do we win now Mr. Mad?

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What's funny to me is Mr. Madd has all this mild carbon steel. Like scads and scads of it. And someone says: Any chance of getting a segementata kit in SS?

Buhahahahahahahahahah that is so funny to me...
This forum sometimes makes me laugh out loud. Gotta love it.

Hal.

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Thanks for the pic Brodir. I can use the reference.

I have 5 helms for 5 kits under construction.

1. Standard Spangen
2. Bass-o-nett with visor
3. Sugarloaf
4. Viking
5. Fantasy

I guess we are all helm whores at heart.
Thanks for the thread MR. Madd

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

I call it stump magic. This is one hungry mo-fo.

Be safe,

Hal.

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Noooo spank Me...Whoooo spank me to... Don't ya just love that movie. I get all my Crusader kit stuff off of it. It sure looks better than the crude old drawings and paintings. Now do not get me wrong I got a whole stack of Crusader books. I do appreciate the historical side of things too. POD's que...

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GeneP
New Member

You are fortunate and blessed.
What sort of power hammers did they have if I may ask or do they do it all by hand?

Best of luck and study hard.

Hal

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Polishing: 1. File. Flat and round files, shape smooth. 2. Rough paper strip sand. 3. Shoe shine style, strip emery cloth. 4. Start rough then go finer. 5. All sorts of buffs and compounds. 6. If no motor, use finer and finer emery. 7. Get it wet at the last fine sanding, use auto wet or dry emery c...

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No not totally by my self. I do the design, pneumatics and assembly. A professional artist with a CNC plasma cutter and TIG welder does the steel fabrication. An Electrical Engineer does the timing circuits.
It is a team effort and I am the Captain.

Hal.

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Alamogordo is a very large town compared to mine now. I grew up their. Check the local indrustrial supply for weld caps and make one of these. Use the base welding hobby shop.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/stake%202.jpg[/img]

Happy armouring,

Hal.

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I think next will be a 4140 heat treated dished anvil and hammer set. The 3"sch.40 pipe cap, did not hold up under heavy use. It is imperative that the system has the oiler and regulator. [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/regoil.jpg[/img] See ya next week with a brand new show. Your village ...

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Now that's a Great Helm. 1/8 plate you say? And welded. All one could use now is blue foam and duct tape.
The hammer marks:
To get that nice blended shape and finish.
Planish your helm over a mushroom stake. Perferably before you assembile it.
Looking good;
Hal.

Any evidence of hammer mills

Prototype Planishing Machine. pic

Any evidence of hammer mills

Prototype Planishing Machine. *pic*

Prototype Planishing Machine. pic