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Halberds

Thanks for the update. Your wood dishing divot reminds me of my tin/lead alloy rivet anvil or the bottom of my tin/lead dishing form. The soft tool was a blessing to form my special needs. I used small ball peen hammers and chisels to shape details. Too bad the price of the tin/lead alloy has gone t...

Halberds

What about cheeks like this?

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Thanks for the progress pics, they seem to be coming right along now.

Halberds

Thank you for the updates.
Parenting done right.
I hope you will have a nice place to pound some metal.

PS: got pics?

Hal

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110
I will bow out as I really can't use them.

5'-8" @ 147 pounds.
15" calf circumference.

Best of luck on your auction.

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110 + shipping.

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Long enough to fit in the flat rate box. :wink: The longest I could make one is 13" across the top with a 9" shank. That would fit in the medium USPS flat rate shipping box. Our favorite armourer uses a pipe stake for his greaves as seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pRej9jOi0 I used mine f...

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This is the new multi tool at 185.00 Shipping in the USA is 13.45 Tool holder optional. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/RevANewTool2.jpg This is the clam-shell gaunt tool kit. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/ClamShellGauntToolKit.jpg As individual piece parts: • 1-1/2 b...

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Now that's a progress pic!
Thanks for sharing with us.

Hal

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This is the latest starter kit I put together for one of our members. It's for general armouring. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/KitTools250.jpg I'm afraid the large planishing balls are getting a little too difficult for me to fabricate. They are very heavy and truly unruly for your...

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Yes, it's a fine balance between the supply compressor, valve size, piston size and tubing size. This one has a 1.5" piston with a 6" stroke. The 3 speed controller was custom made by my friend Chupa, an electrical engineer. It's a 3 speed multi flip flop vibrator. It delivers the 12 Volt pulses to ...

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Dang... I must of forgot your rivet divot and knock out hole.
I have the perfect tool for the divot, a 1/2" ball mill.

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Glad to know it is working for you.

Hal

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Thank you Sigvat,

I take it your tools and metal arrived safe and sound.
Have you had a chance to try out your new multi tool?

I also wanted to ask how you cut your patterns on the road.

At your service.

Hal

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• 3-1/8" off center ball stake_________________80.00 • Tool holder_______________________________70.00 • Dishing doughnut__________________________90.00 • Reground and polished planishing hammer______35.00 • 2 pound reground dishing ball peen hammer____40.00 Takes me about a week. No payment until t...

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I think something like this would be a good foundation to build on. These tools assist in building knees, elbows, spaulders and helms. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/BasicStarterKitDishing&Planishing.jpg Some of my other tools help build sabatons, greaves, finger and clam shell gaunt...

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This was my newbie tool kit back in '05.
It had the small tin/lead dish and rivet anvil.

Is that the one you were looking for?

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I guess it was around 700 or so.

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Yes, a glove on your hammer hand will cause premature fatigue.

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Do not wear a glove on your hammer hand.
I go for the lighter hammers and the work position is vital.

I agree with the snap and not the mad pounding of anger.
Hold your work piece with tongs or vice grips.
Don't over do it, take breaks And do something else.

Work hot to avoid fatigue.

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I am unable to save as picture.
Is it facing to the left?

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Yes a power shear cuts the bands very fast, precise and clean on 4 foot sheet of steel.
Sometimes a 12 pack of cold beer at the back door, just before closing time works wonders.

Beer level wizard + 35.

However the Beverly will work if you are careful and take your time.

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Could it be titanium?
It is gray and resists pounding.

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The Dewalt shown is not a nibbler, it's an electric shear with a small reciprocating cutting blade. It will turn tight corners and shear 14ga. mild steel very well. The nibbler that leaves half moon crescent shards all over the floor is useful also for tight turns. My favorite cutting tool is Mistre...

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Oh... I thought you were doming and curving.

For an angled look you might need a piece of steel shaped like the angle you want.
Perhaps a curved ground chisel sticking up in the vice.

Yes pics... or it did not happen.

Halberds

I have Dewalt like that and only use it for cutting sheet off the back of the truck.
I do not think it is very usefully for armouring.

One of these

works a lot better.

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Very cool thanks for the progress pics.

Hal

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My weed burner is a very simple device that does not use a regulator.
Very much like this one.

I hook it up to a BBQ propane tank.

Hal

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To help get the wrinkles out, turn it upside down on your bouge plate and hammer with the oval raising hammer. I also like hammering both pieces together over the stake, imagine if they were hot. My first sabaton was assembled with screws and hammered together over a stake red hot. That made everyth...

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Did you massage it over your new big radius stake?

I would second the heat to help your metal submit to your will.

Hal

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12ga. stainless will laugh at you.

"Silly humans... your tools have no effect on me. Brouhaha"

I understand the dilemma.
I used to machine nitronic 60 and feel your pain.

Hal

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Most first time welders use an oxygen/acetylene gas welder with filler rod. I know I did, my first helm halves were welded with my Victor metal art gas torch. A rosebud attachment lets you get metal red hot in a jiffy. All things said... a gas welder is not a bad idea. Now, I use the Miller MIG wire...

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Thanks for asking BigFredb and Hrolfr. If I can remember correctly, you guys use some of my tools. How are they working out for you? I appreciate design and user feed back. So, as a piece part list: • 1-1/2 ball stake__________________50.00 • Big ass thumb stake_______________65.00 • 1-1/2" lame too...

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I have been busy in the shop lately and finally finished up this kit: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/ClamShellGauntToolKit.jpg My largest thumb tool so far. It's 1-1/2" inside, the planishing ball is also 1-1/2". The thumb tool is multi purpose, as it will also make thumb lames. I ma...

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I see what you mean Galileo. So I welded a lug under the heavy pipe to bend rod on today. This one is sold and ships out tomorrow. BenderLug.jpg Thank you for the design input. When I look at this I can see a great helm bending fixture. Make the pipe and lug longer and add a lug gusset, it should wo...

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I did not do the bending lug, as the client was ready to get his tools. This is the finished tool set. Besides... if one can not bend a 1/4" rod over a pipe, an edge or a ball, I can't be of much help. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/Sigvat%20Odvarsson.jpg However, I do appreciate the...

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