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Thank you for the info.
I think that is the major draw back to a kit.

I think Aaron will have this problem as he did not trim his head band.

This is the last of these kits.
If any one else has this problem let me know.

Hal

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I helped a friend work on his model T.
I replaced the wooden spokes and all the wheel bearings.
It was interesting to say the least.

Is that is a monkey wrench?

Hal

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This a good thread, I made my first helm on this flared neck design from effigies.
It does not look like anything folks are making now days.

Thanks for the post and pics.

Hal

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What is next?
Glad to hear some feed back on the tools.
I always to strive to make things better.

Hal

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I would think a heat treat kiln with a thermometer control would be ideal.

Hal

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The intriguing mystery delights are stimulating.
Well played Sir.

Hal

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May we drive up to visit and watch?
Need any tools?
I can bring sandwiches and Mountain Dew?

So many questions and so little time.

Hal

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I could support something like that.

Eric makes good videos on you tube so I think your project would be of high quality.

Hal

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The small hand held propane torch is inadequate to heat blue a mild steel helm. One will need a more powerful heat supply. The large weed burner torch works much better. What one needs is a high consternation of heat over the entire helm in a short amount of time. You will need to make the entire he...

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Looking mighty fine to me, very spiff.

Thanks for the pics.

Hal

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Generally speaking... butted together with 4 rivets and their adjoining pieces is sufficient. A little hammer work over the ball stake can smooth everything right out. One can make a temporary working splice during assembly, using #10 screws and nuts with left over brow band material. Yes, I welded ...

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Those 4 rivets in back, splice the head band together after you trim to your head size. The 2 upper rivets use the front to back band. The 2 lower rivets use the center back slat. CarlosHelmKitFinishedBack.jpg Did you see the help cartoons? http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/CarlosHelmKi...

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I was going to cut out crosses but had spent enough time on this.
The white is paper behind the holes to make them show up better.

Here is a pic with out the white paper inside the faceplate.

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Hal

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I had this on classifieds but you guys on design and construction might not have seen it yet.
I ran the kit again but had to put one together as a sanity check.

: CarlosHelmKit2014Finished.jpg (45.4 KiB) Viewed 533 times

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You are welcome Aaron. I finished up my Carlos 2014 helm kit test today. Did a weed burner heat blue and 3-in-1 oil finish, very dark it is. I just left the holes for breaths and skipped cutting out the crosses. Enough is enough. CarlosHelmKit2014Finished.jpg Looks like I am the first one to finish ...

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Thanks for the updates.
Best of luck on your quest little grasshopper.

Hal

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I think they look great, thanks for sharing.

Hal

PS: I have played all the Assassins Creed games and Black Flag is the best.

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Huzzah!

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Perhaps hidden under your long maile shirt and surcoat.

Hal

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I had a special request for solid back plates. This is what I designed and Beverly cut to fit his Carlos kit from the last of my 14ga. cold rolled steel. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/CarlosSolidBackPlate.jpg http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/CarlosSolidBackPlate1.jpg U...

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I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a lid. Add 4 gallons of water then 1 gallon of muriatic acid, (swimming pool acid). Available at your local hardware store, also know as (cement cleaning acid). It also dissolves rust and corrosion on old weathered metal. It is a diluted hydrochloric for home use...

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Almost finished with my test sampling of the kit. AlmostFinishedCarlosHelmKit.jpg Match drill the back slat support band to the face plate and a few more rivets, I should be good to go. I think before riveting the face plate on, I will drill and cut the breaths. It is a lot simpler to work with it d...

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That is cool, thanks for sharing.

Hal

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I spent all day clamping, punching, drilling and riveting my spangen top together. This is how I did it: 1. Lay out the spangen holes and punch. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/CarlosSpangenAssemblyPunchSpangen%20Bands.jpg 2. Clamp the panels and match drill 3/16" use 10-32 screws and...

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I shape my brow band with my foam spangen to my head first.
Then I make all the other parts fit into my shaped brow band.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Hal

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Thanks for the progress pics. Aaron, the sides of the face plate and the back slats go inside the brow band. Be sure to trim your brow band to your size first, it is intentionally extra long. The back slat retaining strap also goes inside the back slats. Check this pic. PartsAssembly.jpg http://home...

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I had to have the back slats remade, the file was corrupted and they came out to short the first time. Your back slat strap should be 17" long. If it is 13" long you have one of the corrupted slats I had to make over. Inventory your other kits also and I will make amends if need be. Make sure all th...

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Be sure and look at your assembly sheets.
What are you dishing your panels with?

Now to just get the guys pay for the rest of them so they don't stack up on the kitchen table.
The wife gives me that look every time she walks by.

Hal

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Best of luck and have fun.

Perhaps some of our photo shop guys can create some cool breath designs.

Hal

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Ok, now that I have packed the kits up... I can work on mine. This is the pre-assembly: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/CarlosHelmKit3PieceAssembly.jpg http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/Carlosgrins.jpg http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/Carlos2014assembly.jpg ...

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This is using the Japanese brown and scrubby: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/patinaJustina.jpg This is heat blue and some scrubby: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/McHelm1.jpg This one is washed with muratic acid and scrubby pad with oil. http://home.armourarchive.org/m...

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This is one of my favorite topics. As I use it all the time with my metal art. The answer is yes, no matter what it is made of. One of the first things to knock off a shine, is to give it a good (green or gray scrubby pad) going over with 3-in1 oil. Pay attention to the grain of your scrubby pad str...

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• Remember there will be an extra layer of metal inside the brow band, IE the panels, face plate and back slats, so make a small allowance for that. Note: Do not use blue wall mart camper foam, as it is not the regulation 1/2" thick. The stuff I got from them was 3/8" thick and it took a permanent s...

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