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Halberds

I have this to add to the fine post above. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/sneckdetail.jpg The spring is banding material and the pins are 1/4" mild steel rods. The hook is hammered 1/4 rod. Turn down a short length of your 1/4" rod to 3/16" and peen to the components. The copper disk...

Halberds

Do not underestimate the lowly RR spike.
It has 101 uses.

This is one:

And a challenge:

Happy Metal Pounding.

Hal

Halberds

This one should prove very useful for your armouring needs:

It allows one to raise helms and everything else.
Best of luck on your quest.

Hal

Halberds

I wanted to make a set of bone handle feast eating utensils. I BBQ'ed some nice beef short ribs and the bones look like suitable handles. I let my dog clean them real good but how does one make them sanitary? How dry does the marrow have to be? Can you use a microwave? Must they be boiled? Are they ...

Halberds

Your RR plate should make a fine tool holder.
Check out a big pipe cap for a mushroom dome.

Be sure to weld an anti-ring feature.

Hal

Halberds

I like it... it has a viking feel to me.
Thanks for sharing.

Hal

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That is interesting. I always wondered why some of the old helms has such tall peaks.
Sort of like the tapestry showing very tall spangen helms.

Halberds

I like using the clamps, screws and nuts to iron it out also. Sometimes I G-clamp, weld inside and the rivets are just for looks. this had fake rivets, rendered with a short blasts of the MIG welder. :wink: Here is an old spangen how to: http://www.arador.com/armour/how-to-make-a-spangenhelm/ Show u...

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Thank you for your support Dr. Talbot, that Met stake is of your design.

I would sell Haga to a slayer such as you?

Hal

Halberds

I have these in stock at this time.

And a close up pic:

PM me for the details.

Hal

Halberds

My harbor freight grinder lasted about 15 minutes. I use a DeWalt 4 1/2" angle grinder. Flap disk Sanding disk Grinding disk Cutting disk. A good all around tool. For knifes I like to rough them out with the grinder disk and finish with the sanding disk. I C clamp the blade to the work bench and que...

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I really appreciate Eric Dubes armouring movies, and he also has a great taste in music. My movies are of poor quality, composition and delivery. Nevertheless, they are fun to do and hopefully somewhat instructional. :D This is my latest batch of tools: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds...

Halberds

I used to have a web page but it expired and my web master dissipated into thin air.
I have some on my face book page, however I have no catalog.

What would you be interested in seeing?
I could show some pics and quotes here.

Did you get to see the pyramid knuckle tool use video?

Hal

Halberds

Yes, but those little suckers get hot.

Halberds

Orkish, It reminds me a bit of Lord of the rings.

Thanks for the pics.

Hal

Halberds

Yes... I agree, I only had my tripod working for me.
However... Chupa came to my rescue on the finish close up shot.

Huzzah!

Halberds

My new movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdWESzF8PoE If my gaunt tool clients have feedback on the use of their finger tools, I would appreciate feed back on how to make them better. I know it takes a lot of pounding, trimming and sanding to make something worthwhile. Not to mention the various ...

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Aaron wrote:Yep, that's my fluting stake. Do you have a fluting tutorial on youtube by any chance?

No not at this time, but tomorrow I have to do some finger tool instructional movies.
I will slip in a short fluting movie while I am at it.

Hal

Halberds

That is not how I flute. I rarely start with an inside crease. It is helpful sometimes, just use a cold chisel that has been blunted. I place my metal over the fluting stake and use a raising hammer on each side. That pushes the metal down on each side, resulting in a raised up flute. I come back wi...

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You are truly one of our greatest geeks.
Best of luck in your quest.

Hal

Halberds

I replied on the PM and Classifieds as requested. Yes some auto body kits are available at low cost. They have several different shaped dollies. The planishing hammer is useable, but needs a good polish. A round planishing ball in itself is worth several auto dollies, in my humble opinion. I have ne...

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The OP. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=164675 Aaron and fellow Members, Yes. I still make armouring tools, however I make them on an as needed basis, I do not keep a current stock. No payment until they are finished ready to ship. This allows me to customize to your parti...

Halberds

When I shape my sabaton toes from light weight 316 SS I use a polished hammer and a form to raise over.

As shown in the last of this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqVcoFDiOJA

Best of luck on your quest.

Hal

Halberds

Came out very robust me thinks. Jolly well done. The choice of seasoned metal gives it a very dark ages look. I would suggest you experiment on some scrap metal using a sharper fluting stake. I like to grind RR spikes to suit my needs. Also taking a ball peen hammer to the inside edge of the eye and...

Halberds

Thanks for the movies it is really coming along. Kudos to your innovation of the tool pipe. I hold my hammer like that when pining rivets on the inside. A snap action for tight spaces. For outside work I hold the hammer further down on the handle. Looks like you will be needing a 1" or smaller fluti...

Halberds

I bet you can not do this this with your big balls.

Hal

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How about taking it to the high pressure coin operated spray car wash degrease section? Now it will rust before your eyes while using a water base detergent. I hung mine up over a waste collection container and sprayed it down with break cleaner fluid. It washed off the black shipping oil into the c...

Halberds

Hammer the bands and the panels together as a uni body.
I like to use nuts and screws to hold everything together while building.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... lastic.jpg

One can also use any hammer they have available to blend the fit.

Thanks for the great progress pics.

Hal

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It looked a lot like this:

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I used to operate a heat treating oven in industry. We did not have any armor looking parts, mostly brackets and flanges. So; from one that has never done it, this would be my quickest dirty double down. After the helm, knee, elbow or articulating part is bolted together, MIG weld a cross brace syst...

Halberds

I was browsing wallyworld for heavy metal things to pound on.
The hitch balls were a good choice, then I saw this boat anchor.

It was a mud anchor with a nice rounded flange and a cone taper.
I could use it many different ways but your millage may vary.

Hal

Halberds

Is this finished or on hold? Where's my pic?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Hal

Halberds

I use the Beverly shear for heavy sheet metal, an abrasive cut off machine for thicker straight cuts. The plasma torch for thick intricate cuts. Bulldog snips for light weight sheet metal. Aviation snips for lighter stuff. Bolt cutters for round small stuff like 1/4" rod and 3/16" rivets. Dikes and ...

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I used to make planishing stakes from dumb bell weights from wall-mart.
Also a rounded sledge hammer head works.
The oxygen cylinder bottom is a popular dishing tool.

Best of luck on your quest.

Hal

Halberds

PM sent.
Thank you for asking.

At your service.

Hal

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