The Armour Archive

Sasuke

Have you checked farm supply places for sickle rivets?

Chris

Sasuke

He took my red swingline stapler.

Chris

Sasuke

Dragos wrote:

Sasuke

Are you talking about netscape?

Nope. Mozilla. I use version 1.4. I may try to upgrade to the new version and see if that helps.

Chris

Sasuke

Godfry feel free to stop by anytime. Or we should try to get the guys in Roch to have a hammer-in sometime.

Chris

Sasuke

OOOO sweet! I was very dissappointed when you moved away before I could get a chance to pick your brain. You will probably move away again after I pester you incessantly You find me a nice acreage for cheap out there Mike and I may be tempted I love the dells area. Looks like either the first or las...

Sasuke

Just wondering if wire was used in rolls. If it was used, is there any pattern to when, where, or anything like that?

Thanks,

Chris

Sasuke

I originally started making armor so I could fight in it. But the more I made, the less interest I had in fighting.

Chris

Sasuke

I've seen both. The turns that change size considerably throughout their length, in my limited experience when they were rusted up enough to see inside, don't tend to be wired. Any ryhme or reason to when wire was used based on geography, time, quality, or anything? Hm, maybe I should start a new t...

Sasuke

Whenever I click the link using Mozilla, I get a download window with the site as a binary. But it works fine with IE. I can get the stock page to load just fine in Mozilla with cut and paste though. So it seems to just be the index page. The armor itself looks nice and clean. Good work. Chris

Sasuke

If you are using that pattern, you may want to go with what is marked on them. Bend the metal out to 90 degrees on the line marked for the roll on the pattern. Adjusting the amounts differently will probably make lining pieces up harder. Wire in the rolls is often easier but I am not sure it is the ...

Sasuke

Deykin: You are most definitely welcome. That is one of the reasons why hammer-ins exist. To help the new people to learn and for everyone to share their knowledge and any tricks they have learned along the way.
Any suggestions on when to have a hammer-in?

Chris

Sasuke

I haven't heard from him in a long time so I have no idea. I am willing to host one here at my place if anyone is interested.

Chris

Sasuke

weld 20 ga. stainless. Just when I would think I had the hang of it, a project would be blown to *&^%.

Chris

Sasuke

I have had mine for several years and they have seen some serious abuse and held up surprisingly well. When I used nuts and bolts in similar fashion, I rarely got more than a couple of uses out of them before the threads were destroyed.

Chris

Sasuke

I really like my clecos. They are extremely handy and fast. I like the fact that I can assemble a project completely before any riveting and see exactly how it will articulate. I also like that they are strong enough that I can make minor adjustments over a stake while still assembled. You just need...

Sasuke

Spaulders are a good first project as well. But if you are looking at finger gauntlets try ThorZ's pattern in the pattern section. They are a great pattern for first time gauntlets.

Chris

Sasuke

Very well done!

Chris

Sasuke

Good start. I agree with the others though. The knuckles should extend further down the sides to prevent twisting. Here is how I make mine: m Sorry about the large pics. I would also square off the bottom of the finger plates. They look like they come to a point. In the chance of a freak accident th...

Sasuke

This is one of the reasons (tools being the other) why I sell the armor I make. My wife lets me spend my armor money on anything I want Granted a lot of that money goes for materials and shop overhead but that still leaves some for buying tools and research materials. I paid $600 for the Laking book...

Sasuke

Depending on what alloy of stainless you are using it is annealed by quenching rather than a slow cool. Kind of like brass, that is what I heard anyway.

Chris

Sasuke

I mostly work in stainless. Stainless is more difficult to move and shape than mild. It resists making compound shapes without serious persuasion. When I get the chance to work on mild I have to hold back significantly on my strikes. I have ruined many pieces when I forget that. Especially rolls. Mi...

Sasuke

Welcome to the archive. I recommend spaulders as a first project. You guys need to come down here for a hammer-in sometime.

Chris

Sasuke

Looking nice! Can't wait to see them finished.

Chris

Sasuke

ssswwwweeeeetttttt!

Chris

Sasuke

Hm, they aren't marked in sizes. So I took out a tape meaure. The largest ones are about 10 1/4 inches long give or take.
Are sizes equal to inches? My foot measures 10 1/2 inches and I wear 10 1/2 shoes typically.

Chris

Sasuke

Thanks for the tips. I am glad to hear that it is still useable.

Chris

Sasuke

I picked up a forge at an auction. But it is in very bad shape. I was wondering if it can be salvaged. m m Can I just throw some of that Kao blanket or whatever it is called in it, then throw coal over that? The blower on it has one broken fin but other than that seems to work well. In case you are ...

Sasuke

Anyone need any? I bought a huge box of them at an auction.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... /shoe2.jpg

Chris

Sasuke

I use Harley Davidson leather gauntlets. They have a nice long cuff (actually too long usually so I have to trim them down). They seem to hold up very well to use and are well built and fit nicely. I just wish they had a more period look. There are some MIG welding gloves that are very nice as well....

Sasuke

I really, really like the way that looks. Thanks for sharing that. I will have to give it a try. Makes me want to throw away the pair I just finished though

Chris

Sasuke

Yes, it flattens out the roping somewhat but not as much as you would expect. I think part of the reason is that the channel I am hammering the band into is deeper than the depth I drive the metal. And being a wood form it has a little give to it.

Chris

Sasuke

Are you being hit in that spot often? I have made a few using a hinge there and haven't heard of any problems yet. Use a heavy duty type hinge or better yet make one using the method Konstantin mentioned from TOMAR.

Chris

Sasuke

I do the same thing Ambrogio. That is another reason I like using a punch. Those little disks come in handy for other things sometimes. But I think the original poster used a drill so there are no punch tokens around. Before I got my welder I would just start over and make a new piece. I still usual...

Sasuke

Very nice!

Chris

Sasuke

I finally got the pics:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... ammer1.jpg

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... ammer2.jpg

Any pics of your gauntlets yet?

Chris

Wired rolls?

forge

Cobbler's shoe anvils