The Armour Archive

Prince Of Darkmoor

That does sound fair, but all I've got is 14ga galvanized wire and finding stainless wire around here costs an arm and a leg. Sorry. ------------------ Warning - Poster frequently pisses people off. Please take this complimentary grain of salt and B.S. filter and listen at your own risk. Keep the Fa...

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I've got a PC - Win98. Whatcha want for it?

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I'm going to be putting our tournament tapes on CD pretty soon and and wanted to get some kind of software to edit the clips and such. I thought Adobe Premiere would be nice, but not $600 nice. What I basically want the program to do: 1. Cut certain portions out into new files. 2. Add Music 3. Move ...

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I understand what you're saying Matt, and I do agree. I've actually had to turn people away initially because I was answering like 10-20 emails a day from people wanting things. It's great for business, but I refuse to have a long backlog and like to think that I'd do whatever it takes to keep it sh...

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I'm just the little fish in this big pond, but here's how I see it: You (Matt), Ld. Charles, The Ring Lord, Ironband, and a few others are the Big Boys of the online maille community. I am but a guppie. You guys have tons of pictures, experience, and clientele and I am just starting out. You guys ha...

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Very cool indeed!

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So, bid high, bid often, and help me break even on all the wire I just bought!!!

Thanks.

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Cool. I think the pattern for the armet/barbute would work well for the sallet design, IMO. You could check the pattern archive and look at the design of the armet helmet top. I think its pretty similar to the sallet top by Rainald. re: Roomie Bastards - try living with three other people in a 750 s...

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Well, I'm not doing anything tomorrow http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Actually, if you placed an order this weekend, I'd be pounding it out next weekend and having my dad MIG it at work the week after. So, about 2 weeks for the entire process. And to answer your other question: no, we don...

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Argh. I hate AOL. I was actually in the middle of writing a response when I got booted off :sigh:. Anyways, IMO you could easily attach chainmaille sheets to lengthen your shirt into a full hauberk. As far as the rings go, if you decide you'd like to order some sheets, I'll throw in more than enough...

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I don't know if some of you guys saw that notice on our website a few days ago that said that we're no longer taking commissions. Well, we got some extra help from more members so we can fulfill more orders if you need something. Loose links are one of the easiest and quickest items to produce, so t...

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I've also had good dealings with AG. I chatted with him recently via IM and he said that he has been feeling down and overwhelmed both personally and professionally. Also, the fact that he wrapped his car around a pole doesn't help matters. I'm not trying to make excuses or speak for him, just remin...

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2 Points for Jake. And it's "Youth and Training will never overcome Age and Treachery." My dad swears by this and feels the need to remind me constantly http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif He, of course, if going to be receiving a copy of the Order of the Olde Fartes as a token of my love... ...

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Well, its not so much the size of the font on the navigation bar, it's the fact that the navigation bar takes up probably a third of the screen. If possible, making it thinner would help. ------------------ Warning - Poster frequently pisses people off. Please take this complimentary grain of salt a...

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If I may make a suggestion to another aspect of your site, I find it difficult to easily read the text of the pages because that banner keeps getting in the way. Perhaps you could shrink the navigation frame on the left side of the screen, thus giving the rest of the viewable page more viewing area?

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Alright, here's the link to OurDecay's skirt pictures:
http://www.geocities.com/podpix/mailleskirt.html

Thanks again!!!

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Thanks for the info guys. OurDecay, I'll host the picture for you if you email it to me http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif prince@castledarkmoor.com I don't much care for trying to get the links in the skirt to line up correctly with the holes, and vice versa, so I'm going to take the lazy m...

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If you are stiching butted links to the leather strap, the rings will eventually 'un-stich' themselves. As they shift around, the butted joint will eventually line up with your stiching, and the thread will work its way through the joint. It's happened on evey one of the aventails that I've done th...

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I think a maille skirt would look Super-Spiffy(tm) with my CoP kit, but I'm wondering how it is held up? From my own deductions, here is how I think it is done: Make the skirt. Get a strip of thick leather (I've got some 10oz) about 2-3" wide and punch small holes about 1/2" from the bottom edge of ...

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If I'm not mistaken, the pattern written by Dwarlock in the pattern archive for splinted arms calls for around 8oz leather. He also reinforces the idea that it is just backing and the steel is the protecting part of the operation. I used 5.5oz vegetable tanned leather for my CoP and mounted my splin...

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Hammered Wombat's website is www.hammeredwombat.com . The thumbs Aelric is referring to are actually steel fingertips that your finger goes inside of, instead of the usual thumb which just covers the top/side of the thumb. Basically, these ARE steel thimbles for your fingers http://www.armourarchive...

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The blade I'm most interested in would be the rotary blade that fits onto a machine. I was looking through some sites that have them listed and saw that most of these discs would fit on anything with a 1/2" round arbor. Here's a more important question: Would these rotary disks be strong enough to c...

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I don't want to strip the galvanization. I do, however, want to clean up the rings and deburr some of the butts. Any suggestions?

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I've cut 5/16", 3/8", and 7/16" rings with the die grinder cutoff wheel. The wheel itself is 1/32" wide, so it doesn't take much out of the ring at all. I've put a few emails out to a couple companies selling saws and I'll hopefully get a response soon...

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Garridan, I called the place where I got my lady's ring about a saw and they said that, for privacy purposes, they could not put me in touch with the person responsible for doing their jewelry work. Its B.S., but why push the point... Lorenzo, thanks for the info. I'm really a lazy guy, so anything ...

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I've tryed mixing vinegar with the sand in a barrel. I don't see why a 5-gallon bucket would'nt work-maybe. This was with mild steel and not galvanized. Pretty neat job, however tiring. Okay, next batch of questions http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif How much vinegar? How much sand? How lon...

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Always in search of a nicer looking ring... Anyone know where you can purchase jeweler's saws? Mainly, the 4" disks that you can mount to an angle grinder. I've tried my local outlets but was unsuccessful. I've found a couple of places online that seem reasonable, but I want to see what else is out ...

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Has anyone ever put their chainmaille in a tumbler or cement mixer before? Did you use sand or something? Did it strip the galvanization?

Any experiences with tumbling maille, good or bad?

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Actually, if you look at the rest of his auctions, he seems to be a collector of things that appear to be old. Whether this is his actual business or just a hobby, I don't know. He has some cool looking things. David, the seller never makes any claim that the helmet is authentic - he says its unique...

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For leather, I'll second Galileo's nomination to Brettuns. They sent me some nice stuff for cheap. Shipping was fast, prices were low, and quality was high - what more could you ask for? Ron Simmons is also a good source in case you decide to get interested in plate armour... The Chainmaille Board i...

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This is something I had to figure out recently on my helmet. I did it pretty much exactly like Krag described, but I didn't use the screws. It didn't come out perfect, but I was pleased with the results.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted by Mad Matt: POD that was a quick and dirty tutorial. Not in-depth by any means. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, the important thing is that I could visualize it from beginning to end, which really helps - thanks again http:...

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Ah, very good points guys. Matt, thanks for your in-depth tutorial http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I've decided to try it your way - when I get time, that is... (Pro-Archive Rant) There isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank Broadway for creating this place. Armourers and Maillesmith...

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I've heard reference to it here and there, and I found a decent web site that could help me. I wanted to recite what I think I have to do in order to get the sleeves right. This is mainly so you guys can help me fine tune the process so I don't keep posting similar questions all week http://www.armo...

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I don't know what I'd do without my angle grinders. I too took the guards off and I use them to deburr edges on plates and shine up the metal a bit. The disks I have aren't great for polishing metal, but I've been thinking about getting a polishing wheel for mine. We picked up two of them at a flea ...

Video Editing Software?

10lbs of 14ga rings on Auction...

Yes, we are open...

How do you attach a chainmaille skirt?

Jewelers Saws for Cutting Rings

Tumbling Maille?

Sleeves on a Hauberk - Triangle Method?