The Armour Archive

Garreth

Totally OT, but I thought you might like this!

http://tinyurl.com/ym97b6

Build your own guitar hero controller in a real guitar.

Garreth

Someone on this board needs this i'm sure.

http://tinyurl.com/yu9ahl

Garreth

No, but if you P.M. or email Sir Thorfinn, here on the archive, I'm sure he knows how to contact him. Ben's last name is Schiener, BTW.

Garreth

Well, photobucket is not working properly at the moment, but, here's a link to the pictures of the bascinet Cad made for me.

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/Squire_Garreth/

Garreth

Armaflex is the stuff you want. As Gavin mentioned, you can get it in tubes (pipe insulation), or in sheets. It can be purchased from HVAC or plumbing supply dealers. Here's some tech info. m Here's the link to find your local sales rep. They should be able to tell you where you can buy the stuff. m

Garreth

Talk to Alwyn (Mary Krammes). She can get Armaflex foam from her work. It's WAY better than the camp pad type foam. They use it for industrial HVAC insulation. Did I mention that it's black?

http://tinyurl.com/lsj48

Garreth

Sir Brand does amazing work in aluminium.

http://westcoastarmoury.com/

Duke Andreas works in Al. as well

Garreth

I believe Jeff Hedgecock has the stuff for cleaning and polishing maille as well. I'm not sure if he offers this as a service, but he was using it on the stuff he was importing from GDFB. This might be an option, as you are both in CA.

Garreth

Steve Sheldon used to offer a cleaing and polishing service. IIRC, it was $25, plus shipping. I'd send him an email.

Garreth

Jamie,
Do have contact info for Randy? I got a kit from him a while back and i need a replacement lung plate. I haven't seen him post on the archive in a very long time.

Garreth

I use a drill with a bit that is slightly bigger than the hole on the back side of the rivit. Tou can easily pop of the back of the rivit and pull it out from the front. If is doesn't work, just use a slightly larget bit. It should only take 10 sec. per rivit. VERRRRY easy to do.

Garreth

This thread might be of use to you.

http://tinyurl.com/gqwa3

Do a search on 4130, you'll find more info from Krag and others.

Hope that helps, I personally have no experience working with it.

Garreth

No, the dye will not penetrate the wax. Trust me, i've tried it

Garreth

you might find this site interesting. Lots of great helm info.

http://home.tiscali.be/klauwaer/helm/

Garreth

Here's the link to Craig Naidler's (Sinric) site. Info on tinning.

http://www.eskimo.com/%7Ecwn/brigandines.html

Garreth

Try this guy. He used to post here as VASN, but I haven't seen him in ages. I bought a 9" form, and I think it was $35, including shipping.

http://saxonsquire.com/SaxonSquireArms/ ... 0links.htm

Garreth

I hope it's not spring steel. You will be eating cobalt bits like potato chips

Garreth

I sent you a P.M.

Garreth

Those look really nice! Your maching work on the presses and dies is to be admired. Very impressive.
Question, have you ever made a stainless bascinet w/ a side pivot dog faced visor?

Garreth

Sir Daniel,
Regarding the chinstarp mounting, I think it would be easier to weld in staples on the inside, like master Cad did on my bascinet. You would need to re-polish the areas after welding, though.

Just a thought

Garreth

IIRC, Balder has a tumbler/polisher at work that uses stainless pins as the medium. They use it to deburr parts. That might do the trick.

Garreth

Here's a helm welding tutorial that might help.

http://www.selohaar.org/phoenixforge/

look on the left side under how to tutorials.

you will also find the harbour frieght shear tweaking info here.

Garreth

I used beeswax on my first few pieces. They got much too soft in the summer. I tried a 50/50 beeswax, parrafin mix, and it was harder. I then went to all parrafin, and i found a nifty additive, called stearine or stearic acid. You can find it at any craft store that carries candle making supplies. I...

Garreth

You can make your own from drawer pulls for $1.25 each

http://www.horton-brasses.com/products/parts/127

Chuck Davis, Master Cad used the small chippendale on my bascinet, and they look great.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/ ... fvisor.jpg

Garreth

Have a look at Zweihammer's hemet tutorial.

http://zweihammer.com/how-to/valsgarde- ... ctions.htm

He gets really nice results from a blunted, rounded, 1" masonry chisel and a block of wood.

Garreth

Zweihammer has great info in his Valsgarde 6 assembly tutorial.

http://zweihammer.com/how-to/valsgarde- ... ctions.htm

Garreth

I bought one from this guy.

http://saxonsquire.com/SaxonSquireArms/ ... 0links.htm

He posts here, occasionally as VASN. I think i paid $35, including shipping for the 7" dish.

Garreth

Email sent!

Garreth

Erick, I'm glad to see you got the pattern down. Sorry i dropped the ball on this one. Did the patterns i sent you help at all? It looks very good, the only thing that looks off to me is the "star" pieces. I will dig up my patterns and send you an email. Put me down for a 12 ga. kit, to fit a 24" he...

Garreth

That great helm was made by an archiver, Conor, who posts as Red Dragon. His site is down, but i have looked at that helm many times. IIRC, it's 14 gauge, and he sold them for $125 new, and members here said it was way under priced. No email addy in his profile, but he is a part time SCA armourer, s...

Garreth

Wade,
Nice work, as always! Here's a link to another archivers daughters halloween armor.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=51983

Garreth

Mike,
I'd be interested as well, i will send a p.m.

Garreth

"I mostly just like the idea of something like a more tailored version of a CoP, with larger plates (mostly barrel plastic, but slightly dished steel for the upper chest), and a cooler-looking outer covering." Hew, look at the link in my thread here, it might work for you. I'm not sure if it's a lat...

Garreth

I sent you an email regarding the grill on 8/22, gremlins must have gotten it. I sent it again.

Thanks!

Jeff

Garreth

I found this, and it is quite interesting. m Dated to the 1390's. It looks pretty cool, and not nearly as complex as a brig. It seems like it would not be overly difficult to construct. "The majority of known analogues to the armour under discussion belong to the North of Europe, and mainly Wisby, e...

Hey Dante!!

7.5 HP electric motor on ebay cheap!

14th Century Armour from Tana. Coat of plates, early brig?