The Armour Archive

mattmaus

Look at this from the dog's point of view...

"She stole my bones to make shield edging! can you beleive these humans?"

mattmaus

what they said...

shear done stretched it on ya.

Jigsaw.

Depending on how big and long they are, you might look for stock that's pre rolled to that size.

Now though... I'm curious. What are the cotter pins for?

mattmaus

Now why would you buy a 210 if you had an econo tig? lol Why would you buy a plasma cutter when you have a beverly? Because different tools are good for different stuff, even if they overlap significantly. and... Because Hal is a manly man, and the manly code states that we should endeavor to equip...

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Matt-- You lost me on this one, bud. If you wear a cuffed vambrace, and the blow lands on the cuff that is covering your forearm (legal target), you take the blow. If someone is claiming that the 8"x14" piece of plywood covering his forearm from wrist to elbow is a "shield", then SCA-speaking,he ha...

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I'll jump on the sell this and get a new one wagon. Thing is, it's not just gettin out a torch, whackin off an inch here and there. To do it right, it's going to take the trimming, and then a complete reshaping, replanishing, and re-polishing. Straps would need to be cut off, rivets ground out, then...

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So....

board went in. That went ok.

No boot to windows.

Ran a repair install on windows. Still flakey.

Oh yeah... maybe them chipset drivers. Done.

Seems stable.

Life is good.

I press the button and it goes. Yay!

mattmaus

Hey... that's me. On a normal day I get up and check e-mail, sit here for about an hour, then head out to the shop, and check again every hour or so as I look in on my part time shop assistant, part time trouble maker, and full time bundle of joy, age 5. I am about to perform major invasive surgery ...

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I have. Things moved at the rate of mail order. Pretty average. Comunication was mostly no existant, but unnecisary. Bought through the online cart, got a confirmation e-mail. I ordered a center punch, and some slitting chisels. Chisels are cool. Work well. What doesn't work with them is probably my...

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If it's newer stuff, you're probably ok. Depends on what kind of solder too... one would hope that stuff for say... water suply pipes would be lead free. I don't think they're quite so picky about electronics stuff though. I know that some of the stuff I have sitting around in the garage is older th...

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Careful with the solder. Much of it still has a significant lead content. It's much more expensive than plaster, but you can actualy get a RTV (thats room temperature vulcanizing, meaning you don't have to bake it to make it set, just mix, pour, bam instant mold) rubber that is suitable for low temp...

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K... pics. Glasses inside the visor. The visor line itself is about where a 'normal bar grill would sit. A bar grill would be a little further out to accomodate a nose, but the curve would be the same. Hard to see, but you can note the line of the modified bar grill. [img]http://www.whitebatarmory.c...

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How about a guy with a glaive or a greatsword, with a 14"x 8" "shield" strapped to his leading forearm? That's not a shield, it's an undocumentable loophole giving the guy a weapon-proof vambrace. Gauntlets. No rules on how much surface area they can have. a proud 6 vs. the infamous half dozen.

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It was explained to me that the reason for the shield rules was so that people could not tape 500 indestructable shields to themselves, covering the entirety of themselfves, and thereby being undefeatable. More sensible to me than: If you're using a 6' or longer spear, the standard shield rule is wa...

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I'd have liked to try flashing the bios... just to kick it in the head and see if it wanted to cooperate after that... probably crash on me halfway through that anyway. Unfortunately the board I have is LE UBAR CHEAPO! (Azza) and there is NO support for it on line at all. It's been a good little boa...

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I've wanted to do this. I need new gauntlets, ones I got don't let me grip my spear well enough. I also want to rebuild my cetergrip so that I can fit my gauntlet under it (right now it's set up for a half gaunlet, has a bit of a basket behind it) so I can ditch the shield and fight with just the sp...

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Thanks for the input guys. Broke down and ordered one from newegg. Frustrated as hell. Takes about 10 restarts on a good day to get up and running. Wife has basicly the same system, and any part I put in hers works fine. Bios checksum errors, and randomly detecting hardware (or not as the case is). ...

mattmaus

Keep us posted on when you're going to have them ready.

Look forward to learning prices on the 2".

mattmaus

What are your favorite places to shop for computer parts? I know newegg.... any other good places? I'm in need of a socket A main board. Well... one that works. I allready have a severely flakey one. Would consider a used one if you have one laying around. (Which may sound wierd but years ago in my ...

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I can respect SoFC's desire to not comment. I never comment on the quality of others work as its unprofessional imho, i will make pos comments, but not neg as it would look like i was blowing my own horn. I dunno. There can be a fine line between an unprofessional slam, and an honest opinion. It's ...

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Things to come...

Are they solid or hollow?
Diameter?
Would you be willing to mount them differently?

mattmaus

Sweet!

Thanks much Hal!

Allthough.... you're making a sinner out of me.... thou shall not covet and all that.

mattmaus

Stand by your work man. If you believe that what you did is art then explain your position and defend it. Bending to the will of others is no way to be great. Remember just because your instructor doesn't like doesn't mean its not art. I tend to dissagree. Do what your instructor wants (no matter h...

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I dunno.... I'm not a big fan of gore either, and I grew up listening to death metal and playing warhammer. I think it's kinda cool though. Even with the blood. Very much makes a statement. As re-enactors we get dressed up in our armor and play soldier, but we kinda forget that in the times we're re...

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I'm rather with Gundo on this.

I'd have done a couple more rivets. But that's me.

A faux hinge top center would go a long way to make ME feel safer wearing it, and not overly affect the appearance or the 'semi-removable' aspect of it.

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Bidding is closed.

Eyvandr has the high bid.

PM inbound.

mattmaus

If you're looking at the patern in the archive it's the 2 piece bowl, then add a skirt. Have you ever dished a helmet before? If not. I would not start with the bascinet, or Sinric's sugarloaf. They're tougher than a round top, by a lot. That said, it's easier to do if you have an oval shaped dishin...

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and at $11 if it doesn't work... not a big loss.

Unless it explodes.

Thanks.

mattmaus

Thanks for the pointers guys. Greatly appreciated.

mattmaus

I've not had much luck with e-bay. I don't really like e-bay anyway, so... it may just be me. I've had decent luck selling stuff here on the archive. Some folks have not had as much luck at this. Even if whatever I'm trying to sell doesn't go right away, it usualy gets me a few bites for other proje...

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Bump for the weekend.

Bidding closes Monday morning.

mattmaus

I'm reasonably certain that HF has had these on recall for better than 4-5 years. It would make sense to me that they quit selling that particular model and replaced it with one that the hose doesn't crack on....

then again... this is HF.

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I don't use gauntlets... the ones I have don't fit me for crap and I hate them to the point that putting them on makes me want to torture them. Got a new pattern that I like a lot more, just needs more adjusting before it's perfect. Shop around. Try them on if you can. If you can't, make sure theres...

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Hal, Got a brand name? link? etc? I'd just as soon spend a little more and get one ready to go, than have to dink with the fittings on an el-cheapo. Those kinds of projects are exactly the kind of thing I'm looking at getting it for. Hot enough that I can easily move a little at a bit, but not so ho...

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Thought about that.... Unfortunately.... I don't think that your bowls would help me with but 1 out of 4 things I make. and.... I kinda like making my own stuff... and... it gives me something to do on cold days when I don't feel like getting frostbiten fingers from the little hurricanes air tools m...

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D. Sebastian wrote:I'm distrubed by this, and at the same time feel the need to wear one at all times.

Lot of cheerleaders running around with pitching machines taking shots at random strangers where you're at?

Almost never happens to me... but when it does... I'd sure want a nutty buddy.

Communication issues appear resolved. White Bat armory.

Favorite cheap computer parts places?