The Armour Archive

Thomas H

If you want to keep the cost down you might want to contact Zweihammer for a kit. last i checked all the pieces were cut out and deburred and cost $40, thats a saving of about $260

Thomas H

Do we get pictures? Japanese fluting, was it done? I bet Eff knows.

Thomas H

I like the rolss, bet they took you ages to get so straight, if not how did you do it

Thomas H

No, i mean tit was literally square in shape, it's good don't get me wrong it just seems boxy to ME.

Thomas H

it seems very square even if it is fantasy. but looking good though.

Thomas H

Andrew that is great, i've heard of cromwell but not buck and hitman. thanks you're a star. People post place sin the US but forget i'm in the UK and shipping is a lot for whitneys and other stuff like that, plus i'm on a tight budget of what i can scrounge as per usual.

Thomas H

i've actually moded a pair of side cutters, i ground jaw right back to leave a few mm of blade, this produces excellent leverage and relatively decent rings. i mananged to cut about 500 in 10mins.

Thomas H

I have my stakes welded at a fabrication shop, anysize i want monday through sunday.

Thomas H

i just got treasures og great britian from my school library, it wa sonly 5p so i couldn't help myself. i also got master builders of the medieval ages which is a lot more boring than i thought it would be. also the christies armour catalogue of 2001, some really nice pieces in there.

Thomas H

Anyone useful?

Good joke though

Thomas H

yes it is a whitney, a no5 i believe,yellow handle if it makes a difference.

Thomas H

I am planning on buying this type of punch off of a friend but it only has an 8mm die for it. Does anyone know anywhere in the UK i can get replacement dies. The ones from Whitney are extortionately(sp?) expensive.

Thomas H

I've read that hyrochloric acid bring sout the pattern very nicely, use baking soda to neutralise it afterwards.

Thomas H

I have some wiss snips but when i've tried to cut rings in the past i've founf the blades seperate and the ring gets lodged inbetween them.

Thomas H

Maybe it's time i got some new cutters then, i find after about 50 rings my hands start to hurt. These are the kind of cutters i use http://www.mytoolstore.com/chnnlock/148-10.jpg I've always wanted to do riveted but i don't have the tools for it. It's 14g wire by the way.

Thomas H

There is a need trust me, the wire i'm using is very tough on my hands and i can barely close small links with my pliers.

Thomas H

Anyone have any tried and tested methods of home case carburization?

Thomas H

I got my fire bright red last night and all worked perfectly, it certainly beats constantly watching them in the forge. These aren't for riveted maille, i just find it easier to cut them when they are normalized. Once i have my maille shirt done what is the best way to get them to their original har...

Thomas H

Sheep, boil a new sheepskin in water and scoop the oily stuff off of the top and spread on tent. It's called lanolin and is what stops sheep from shriking when it rains

. Alternatively you could buy stuff called rolantech from here http://www.rolexlanolin.com/. glad to be of assistance.

Thomas H

i don't have it in my usual line-up of stuff. I currently don't work in stainless steel. sorry, i would recommend Jiri, i'll find his e-mail tonight.

Thomas H

Mild might be cheap but the galvy is free. i have 5 spools of ceiling wire. when i normalise my springs it leaves a nice oatmeal type colour that looks very good.

Thomas H

annealing, i need them soft or i can't cut them.

Thomas H

Hi i'm from bradford, what about you? It seems easy to do, it would definately cut down on shipping as well giving that i'm at most 70 miles away.

Thomas H

I'll try the charcoa thing then, i have boxes of the stuff for lighting my forge. thanks for you help guys. I migh even try to get a used oven from smoewhere for my new shop, ya know the little ones.

Thomas H

I only said i think, i never said that i have sources.i'm a 15th century guy.

Thomas H

ssssshhhh, your susposed to PM people with that info stupid

Thomas H

It was only an idea, looks like i'm welding up a box for the forge then, i hate having to put my rings in the forge cos the coke dust bruns onto the surface. my forge is outside BTW

Thomas H

Sounds like a cabacet your looking for, what kind of size and how much are you looking to spend?

Thomas H

Damn, i just spent my last pennies on the christies catalogue

literally m7y last pennies, i have about 25p in my account.

Thomas H

Is it safe to anneal galvy in an oven? i think it isn't but are the fumes combustible?

Thomas H

I'd varnish the inside of the box and close it witha tight fitting lid, i'd probably oil the steel with some spray on stuff.

Thomas H

methinks you under estimate Tancred?

Thomas H

nearly all the brig plates are different sizes, i would say a 4x4' sheetb would do it with room for bad cuts.

Thomas H

Err actually i can't, i've just had to e-mail jiri telling him a can't scan somethign for him, it just broke this afternoon. i could send you a printed version if you want, it won't be soon maybe a month or so though.

Thomas H

A little background nifo on this item.http://web4.si.edu/sil/doodles/doodles_enlarge.cfm?id_image=11

Whitney punch dies.

Annealing maille