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Krag

Cool! I really like the inside shots of these...the lack of welding lines.

I'm definitely going to need to try the raising again. I messed with it once...without the proper hammers and without the proper results!

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Weatherwise, March and April are really nice. We can get a couple of the large carport style pavillions to aid with any rain sheltering needs. For SCA folk, that's also a pretty busy time with large events. I guess we can get a consensus and see what works best for everyone and what works for y'alls...

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I went to finish up some knees/elbows this weekend and went to put the final crease in when I realized one of my stakes was missing. Upon further inspection..several were missing. I set up and did a forging demo at an event a week ago. I didn't notice the missing items when I left. Ahh well...I woul...

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Cool, lets plan on the Spring. With a little arm twisting, Olaf(Johnson City) could probably provide the host site (we had talked about it at the last one). My parent's site has 220V and a few other improvements since last one...but is still pretty much just a flat spot in the limestone out in Kerrv...

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I think there's some confusion on "rat-tail". Rat tail doesn't mean it only has a 1/4" wide tang all the way down. It just means it terminates in a narrow tapering fasion and the last portion will be narrow. This "portion" varies from brand to brand. As long as the blade/tang junction are of suffici...

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It was a pleasure doing business with you and I look forward to Cet as well! I'm sure others are thinking this as well, so I'll go ahead and ask http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif .....will this affect pricing in the short term? ------------------ Krag von Berghen KragAxe Armoury Member's ...

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There seems to be a few more persons around the boards these days from the Texas region. Any interest in getting a second armour-in together for late Fall or early Spring? Yes...that's right...actually plan one in advance http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . ------------------ Krag von Bergh...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rurik: 1/3rd of the way down there is a turkish helm 'damascened' with gold... Rurik<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Damascening is completely different from pattern welding. D...

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We've had several de-railings in the past year in this area. There's several tons of abandoned rail out here. Of course, a 12' section bent like a pretzle is a bit difficult to move! I did find a pile of small (under 2') sections of track and other assorted rail steel things. I'll probably pick thro...

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Nothing for the public to be concerned about, although I'm sure the local papers will blow it out of proportion! The press release goes out tomorrow or Friday. I can discuss the details of it openly then if you're really curious. The other incident was a student that had a laser eye injury with a va...

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I wouldn't suggest starting with a brine solution for sheet metal. The heat comes out of 18-12 ga metal awfully fast! Like wise, a soak time of an hour is not usually need with thinner metal. Heta treating tables are like off the shelf sizes for helms...made to fit all applications, but perfect for ...

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$200 CDN...that's what, about $40 ? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Truehearth is up there somewhere. I haven't of anyone who's ordered from there in a while, though. ------------------ Krag von Berghen KragAxe Armoury Member's Pics

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Heat to just above critical temp. For 1070 this is probably around 1475*F. You can put a small magnet on the steel and when it falls off, you're at critical temp. Quench in heated oil. I use a 50/50 mix of 30wt oil and transmission fluid. Heat up a bar of something and quench first to heat up your o...

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A few people here have outstanding orders with me. A few things have happened here on campus that have now involved the state and federal agencies. As one of the safety officers, I've been a bit pre-occupied the last two weeks and will be through next week. Sorry for the delay and any missed emails....

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Mild steel etches very slowly with ferric chloride. However, heat treated medium/high carbon steel will etch very well. Nickel silver(German silver) gets a really neat appearance. The copper etches out while the nickel is left. Etched brass can get the design buffed out easily, where the nickel silv...

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That's just a "little one". I'll email you some pics tomorrow night. There a lot of them just as long, and longer, as typical double edged Viking/Migration era swords. I'm making one right now with a 30" blade made with a patternwelded spine and 1095 edge. It should be done by Gulf War. ------------...

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When I search, I get a screen that has a list of categories and a number in parenthesis that shows how many hits were in each category. I don't actually get any listings, though. The only clickable link that will bring up actual listings is in the upper right corner and it just displays listings for...

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WTF happened to ebay's search function? Did I screw up some settings, or did they just become the most user unfriendly auction site. I haven't figured out how to use the new format to actually look at an item!!??

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Thanks! I'll be out of town this weekend, but will post the stuff when I get back. I'll also have all of Morgan's pics of armour(Chicago) ready for downloading then also.

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I just got three book in from Poland. There's a few pics I'd really like to know what the caption says (bazubands). If anyone here speaks polish, I can scan in the pics and text and post. I'll probably post some pics anyway just because they're kinda neat. ------------------ Krag von Berghen KragAxe...

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No nipples!?

Wanna borrow my petticoat to go with that? Halloween is right around the corner ya know!

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Things to be cautious of... cyanates, cyanides, cyanites, cyan...., cyano... Of course the best plating baths are gold/silver cyanides...but you wouldn't want to drink it! And don't forget cyano-acrylates, better known as super glue http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . I've never heard of cy...

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Just a note on machinery and blades and such. Anything that will chip a B1, will chip a B3. The actual cutting edge geometry is the same. It really doesn't matter if your blade is 7" long or 5" long. It only sees the 1mm long section that is cutting and the immediate surrounding area being subjected...

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Y'all are all sissys! Chew it through with your teeth! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif A B-2 will easily cut 12 ga stainless. I've cut 1/8" mild with one as well http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . Make sure your shear is bolted down good and the table is sturdy. Make sure you ...

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I have 16 sheets of high carbon steel on it's way from Chicago! Now if I can just find time to make stuff from it! I'll be shaping some spangenhelm panels out of the metal I got from Wade and doing different comparison tests with it starting this weekend. My goal is to have a page for testing result...

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Hey, The stainless was some leftover armour scrap. I cut it to fit inside the recessed center of the brake rotor and originally welded it in flat. I went back and dished it a hair...but I couldn't notice any difference. I was curious if I could get a bit more "hot" volume of coal, but I didn't notic...

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Pretty cool!

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www.reil1.net I think is Ron's page. Excellent for propane stuff. For coal forges, try Virtual Blacksmith's pages, anvilfire, swordforum.com-bladesmith's cafe and my site: http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/as/Forge.html There's a lot of others out there also. All a forge is, is a pile of fuel, a ...

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Oh yeah.... Drain cleaner paste/gel is HCl as well. If you want to do only a section of an item, you can apply the gel as opposed to dipping the whole thing into a bath. Be aware that the reaction will slow faster this way though, and you might have to re-apply several times. ------------------ Krag...

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Anything containing copper can be etched with ferric chloride (brass, sterling, nickel silver, etc). Other things will usually etch with it as well, it just takes longer. I'm not sure why everyone thinks Nitric is so much more evil than HCl? You should be using the same precuations with HCl as you d...

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It was a petticoat, not a tutu!

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[This message has been edited by Krag (edited 07-17-2002).]

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Ordering info: Email me what you want. Cashier's check, Money Order, PayPal ship when payment recieved. Personal checks, item ships when check clears. Paypal address is: Donhalter@cs.com Checks payable to "Donald Halter", not Krag. I knew there was something missing on my site! http://www.armourarch...

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The one at the center-bottom was two piece welded, then riveted to a single strip (Sir Ulsted's helm). http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/helms/HelmsII.html The one here is four piece riveted with a few welds just for extra "insurance". Second from top at: http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/helms/...

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It'll get cleaned up before it's done. I was aiming problems when pouring in the castable refractory. I didn't feel like trimming the face and rear plates to be square since it didn't affect function. I was having problems cramming 2" thick fiber blanket in through a 4" square hole as well. The burn...

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You've got mail!

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bummer!

Another Texas Armour-In?

Orders...and waiting

ebay

Anyone speak polish?

woo hoo!