The Armour Archive

Maeryk

ok, back to middle school science class the lot of you... the three magnetic metals are............. iron, nickle and cobalt... so even if its stainless steel its going to be magnetic... Nope.. there's non-magnetic stainless. I worked with tons of it. Also, i doubt they are making rings out of it.....

Maeryk

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/72359/soldiers-use-medieval-war-games-stay-entertained CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - While deployed, soldiers often find new hobbies to occupy their time when they are not out on a mission or doing other training. Some play instruments, others read and many p...

Maeryk

Buckram.. find buckram.

Maeryk

They look nice, Jan! What kind of lathe do you have? At this point I'm still on modern equipment. The lathe is an old Craftsman 12" lathe my dad bought in the '80's and I got when he cleaned out his workshop. Those bowls were done with a 5/8" bowl gouge and a scraper, but my lady-wife got...

Maeryk

how much do you need/want an anvil?

Maeryk

I don't integrate.. I do a mask with cartriges, and a full flip down face shield. Hearing's not an issue.. as my saw isn't as loud as my radio. I like the flip up shield, because I can stop the tool, flip it up, look closely at what I'm doing, flip it down, and carry on, without removing the whole d...

Maeryk

Wow.. state of the art 1976..

Looks like a great place.. some paint and a little elbow grease and it will be stunning.

The red and yellow and pink though.. YEOW!

Good luck with it! Oh.. and get an actual breaker panel in there, eh?

Maeryk

Guillaume de Cambrai wrote:Rod, are your greaves blued? or just unfinished?

The sheer insanity burning in his breast and abject lack of fear blues all metal that comes in contact with his noble personage.

Maeryk

Not that it matters a lot, but the list was 42, I was the marshal in charge on the day. We had one last minute add. This was a very small list for the West, but our numbers have dropped as of late. Same as many other places in the SCA We have many theories put fourth of why our lists are smaller, i...

Maeryk

blackbow wrote:Depends on who's MIC that day, I'm sorry to say.

Blackbow

"Tip your head back. Further. ALL THE WAY BACK! Further! I can see skin.. you are failed."

Maeryk

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2000979/9907/Branding-Iron-Handcrafted-By--Electric-Model.aspx

You can also get a custom one made from your signature.. but they are pricy.. almost 300$.

Maeryk

soldering iron, steady hand. Far simpler.

Maeryk

Nope, HIPAA doesn't cover medical studies. Just one doctor at the hospital could log in the injuries (and they are legally required to) without the names, etc... Then there is the track record, without the HIPAA issue. NO documentation at all makes me nervous. The local hospital KNOWS we have a hug...

Maeryk

NO documentation at all makes me nervous. The local hospital KNOWS we have a huge event. They have SEEN a bunch of us. We have fleets of ambulances visiting them. But NO documentation on ANY injuries at all? Not even a twisted ankle on a dutchess who danced too hard one night? Weird.... -Aaron HIPA...

Maeryk

What I personally appreciate about this thread is...not a lot of Hubris is being tossed around...Remember that even the "Best" Lose the contest sometimes...less than others I suppose...but Lose they do. It only takes hubris if hubris is making up for a lack of skills elsewhere. I mean, al...

Maeryk

Isabella E wrote:Sir Sichelgaita von Halstern, if that's her anyway.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/47368232@N ... 68/?page=3

That's her. She's a hoot.

Maeryk · Re: West Coast Armoury Update 6.14.11 How do you really feel, Matt?

How do you really feel, Matt?

Maeryk

We used to make Ccollar gorgets all the time. You will want to trim down the bits under your ears though.. Just duct tape some thick leather over the outside. And fix your helmet so you aren't getting hit in the freakin neck.

Maeryk

any suggestions for a homemade ( or something I probably already have around the house ) de-greaser to clean up the flywheel... its dirty.... eww. and Would it be helpful to take some pictures? Soak it in a tub of simple green or that purple stuff.. let it sit overnight and then take a brush to it.

Maeryk

I have to wonder if the London pattern wasn't more designed for traveling work (like a farriers forge, small, compact, does EVERYTHING in one place), so has all the bells and whistles one might need, whereas a firmly located smith would have things set up where he needs them, day in day out, for rou...

Maeryk

I just placed a small order with McMaster Carr. One box of 40 rivets to be exact. I went through the process not reading the small print and didn't realize until too late that they don't tell you the shipping cost. Do they screw you on shipping? They're only like 60 miles from me, so I'm going to b...

Maeryk

I love video games. The problem is they are (or tend to be) formulaic. Storyboarded, and set up.. evened and "Faired" for all playing. I think this does a disservice for people who see what we do, and assume it, also, is formulaic, storyboarded, set up, evened and "faired". You w...

Maeryk

That would be Sir Seichel(I am sure I butchered that) from House Von Halstern. It's like, "Sichelgaeta" or something. And she's a hoot. And I mean NO disrespect when I say she can go toe to toe with men on virtually anything, including peeing for distance, I'm convinced. She's a great gal.

Maeryk

I know some people think that is absurd but have you ever thought about why it is REQUIRED that the thrusting tip on a melee weapon MUST have the thrusting tips marked in a contrasting color? It's so your opponent is aware of it. I know, shocking but true. No, it's so you can see if it ISN'T there....

Maeryk

I know one guy who absolutely COULD NOT SEE through a bar grill. Went totally blind of anything but the grill as soon as he put one on. He always had to fight in something with an eyeslot or individual occularia.

But, I think people like that are the exception, not the rule.

Maeryk

Regarding "compromise" and rule changes, the only changes to CA rules have been in favor of non-ca fighters. I will agree that most of them were driven by increased safety, but at no time (that I am aware of) have non-ca armor or weapon standards been changed to compromise with ca. I know...

Maeryk

"10 GREASE ZERK FITTINGS 8MM X 1.0 90° ANGLE ELBOW " "Offered here is 10 quantity hard to find 8mm X 1.0 90° angle elbow grease/zerk fittings. " The $15 for 50 look like 45 deg fittings, so they wont drill out right. But that same vendor might have 90's for same price. Yep. And ...

Maeryk

I have been using olive oil as a quick coating on the steel portions of my armor to prevent as much oxidization as I am able. After applying it to my splints (and inevitably getting some on the leather beneath) I became curious at the darkening effect it had on the leather. I have since read that i...

Maeryk

Well, I hope it is not junk- I ended up winning it at $37. I either got the deal of the century, or completely screwed, I guess! If the welding mask is decent, you got a deal. All else is gravy. I'm going to bet you don't have a lot of adjustment on the stick, and it's not going to weld battleship ...

Maeryk

Leather needs to be kept supple, but not wet. (You want oil to displace the water that would otherwise fill the cells, this is skin, remember). All of the products Audax lists above will work. The trick is you cannot only do it once. It needs to be routine maintenance. If you leave it out in the rai...

Maeryk

I read it like you would read "I can do research in politics and anthropology." Your sentence could be taken either way. I simply took the wrong meaning from it Again, I didn't confuse the two and stand by my original statement that I've seen too many in the SCA not doing anything remotel...

Maeryk

Charlotte - So sorry, I didn't notice the 'just' in your original message. I agree with you that it isn't simply re-creation. There's a LOT to do if you are interested. And Maeryk, I wasn't confusing the two. I simply know far too many people in the SCA not researching or recreating anything. Also,...

Maeryk

Not really. Here you just take the usual ego and testosterone and add in a splash of the Nerd-Factor, that's all... Rod.. his point is that even though it's not a forum specific for SCA, we make up, or take up, the majority of the space on it.. and that there are plenty of other groups also represe...

Maeryk

I think that's a question of "recreation", not "re-creation". The SCA is not just re-creation. And there's nothing wrong with that, it's just a different game. Ah, but it is supposed to be. From scademo.com: "What is the SCA? The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an...

Maeryk

Is there any big difference to the technique when edging an aluminum shield? When I did mine (same basic idea as Vitus is using, but I went long-way round and didn't use glue), I found that putting a cap around the edge first (the trim stuff you can get for edges of auto doors.. looks like U) made ...

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