The Armour Archive

losthelm

It looks like mild steel with some sort of paint.
A magnet will let you know for sure.
If its just fungerprints a flannel or cotton cloth should let you remove them with just a little water.
Rub it down with a dry cloth to ensure its dry.

losthelm

Prices may be a little dated, cost for materials depends a lot on what kind of canvas your buying, how its treated, and dimensions.
you can try goggling and calling the listed contact number to see who answers the phone.

losthelm

What material is the helm made of? What's coatings, paints, or finished are on the helm now? Usually finger prints are skin oils that can be removed with a lint free cloth or coffee filter. Some pieces come covered in a protective layer of oil that serves to reduce rust but transfers to everything w...

losthelm

Who's rubber head?

If your cutting it down a seax may fit the bill.
Having. Second can be handy in melee

losthelm

Have you considered Japanese?
Tetsubo or nagamaki are a boatload of fun.

losthelm

What type? Personally I think the silo flex/ #5 drilled rubber stopper are fairly quick. home depo/lowes for straight lengths of silo flex and a lab supply company for the stoppers. The fiberglass from argentloupus with balder blunts and ApD are a bit more expencive but still are fairly quick to make.

losthelm

What are you using it for?

losthelm

For leather try Torvaldr his webpage is skaldic.com

losthelm

Windrose, munition grade arms and I think red falcon carry it.

losthelm

it depends a bit on where you are. Icefalcon and munition grade arms are common on the east coast centeral USA. Shipping costs are reasonable under a certain length. West coast has a few other options. Shipping to Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific rim, and NZ/Australia can get expencive. At that point i...

losthelm

This one?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwr68gROYM0

Searching Hampton court kitchen or Tudor cooking brings up a few options.

losthelm

A lot of church brass have a clear lacquer or varnish to help avoid tarnish. Start by roving the loose dust with air and a cloth and look at the construction of the piece. You may have joints or pieces that are bent, missing, or otherwise damaged. There is a lot of work to get everything cleaned and...

losthelm

Its thin metal often used in roofing along joints and seams.

losthelm

I can whip up a butted link avaintail in that time period. 3/8" ID 14 gauge galvanized steel.
$50 plus shipping For a 5 pannel model as shown in Brian prices book techniques on medieval armour reproduction...

Icefalcon and welded chainmail.com may also have something instock though try are not in NY.

losthelm

At this point its going to the local ace hardware and seeing if a stock item will fit.

If its anything like the roper whitney I may have to order in parts, or just be careful not to drop the handle on my head.

losthelm

It sounds/looks a bit like Sam brown buttons.

losthelm

What is the bolt size/thread to attach the pipe handle on a B2A shear? Looks like a corse thread 5/16"... On a side note if something is listed as "local pickup" ask about shipping anyway... Any other maintenance issues or adjustment tips on something that's been siting for a few years. Pulled from ...

losthelm

There are a number of web forums that show how made smokers and food dehydrator setups. A box lined with foil is often enough for radiant heat cooking over a camp fire. A more durable setup may be constructed from panels of plywood lined with flashing. Insulation may help but the right kind if insul...

losthelm

What user name are they using?

I did a quick look at the membership rolls and could not find any one with "krenn" in there user name
even searching for "Salzburg" in the posts brought up mostly things dealing with either calontir crown in 06 or a particular museum/cathedral in Germany.

losthelm

I wouldn't, any damage in in use would endup with ceramic/glass fibers in what your cooking.

losthelm

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/tool%20 ... %2001.html

Clang armoury, I think Facebook has other stuff as well.

losthelm

you should be able to add a metal disk around 12-14" to the handles/yolk when lifting the crucible by the lugs.
They should act as shields and help to deflect some of the heat.

losthelm

foot switches are a great idea for pneumatic tools and jobs where you need two hands on the work.

losthelm

You may be looking for sneck hooks, I know one archiver was selling them but will have to search for it tomorrow.

losthelm

Smokers and comercial holding cabinets reach temp for what your doing.
Secondhand they are fairly reasonable.

Your option may work but you may endup with hot spots.
A small vent may help provide convection.

losthelm

How close are you when fighting in?
How do you move when he tries trusting through the shield edge?

Do you make it to pennsic?
Duke Maynard in Aethemlearc may have some ideas.
He fights glaive quite well and may have some ideas.

losthelm

A wooden frame built like a counter top or workbench should be strong enough. 3x4 Plywood and 2x3 or 2x4s with cross bracing. Eye hooks and S hooks or cargo straps should work you could extent the frame arms a it or add tubes/pipe to add handles. The arms may then be used in an A frame setup to hold...

losthelm

What does your setup look like?
It should be posible to use add a piece of metal
To your handles to help with heat some.

The local welding shop may have a few option when it comes to protective equipment as well.

losthelm

How big does it need to be and what are you using the oven for? Besides clay what else are you using in the mix? One of my pennsic camp mates builds a small size version for glass working. Size is about 14" half dome with 2-3" walls. They use straw or wood shavings I think in the mix, it usually bre...

losthelm

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losthelm

Going from raw horn to finished takes a lot of labor.
Nothing made stateside will be as cheap as allibaba.

If you have a labor source try contacting larger arbirator and slauterhouses.

losthelm

You can try returning it for a properly sized garment
Or sold/traded and you can buy another.

Xxl to medium is not really going to happen without padding out your torso a lot.

losthelm

Are my prices off or should I try eBay?

losthelm

for small blacksmithing bar work a hole in the ground , a it of iron pipe and a blower. For a blower you can start with bellows. A hair drier works but they are not designed for continuos use long. a small rheostat and squirrel cage blower is a better option. Mecanical blowers are another option and...

losthelm

Most if us buy sheet metal and work it cold, with the accasional normalizing cycle. all you really need is to reach 1250 or so and let it cool slowly. This is the point steel starts to glow. A few shops do hot work usually with OXY fuel for localized heating. A few others also go through a heat trea...

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