The Armour Archive

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For charcoal production I used 55 gallon drums. Easy to find easy and large enough to do the job. I started the fire and just sealed up the drum after it got going. Next day I would have enough charcoal for a few hours of heavy use. Avoid using pressure treated lumber, painted, stained an otherwise ...

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often adding an avaintail helps cover caps between the helm and gorget. Fit can be a little tricky to estimate without handling it. With that style the face plate has to line up well. 3/8" up or down interferes with vision. Starting with 14 gauge works... they don't tell you what gauge or how thin t...

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The shape of the fire pot changes quite a bit if your working sheet metal instead of bar stock. Charcoal needs a little more depth than coal. If your working sheet metal intending to use a localized heat it changes things a bit. I'm wondering if something between a rocket stove and small blast furna...

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What your talking about is almost vambraces with attached cops. For vambraces I usually start with a pair of tube socks, ducktape, and scissors. Bandage scissors are preferred, blunt tip scissors will work. Start by cutting the toe off so you have a long fabric cylinder.. Then put your sock on the a...

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The big issue is that most sealers don't flex or don't bond with the base material.
wax works well but needs to be reapplied regularly.

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It sounds like there is enough interest to do another run...

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Are you looking to buy or make one?
Whats the budget?
free standing, wall mount, or attached to a base of some sort?

losthelm

Depends on the event, most are fine if the weather is dry. Any chance of tearing up the venue likely puts you in the parking lot. Chances are much better of you being able to drive out when its all sead and done. blocks of 2x8 or larger would let you use leveling feet for uneven ground. There are a ...

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A lot depends on construction. If the splints are farther apart you want thicker leather. If your stitching the plates between two layers of material you want something a little thinner. With the plates overlapping and sandwiching thinner leather should work. You could likely use a upholstery leathe...

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It may help to cross post to tousando as well.

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For the hardened leather skaldic.com or havoc hides.
Add the cops yourself.
Cops are easy enough to find from any number of shops.
Al or rough from the hammer have budget options.

losthelm

Well considering mandrake tips are not allowed on fiberglass spears at pennsic this year it should make things easier. Though there are several other 2" tips available from Icefalcon and Baron Erik as well as several home built options to deal with. As marshals pennsic has special issues. A lot more...

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Send a note to MadMatt

He's sending me a few mild steel bosses any day now.

Quality and consistency of product is really good.

losthelm

Start with cotton as a pratice option.
The bent arm and quilting effects the fitting a bit.

Long line linnen is definitely the way to go.
Linnen Tow or bambo batting should proform well.
Duke Sir Christopher in Aethelmearc's has a class handout that should help.

losthelm

Pennsic is 32 days out. So be prepared and check your gear. Padding and chin straps on helms Worn Straps, loose rivets, and armour bits. Tape, hilts, and thrusting tips on weapons. Its a lot easier to fix now then 10 minutes before inspection point closes. Pack a second Gender Specific Groin Protect...

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It can work but joints tend to be a concern with heavy use things just don't wear evenly. Sections of timber offer a bit more support/mass, and they are often cheap or free. Arborists, local road and park workers, and lumber jacks often cut down trees. Pieces unsuitable for the sawmills work well fo...

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Ironmonger is another vendor state side.
6" is really huge for a ball stake and maybe a custom job.
At at one point Hal was making larger mushroom stakes from pipe fittings.
Still working fairly well but I'm only using 16 gauge most days.

Some specialty autobody Dollys may also work.

losthelm

Your making progress, I like the nylon/hdpe plastic hammers. Sometimes you can find wood or other materials as well. The other brands like Fournier, dagger, and such come in other radius but they can get expencive. It takes a bit more muscle power than using a heavier hammer though. Your moving a lo...

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If you need longer poles 2" PVC pipe with a bolt through will work as extensions. Usually about 4" in on a 10" length. Its a fairly popular technique for tilting tables at festivals for display. 4" side on the front and the 6" side on the back. One of our encampment does this with their 10x20 carpor...

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The best way to be a professional is to find a partner with a real job and benefits. The next best option is to have a real job and work on your side busness nights and weekends. Cuts your personal expenses a ton and the security of a regular paycheck is huge. Online sales and events have varriying ...

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Garland is the most common but there are a few others manufactures.
Green and tweed, Chicago, and Thor brands are identical.

The split head hammers can also take different inserts.
Plastics, rubber, urathane, copper, brass and whatnot.

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Well the target $100 assumes your putting in just many hours covering the rest of the busness. Research and development Billing Promotion Sourcing materials and tools Social networking Marketing And everything else that's not swinging a hammer. If someone else is dealing with sales, shipping, promot...

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Welcome to the archive, The 16 gauge mild steel will work fairly well for what your doing, Hardware stores often charge a bit more than metal shops or steel suppliers. So far my best prices are scrap yards or a local fab shop. last time around it was $60 for 2 4x4 sheets. Its not thick enough for he...

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looks good, I will start at

$70

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The links are working, it may help to scan the patterns.
Estimating size/shape is a little tricky based on a skewed image.

In general things tend to workout a little differently depending on tools, techniques, and experiance.

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I'm not really sure what's left on the market.
If I rember right getting a garden or yard sprayer of some type made application a lot easier.
It seams some treatments had a strong Oder requiring a long time to cure.
Others effect weight or the fabric.

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A few questions.
Did you preshrink the canvas.
Besides waterproofing how do you intend to avoid mold and mildew.
Some aftermarket canvas treatments include some "flame" resistance additives.
Some do not.

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What are you using them for?
SCA finger gauntlets usually start at twice your budget,
A few shops over seas make finger gauntlets that work for costume or adhere to other group standards.

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Al/Mercinarys tailor has the best looking ones. But I think he works primarily in mild steel. Mine are coming out a bit more munition grade. Cet/rough from the hammer does stainless but the cops are basic. Rober stokewood does fairly good work as well. Mal Tolby also offers cops. I'm not doing stain...

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Usually its broken down for the item, then any extras or upgrades. The piece Of armour Upgrade to period buckles Custom tooling Custom dye job Sock items would simply have the cost of the item. Tooling and paint really need to be estimated untill you can accurately ball park labor. Saying tooling is...

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In general there are a handful of useful alloys mentioned.
At that price point 32square feet of 17-7 will cover the water bill.

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304 is a low alloy stainless more prone to rust if you hot working. It can be very springy if properly heat threat. Fairly common. 308 and 316 are more resistant to oxidation and often sceen in kitchens and food service. The 2506 I'm not familure with, 2507 is a high cromium alloy used a lot in chem...

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