The Armour Archive

losthelm

there is a special shear that will cut it for you. actualy cost just over the price of a knock off hf shear. a good saw will run around 20 at most but the blades will need to be replaces all the time. a good chop saw will also work well disks usualy last a while in an shop. and it usualy takes only ...

losthelm

actualy I think the biggest thing is that not all 16guage is 16guage a lot is sold a little thinner. also the metal thins a bit as its polished and refinished over time.

losthelm

seein that im a poor colage student do you have a pattern you use? what id/guage do you use?

losthelm

after reading some of the post on beltsanders what all is out there for plans and instructions on home build shop equipment?

losthelm

actualy the deformation caused by heating is probibly due to uneven heating or cooling
actualy kind of fun to see just how much you can shape something with nothing more the a toarch.

losthelm

any idea on where to find a pair other then ebay?
for sca frencing

losthelm

for 14 guage or bigger I use the 3m snips
for everything else.
I use dykes (also known as diagonal cut pliers) with a grove cut to except the wire.

losthelm

sounds like it needs to be annealed before continuing work.
drilling out the crack works well after all that how they patch the cracks in auto glass.

if you want you can re fill the whole at a latter point by backing the spot with a piece of ceramic and welding over the whole.

losthelm

I want to make a fencing dublet and need a patern.

any ideas on where to look?

losthelm

super glue
neddle and thread an extra buckle or two.
a twist drill.

a flask of wiskey with shot glasses and some dried frute

wiskey of corse when the whole thing is fubar.

surgical tubing and some cord.

losthelm

this is just an after thought but is this the same guy that was a little confused with what 16 guage actualy is?

losthelm

you may also be able to lace them to the plate via some leather or cordage.

losthelm

it realy depends on the temper of the aluminum. the different numbers after give the chemical composition. so it realy depends on how its treated.

losthelm

you can do it althought it may be a little hard to get the equipment. crucible probibly made of ceramic runing around 90+ lime stone 15+ around 6hours at the forge working the bellows if using hard wood charcoal around 25 coal a bit cheeper but still six hours. once the piece is done you will need t...

losthelm

salt water and flour will work make a salt dough bake and then dremmel out the shape. it will smoke a little so do it out side the first time or two.

there is a rubber that will work for pewter but now quite shure what its called.

losthelm

looks like a large opening at the back of the head once you have it padded. althought the ridges make it look a little like a falice.

losthelm

check out the local scrap yard the bigger the better get a motor from a washer. preferabley one from an industreal washer.

losthelm

usuly the people that have the most problem have been hit in a non res battle and ended up playing for less then a minite when they have spent the last 3 months preparing for the battle. any one who has never pulled a string will never have a problem with archers... the equipment on the other hand i...

losthelm

get a small steel bowl from the store walmart or any thrift store. drill a larg hole in to the center. fill with fuel karosean or grill fluid work well. cover the rest with nut shells or hard wood charcoal light it then then cover the whole thing with the bowl prop up the sides about half an inch or...

losthelm

start off with the welding distributors and then move on to the larger scrap yards.

make shure to mention you only need the bottom few inches. tell them exactly what you ar going to use them for if they seam a little nervious.

losthelm

print up the pattern and put it on the archive.

losthelm

the problem is shrink age the wood is worked green and then cured and shrinks a bit. usualy fixed with another wedge or replacing the handles right off when you buy them. its always good to have some shaped to form just incase. shaping hammer handles takes little time and only 4 tools so it can rela...

losthelm

stop by the junk yard with a six pack and have then watch for stuff for you express intrest in round shapes and sheet metal. ocationaly they may come acrost more important pieces for you IE real tools. it might be odd but once in a while a few hammer heads show up at the local scrap yard and once ev...

losthelm

a pen knife and thats about it so far. dam snow

losthelm

judging by the last post trying to use it for any type of sparing I would sugest rattan. it will last a bit longer then most hard woods and does not splinter so when it breaks. althought iron wood may also work well that is one I have not yeat tried.

losthelm

hate to do it but for get a bout melwakie and boch metabo. start off with the air driven varity. I prefer them much better then the eletric.
but i guess its all a matter of choice

losthelm

I have a bunch willing to trade two lots
first is around 50 feet or so
seckond is probibly 35

this is the green varity about 1/16 thick and an od of 3/8 or 1/2.
looking for the larger tips for rapier combat.
or other sca or armour related stuff.

losthelm

heavery cotton thread and a triangular nedle I find mine in a varity pack. thread with a whip stich one the edge or a sadle stich and then stich about every 4 rows or so depending on the weight and wear.

losthelm

where in canada are you?
most of the armourer in canada are more then willing to help people build stuff in there shop at cost for little more then pushing a broom.

losthelm

not shure althougth puting that many copys up at once is not realy a good idea. and poseing with arness sticks makes me wonder.

losthelm

not legal the socity page states that a kingdome can increase the requirments but can not drop below socity minimums. as for the guage thing there are a few different guage standards set up and that is why the socity mentions both 16 guage and .o625 so in reality the seller needs to do a little more...

losthelm

works about as well as a dremil with out the flexy shaft.

losthelm

I have 5+ pounds of the lighter surgical tubing and hopefuly should be able to add one to the block next pennsic if things work out. camped with hartstone just the other side of thescorre last year.

losthelm

piss on it and leave it in a buck of sawdust.

losthelm

check out new bridge the camped on N-08 last year with thescorre. I beleave one of them had two or three.

home brew shop equipment

chain gloves

looking for a patern

surgical tubing