The Armour Archive

losthelm

when I started the problem was a bad batch flux core wire. what kind of wire are you using also what kind of shielding gas? it may be your gas coverage so try and keep a little closer to the weld surface set your gap at about 1/16 and give it a try pratice a bit before trying a helm. try a back hand...

losthelm

ok I have most of a 10 pound spool left over form this years course in welding
its 71-gs I have a small mig at home that uses the 2 pound spools. is there a way to put the flux core wire on to a small mig wheel or make a axile for the larger spool to run ti on a smaller mig welder?

losthelm

for cleening try navel jelly.
I hear a lot of people use Pam but I am not shure how well it works out.

losthelm

also works well for small art metal bits like flowers and picture frames.
the cases on the power supplys is quite durable but there is very little of it.

losthelm

Konstantin the Red
sounds like you may have gotten a spool of large diamiter MIG wire. submerged arc wire can come in about 14 guage maybe a little bigger. as small as.023 depending on your supplyer.
may also have been tig rod depending on how it comes.

losthelm

server cases are perfect for armour.
regular cases work well for lamallar or chinese mountain pattern armour.
pattern for both of them can be found under patterns or essays.

losthelm

you might beable to find fiberglass poles at the local farm supply type place in 3/8 inch about twice the size of the bike flag poles avalible at wallmart work well for boffer cores. I beleave that one of the large fencing suply places makes some childrens boffers out of solid foam should work well ...

losthelm

8inch line plyers.
with a wraped grips in conjunction with a pair of cut down needle nose pliers or a chuck key with a grove cut in the pin.

losthelm

do you have enuff to share?
I could use enuff to make a cop for a large person 250 -6foot with a skirt. plus splinted arms and legs.

but my budget is a bit low. if you could pick up some for me I would apreceate it.

losthelm

eo has you beat at 70.

corrected for a miss quote

[This message has been edited by losthelm (edited 05-08-2002).]

losthelm

from talking to Andy Ward last year at pennsic you will need to heat it up. then shape. as for cutting it I have no idea.
but I will look in to it.

losthelm

any one taking consignments for pennsic?
should have some small stuff to sell but just a few pieces.

losthelm

making a coat of plates is a little cheeper.
done with steel or plastic plates riveted to a 4 oz leather. quick rivets will let you get it done in an weekend.

losthelm

count me in for a raiding party.

losthelm

five or six trapazoids linked together.

losthelm

4 in 1
trapazoid methud.
with 14 guage 3/8 id

losthelm

go with either a coat of plates or some splinted leather. coat of plates will cost maybe 50 to make less if you have the tools. leather a little more but not much. easy enuff to get done in a weekend or two. joints take a little longer but not much to cover. gauntlets and a helm are going to be you ...

losthelm

rivet sets and rivet anvils. do you guys have any pictures?

losthelm

sounds like the planets can in to alignment just for you.
puting up with hellish trafic. coming home with a B-1 a but load of leather supplys and a whitney punch on the way. plus an opertunity to met wonderful people to share a drink and reminise.

losthelm

can you post pics?

losthelm

bolt cutters work well for round stock.
wiss shears will work for 16 but its rought going. save up some cash and stop at the pawn shop check for any tools they may have.

losthelm

lay down with as much of you covered as posible. so that if some one like pod takes a walk over you and happens to step on your ankle or knee you dont break any thing.

losthelm

check out the local steel yard for butt welded pipe caps. not quite shure how well they would work compared to the bottle ends.
but worth looking in to.

losthelm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1727870223

not mine but looked like a good deal

losthelm

afte making that many helms you can justify grabing a whitney off ebay.

losthelm

meet EO
know to feed the hungry and cloth the mundanes.

losthelm

more of a middle eastern style. other things were smoked but tobaco is what I would use for an A&S project. I rember hearing once that tobaco also had a old world history form the dark content. The newer varitys importated form the americas were less harsh.
atleast thats what I rember as a child.

losthelm

piece of leather cut about 3/4diamiter of pool noodle. make a X in the middle about the diamiter of your ratan make it a bit tight pusth it on and tape it up.
if you are not using clackers make it a bit smaller.

losthelm

looking for information on growing the period tobaco instead of the hybred stuff they have now.
To go with a waterpipe also need to build one and have no idea where to start or how they work.

losthelm

I use a 4inch piece of ratan split in to quarters shave the back side in to more of a trapazoid cross section and tape it on

losthelm

if you are going full speed chances are you will end up spliting the wood.
If I rember right the tread had the sugestion of making a leather sleave at fir over the baton. be it wood or ratan. for a more period look them ducktape.

losthelm

Find some one to make a drawing of it first.
maybe if he sees how horedus it looks he Will decide to go with something a bit more traditioal. Or maybe he wants the brestplate to be anime and just has trubble describing what he wants.

[This message has been edited by losthelm (edited 05-04-2002).]

losthelm

do you have a picture or a link?

losthelm

hammers and a stump or a dishing form. something to cut the metal most start with a jig saw or a chisle A drill. others know somebody who knows some body with a throatless shear or nibbler that handles heavey sheet metal. you will want other tools such as files, hacksaw, vice up to welders and grind...

losthelm

it makes my head hurt.
a strong snap form a sword to the top with blade paralel to the ground the the apex of sead helm.

or a flat snap to that ridge would do a lot of damage to your weapon. a little dry or maybe a little worn would snap it like a twig.

mig wire question

selling at pennsic?

rivets

waterpipe and period tobaco