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losthelm

I thnk that this one is aimed at punch buckler style weapons. that rule was written before madus were in the list. the targe would only work well to catch and trap weapons they we play up hear. although shield to shield contact is only limited to what is percived as safe so you can pin it to you opp...

losthelm

I think that the average is between 6-8 inches and one to 3 in depth.

losthelm

plates for a cop.
add a ridge or throw a bowling ball at it for a slightly dished effect to add strenth.

losthelm

losthelm

you want to pick one up for me?
I can mail out a MO tomarrow.

losthelm

making some basket hilts out of stainless how many people actualy use 3/16?
what diamiter are you using?

losthelm

curved heaters usualy go for a bit more then that in aluminum I think is about 40 and in wood I have sceen them start at 30 for just the shield blanks.

losthelm

zackwhite.com
mcmastercarr.com
or rjlealy.com
or any of the other fine mearchants at

losthelm

ok first go to the store and get some poster board. cut out football shaped sections then match side A to side B make shure you have a good over lap. put holes in with a paper punch take and put a tab bend on the out side pieces these tabs will be the mounting brackets. make shure you have tabs at t...

losthelm

if your in western NY our local group is trying to get together to make some stuff in the near future although exact dates are still up in the air.

losthelm

you can have them shipped to me and I will weld them and ship them to you at the cost of mailing. but I only have axcess to the shop for the next three weeks.

losthelm

welcom back to the archive

losthelm

taking a field trip to lincon electric in chicago. Does any one know if they have a store or somthing to buy merchandice?
assuming I can get a good deal on some tools any idea how much would be a good idea to take?

losthelm

wow that diagram got scrambled good
basic balista can been sceen hear
http://www.stormthewalls.dhs.org/Siege/OtherSiegeEngines/Full/RomanPalintonePlan.jpg
but a bit smaller so that I can use golf tube blunts.

losthelm

that would have been
the art of blacksmithing by alex W bealer
isbn o-o6-015225-7
the copy I have sells for 24.95
the book it self has been around for a while they reprint every few years

losthelm

going to try making a balist out of stainless. but haveing a bit of truble figering out dementions. I want to keep this light so that I can use it for combat archery. evil I know. How thick should the plate be? the ajustment for the torshion spring I thought to make using an O-let with a plate welde...

losthelm

theres always sabotor french kick boxing. one of the meanest western arts.

losthelm

ugly as homemade sin thats a keeper
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1722700926&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1019255179&indexURL=0&rd=1

is that even close?

losthelm

preheat the weld for about 4 hours to around 500 then weld with nickle rod throught it back in the oven after. also make shure you have gound the joint clean it makes a big differance. althought on my last castiorn project I preheated then tig welded it with 309 stainless. so far working pretty well

losthelm

arnis fighting stick are comminly made out of rattan allthough they are some times made they are made of plastics and hard woods.

losthelm

I believe aetheamark has youth combat broken up in to four age groups sword and shield for the younger and move wepon forms as the groups advance. lacross helms or equivalant not to many turneys but I bleave that most are round robin.

losthelm

the local welding shop can get it but will probibly carge you around 9-13 a pound with a minamum order of ten pounds unless they move a lot of it.

losthelm

I believe that a skirt would look well. with soup can knees hidden under you fighting garb it would stick out very little.
with more protecton then plastic although it would take a bit longer very much worth the effort.

losthelm

it actualy calls for ducktape.
although its easy enuff to modify to somthing reasonable.
although its uglyer in the list then it sounds.

losthelm

probibly would work but its goign to be a bit expencive to shape. I have only heard of it being worked hot. if you can find a copy of ryerson hand book you should be able to find a bit more info.

losthelm

cleening out my book shelf and ran accrost almost a full set of AD&D books. players hand book game masters hand book dieties and demigods monster cylopedea and another one that I can not rember no torn pages no wrighting inside. also star fontears another game by TRS just trying to find out there va...

losthelm

work at building up the callouses slowly. I use badger balm mostly available at eastern mountain sports, gallians and most other places that sell rock climbing gear. tig gloves run about 10 dolars a pair with about as much feeling as fencing gloves once you break them in. should last a bit but I man...

losthelm

I saw a few for sale at pensic with four one inch rings welded at right angles. you could also try a strip of steel around the edge with the top and bottom edge curved in so that it looks in cross section something like this (---R---). A T T A N

losthelm

Where are you buying your latex? and what prices are you paying.
the local hardware store it charging about 88 cents a foot.
Also what are you using to "tie" the bands?
assuming that knots are out.
I am curently located in hartstone.
I think we were right next door last year.

losthelm

if I rember right the camera used is mounted just above the shield basket. With a push button triger thingy. I believe that he was using a disposable camera.

losthelm

work it hot. for titanium you have to heat it first. thats why it takes 15 hours for andy ward to make a pair of titanium ganutlets

losthelm

if they are not heavey enuff for the sheet metal the we use. chances are that they will work well for brass or copper shiny bits.

losthelm

there are a few armouries that will sell helm kit's. all the pieces you need. all you have to do is shape and rivet. the amount of shaping and riveting depends on the kit.
if you do all the paterning in posterboard you could probibly find a local shop that would do the cutting for you.

losthelm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1087812400
for a planishing stake.
they seem to pop up all the time on ebay.
the last ones went for 23 dollars.

losthelm

can you post that in english I would apreceate it.

what do you use?

field trip

ballista

what are they worth?

how would this work?