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losthelm

You should be able to figure weight fairly easily by crunching the numbers of a blank.
Steel is around .283 per square inch.
Or 7.65 lbs per square foot of 3/16" A36 steel plate.
You also have the handle, rivets, and associated hardware to consider.

losthelm

With those kinds of issues I would hesitate for them to be drinking with anything sharper than a corkscrew and bottle opener.

Seriously if they have issues treat them as such before someone gets hurt.
Needing to babysit an adult takes a lot of resources that may be needed elseware.

losthelm

Icefalcon may have them as for the rivet tool you can likely use a rivet set or something.
another supplier would be Kult of Athena or GDFB

losthelm

Your picking a hard row to hoe. Look at the process used by established shops to get a blade that's both hard and spring like. Hardening and Tempering something that big take more tooling and quality control then most home shops. I'm fairly certain that machetes are using a different temper then SCA...

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Windrose, by my hand designs, or a good leather shop. Leather/cobbler supply shops will have vibram or similar materials in sheet form. Alternatively you can use leather. Hear is one method. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=132775 I don't socket mine like vitus does but tha...

losthelm

Portable holes are an sca term for temporary stands. steel with a few rings or sections of pipe to hold banner, sheet walls, and pennants. Or A umbrella stand type contraption made from steel or wood with padded feet to avoid marking floors indoors. Similar to flag stands. I'm not sure why we took t...

losthelm

What size and when do you need them by?
Are you looking for the angle iron type that drive into the earth or something for use indoors or on concrete/asphalt?

losthelm

What is the scale/dementions?

You could likely use steel and blacken it with oil for contrast.
Mounting the brass with escutcheon pins.

losthelm

A lot of the brasses point to the scalloped edge being part of the garment worn under the armour, or a lining material of some type. We start seeing some shaped edges on the spaulders and gauntlets before the knees, and elbows. Mac or Talbot I think would have references dating when the transition s...

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those board game boxes are quite useful for all sorts of odd shaped boxes.

losthelm

Do a little research and fully understand what's actually going on with the fumes. If my memory is firing on at least 3 cylinders the process needs to be done away from tools and equipment. higher concentrations tend to fume and it will deposit on other surfaces in the shop. Polished hammers endup w...

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Be aware that the holes may need to be deburred a little. Metal that thin tends to shift just a little and can wear on the cording over time. You could try blackening the plates to reduce the rust issue. It adds a little labor on the front end but can look very nice when your finished and reduce upk...

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The perf plate can be riveted instead of welded. Small 1/8" rivets work well with 1/8" hole 3/16" off set. The edge bit should take the heat from welding ok. I would suspect tig welding was used, smaller bead smaller heat effected zone. Letting the mesh retain more of its strength. Patch pannels cut...

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On the other hand if he's selling blanks and bar stock it may be worth listing them.
In the past I have used small bits for making pendants.
Pattern welded stainless is intresting to cut with a jewlers saw.

losthelm

I have used templates a lot as a starting point to develop my own patterns. Talbots wisby gorget, various knees, and elbows, vambraces, and other basics free patterns help a ton. often the first two or three endup off sizes a little for seam allowance, materials and general shaping differences. piec...

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What's it made out of? There are a number of patina options that work. Brownell, castwell, scultp nouveau, birchwood casey, and ganoskin are worth looking at. You need to clean the armour well before applying any chemicals. Skin oils, environmental contaminants, and what surface flaws can effect the...

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Your location can make a difference. shipping across a border gets expensive. If you have a local scrap yard or highway department you may find some retired street signs or aluminum drops/scrap from a fab shop. They don't hold up nearly as well as what you get through icefalcon or windrose but your ...

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A lot depends on the paint and surface prep Sharpie will work some but its not easy to get an even coat. Removing paint/sharpie is all about the right solvent. You can darken the etched surface with liver of sulphur and then buffed the raised portion to add contrast. In theory there are other option...

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You also have issues temper when welding material like wire. Shaping perf plate is a little tricky but can be done. One side of the plate often has a cheese grader texture that will wear on leather, plastic and wooden handles. In addition to welding you can also use rivets. for welding you want to d...

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I have brass rivets and escutcheon pins on my ebay page. Though any one selling hinges will likely have them. I know there are a few videos on youtube and articles hear and on the roman army forums if you want to try the DIY option. you may endup with one of the eastern European shops like armstreet...

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hear are a few options. ottosarmoury.webs.com/ He has some long over due backlog but his current stuff usually ships in a few weeks. ironmongerarmory.com/stock-helms Iron monger does a decent job a usualy has a wait time after large events like pennsic. https://www.flickr.com/photos/21215018@N07/ Hj...

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A few things that may help, if your group knows anyone that travels most hotels will hold packages for guests. Carrying one back in the luggage would save you a bit and if you have anyone coming to from out of country. Spangen helms and great helms can be made with very basic tools, they often look ...

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Most municipalities have annual hazardous waste collections for batteries, chemicals, paint, oil and pesticides. You may find some helpful info on the chemistry involved searching online. sculpt nouveau, art metal, or ganoskin, likely will have something. There are also a few instruct able articles ...

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Acid will etch at different speeds depending on temp and concentration. Mild will etch a lot faster then stainless. so you may want to do them seperatly and do trial pieces. Ask madmatt for piece of the same sheet so you can experiment a little. As the acid etches it will form bubbles that won't etc...

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Sigtyr hear is the tread on its construction.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=79785

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A lot depends on what your working on at the pell. Marshal arts suppliers offer various styles for this reason. Speed, range and targeting, footwork, power vary a little in design. Depending on the space available you could build a wooden And hang your target from that. It ends up looking a bit like...

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Jamie over at polarbearforge.com has a few options. There are a few other shops as well but he has the most options in material and design. 16 gauge is fairly heavy for lamellar. With the overlap you might be able to use something thinner or a better quality material such as spring steel, or stainle...

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I have one made from conduit. I flattened the length into an oval shape using my bench vice time processed to squish the ends flat. Then hit them with a hammer to finish the job. Finished off the rough edges with a file, drilled holes and mounted similar to asbrand. Mine only extended to the edge of...

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Hal has some photos on his Facebook. Clang has some, ironmonger has a few, lewellen does a run of dishing forms once in a while. Eastwood, Fournier, northern tools, tptools, harbor freight, dagger tools, blacksmith depo have websites and useful stuff. If you have a local fab shop with reasonable cut...

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photobucket or imgur.com are fairly easy free photo hoasts.

losthelm

The strut punch save a ton of time if your doing garage door installation or metal stud wall construction.

losthelm

Lifted from Facebook post by Jonathan Unfortunately, accdntprone is having some serious family problems right now and cannot work on the current queue he has for armor. His parents have gotten into an accident and his father is in a coma. Things are not looking good. Because of this, accdntpron has ...

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Sometimes they show up cheap on Ebay or craigslist either the rotary or vibratory tumblers. Depending on what your working on tumbling with water is a lot more versatile then dry vibratory tumblers common for reloading. most vibratory tumblers are not designed for wet work. I use a loratone 33B with...

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Madmatt has a few options.

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If your on a budget look at the general shapes and see what you can make in the shop. The basic stamps can likely be made with just a few feet of 1/4" stainless bar stock. It just takes a bit to refine the shape and polish up the surface. You may find a few books and articles on general leather work...

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