The Armour Archive

GuntherofOrkney

personally i use forms that were cast. Ironmonger sells the exact ones I use. http://www.ironmongerarmory.com/index.php?p=armor_tools&s=blocks

GuntherofOrkney

I think its totally worth grinding off the rivets for the top cap and make a new one. When I am making complex stuff I pattern new peices as i go along because of stuff not aligning as you want.

Make it SCA legal and sell it for a ton hehe.

GuntherofOrkney

with a helmet that nice you should remove that top cap and make a new one,i think that extra detail would be worth it.

For the chain try bending out the nasal alittle more,it will hang better and the profile will look alittle better i think.

GuntherofOrkney

the problem isnt with the forming,i was training my apprentice so we didnt do them the best we could.

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these are sold pending payment but to order any other pairs email me at guntheroforkney@yahoo.com or PM me here.

GuntherofOrkney

the muscles didnt turn out as prominent as i was hoping on this pair but one of the knees had to be largish for a knee brace.

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greaves are sold but if you would like a pair like these its a 2 to 4 month wait for $250 or the top end one for $300

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the greaves measure 18.75 inches from the bottom to the top.(can be extended with leather.) Knee opening width is 6.5inches and opening width at the calf is 6.75 inches(i can narrow or open this up wider upon request.) Basically it seems it should fit someone 6ft3inches down to 5ft9inches. with upto...

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I finished a set of my new hinged knee muscled greaves,these are out of aluminum. I added more definition to the muscling,a center ridge down the shin and extended them down the sides of the foot/ankle. I believe this is a far better looking product. These will run $300 [img]http://i241.photobucket....

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I have a pair of greaves I made a while ago for my friend but he decided he wanted me to make him a different pair now. So i have a pair of aluminum hinged knee muscled greaves made of 0.100 thick 6061 t6 aluminum. They are medium/large to large sized. I am asking $250.00 plus shipping. these have n...

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you got pics of what you like,there are many armorers that can custome make it for you.

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woohoo,i am getting antsy,guess i got to finish some more of my armor for my 14th century rig soon.

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well done man. Is there a reason why the thighs are made to fit either left or right.(it appears to me anyways) I like to make thighs that come up alot more on the outside of the leg.

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I make some nice roman/greek greaves but I got a decent backlog right now. [img]http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff194/GuntherofOrkney/011.jpg[/img] [img]http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff194/GuntherofOrkney/012.jpg[/img] those are my basic style and i almost have my extra special type done soo...

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a paint stripper works very good for heating also. I have only ever worked with abs plastic. heat the whole piece in the over then place it over an object thats roughly the same shape then clean it up by spot heating. A breastplate would be molded over the person thats gonna wear it.(they need alot ...

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i make hinged knee greaves,i faught in the 1 peice greave for a long time and had to wear a plastic knee under them to make them legal. I came up with this design years ago to keep the roman/greek look and still be very useable. [img]http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff194/GuntherofOrkney/011.jpg[/...

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well it must be some large gauge and must be t6 considering butted mail doesnt hold up to combat where I am at even made out of decent ga mild or stainless.

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what gauge aluminum is that because i have a riveted aluminu

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yeah sorry they shipped this morning.

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if you have a grinder of some sort then just flatten the heads on the rivets,no need to buy flat head rivets if you dont have the money and want some good strong rivets.

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ok the pullmax my friend has has like a a travel of less then .5" but being as big as it is i expected it to dish anything,wrong. As soon as my hammer is running i will post a video of it,i think i will be able to dish 1" thick plate with it hehe.(cold)

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hmm my friends pullmax wont dish 12ga stainless and his is huge and expensive.

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whats so special about those helmets??

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well if you notice a plate is welded onto the piston and then the hammer is bolted to that.

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Thig is a good guy and i hope someone out there can help,he had placed an order with me and I am struggling to pay him back now that he is seeing hard times.

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we already did the extra welding. I am waiting to see how the thing sounds when its working to see if filling the back rectangular beam is necessary. We are gonna make the base out of a bunch of 4x4's of wood to avoid breaking the concrete beneath the hammer.

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the arm from the piston is sunk into the the plate that is the mount for the hammer and then welded,its a more stable design then the one that we based this off of and the original has held up for a long time. For the dyes we got 3inch round bar cut to a 3 inch length made out of high carbon steel. ...

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I dont know when we are gonna paint it but the dyes are supposed to be rdy tomarrow and i think this weekend we are running the air lines.

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Well the powered hammer was delivered the other day. We still need to add the trip switch slide and run all the air lines. I cant wait to use it. BTW the weight of the hammer is 45 to 50lbs,yes its gonna be a brutal beast but i will be making a small version of it also. [img]http://i241.photobucket....

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well i dont need very many rivets so i am guessing i will pass but thanks Ice.

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I just got a riveted aluminum chain shirt and it has some broken links in it. I also would like brass or bronze that I can add to the bottom of the shirt. If anyone knows a site for this then i would appreciate it.

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my advice as an armorer and once very poor fighter is get the materials you can afford and try to use the best patterns. Usually patterns that are meant for plastic are almost all the time an inferior pattern. You can make almost all samurai armor with black plastic and laces and throw in some silk/...

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if the gauntlets were made of alot less parts or the many parts had alot more dishing or flutes then it would be able to hold up to combat. I know weight is an issue but compromising your safety isnt worth it,because everyone works with their hands.

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my normal price for these elbows is $70.00 without shipping.

A pair of knees like these would be $90.00. for a pair of low profile fanless hidden knees would be $50.00

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well i have built a set of the gauntlets from rough from the hammer. The kit has great instructions for it online and was relatively easy to put together for me until i got to the thumb which was really hard to form and finish. Overall i think its a good design but at 18ga stainless i personally wou...

New style for my hinged knee muscled greaves.

FS Aluminum muscled hinged knee greaves.

My new toy,powered hammer.

looking for aluminum riveted chain individual links