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GuntherofOrkney

I can say the pictures dont do these baskets justice,maybe we will take some pics with one on a stick in the daylight.

GuntherofOrkney

i have the bosch 10ga cutter just like that and had been using it for all my cutting needs for months but i just happened upon a b3 beverly shear in perfect condition for $75.00 so i dont use the bosch anymore.

GuntherofOrkney

yeah good thing i was wearing clothes when i took the pic haha.

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I am making full body armor for my buddy darrel which will be finished by next wednesday,this is just the first part finished the breastplate.

GuntherofOrkney

i think those might be my tool heads that hal sent to me,my old partner has them so i have to try and get them back or buy them. i did get to use them once and they rocked,though next time i use them i will hot work so i can get a nice deep pyramid.

GuntherofOrkney

the pauldrons cant take a hit like my normal gear because i didnt form them but i finished and polished them. i like to use .125 thick 5052 or .100/.090 in 6061 which both are very tough. just like any aluminum they are gonna scratch easy so alot of people just want stuff satin finished so the scrat...

GuntherofOrkney

they are a medium,i could bend them in to fit and they wouldnt be too long unless your super tiny. shoot me some measurements and i will let you know.

GuntherofOrkney

i just got a cheap tank that i am gonna cut off the bott for a dish and then fill it will concrete and use the rest for the anvil of a powered hammer for my buddy.

GuntherofOrkney

well i am gonna try it and do tests to see what kind of difference it makes.

GuntherofOrkney

i cant wait to start hardening mild steel myself with super quenching.

GuntherofOrkney

thanks,now that i have a access to a forge daily i can make all kinds of things.

GuntherofOrkney

I made a set of soupcan styled elbows with a center crease as a prototype to see how it would work while using 5052 0.125 thick aluminum. well it worked out great. mainly i was checking how hard it would be compared to the 6061 0.100 alum that i normally use and its not quite as hard but its still h...

GuntherofOrkney

Today i finished up my new sort of mushroom stake. its made out of 1/2" thick hot rolled mild steel which is 5" by 5" square. I heated it up in the forge and dished it with the powered hammer then i welded a 15" long piece of square bar to it. I like the corners on it so i think i will leave them on...

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its not gonna work out with andrea so this is still for sale. This armor can be made to be alittle smaller or larger for the person that buys it,if larger i can add in some to the sides and add in more aluminum to make sure its still fully protective.

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this armor is still available and i will entertain trades.

GuntherofOrkney

well it looks like i am not gonna make it up for this since my buddy that i was gonna go with bailed out on me yesterday and i cant afford to go up by myself,i rather spend the money i have on materials for the shop.

GuntherofOrkney

this is a great idea,do up some spring stainless,i need some elbows hehe.

GuntherofOrkney

Ok i am now at the point where i am building my collection of stakes again. I got some chrome moly to mount on top of some 1inch basic mild square bar,that seems to be ok but not sure after the sanding and welding if its softened up and need to temper it before use. Now my main question is would a r...

GuntherofOrkney

just as johnathan says the clean up is a bitch. what i do is i will make a plate thats like 3/4" wide and follows the opening of the face then weld a bar along the edge of that then i weld the face bars to that. that reduces cleanup some and gives a very clean look to the grills. as for the welder y...

GuntherofOrkney

so what time should we show up at on saturday morning? I will show up at dawn if thats what time we will start hehe.

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yeah gonna fill it with lead definately. gonna be my primary dish for my little powered hammer,since i fixed my air compressor my little powered hammer ran so fast and powerful i had to build a new stand for it that is alot heavier,i jumped from 125psi to 165psi so now i got plenty of power.

GuntherofOrkney

my big problem is my dish is made of 3/16" thick mild steel welded to a small piece of pipe then filled with lead then capped on the bottom. its strong but i think its deforming or it might have deformed before i filled it with lead. I wanna replace it with the old dish i use to use,just got to find...

GuntherofOrkney

hmm they might be the ones i am lookin for but its seems like they are different pictures then it use to be.

GuntherofOrkney

who sells dishing forms beside llewelyn because i have his alsready. I had a link for someone that sold the type i use to use in my old armory and it had the perfect shape for helmet tops and i need another. My powered hammer is deforming my home made dish while i dish out 12ga stainless tops.

GuntherofOrkney

any preference on type of helmet and what kind of budget? someone had to ask.

GuntherofOrkney

i buy my belts from http://www.supergrit.com/ and they seem to not have a noticable seem when sanding. They seem to be the cheapest i have found and they have the surface conditioning belts which i love. http://www.supergrit.com/products/produ ... s-misc.asp

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i guess i will just do 3/4" holes for now because i am gonna make my own stakes mostly. now i need a good source for high carbon steels in different shapes to weld to some square bar.

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i got a peice of 1/2" hick plate steel thats 12" by 29" and my brother is a machinist who is gonna cut my holes for me. I am thinking of doin another 1/2" thick plate to get it to 1" thick but not sure i would need that much. what holes should i put in it. i was thinking just a couple 3/4" holes and...

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This armor is in great condition and is rdy for shipping. For extra i can add on shoulders and/or a skirt of some sort.

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Now only $350.00 plus shipping

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this is still available.

GuntherofOrkney

setting rivets on it on the inside of a helmet then peening over the rivet on the outside of the helmet. I am sure i would have a ton of uses for that beast.

GuntherofOrkney

flat shoelaces give you that more period look and instead of x's and railroad tracks its looks more like squares and and rectangles.

GuntherofOrkney

I have a set of body armor thats got an alum plackard and alum plated leather. its a larger sized rig thats good for a belly between about 48 and 54inches,the height is good for a 6ft tall person,alittle shorter or taller would probably work.(51inches from front to back at the shoulder strap) this a...

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