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GuntherofOrkney

wow thats alot of waiting hehe but i suppose i can start making forms now while i dont own a press hehe.

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Yeah i would make the form out of as thick of metal as possible then build a heavy box for it and fill that box with a bunch of rebar then some good concrete and let that concrete cure for like a week in the sun if possible but thats alot of waiting hehe.

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i filled my dishing form with lead and it is super solid,that might be an option if you can get lead as cheap as i do. or maybe make the form and add a ton of JB weld to it to reinforce it then fill the rest with some high strength concrete. Great idea matt now I am not gonna sleep well til i figure...

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yeah it would turn into a muscled breastplate pretty easily.

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your on the right track,a couple of friends of mine have bacinets with lifting visor grills and where the grill makes contact they glued leather between and it quiets the helmets alot.

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well it maybe ugly but it is cheap.

If you look further there is a 18ga stainless steel breastplate and backplate for real cheap,i would guess the metal alone would cost about half that price.
http://www.trueswords.com/medieval-steel-breastplate-armor-shield-front-back-p-5860.html

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very nice,if i had the money i would buy a set of your finger mittens.

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I am not sure if it would help or cause more problems. my biggest problem with that was the drive shaft was too close to the pivot point. 6" out on a 24inch arm,i moved it out to 10" and it runs super smooth now. with the leaf spring i have i can move it out to a max of 11" which i am...

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Because i like this helmet and i know people dont like how the chin turned i will make a new set of cheeks for only $50.00 for whoever buys this helmet from owen.

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hehe thanks hal,with your skill i know you could build one. Thomas i built my own cam. i just used some 1/2inch bar stock and drilled a 1/2 hole in it then put in a 1/2 stainless steel round bar and arc welded it in. I will be taking pics and video of my cam system as it is and the mounting system f...

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i was inspired by this picture and others like it.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Nephtys/Hellenes/Ekdromos_in_spolas.jpg

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actually the whole helmet was made from 12ga stainless due to the expected ass kickins owen expected to take while normal practice hehe. I can also make new sporty cheeks for this helmet if needed. i will see if i can find pics of the helmet that inspired this helmet.

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oops.

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well yeah i am adding a guard over the front to protect me from flying leaf spring shards,i am trying to finish it first.

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ok i am trying to think so what you mean but i am not sure. the design i made was a quick cheap fix and i am planning on dropping the motor down under the main table and replacing the tire with pulleys and the clutch would be the motor tightening the v belt for power. but i have to buy another set o...

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here is the mark 2 of the hammer. still got to increase the offset on the cam and change the position of the drive shaft,this will smooth out the action on the wheel because its wearing out the tire in specific areas very fast right now.
http://youtu.be/4ALPZh6Rk7Q

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1/8th inch thick abs plastic,its very durable and cheap and is very easy to work with as long as you dont heat it to hot.

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yeah my old fluter was an air chipping hammer also,worked great.

GuntherofOrkney

nice job. i love making hinged cheek helmets though most i make the cheeks meet in the center which allows you to pad them so you dont need a chin strap at all but i have built a couple with bars in front.

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i have some projects requiring fluting so i think i am gonna make the small hammer. its gonna have a hammer weight thats 1inch solid square bar,was gonna go with like 1.5inch but i am realizing that might be to heavy. planning to have it hit like 10+hits per second so i cant have the hammer too heav...

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if i could afford a set of your finger mittens i definately would buy them,very nice man.

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yeah I agree with the tab method but i dont dish anything so small that i cant grip it,never been close to smashing a finger. when i build my smaller hammer i will be using it for really small stuff but the hammer head will be really small even then but with my massive sausage fingers i will still a...

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well yes it was powered by drill and i planned on running 2 to even out the load but the cheapest foot pedal i could find was $300,so today i returned the drills and bought a 16inch tire and a 2hp motor. due to the motor having a larger shank i have to order the wheel to attach bu early next week i ...

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the 8inch form i got is very nice,just needs some rounding of the outer edge then some polishing and then its a great shallow dish.

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i didnt make it from any plans,just from lookin at other hammers online and in person.

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like i said for the guide i built it simple because i knew it would work,later when i build another hammer i will definately make a better guide,i had been thinking of doin the roller design which would totally work with the hammer design i made and no greasy hammer shaft hehe. I will take some pics...

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well the first hammer i helped build used grease in the guide and it worked well for over a year.

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yeah i just wanted to get this one done but most people put self lubricating plastic sheets on the inside of the guide instead of just grease like i did.

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its controllable but right now i am just gonna be using it on full blast til i can get a good reostat foot pedal that can handle at least 15amps. anyone know where i can get one?

GuntherofOrkney

it was 12ga mild steel but the hammer is hollow so after i finish adding the second drill and everything else i might add more wieght but 45lbs is alot as it is hehe.

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First video of my powered hammer. I still need a foot pedal that can handle the amps,need to rebuild the cam shaft and then mount it to the ground because even at 600+lbs it still wants to walk around the shop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0vlWjdPbKc

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