The Armour Archive

taltosh

Ok, here goes. I have a potential commission for a ring belt, typical, probably 72" long. My hangup is that with only one commission, I'd pretty much have to buy the belt strap at retail cost. This essentialy reduces the work to a non-profit venture. I could, instead, buy a side of black tanned belt...

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Ha! So I made it there after all, only it was a few weeks ahead of the armour-in. I visites Matt while I was on training in Toronto last week. He was a very gracious host considering this was very impromptu and last minute. I could only stay for a few hours before I had to drive back to To but while...

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typical aviation shears are widely available at most hardware stores and can handle up to 18 ga mild for the lighter duty ones and upwards to 16ga mild for the W5 types, so I've heard. (I've also heard of people cutting 14ga mild with W5's with a piece of pipe slipped over the handle for extra lever...

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pics of the dishing forms, sold as is, i.e. rough snading with a flapp disk to reveal high/low's

the one still available is the yellow one, the other ones are spoken for.

a days work

thanks

Chris

taltosh

Damn, I sure could use something like this at home. I have a few scabbards that are in need of stitching and doing it by hand is killer. Too bad I don't have 3g's available... Will you take my oldest son (well, step son) in exchange? He's not hard working, plays video games all day, loathes anything...

taltosh

I have one more dishing form left to sell. A Oxygen cilinder bottom, 4" tall, shipped with a baseplate to weld onto and a first sanding pass to reveal the high and low spots. All that's left for you is to fill in the letter stamps, weld the base plate on and polish it up. 25$ plus shipping and it's ...

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I use a center punch to mark the hole location, makes it sooooooooooo much easier to line things up than just eyebaling it. Besides, the punch has a point that fits oh so well into a center punch mark.

my .02$

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One last

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Indeed, good price and good service. I picked up a small piece when I wanted to get my spangenhelm made and inquired on prices for 18 and 16ga hot/cold rolled full sheets

IIRC, prices ranged from 55$-80$ canadian for full sheets.

taltosh

My first set of knees was articulated the following way. After determining the hole placement so that there would be no gaposis and enough mobility I inserted a small spacer between the cop and the lame then peined the rivet in place. Makes for a good articulation. Then again, it was my first try at...

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Merc, I'll have to let this one go, I have 16ga mild but no 14ga, unless you still want it in Gal. which I can provide in 14ga. Let me know here or via e-mail.

thanks

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Uryen, I will look into a shipping quote to Australia. Anywhere in particular or can I just send it to the city of my choice? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif OY veh!!! Ok, considering the total weight of the form, even without a plate, is near 25 pounds, you're looking at a minimum deliver...

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Melee, those are 9" oxygen cilinder bottoms, the new craze in dishing forms. I have 1 spoken for and another one available is you're interested. Cost is 40$ plus shipping (canadian dollars cause, well we're in Canada) Ships with a square base plate, with or without bolt holes in the corners. You nee...

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Merc, I can make one to your specs for 55$ plus shipping. E-mail me if interested.

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One form spoken for, still one more available. Dragon has 2-3 available as well.

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Brodir, contact me after the July thing and I might have a buyer from our group for the helm.

Thanks

taltosh

You mention a new pattern, any chance you'll post them on the archives?

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Damn you Brodir, but you are an armour whore

I was gonna pounce on that one...

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I am asking 40.00 can$ for the form, including a baseplate, unwelded. The conversion would make that around 28$u.s. Shipping is of course not included and at your own cost. There are some stamped numbers in the dish that would need to be filled with a weld and ground with a flap wheel to smooth thin...

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Brodir, I can hold one for you, bolt holes in the corners or not, if so, what size holes?

Gypsy, I shall make more attempts at cutting the smaller tanks and let you know if I am successful.

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Small change of plans, after some observations it was decided not to cut the small acetilene tanks, the ones in the first 2 pictures. We couldn't properly flush out the cilinder with water due to some form of compound inside the tank. For fear of some gas residues we opted not to have a go at them w...

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Halberds, I will seriously take it into consideration, If there was a 2# one hanging around that would be even sweeter but the 3# might do the trick.

Gypsy, is that interest for the small one pictured? If so we'll go ahead and cut those off as well.

taltosh

So Dragon and I are busy cutting and finishing some oxy tank bottoms to use as dishing forms, Is there interest in a small but deep dish, 4.5" x 1.5" with sharp curved walls? I have 2 of these and we're wondering if we'll even go through the trouble of cutting them off today. If there is a marked in...

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Abaddon, that is one SWEET helm, the bronze coif would look awesome with it.

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Greetings fellow canucks, for those hungry for dishing forms I am happy to announce my find of 6 scrap tanks, 3 of which are the large 9", 1 is 7 1/4" and the other 2 are small acet. cilinders, 6 3/4" with an approx. 2" deep dish. Dragon is planning a trip tomorrow to help me cut, clean and weld bas...

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might have some local interest, can you send pics and a quote to ship USPS to Alberta, Canada, Postal code T9A2Y7?

E-mail to silverthornearmoury@telusplanet.net

Thanks

taltosh

That someone will be getting the appropriate length of square stock and some additional cutting wheels. I fully expect a review of my cooking skills.

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Sadly our trip to Mtl. and To. is falling short due to the ridiculous cost of flights, instead we're spending our hard earned coin on a backyard deck and a playhouse for the kids. I would've liked to been there, maybe the 2003 armour-in will be within my reach.

taltosh

Great work Galileo! Just a few questions for my inquisitive mind. What's the ring count at the brow and at the widest part of the mantle? Also, how many rows with no expansion at the brow? (just to give me an idea of sizing, i'll be presenting this to my group tomorrow in case someone is interested....

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Roy, I'll book the week-end for armouring stuff and dish out the panels for the spag until then. Is the 12 lbs shot put a peace offer for canceling so many times or are you bringing it back with you when we're done? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Since you're bringing a welder (or am I to...

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Hal, an 18 ga mild spangen of same proportions but not as tall would be great if you were willing to trade for it. I can't currently spend much money on armour but I need a lighter helm for parade. As far as the pattern, I've got that part down, I'm just strugling with inexperience and venting a bit...

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CBA, I hear ya I've been strugling with a spangenhelm for about a month now, I've messed up 9, count'em 9 panels due to stupid mistakes and I'm worried that I'm gonna mess up the next one and just try to run over the damn thing with the mower if this keeps up... I'd like to have the helm done for a ...

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live steel practice swords?

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Sedric, What are you offering for a maille fauld? I work with 16ga 5/16" ID rings mainly but if 14ga 3/8" is required I can get that done as well. I'm currently in need of 14th cent. hourglass 1/2 gaunts or of a simple open face bascinet, preferably no thicker than 16ga Thanks Chris Silverthorne Arm...

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Hey Matt Sheena and I are planning a vacation to Montreal around the same date as your armour-in. Depending on the flight prices we'll either be flying directly to Mtl in which case I'm SOL or, we'll fly to TO and rent a car for the week in which case we might be able to stop on the drive back but i...

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