The Armour Archive

Tom B.

When you say tapered knuckles, do you mean tapered from the body of the hinge to the extremity of the knuckle? I've spent time looking at many extant and depicted hinges, and they all appear to have 90 degree angles throughout the knuckles. Would not deliberately tapering them introduce those unsig...

Tom B.

2nd dibs

Tom B.

This is the thickness after grinding, I checked again and it leans more to the 0.7, but still very thin. This is for the vambrace and rerebrace only, the couters are ca 1.3 mm. They hold up very well, the temper is awesome. After grind and polish that sounds reasonable especially with good heat tre...

Tom B.

Grand bascinet 2 mm, but jousting visor is 3 mm on the lower lip. Have you posted pics of this yet? If so I must have missed it. Your dawn photo shoot looks great! Are those the same legs you got from Stanislav a few years ago? Did you ever get the sabatons to work out? Tom Hi Tom, Thanks! These ar...

Tom B.

Kaos wrote:
I like my armour to be light on the arms and legs and heavy on the crucial areas...
Arms 0,5/0,6 mm
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Wow! That is very thin. Something like 24 to 26 gauge.
Is this the final thickness after grind and polish or the initial sheet thickness?
How thick are your gauntlets?

Tom

Tom B.

whonew wrote:anyone have a wiring dia. for adding a new/digital controller to an older kiln? Or does the new controller come with one?
Les

try this link I think there is a diagram there.

Tom

Tom B.

UrsusofAnglesey wrote:T

One of my favorite shots so far.

Flat!

Tom B.

I would guess late 19th century.

Tom B.

Kaos wrote: Grand bascinet 2 mm, but jousting visor is 3 mm on the lower lip.

Have you posted pics of this yet?
If so I must have missed it.

Your dawn photo shoot looks great!
Are those the same legs you got from Stanislav a few years ago?
Did you ever get the sabatons to work out?

Tom

Tom B.

Wow!

I will take more photos after I get the leather wraps on the scabbard.

Tom

Tom B.

Even better view.

St George

Tom B.

I don't think he is wearing his helmet.

St. George Cathedral of St. Nicholas Stockholm

Tom

Tom B.

Cassius the Rabbit wrote:What is the Duro on the sorbothane that you are using?

I just got the McMaster Carr sorbothane variety pack in today to try under gauntlets and half gauntlets but there is a wide variety. I am thinking 50 oo or 40 oo

any help?

I think the softer the better.

Tom

Tom B.

The arm lower down, is that to hold the visor open to get a bit more air in? I don't know what to make of that thing. I have worried about it, on and off, for about 25 years. As it stands, it does not seem very useful. Perhaps there is something missing from the mechanism, or perhaps it is a misgui...

Tom B.

My thought was that it was the intial pivot point for the visor, and after the hinge was put in, it was plugged. That's good thought, and it would work if you used that hole to allign the hole on the hinge which will become the concealed pivot. My conclusion is based on the KD armor, which is conte...

Tom B.

So the solitary rivet is a false/decorative rivet? That does appear to be the case. Tom Tom, By the third rivet, do you mean the one directly over the pivot? While it is currently a decorative rivet, that hole probably onece held a pin to attach a reenforcing visor. Mac Yes, that is the rivet we ar...

Tom B.

The arm lower down, is that to hold the visor open to get a bit more air in? I don't know what to make of that thing. I have worried about it, on and off, for about 25 years. As it stands, it does not seem very useful. Perhaps there is something missing from the mechanism, or perhaps it is a misgui...

Tom B.

I would not trust the Lexan and would go with the perf plate.
The Lexan I have used was in an industrial setting so it may be different from what you are talking about.
In my experience it was too easy to shatter.

Tom

Tom B.

Looking through some Swiss chronicle stuff from the late 15th century I see lots of sallets with plume holders on the front.
Several kettle hats with what look like torses (sp) and a few long scarf like fabric decorations tied around the helm ad drapes down the back.

Tom

Tom B.

Based solely on these threads (thread #1 & thread #2) you might want to check with Somedudeinutah.

He seems to be able to get Ti to achieve some shapes that most others can't.

Edit: to add some more threads.
Thread #3
Thread #4
Thread #5

Tom

Tom B.

As discussed in this AA thread making at least one 120v and one 240 volt digital controller are on my to do list.

Take a look at the thread I linked to above it has some good discussion and a few good links.

Tom

Tom B.

Baron Alcyoneus wrote:So the solitary rivet is a false/decorative rivet?

That does appear to be the case.

Tom

Tom B.

Looks like I will be in China again this year and miss yet another Blackstone raids.
I will just have to take my frustrations out on the guys i spar with in Hong Kong.

Have fun!

Tom

Tom B.

Dillute vodka with 2-3 parts water in a spray bottle. Works better than Febreeze and no nasty cover up smells. Fresh air and sunshine will also help. I have used the vodka & water in a spray bottle for years, it works great. I just buy the biggest cheapest bottle of vodka I can find and it lasts qu...

Tom B.

I think that some pictures from one of the Swiss chronicles shows some cloth tied around sallets and maybe the Triumph of Maximilian shows some more things. I will check to see if I can find some pics.

Tom

Tom B.

I think that orbs and plumes are mainly it.
What time and geographic location is your portrayal from?

Tom

Tom B.

Baron Alcyoneus wrote:I have a question about the armor on the cover (A30).

There are two rivets near the temple on the visor, are there two rivets on each side of the visor, or just the R side? What is their purpose?

Those two rivets hold part of the pivot assembly.
See your PM's.

Tom

Tom B.

Some update photos.

Tom B.

We hired a new guy at work last week.
This should help me cut about 6 weeks from my China trips this year.

Including one that may have lined up with this Hammer In.

Tom

Tom B.

Another example from Oleg Yanchuk.

Tom

Tom B.

Take a look at this thread showing progress photos for my leg harness from a few years ago (made by Stanislav Prosek). Please ignore the connection of the sabatons to the greaves since this is incorrect.

Tom

Tom B.

Dear friends, Continuing with the project Sigismund, someone could give me a hand? The latch upper rear of the leg is made on a belt. Ok! How do I lock the inner part of the rear leg at the ankle? Thank you. These greaves latch closed by small posts, one at near the top and one near the bottom. The...

Tom B.

Tom B.

Duke Icefalcon wrote: I have an order that is supposed to be ready and is going through the shipping process. I will announce here when it goes out. The sleeves will be on that order. My guess is it should be in within a month after shipping.

Ice

Sounds good.

Thanks,
Tom

Tom B.

Patrick, I have a few questions. Will there be a preregistration / reservation system set-up? When do you expect this to be ready? What is the upper limit on the number of attendees? When will you be able to announce the exact location to help with planing for those of us who will need to travel? Th...

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