The Armour Archive

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Needs some rondelles.

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The economic reality is that by the time you get custom glasses and a custom hat that they'll fit in, you're probably at the price point for Lasik these days.
Though I'd go with PRK, since there are fewer complications.

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I got some from interstateplastics.com last year. They do precut sheets if you're only looking for a small amount. But there's a $50 minimum or you get spanked with a large processing fee. Ditto on using ABS. Unless you're looking to do intricate forming, it's just fine. Though I'd probably go an ex...

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Josh, where are those illuminations from?
The betrayal scene is just effing disturbing. I'm interested in an artistic sense as well as an armoring sense... I mean they've turned Peter into some weirdo who gets his kicks mounting grown men and slicing their ears with razors.

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Everyone gets screwed. There's a reason why. By day I'm a software developer. The big push recently is to make the company realize how long things take, and to have realistic expectations. There are now people hanging around who don't do anything "productive" - all they do is set schedules...

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Things for you to reflect on. The couter must be deep enough to be able to hug your elbow when it's bent. The angle formed by top and bottom edges when viewed sideways must match the angle of your bent elbow. The sides must not be as tall as the top and bottom: the couter must taper to the sides. Fl...

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Supposed to be holding a libation bowl and leaning on a spear. Good to know it's not the half-eaten corn dog that initially came to mind. I find it interesting that the shoulders seem to have multiple attachment points, perhaps for different sizes? Would a linothorax be rigid enough to be able to s...

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A crease must then necessarily be made down the center line. Just some advice! Cheers! Extant pieces tend not to have center creases. It's by no means necessary. Regarding your question, I think if you charge less than $50 it should be because you haven't done any finish work. Even without the fini...

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Bastior wrote:Very much a personal thing, just like some people will wear ungrounded finger gauntlets and some won't.

Yep. And I've seen x-rays of what happens to a thumb's proximal phalanx when a sword hits a floating articulation. It is far from pretty.

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New to sca and i am lookin for a german style sallet Stop there, that's your first problem. I don't think "new to sca" and "sallet" belong in the same sentence, unless it's "I'm new to the sca and a guy with a German username advised that I not get a sallet". Speaking ...

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I used a product called Fluid Film in the past, which was a spray-on-wipe-off-excess type of thing. It doesn't smell bad, and if you're not fighting in it it basically won't rust ever. I've used motor oil before, it's not bad but upkeep is pretty regular. I'm on paste wax now. Actually what I do is ...

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For shallow dishing I use the ironmonger large form, but that probably doesn't help you. What would help you is an idea I recently had for making a helve hammer dish.... I have some 1/2" steel plate which I am cutting circles out of. I am then going to get those circles of steel orange hot, pro...

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I have a paypal account but I've never accepted money on it.
Let me check it out and let you know.

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I will need at least $40 for these.
Any takers?

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Bump... nobody will go higher than 30?
Each lame is dished and they nest perfectly....

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Ah, Gulf Wars.... well, I'll wait until Tuesday I guess.
I dunno how much it'll be to ship - my wife tells me they'll fit in a flat rate box. It'll probably be around $10.

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*Bump*

No interest out there?

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Here's the latest completed project... 14th c inspired shoulders. CR steel 16g. Finished with my favorite "it's gonna get fought in so don't go nuts" finish. Painted inside with hammered finish rustoleum. 8" tall 7.5" wide at shoulder 3.5" deep at first lame 5.5" wide a...

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Ditto on the "if at first you don't succeed" method... I have a decent idea what I'm doing at this point, and I still take at least two 20 gal rubbermaid tubs of rejects to the scrapyard every year. As for a first helm, I would definitely go with either roughfromthehammer parts, or I would...

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No kidding! That helm can barely fit through that barn door!

I don't know anyone with a huge head looking for a hat, but I'll keep my ears open.

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OK, so I guess what I am saying is how do you take a piece of armour from its rough state to a finished state (shiny polished or satin finish)? What tools, processes, etc. do you use? Yeah, thing is, I was serious about just using the wire brush. It depends on the initial finish you're talking abou...

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If you want to watch movies in English with fairly authentic armor, unfortunately you're pretty much narrowed down to the work of Terry Gilliam.

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Paul the Small wrote:I can't resist the lure of the dark side anymore, so I'm changing personas to 14th C. English.

Now why would you go and do something like that?
Somebody tell you you ain't gettin' an award long as you keep wearin' your funny outfit?

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Is this SCA legal without some sort of visor latch? Nope. The liner may not be all it should be either. I'd also feel better if I knew it was raised: dish & weld for 14g mild is going to have a lifespan in the SCA. Regardless, I'd easily pay 350 for it, if I was into early 15th c and didn't hav...

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Yeah, I love a new file! Question: does anyone sharpen drill bits? If so, what sharpener do you use? Do the sharpeners work on the Ti and cobalt bits, or just the HSS? I don't drill if I can help it (the whitney punches are one thing that I have to use dull sometimes, but it's not as big a deal) so ...

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Ok, I stand corrected!

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I think the rivet work, and the flared edge on the bottom of the cheeks, are fricking awesome. I'll be honest, though: I'm not impressed with the barwork. I think it would look much cleaner if it had a bar custom fit around the outline of the cheeks. But I know that's a PITA and I wouldn't have done...

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Here's my trick.

Step 1: put the wire wheel on the grinder.
Step 2: brush it until it doesn't shine.
Step 3: take it outside and rub some of the road crud that is crusted to the bottom of the truck's frame into it.

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Bear in mind I'm trying to help here. Your listing is fishy. Copying the MRL description is the first thing. Tell us where it was displayed, what conditions it was in, and why you're selling it. Tell us where you are. The US is a damned big place, and shipping something like that can add up signific...

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The knees are unmistakably from Iron Castle Armory. I was one of the last ones fortunate enough to have bought a pair as a new fighter in 1995. They cost $50 new, and I paid it without reservation because in marked contrast to most other available products of the time, they actually articulate well....

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bump... I'm gonna call this off tomorrow and sell to Brother Logan, instead of Tuesday.

Thanks for the thumbs, Pitbull!
And you know, I'm saving that jpeg... I might frame it.

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Well, the shoes were a seductive bid, but I make my own and $100 buys a lot of leather.... so I'm siding with the money. Sorry, talaananthes!
Logan: I'll see if anyone else wants to spend more over the weekend, but we probably have a deal.

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Which pair would you want? Also, can you link to where I can see pics of the shoes? I've looked around but there are a couple current threads, and I don't see jorviks.

Thanks!

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16g CR Mild steel, 2-piece welded soupcans. A medium size set and a small set. Medium pair: 6 3/8" wide, 5 1/2" deep, 6 1/2" tall. Small pair: 6" wide, 5" deep, 5 1/4" tall. Painted inside with hammered finish rustoleum (I find that to be the best economical paint for i...

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Ditto on the rawhide. Take an octagonal faced hammer, and rewind a dog bone (or simply buy a proper size insert) so that it's slightly bigger than the hammer face. Bend some thin sheet metal into a circle with a lip on one end (to prevent the rawhide being cut), and attach the whole thing with a hos...

Re: Lookin for a german style sallet

14c shoulders for sale

Re: Gambison Auction/Trade

2 pairs of soupcan knees for sale