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mrks

hi

I have had very good luck with painting over regular contact cement painted on titanium.

the paint on my shield has been great. no chips or flakes.

do an experiment. its important to make sure it dries in the hot sun and cools before you put paint on it.

good luck

mrks

go with 12ga

it will save your poor brain from being rattled once too often

mrks

hey

tonight: I am working on the first of the prizes I will donate.

a pair of titanium elbows... will look like this.

[img]http://tiarmour.com/photogallery/photo6988/Ti%20elbow%202004%201.JPG[/img]

http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20Ti%20elbow.htm

mrks

hey I did the bag thing. put a few plastic bags over my head. breathed out an empty bic pen. put my head in a cardboard box with a cut out. used quickset plaster. whoa I do not reccommend the experience to anybody. my head almost roasted and aveloc had to chip me out with a chisel. no shit....

mrks

the solution to nuclear arrows and Ca unbalancing scenerios is go to a three strikes your out calling system. think of it. want to kill someone?... hit them three times with arrows. few will refuse to call after three hits. heck if you get hit three times you deserve to die. a few wont call anything...

mrks

I might be able to help.

go look here: http://tiarmour.com/types_of_rivets.htm

see anything that will work. dont have stainless at the moment though.

mrks

the middle thumb plate is gonna be trouble if it is hit hard.

mrks

hi

someone wanted a pic?

not the best weld but not the worst. note where I had to cover a thin spot/hole/stoppage in the continuos weld.

[img]http://tiarmour.com/weld%20for%20archive.jpg[/img]

mrks

nice work

I want to see the second edition.

mrks

hi I agree on the deeper dish. without it you are getting a limited bend angle from the lames. this will give limited motion if you attatch a vambrace directly to it. a problem with a deeper dish and one lame is that when the elbow is fully bent itcan squeeze your elbow up and out of the cup. this p...

mrks

I would try duke Icefalcon.

www.icefalcon.com

see this post for a review: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=31686

mrks

as they said above. if you grind the edge down a bit it helps with weld penetration. higher heat also works. possible your wire speed is too fast? also possible you are not taking enough time going over the weld? bunch of factors could be causing this. know it is a problem that needs correcting.

mrks

hi
absolutely great thread.

I will looks something like this:

[img]http://tiarmour.com/photogallery/photo492/wrap%20to%20the%20face4%20closeup.jpg[/img]

uh no? wait... I will look more like this:

[img]http://tiarmour.com/great%20ax%20small.jpg[/img]

mrks

hey

You novices out there.... get excited about this

I am one of the guys making prizes for this cool tourney.

mrks

I use grey polyurethane for armour padding helmet foam is different. is this for a helmet? I currently use harbinger black exercise mat fron big5 sports... expensive at 25 bucks for a 2 1/2 by five or six feet but well worth it. its super soft and gummy. it works exceptionally well for helmet paddin...

mrks

hi Sir Andreas is a friend and I reccommend him whenever possible. but yes I think your description of the intended dance is a bit horrifying and I would not wish that upon any man.. steve has it right. try stitching a (large enough) leather patch/section to your shorts and point off of that. if you...

mrks

lol wish I made enough armour to justify a booth. sadly I am a hobbiest who makes armour for fun mostly. so how about donating that bunny fur lap dance to the "famous" duke Icefalcon. he has a booth where I do not. said booth will be at the same place it always is... at pennsic. maybe I can arrange ...

mrks

make the shorts out of leather.

dont forget the bunny fur

mrks

good job

needs better detailed pictures

there are some web errors but who doesnt have them?

mrks

wow

looks like you did a great job on the may war 2004

I am going to order one.

mrks

one of my knight friends just asked about peter. a couple other knights vouched for him on the knights list. havent personally seen his work or know the guy but will vouch for the stupid leather flap thing here in an tir. if you check this picture of a squires tourney you can see the leather flappy ...

mrks

a few shots were very interesting

thanks for sharing

mrks

Just currious, but how available is titanium? Is it hard to get or can it be easily found? Also I have heard that titanium only shapes in one direction and doesnt dish all that well, is this true? Thanks for all the interesting comments on my posting it really seems to be helping me as far as thoug...

mrks

damn thats one impressive picture.

mrks

learn how to make titanium fingertips.

mrks

hey I too say use tin-it.

worked great for pc boards way back when.

much safer and easier. worth looking in to.

test it before you goto the trouble of creating new melting pot explosions.

mrks

an infared propane heater works well if its big enough.

once I used a 15000 btu one to melt a pan of lead.

watch out for overheating.

mrks

Mrks: Could I ask you how well Ti usually holds up? It's not very impact resistant from what I recall. The whole firing pin thing for the M-16 springs to mind. Can you heat-treat Ti? well I have been using it for seven years now. some of my origional work that is still in everyweek use has a few sm...

mrks

calling plate... my opinion anyway... edit: plate is simple to call... you should always know when something hits/touches you no matter what you are wearing. if you dont know early on while starting with plate then ask. when wearing plate you should always or strive to know where your opponent/s wea...

mrks

not sure if I know of any other online seller. there are some on ebay but joe is not too far off price wise. the stuff is expensive. from ebay search for 6-4 Titanium sheet .048" x 17 5/8" x 40" $55.00 - 1d 08h 41m TaylorMade R510 6-4 Titanium Driver RETAIL VALUE $400.00 $99.99 - 1d 11h 41m 6-4 Tita...

mrks

sharp corners/angles are bad juju but they look good from what I can see.
best wishes

mrks

sean says it very well

I would:

sell a bit of stuff to your friends and when they ask you to make something say maybe go home work like heck and then bring it back to them and dicker a bit.

after a while you will get the hang of it.

mrks

wondered what the problem was went and looked.

nice pictures and explanation.

comment... UGG

mrks

a testimonial to weight and padding. my squire brother was getting regular headaches after our local practice. when I made him a 12ga SS helm it solved all his problems and he says he can take blows that would leave other staggering holding their heads he says "huh that was pretty hard" it has about...

mrks

hi there In an tir 12 ga helms are sought after. few will make them. the 14 ga ones dent.... mild or stainless.... it doesnt matter. also 12 ga is better for those who have sensitive brains. dish it in whatever manner you want a 12 ga spangen wont be compromised strength wise because of its composit...