The Armour Archive

mrks

hi there

I use a 7 1/2 hp baldor 3 phase buffer that never stalls and you can use the cottons wheels to a nub. as the wheel get smaller the necessary pressure to polish goes up.

a little expensive but if you make quite a bit of armour its well wrth it.

mrks

hi there sword weight varies across the sca. my typical is 38 inches long. the rattan is planed down to 1 1/4" removing 3/16ths or a little more on each side and weighs 2lbs. my heavy sword adds about 1/2lb+ on the blade. it can easily hurt people. the lighter one allows me to go full out usinf extr...

mrks

I would get some stainless wire and make chains it is not difficult. even welded stainless chain can be made. much easier than attempting what you are want ing todo. make a form and wrap the wire around it. then cut it with a composite blade weave it, pinch it together(might take a hammer) then weld...

mrks

DO NOT USE STEEL RIVETS do not use copper coated steel rivets. either of these will rust your cop out. the rust will affect the material it is riveted into. I would reccommend small copper rivets and burs. if you use leather any where and need rivets... copper is the safest rivet to use. aveloc fou...

mrks

hi there here are two pictures of my shoulder points. the lace goes through a hole in the cop.

http://tiarmour.com/shoulder%20point%20front1.JPG

http://tiarmour.com/shoulder%20point%20back.JPG

the flap allows the lace to be replaced when it is cut.

mrks

lol

avery has acess to my shop

can you tell?

mrks

many other guys here make bosses but mine are here. http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20stai ... 20boss.htm

have two ready to ship but they are stainless.

for mild immediate delivery I would try ebay or madd matt

best wishes in getting one.

mrks

1. I personally think the new rules do not adress the issue of the "nuclear missle". it does allow people an excuse not to call... 2. as long as there are thin shafted arrows on the field... I will fear for my eyes. 3. at some time, some where... someone will miss something safety wise... I do not t...

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my knight aveloc once explained to me that I could armour of fight to do both at a high rate of activity would be too much form my body type. I disagreed and armoured four nights a week and missed three practices in a year and a half. at some point after that I started breaking down physically. I lo...

mrks

hi there there is a fair amount of info on helm strapping and padding here: m strapping your new/old helm... attach the top straps 1" above each ear. take a second strap about 3 inches long attach it below the upper strap locating it 1 inch below the jaw line. put your helmet on and bring the lower ...

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hi there power planished....? here are pics of my home built one: m its continuous and doesnt stop until the power is turned off by a light switch. a few weeks ago I replaced the old motor... the new one with sealed bearings(ya baby) sits on two ball bearing type drawer slides with tension provided ...

mrks

thank you for the generous offer...

mrks

baaad squire call your knight

mrks

I am missing mayfair.. interested in a sunday practice? may 16th we are having an informal practice and BBQ. sir skeggi and his squire are coming to work in the shop for a few days with me. you might even get to meet the infamous aveloc... by the way we have backyard practice most sundays when there...

mrks

ewan thanks for the ass kicking weds night. gave me heavy motivation to pick my game back up. sunday practice sees aveloc and a few others here today. OH man was it a good one. he and I went hardcore sca style as hard as its possible to go. was very much fun. wish I had vids like last time. hehe it ...

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hey man welcome I know you are going to be driving cross country soon? are you going to do a sca tour hitting various practices. I have sunday practice today. the seattle area practice is weds. the local ft lewis stronghold practice is also on weds. sir loethgar would know your baronys practice sche...

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holy smokes....

straightening rattan is easy.

all you need is a piece of pipe.... use a chain link fence. a 2" 3ft pipe guage sunk into the ground.

put the rattan in the pipe and pull. overbend it and it will straighten out.

its easy. rattan straightens out with no problems.

mrks

try the ringlord.

bulk wire: http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplay ... 3&cat=Wire

precut titanium rings: http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplay ... nium+Rings

mrks

spend the extra and get a mig with shielding gas. even if it has to be the HF one.

mrks

hal from looking at it you could cut a few verticle slits in the back and then pound them shut. this will increase the s you seem to be looking for. I tell you though its all about the pattern. thats the first prototype. when I get my digicam fixed I will send you a pettern idea so I can show you wh...

mrks

gas mig is worth every penny for armouring.

trimix on stainless and mild is spectacular.

gas shielding is worth your time and money if you are going to be productive. a few pieces and its not wortj it but if you are going to make more than that than get a mig and use gas shielding.

mrks

hi hal next one you can cheat by using a better pattern... can be in two or three pieces. my newb armourer squire brother is working on a 12ga ss helm with minimal help and by good pattern use has approximated the s curve. sadly my digital transfer flash reader is kaput so no pics until I get anothe...

mrks

hi there vambraces: they ar e light so bounce up out of the way. they are padded with synthetic velvet and the padding extends 1/4 past the end of the vambrace. I fight full plate arms but no gambeson sleeves just the syn velvet covered 1/4 padding. legs: your legs move through a range of motion as ...

mrks

hi there more padding is required for fighting and for sleep. as mentioned above adjusting your amour size will help. as for sleeping on your side: I am 144 at 5'9 and mustly muscle. to fix the sleeping thing go here: m its called memory foam and it will make you sleep like a baby. my family has gon...

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thanks all... for the interesting read

mrks

those numbers are off?

mrks

ok a theory.

its as good as any other...

so they shot the helm on the inside to test it and were so disgusted with its lack of quality that they threw it in the moat... with contempt for its maker?

mrks

my squire brother was grinding his 12ga SS helm top and suddenly stopped last evening. so tonight I performed grinder surgery and resurrected the red skill grinder a second time. it was those darn brushes. I guess they do not like to grind stainless welds? back up and running again with some interna...

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Hi I bought a cheap one and immediatly burned up the brush holders grinding a 12ga stainless helm. took it apart and fixed the carbon brush guides with plastic epoxy. dont use steel or copper because they conduct electricity. in case you dont know how a motor works: there is a wire wound armature th...

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hi can headgear work yes of course. but... long term use and safety depends greatly on the helm design. if a helm is heavy enough the weight absorbs most of the blow. if its a typical 14ga sca helm it weighs 8lbs or less. many think their helm is much heavier than it actually is. if you plan to figh...

mrks

hi there I do not agree. martial arts headgear is too hard for proper helm padding. it is designed to be used without a shell and agaist a different type of concussing force. take a piece of open cell foam. hold it against your head and compress with you palm. them hit your palm with your other hand...

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Sir Markus, Greetings from the dryside to AnTir. I am looking for splints for a pair of gambosed quisses. The quisses have pockets for splints. I am wondering what would be better for the splints, titanium or aluminum, what gauge. the splints will be 1 1/2 wide. I want to avoid plastic. hi I have b...

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hi there mahliqa is doing great and very happy. she should be fighting again by ma. that hopefully means we will have three ladies at my backyard practice. the two new ones get the "ork" armour. just finished a new helm for them. "ork" armour is what I call munition armour. unfinished but very tough...

mrks

Hanging Your New/Old Shield... from help at tiarmour.com everybody does it differently but I hang mine this way: I fight with a curved heater and on of the most important things to do is fill in the curve with building block foam. this allows it to sit flat on your arm. if you arm sits in the curve ...

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welll here is my hood. [img]http://tiarmour.com/hood%20for%20hal.JPG[/img] and here is a picture of a vacuum box for keeping the dust down in your shop. [img]http://tiarmour.com/grinder%20box1.jpg[/img] FOLKS YOU CAN BUILD A VACUUM BOX USING A CARDBOARD BOX, A PPIECE OF PLEXIGLASS, DUCT TAPE, A 5 DO...

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