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mrks

I will be with an tir. any archive gathering going on? I keep up on the armour forum but not so much with the others. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make high tech sport armour using nonperiod materials(titanium...

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hi there I am not sure what Ti ga will approx stainless. I wouldnt go below .070 myself for jousting which is 14ga [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I will use some copper pipe caps and see if I can dent the ti that way. the pick ax point was pretty sharp. I dont think a one i...

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hi there I am sorry... I do not have the technology or heavyenough tooling to make a 14ga Ti helm at this time. I dont think the ti would dish deep enough without cracking if I could dish it. 10ga SS would probably work but be pretty heave. I did do the destructive pickax test. the point is pretty s...

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sorry no idea about the plasma cutter? anyone have any info or have tried it before? am looking into waterjet cutting in seattle at the moment. I was attempting a globose lower breast plate. simple curves are relatively easy. so are small pieces like knees. its the broad shallow curves that I am hav...

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ok two different question. nerf is not nice. say something to the effect we hit each other with sticks not foam. word it how you want to but present each side. the recruiting thing.. hehe "whos your daddddy". seriously when your in armour. put a stick in their hand and tell them to hit you. block an...

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well it looks like I am new agian. lol hi there I compared 18ga Ti to a 14ga mild steel helm and a treated 2by4 sadly my website is so messed up I cannot post pictures any more. am in the process of rebuilding it but that is going to take a while. basically the 14ga mild dented pretty deeply. the di...

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well how did the jigsaw go?

you can get .050 Ti from titaniumjoe.com.

.071 is very thick for armour. to work that guage by hand is very difficult. even hot it will be a chore.

it will roll with effort though.

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hi there I have small hope for a jig saw. that being said it does drill quite easily with a drill press. maybe it will jigsaw? you are now the man to test such things as my nice jigsaw burned out a while ago and I have not replaced it. try cutting a corner and report back as I am very curious. hmm I...

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Hi there I have a few available: http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20stainless%20shield%20boss.htm ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make high tech sport armour using nonperiod materials(titanium) for the type of st...

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"SCA combat is much more than just winning the fight for me nowdays. I would rather be the one who the school kids look at as a "Knight" during a demo cause he actually looks the part, then some generi white belt who hides his sport eqipment under the basic flashy tabard." hehe cool story I was stan...

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hi there I wear plate head to toe. yes you do pay a performance penalty compared to the padboys but it has its advantages. lately every squires practice seems to end with a call no blows fight until someone gives up. we dont try to hit the flesh but its hard fighting. so I can just take the hits set...

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hi there sounds like you need a few techniques to make working stainless a bit easier. the hammer face is very important. too small an impact area and it leaves work marks and dents. too large and the metal doesnt move. a rounded hammer face with an oval shaped contact section the size of a dime wor...

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hi there I am about to refit my old Ti breast and back in exactly the manner you are talking about. I agree withthe others that the maker would be the best one to change it but he may or maynot be busy. it is possible. you will need to remove all laminating rivets. any plates that need to be spread ...

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my first post here. never been interested in this forum before... yet there is much here to read. dude all I did at events was fight eat and sleep for the first few years. the warrior monk. everything I did was to maximize my fighting capability. I felt since I didnt have much natural talent... fitn...

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blarg loooks like my website is a bit confused. I am the max allowed files. going to tear it down to bedrock and rebuild when I have the time. here are the pics I posted. will try to fix the page. sorry about not replying. not sure what happened. http://tiarmour.com/help%20Hshield%20pattern%2012%202...

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hi there at 10 ga work hot or use a large hammer preferably the drop kind. I have done 12 ga SS helms and dish with a large machine. the shaping is by hand. I see much pounding in your future. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a perio...

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hi there here is a good soup can pattern: http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20simple_fin_titanium_elbow.htm draw it out on paper and then trim it until it fits. cap the end with a dished piece of stainless to dished titanium(a good use for cp titanium). rivets are at he back of the elbow.... looks li...

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"With that in mind, would it make sense to form my peices cold in the manner that I am accustomed to and then heat it in a kiln to 1200 just to get rid of the memory that makes the peices want to flatten? I know that this would make the peices a bit softer, but if I use .050 that might not matter. D...

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hi there what type of ti did you use for your elbow? in a CP (thats comercial pure) .050 should be just fine. I use .032 for most of my vambraces. I also use .040 but most prefer .032. I use it myself with great results. I had a pair of .025 articulated shoulders that only dented once and that was f...

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Alaric great topic... I have only seen it happen once when one of our more wild knights drank to much that night, got up and wet full bore after breakfast. right out the helmet and then back to fighting... sigh.... things are so much calmer these days. the legends of the greats..... ----------------...

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FYI fumes should be avioded when working. go here and read: http://tiarmour.com/help%20working_titanium.htm Storage of coarse titanium turnings and chips is relatively safe. Storage or accumulation of titanium fines constitutes a fire hazard. Clean machines and good workshop practice are usually suf...

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I do believe that you could use .050" thickness for the parts which are normally .0625" in mild steel, and .040" for those which are normally 18G mild steel (lames). Jehan de Pelham jehan is correct. .050 works great for legs and cuises. .040 0r .032 for anything else is fine. it should be hammer ha...

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hi there well my squire brother is running late. we are driving to spokane wa to tonight topractice with duke sven on sunday. I am also delivering a set of ti legs to the king(his pop). will do a fitting adjustment while there so they fit like a glove. going to hang out tomight and watch old crown v...

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hi there I will go find the pattern and post a picture. wont be up till later. maybe mon but will try for today. driving across the state to a practice. its more like a vshape with a tounge at the bottom. note it is made out of hot worked Ti so stainless or mild should be simple to shape. the lower ...

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hi there I will reply to this in detail (with knight type links privately) if you all dont mind. but here are some basics: antir fighting style is kind of like the west but more round shield influenced. in my opinion the tougher antir areas are more like the east, west artenesia and atlantia(my favo...

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hi there if you are going to put any paint on it at all make sure you coat that area with contact cement before you paint it. it will be much more durable and not chip at all. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make...

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beautiful work man

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sir mrks

tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make high tech sport armour using nonperiod materials(titanium) for the type of stick fighting used in the sca.

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I have great luck with contact cement from home depot. dap in the red can works great on all metals even titanium. apply two coats to the metal letting it dry. apply three to the leather. then when its slightly tacky stick them together. if you dont wait until its almost dry the solvents will allow ...

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I deeply care about my opponents welfare. I get very unhappy when he doesnt care about mine. I hate recieving full strength shots thrown into the calf. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make high tech sport armour ...

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lol hehe... best sport armour combo? vambrace 3/4lbs elbow 3/4lbs pound with integrated pad? demi 1/4 pounds rerebrace 1/4lb max protection, fantastic movement. fully enclosed elbow and looks good to boot. http://tiarmour.com/Ti%20arm%20harness8.jpg ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> make...

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hi there if you look at the link I posted it will bring you to pics of the shields backside. I think its three to four years old? holy smokes .010 dented? are they using rebated steel on you? hmmmmmm.... well is it an al6-4v or better alloy tpye? my old .063 6-4 is still not dented yet? I think I di...

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bwahahahahaa .060 is thick for a ti shield if made correctly. my current two are .040 al6-4v a slight curve will help stiffen it up. re-enforcing strips also reduce the flexibility. "pics or it doesnt count" http://tiarmour.com/help%20making%20a%20shield%20handle.htm ------------------ sir mrks tiar...

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hi there go here and look at this low profile shield basket. 1/4" above the top of the hand. darn good protection too. http://tiarmour.com/help%20making%20a%20shield%20handle.htm ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I m...

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I agree about the peasants battle. what a blast... two pennsics ago? after the battle ended we pelted the peasants but good. went on for a while until the marshals called it over. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I ...

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yes MRKS is on every piece with the serial number on the back of the stamp. my stuff is pretty distinctive since its mostly titanium. ------------------ sir mrks tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour... please note I am not a period armourer I make high tech sport armour using nonperiod ma...