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mrks

hi there not only will will you have to clean it but replace it to. cut out a rectangle where you look through that area when the plex gets scratched from cleaning. I replace my main viewing area once a month. any larger work is done outside on a work table. my box is pretty good size any larger wou...

mrks

hi

is this for recreation or sca combat?

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

Hi there I have been working on a new super light articulating breastplate since feb. it is made out of ultra-thin titanium and the metal is very very difficult to work. I have made seven different chest center pieces and am still not satisfied. I have made several new forming dies for this piece al...

mrks

hi there

hey I might be interested.

are they copies 1-4 or all the same?

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

[This message has been edited by mrks (edited 03-22-2003).]

mrks

hi there can I make a suggestion. get a sheet of plexiglas/lexan and cover the entire opening. if you thick lexan or double laminate it so you feel protected you dont have to use safety glasses which is very very nice. then cut a rectangular hole in the lower part that will let you stick your arms t...

mrks

hi there

want to know more about working titanium go here:
http://tiarmour.com/help%20working_titanium.htm

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

broadway those unsledgehammered pieces are still usable. two suggestions. since you are not using Ti you can weld the stainless or mild articulation holes closed. grind and buff the welds to invisible and re-articulate. you can also change the lame order around and reuse the lames. the holes will/mi...

mrks

thanks guys first I need the dies for scale. I have some stock but it all depends on boeing surplus. have been there every week since jan and there has been no usable ti there. a new sheet can run about a grand. so metal availability is key. if I did have enough demand I would try to make a bulk buy...

mrks

hi

get HRM davin to make me up a die set and I will punch you out some made out of Ti

LOL

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dark Victory Armory: An unfortunate result is that people are going to try to paint their plastic armor in order to be in accord with the policy. Painting plastic does litt...

mrks

hi when I was training spear in CC sir aveloc the R+Ded backyard often we had a tether ball hung on a rope and you speared it every pass. it should never swing a full arc towards you before it was hit again. having two spaced out let you practice attacking at the angle describes so often in the prev...

mrks

Hi there my one piece welded 12ga helms ring very loudly. I use dynamat available on ebay to damp them down. I try for loud enough to call although you could probably get "absolutely dead" if you used enough dynamat. its well worth it and its available here: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?...

mrks

hi ewan thanks for having sir guntar contact me. I agree with Damian. rewax(cant hurt) and add splints to you legs but heavens forbid dont do some funky lamination thing unless you wear pants. ------------------ mrks squire to sir aveloc tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour [This message ...

mrks

thanks Ewan

I have his Ti elbows almost finished and will begin work on his Ti vambraces soon.

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

ah ha sir angar I have your centerboss solution. I like the handle on the boss sunk into the face of the shield. avelocs heavy coffin shield boss has two 1/4" stainlessbars welded into the boss so its in the plane of the shield edge. you then attatch rattan with shoegoo and tape it down. a strap and...

mrks

hey ho sir angar the hurley today was great fun. would be way cool to play the lost vikings. you are not too behind the skill curve either. hurleyshop.com has a hurley vidio that is pretty instructional. they are kind of slow on the order thing though....I will see if I can shoot you a copy. sir rap...

mrks

good to see you here sir angar welcome.... this weeks hurley scrim pictures are at tiarmour.com link is in the middle of the page. was a blast. you guys should start a team? could you please have sir guntar contact me. sorry I cant help with the square. torkill had a pretty cool setup but he is temp...

mrks

hi

shaping first
polishing
then holes/articulation
followed by a final polish

at least for me

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Paul de Sens: The problem is two-fold in my experience: 2. Vambrace is not attached to the shoulder. Basically, your arms (and legs) are cones with the thickest parts a...

mrks

hi well I got some crazy hard lath blades and ground out a die. made a punch and tried to use one of my benchmaster punch presses to make scales. what a failure that was. you need a press cage and very close tolerances from your punch and die. sasha has it right. goto a machine shop or buy precut sc...

mrks

hi I guess I am a lazy bastage. I am used to highspeed one stage buffing to a mirror on stainless. most of my work is made out of titanium and I gave up trying to mirror it long ago. very shiny is good enough. keeping the buffer on spot to long ALWAYS causes me to have a fire in my high volume dust ...

mrks

hi you need sport armour with a extremely large bell for use with those materials. looks ridiculous but it works. cutting the vambrace higher also works but leaves your wrist a little exposed. idealy the wrist cuff should bridge onto the vambrace when it is hit protecting the fragile wrist from impa...

mrks

no way OOPS I READ BAN PLASTIC YES I THINK ITS UNAMOUS> EASY To HIDE IT it would limit fightings growth and there are no way enough armourers who make cheap enough armour to take up the slack if everyone had to wear metal. also the old guys who cant take the weight anymore would drop out like faster...

mrks

hi there the dryer breaker works great. just add another breakout box and turn the dryer breaker off. one more advantage of a large buffer: with a big Hp baldor you can one stage polish. they are wellworth the money. ------------------ mrks squire to sir aveloc tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titani...

mrks

posted 02-25-2003 02:51 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay....Lets see how clear I can make this (sip coffee...ahhh...) Basically the RPM's are not the major issue. The reason for this is because the RPM's at the hub of the buffing wheel have lit...

mrks

hi there well it depends on what you are trying to do. from my experience if you are interested in a mirror finish then spe4ed is good and get the 3600 rpm buffer. a slower speed wont do much good to mirror the harder metals at a decent speed. if you want a satin finish, to deburr metal with a scotc...

mrks

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dmitriy: By the way -- this was just for the sake of argument. In general, I agree with Sir Richard. In fact, not only do I wear armour, but I got my knight, Sir Brand, to w...

mrks

hi james two schools of for combatthought. 1. vambrace clamps to forearm. this is not the way to do it. everytime you turn your wrist you have to turn the weight of the armour too. 2. wrist turns freely within vambrace. best method. it should just fit after padding. vambrace tapers up to elbow endin...

mrks

hi there

I have an old fuzzy vidio tape of it and would be interested in a better copy.

it works wonders for recruiting.

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

mrks

Hi Sarnac the issue is that the split rattan is "laminated" as the shaft is shaved down in a "v" and the split pieces are taped down creating a thicker section composed of three sections of rattan. this does not comply with the progressive give rule. the progressive give rule "should" be met by the ...

mrks

hi cheval that spear/long glaive uses avelocs technology and is illegal at this point. to make it legal it needs 1/2" of foam taped onto where it is taped together which would make it very ugly. I put 1/4 inch foam between the split rattan pieces and taped the heck out of it but the antiran earl mar...

mrks

very good idea. a cardboard box, dryer vent and a cheap bathroom fan from home depot. would be very easy to construct one for less than 25 bucks. I just did the same thing in my basement to grind helmets in. keeps the shop clean and it has a big fan with six inch heater ducting for the vent. the fir...

mrks

hey all I fly in weds eve. would be cool to meet some folks. currently I am working on a new harness. I just finished some new Ti 3/4 legs weight 2 1/4 lbs each. ya ya dont get so excited my current kit is at 52lbs and I weigh 140lbs so its needed. ------------------ mrks squire to sir aveloc tiarmo...

mrks

I would give you a serious answer but the only thing I use my thirty ton press for is to rims on 14ga SS shield bosses. everything else is by hammering machine technology or by hand. I know sven at kobold armoury uses a press a fair amount? ------------------ mrks squire to sir aveloc tiarmour.com =...

mrks

hi there

very impressive.

I really like your deep fluting and raising.

mrks

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mrks
squire to sir aveloc
tiarmour.com ==>> maker of fine Titanium armour

[This message has been edited by mrks (edited 02-10-2003).]