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mrks

hi there Large Ti mitten gauntlets. bid starts at $600 and auction ends on sun evening 8pm pacific time http://lh4.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S76gQqaDuFI/AAAAAAAAAwo/7cQd4bQb2jY/s288/IMG_6495.JPG I dont plan to make another set of these ever. last year I started working on titanium mitten gauntlets for ...

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Hagan gets them.
pm after I finish posting the mittens.

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am working on Ti mitten gauntlet auction.

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bump its almost over and pics. suggested attachment by points over ankles. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S76UzSysF7I/AAAAAAAAAwA/4L5LYKAjshw/s288/IMG_6515.JPG awesome way to attatch legs to grieves. notice no strap. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S76T9reGQ7I/AAAAAAAAAv0/sZJoYs-4DtA/s288/IMG_6...

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what type of saw/blade? is the blade heating up and burning? you might have stainless, hardened steel or some wierd alloy. is the metal vibrating? having your metal against a 1/2 piece of plywood that you cut through helps reduce vibration. are the teeth just breaking off. if the teeth are large you...

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hi all http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S7w4snK-wTI/AAAAAAAAAu8/175RO1Xu6eE/s288/IMG_6484.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S7w4sEBuvRI/AAAAAAAAAu4/Zk8XlYYz69o/s288/IMG_6483.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S7w4r42d07I/AAAAAAAAAu0/HY_TtNY1i9c/s288/IMG_6482.JPG higher res pictures at: m I s...

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vitus you have to rest your hands.
I am having the same problems so shifted to a different type of product.
I am working full time armouring from the moment I get up until I am finshed late at night.
numb hands and dropping stuff is not fun.
best of luck.

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you cn also try lighter strikes to the outer rim of the rivet.

you may be peening the center too much?

mrks

I used brass excrusion pins on a scale mantle of 22 ga stainless "leaves" for sca combat I used # 14 copper burrs for the backing.

worked great.

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I totally know what you mean. I am so close to finalizing a project that I have been working on full time for the last three months. the hardest past is I cant share it until I can actually do it... for until its actually accomplished its still impossible to realize in reality and not just my a idea...

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I am like hal in that I have never taken a down payment and send pics for payment when I am finished. only had three returns in my entire history. the problem we seem to be identifying is the difference between business armouring verses hobby armouring. the guys who are hobbyists and try to make a b...

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I really disagree with the below statement about titanium. there are few things that I cannot do with it as compared to stainless. tulip vambraces and cased grieves are two of them as Ti doesnt take raisin/shrinking very well. for SCA physical attributes I say Titanium is five times better than spri...

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foam thickness depends on area padded.

knuckle ridge get 1/2 inch for punching;)
back of hand gets 1/4 to 1/2 depending on fit.

light padding say 1/4 shouldn't affect fit much and will lessen any shock from a hit.
never used an egg mitten so cant tell you much about them. sorry...

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synthetic sinew or waxed thread works great. I also contact cement foam to the back of my gauntlets and the cement the glove to the foam. is much more comfortable and solid because the contact cement keeps the gloves from moving around. pics: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xijnVOFwTh4/S5SHzNN0KiI/AAAAAAAAAlY...

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mild steel legs 5-7 lbs each dents easily unless you are using 16 ga which weigh a ton. stainless steel 18 ga about 5lbs. dents but durable. spring I am not sure. highly durable titanium legs 2 3/4 to 3 1/4 indestructible so far but no changing their shape once they are finished. alum .071 t6 7075 w...

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hi I use saddle skirting and red lincon shoe dye. (turns belt bright red) belt then ages letting every one know the age of the squire. then I use beenatural leather conditioner. other leather conditioners will work of course. keeping the belt protected with conditioner that doesnt turn the belt dark...

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man you guys do things the hard way
get a piece of pipe bury in in the ground or hold in big vise.
bend the rattan all around until you find rattan happiness.
it stays in shape plenty long enough to strapping tape it.
the strapping tape holds the curve/straightness or shape just fine.

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hi there
add a point about ankle height on both sides of your foot.
rivet leather laces onto your boot.
tie off laces.
should keep the grieve in place.
works great.

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thats a great deal!

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ashcroft baker sells spundome helms starting at $70

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glad they fit!!!
they will last you a very long time.
mrks

as one of my past clients you will get preference on anything new that may be on the way

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very nice and a hell of a bargain at $400.

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my story in the six foot and less scenario at estrella I had my thumb torn to the bone by a greatsword while spearing. put it in my helmet and retired the field in shock. went to the EM room and was stitched by a intern while sitting on a metal folding chair. went back to the site. they wouldn't giv...

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I mailed these today as I said I would.
2-3 day priority mail to you.
let me know how they work out.
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I moved some rivets and upsized them a little after them not fitting. I can move the piece back to the original location and they will be pretty small. let me get them and do some measurements of my hands(small). I am 5'9 at 160lbs and have a size 6 1/2 foot and my hands although thick are considere...

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nice job.
definitely looks fight-able against rebated steel with some added chain.

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hi folks while I am retired I still make stuff for friends and past customers. these Ti demis didnt fit a freinds squire because the measurements were bungled. they will fit a hand sized between a baseball and an orange. follow the link to see pictures with measurements. happy to answer any question...

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you are definitely a budding armourer but need to be more productive

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I am expensive at $60
14ga SS cold sunk and bombproof.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... light=mrks

$60 shipped.

have three in the shop can ship monday.
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I think you would do well in the LARP community which seems to be growing...

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very cool something like that would be "cake" to modify. I hate reworking helms from other armourers but thats pretty enough I probably wouldn't mind so much. I only do local work on helms because you need the wearer in the shop when you modify it. hopefully there is someone close by who c...

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its a custom made curved steel channel that bolts together.

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you should be able to widen with a dead blow and gentle persuasion.

if you dont drop back on your thighs you can avoid the pouch that some get.

and you can always take the route that few others have. sell them and build yourself a new set

mrks

get a 5 gal bucket with a lid and put sand in it.

place iten in bucket close lid and roll until its scratched up enough for your liking. I do like the other threads suggestion of car gunk and a rag though.

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