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mrks

hi from a techno armourer.

if you have head damage or are sensitive???

here is the best way I know of to pad and strap a helm...

http://tiarmour.com/help_strapping_your_new.htm

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hi

I would go here http://search.ebay.com/whitney-punch_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8 and buy a real punch off of ebay.com

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hi martain

let me know about the Ti.

I just picked up 22lbs from boeing surplus. part conversion is happening this evening.

I have plenty of heavier plate stock so no probelm on vam plates.

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sweet...

hey martin

go look at antirfighters.com.

thanks

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I wonder if the quick rivets are brass?

if not there will big problems down the road..........

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hi there before you invest please look at the roper whitney punches which are designed to punch holes. I got a couple #7s on ebay for 35-50 bucks each. my #16 was $150 goto ebay and search for a ropew whitney #7 for punching m m I use my two arbor presses for adjusting curves in lames and other piec...

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I used dynamat extreme with very good results.

it mostly covers the inside of my helm.

my ears no longer ache....

mrks

hi there whether you can roll it depends on the thickness and the alloy. if it about 1/8th thick or at least .080 or greater you should be able to carefully roll it slightly a little bit at a time. use a smooth edge to roll it against and dont use a wide faced hammer or it will mark it up and possib...

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hi your grace busy weekend.

defenitely .050 al64v for you. no .025. still havent tested it yet.

I have your measurements and will keep you updated

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hi your grace ok I am a bit confused. that little bit of padding is all you have? do you wear a sweatshirt or some type of padding to keep the metal from rubbing on you? Ti transmits vibration throughout the whole piece so any part of it touching your skin will most likely give you a vibration bruis...

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thanks........

materials are cheap

and you can be proud of your creations.

I would suggest getting a little $$$ help from the those you are armouring.

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that kind of posting will only get you a whuppin on this forum.

buy you metal please keeps us all from being labled as thieves.

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hi there do you have the side plates? they put pressure on the wheels by squeezing them when the big nut on the grinder arbor is tightened. tubes/pipes as spacers... I used 1 1/4 diameter inch pvc pipe fittings and used them as a spacer so when the nut is tightened the side plates put pressure on th...

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wow thanks I had not read the paw paw wilson obituary... hey guys you can die from not taking inhalation precautions. here is the article above in print form sorry if I break the copyright by using the words. it said the html is copywrited... go here and read: m reprinted to spike your interest... T...

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hi your grace holy smokes...dents? I am going to do some destructive testing soon. would be fun to shoot the results for posting. ok wow is all I can say. the pieces are very long and unpadded. I assume you wear a padded sleeved gambeson? nice smooth shapes for the Ti but the design is unusual. I am...

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hi hehe lots of controversy. the tool rest is critical if you are grinding thick metal. as mentioned the grinder will catch and drag your finger in before you can say boo. my left thumb has a good sized chunk out of it because of this. healed but left a divot I can still see and feel. the bench grin...

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it was duke logan actually duke logan is quite a guy... a super host. he had the whole of antir( all five of us ) to dinner at pennsic. his grace has a grill thats the size of a small car. hes gormet cook to boot. it wasnt much of an issue fit wise but I am a picky sob when it comes to fitting armou...

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I would be very interested in some detailed pictures. of the failure and especially the design and type of manufacture. sadly or maybe not I have not gotten any indication of failure but all metal fatigues eventually. my first work has a few cracks in it. I am replacing my origional Ti demi right no...

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hi I like to polish my armour like this: [img]http://tiarmour.com/photogallery/photo26508/grinding%20luthers%20helm%20big%20sparks.jpg[/img] ok maybe I use this beast: [img]http://tiarmour.com/smoking%20titanium.jpg[/img] [img]http://tiarmour.com/hood%20for%20hal.JPG[/img] this is called supplied ai...

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Hi your grace I am curious about how your arms dented using 6-4? what gauge did you use. 6-4 from my experience has never dented to rattan. the light gauge stuff... .020 grieves have been great performers but I wouldnt use that gauge on arms. I have used .032 6-4-2-2-2-2 for vambraces and they have ...

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sorry your grace I know of no other place that has it available. Tijoe is also out of CP at the moment, if you are making vambraces or cuises go with 6-4. cp is too soft in my opinion. cp is good for elbows and shoulder spaulders that need a dish. boeing surplus is cheap but its only available a few...

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Ti really needs to be professionally welded due to the fact that it is a helium/oxygen sponge at high temperatures I think you ment nitrogen, helium is an inert/noble gas. you are correct. Ti is a hydrogen sponge at high temps and hydrogem brittalizes the Ti molecular matrix. sasha: when yves was o...

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hi there strapping your new/old helm... article with pictures at: m 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. big pictures removed but more are here: m put your helmet on and bring the lower...

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[quote="MigueldZ"]Or how about the Ti set that was proudly shown to me a few months ago, not a single compound curve (like not even dished) in the whole thing, sharp edges etc. AND they looked bad. But they only weighed ounces and that's all the guy cared about. [quote] Disclaimer: I have ...

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hi there sorry nope its possible to make a ti boss that wouldnt crack using a composite plate esign. Ti is light but is not ductile. a Ti boss would require heavy metal and would crack if it was struck hard enough. I tried to make a few early on in my career. used ,050 and .040 Ti dished hot and col...

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Hi there I just did a run of six and have one left: 65 shipped day after payment. pictures here: m details: Hi this is a 14ga mirror polished Stainless Steel shield boss. It has been cold worked(no annealing for maximum work hardness) in a spiral sunk pattern by my four ton dishing machine and has e...

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Mrks, Are you "back in business"? Tim well well I will probably alway make armour of some sort but I am slowing down. it doesnt really pay that well and my prices ar pretty low considering the material costs. I have lost my source of cheap Titanium via boeing surplus. I was told that they closed th...

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lol

its messy as hell designed to drive customers away.

but thanks for posting that.

yes Ti makes the best SCA armour available.

also check out preformancearmour.com

a few other guys have started using it but Ti is still nto very common.

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hi there actually I am slowing down due to real life. but like duke icefalcon wrote yes I am considering stopping production armouring. the monentary return for master work sca armour is not great enough for the time and effort I put into it. I have made 50 pairs of Ti legs in five years and many ot...

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prediction: duke uther of the west and duke sven of antir in the finals. was fun watching them fight at estrella. sir tiernan and sir nicholous are possibilities.. dark horse is sir kjarten who took 3rd in the sept western crown tourney and 2nd at ursalmas. not fighting but I could be wrong: duke th...

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damn fine work.

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we have lots of rawhide wrapped swords here.

we also call to the old standards. you can change the laws but its hard to change the kingdom.

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I have been pretty worthless since returning from gulf wars.

am just getting back into the swing of things and am working to finish my new close helm. it was the only thing I could work in the shop to get motivated.

thanks for the great post cuan.

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I too am very thankful for the atlantians and how they play the game.

thanks atlantia for keeping things real.

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I carry a copy of my kingdom's combat rules and the society mins for just this type of situation.

sounds like the old hey these are the rules runaround. marshals tend to support one another on those occasions.

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