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ewan

I went to a 38" two pound-blade heavy sword and they got off my back.

increased my speed, I didnt have to change my technique and I stopped having to worry about hurting somebody

made a huge difference in my on field confidence.. .

mrks

hi there I use two straps. one for around the earline and one near the jawline. they come together and limit the helmet fron rocking up and down if your head swims inside the helmet you have a large helmet. this is not necessarily a bad thing. I can get my fist inside my helm on the sides, close to ...

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ooooh nonsparking fan is good. I am not sure what you can do about a paint booth. I guess if you had a super air flow it would nto be a problem but even then if you were spaying a car you might have issues. I would worry more about breathing the stuff you are spraying. did you look on ebay for a fan...

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hi there

I added a bunch of pictures to the how to padd and strap your helm page.

stuff like this:

[img]http://tiarmour.com/helmet%20buckle%2010%2010%2004%20small.jpg[/img]

go look.... http://tiarmour.com/help_strapping_your_new.htm

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hi there you are asking for multiple concussions. sports helms do not have the correct padding required for sca "TYPE" fighting. I have a new way to pad helms that has a thin strips of open foam closed cellcontact cemented the outer layer of the closed cell shell, a layer of closed cell and more ope...

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now this is something I get into providing a level of safety while working titanium is pretty important. a year ago or so I went to positive ventalation hoods and couldnt be happier. no more breathing through a filter. there are threads here someplace by me. here are a few pics from my website. its ...

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my opinion... I agree with quite a bit with stonekeep on fun and armour. we need some guy cranking it out so I can send new fighters there for cheap armour. after six months they usually pass it on but it gets them started for a very low price. I am well appreciative of stonekeep and ashcroft baker....

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hey D. Sebastian

I send people there also... great site

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Hi scale: I prefer .032 but.040 is not that much greater in weight. it is however much stronger. my bady harnessis .032 and my legs are .040 neither has dented.... yet there is always a first time for everything. a a shot thrown with a basket hilt would probably dent it. If I was selling it as indes...

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Thank you, I truly appreciate the time you put into the post. It is well written and you got your thoughts across perfectly. May I use it when referring inquiries? Brian brian I was a bit harsh in my previous post but I cant for the life of me figure out why you didnt send that privately? if you we...

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Please accept an advance apology for a temporary detour.... mrks said the customers are finicky and sometimes wont pay for an order (I take no money down to start a piece)... heck I turn guys away fairly often. its all about the time it takes to make a piece...my prices are very reasonable for what...

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hmm I dont consider .99 apiece to be too expensive. a suit like that done by hand would run at least $500 or so if you could find someone to make it. ti cuts easily with a bev shear. it can also be snapped off the sprue and dry ground. beware the fumes if it is an alloy. go here for info on working ...

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dude thats a nice set of legs

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Mr Brian W. Rainey I wasnt going to post this but.... please dont think I am slamming you in my opinion your kind efforts to help andre improve techniques and his wares made you look like a troll... why not write him privately and offer to help? after reading the thread it is now clear to me you hav...

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actually I usually include a handle rubber shock absorbers to lessen handle vibration and mounting bolts. I do not include plywood chocks as the mounting height of each individuals handle should be custom. I strongly advise you to stay away from single piece handles if you are looking for preformanc...

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sounds cool I do a ton of planishing. usually I use oil on the Ti so I can see where the planisher strikes. what you wrote makes me think. my light position varies and I turn the huge shop light out. sometimes it works well and I can see what i am doing and sometimes I guess thanks mrks

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WOW folks thank you all for such an enjoyable debate. even if things got a mite surley "on a research level" you all have been very curteous compared to getting flamed on a kingdoms mailing list. I am well appreciative of all the work and effort by all parties on this thread. THANKS mrks

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defenitely a load of crap nice idea... but sorry duke logan that wont work. he cant enter the next list or so I read let me go find it... I am on the caid digest... hasnt made it to antir list yet and might not... brb mrks edit: this is off the caid list... not sure if it is right but they quote the...

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wow .040 is a bit thick in my opinion but those things are bulletproof and a damn good deal. I looked into waterjet cutting and actually got 10 pairs of ti knees cut. they wanted almost $1000 for the job. BUY these Quick for you wont find a better deal for ti scales out there anywhere. mrks

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Hmmm

interesting...

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I fight better with horizontal bars.

thats why I use them.

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hi there

hammer and ax handles from your local hardware store work very well for the handle.

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naval jelly works wonders

angle grinder

scotchbrite wheels remove rust and leave a smooth surface depends on how bad the rust is.

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hi there

drill smaller holes and use a jewlers saw

works very well as long as you dont try it on titanium.

go here: ebay.com type in jewlers saw and then choose the jewlers tools

sorry I cant link direct but it wants to log me in with a remote link for some reason...

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hmm arm hunting in antir???? well... when my arms do get hit... they get hit hard. one time a 6'8 guy was swinging at my head as I was throwing a shot and " my arm got inthe way" last fight and numb arm for a while. holy crap if I didnt have a locked ti vambrace my arm would have been broken... no d...

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I dont think you are giving yourself enough credit.

nice work for what it is for. your design decisions are based on the rules so modifications are to be respected.

keep up the good work and post the stainless models pics in the future.

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hi I strongly encourage everyone to weigh their armour piece by piece and then add it all up. you would be surprised at the toatal armour weight when you include shoes, gambeson and cloth stuff. I am at 43lbs for a full kit. since I weigh around 145lbs I am carring about a third of my weight. if you...

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hi martin depends on what a big ticket is. either my jet grinder or my bev shear would be first have one then get the other. I already had a drill press by then so that doesnt count. the grinder was more useful to me than the shear for beginning armouring. the bev shear replaced the jig saws and spe...

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i've never cut Ti with it myself but i suppose it would. you might run into some coloration issues with the heat. i've also been wondering, has anyone ever done plate armour out of Ti? can you hammer it? i've worked with Ti rings for chainmaille and that stuff is kind of brittle, i wonder if it is ...

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Hi

I have done business with them for years

they are very reputable.

I bought $400 worth of latigo leather at pennsic and they are shipping it out to me here in seattle.

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mirrorred SS not historical...

$65 shipped.

http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20stai ... 20boss.htm

two in stock as soon as I get my pennsic stuff back.

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nothing better than a hard snap to a hilt blocker... followed by a shield hook to the basket hilt... resulting in bending someone over to lightly tap them where you so desire... the look on their face is priceless. hehe edit: your grace all my ti stuff is still on the way back from pennsic. I sent i...

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I never pool que can she use the left arm back shoot forward and release the right hand lunging technique? this is good in a spear line. she should avoid pileups and stick to sniping other spearpersons. she would need to swivel her body. breasts and other obstructions dont matter because the body is...

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the pennsic independent reported on the KWST and had the results posted.

sadly I gave it to my xgf... maybe I can get it back.

anyone want to do an online search?

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the KWST rocked.

the skies opened up and the gods cried huge tears.

men were men and met each other on the field of battle.

many stayed soaked to the bone to witness the hardcore go at it.

damn fine tourney.

some very very good fights.