English? who wants to see that?

AB Hammer · Post by **AB Hammer** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:22 pm

Patrick Thaden

You probly have these references but just in case

1st is a closeup to the 1/4 scale harness

http://www.creationtime.com/4341.jpg

2nd is the drawing of the harness from the internet that I found

http://www.creationtime.com/KN101-2.jpg

3rd is a photo of a pair that I did with a little artistic licens and a sca ajustment for the knee.

http://www.creationtime.com/031231120430.JPG

One day I'll get to see the effigy.

Patrick Thaden · Post by **Patrick Thaden** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:08 am

sorry, forgot to update the pics, these were from Friday? Saturday? I dont' recall now. I forgot the camera today but the greaves are pretty close to roughed in, need to tweak a bit and kick them a few times.....maybe even swear at them sum.... I think they'll get in line without that though

.

Yep, I use a real complex set of greave patterns here.....

sorry they look a little wierd, I was standing on the anvil shooting with the cuisse away and didn't get straight enough over it so it looks a little bizare..... More pics soon, so long as I remember the camera

. Patrick

btmcrae · Post by **btmcrae** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:05 am

Looking nice as usual. I like your complex greave patterns!

I've been extrapolating patterns myself based on existing ones for the Black Prince arms I am currently working on. As I have never done anything before, I have erred on the side of starting with overly large pieces and trimming down from there to a proper fit. After all that is said and done am I tweaking my original pattern estimates.

The lesson I take form this is.....who needs patterns?! Just shape the metal to form and fit, trim as needed, and there you have it!

It's the simple things that are sometimes the most insightful. That and seeing a piece in the various stages of shaping. Thanks for the continuing coverage.

RalphS · Post by **RalphS** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:43 am

btmcrae wrote:The lesson I take form this is.....who needs patterns?! Just shape the metal to form and fit, trim as needed, and there you have it!

And by all means, don't forget what you can do when you have too little material somewhere: never mind the welder, just draw out a bit of the metal into a thinner and larger section. You even get to pick where you take the metal from.

Ambrogio · Post by **Ambrogio** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:50 pm

Not meaning to put more stress on your shoulders Patrick, I'm just curious!

Patrick Thaden · Post by **Patrick Thaden** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:20 pm

More stress? on me? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, wife ran off with the digital camera for a week....
Did a fitting with the customer this past weekend and everything is looking good, did some adjustments to some of the various parts but it's a moving along.
Wife will be back with the camera next week so I should start getting some more pics up as things progress once again. Patrick

Ambrogio · Post by **Ambrogio** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:49 pm

Well, I'm glad you still can appreciate some irony and humor, that must mean that you're still enjoying it or have you just turned cynical?

Brian Belding · Post by **Brian Belding** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:13 pm

Droooooooool...

Awesome legs Pat, I love the way the look!

Patrick Thaden · Post by **Patrick Thaden** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:55 am

I'm not dead yet

it did get up to 106 today in the shop, it was only 103 outside.....hot raising in the summer, ah what fun

here is a pic of todays bit of work

and one of the arms planished and sanded, almost ready for heattreating

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:27 am

Patrick, Its to darned hot down there, you and your family (and tools)need to come live with me. ....Otto

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:42 am

I hear you, a piddly 104 here yesterday

. Question, in the first pic, what tool are you going to use to get into the pointy part of the elbow guard to define the ridge that runs perpendicular to the axis of the arm?

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:04 pm

Patrick- Your complex pattern for greaves, are the same measurement of the patrons leg, no? Or is it just a random sized piece shaped and formed and then trimmed to fit?

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:46 pm

Bump. More progress to report

btmcrae · Post by **btmcrae** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:17 am

BUMP!!!

Am I the only one experiencing some pretty bad withdrawal symptoms?

Gotsta have my ARMOR CRACK!

Just a little nip, to take the edge off?

Patrick Thaden · Post by **Patrick Thaden** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:00 am

sorry not showing much progress right now. I have been working on it though, I have the arms, pauldrons, and cuisses all ready for heat treat, rough ground in and what not, the reenforce plates have all been made and fitted. I have had some shop help the past 6 weeks, I don't know that they were actually helpfull with me getting this armour done quicker

Back to the beating, I think we are at about 36 days of 100+ deg weather, the shop usually being 2-4 higher than outside temps

Oh how I love to armour in the texas weather