Black Barrel

Yojimbo · Post by **Yojimbo** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:48 pm

Looking to buy one of those plastic black barrels. Anybody know where to get one for cheap ? Particularly in the NW Flordia area ?

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:01 pm

The black ones are often cleaning agents or chemicals.
Try Craigslist rarely will you pay more that $20.
Someone in your local sca group may already have a lead.

Make sure the chemicals are removed and properly nutralized.
Haveing something react as you wear it or shape with heat can cause problems.

Because your going to wrap the plates or cover with fabric other colors may be easier to find.
One local duke uses a padded gambison over a Swiss cheese churburg 13 style breastplate.

Sjolander · Post by **Sjolander** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:21 pm

with some quick google-fu

http://www.thomasnet.com/florida/plasti ... 901-1.html

MalkomeKarre · Post by **MalkomeKarre** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:48 pm

Check local car wash too. You might not get black barrels, but you also probably won't have to pay either.

Malek · Post by **Malek** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:48 am

If black is your thing, you may want to consider ordering Kydex.
3/16" or 1/4" seems to give good protection for SCA heavy combat.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-plast ... ts/=kkr0c2

Caius705 · Post by **Caius705** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:59 am

They make other colors of kydex now too, I know amazone sells it.

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:35 pm

They made other colours of kydex back in the early 1980's too.

Caius705 · Post by **Caius705** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:46 pm

Thomas Powers wrote:They made other colours of kydex back in the early 1980's too.

My problem with that bit of knowledge is this "At the time, I was too young to know why Clinton was in trouble"

Yojimbo · Post by **Yojimbo** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:27 pm

Thanks everyone. I was gonna make some halo-ish stuff for my son with plastic.
I have some black abs, but I was gonna save that.

MalkomeKarre · Post by **MalkomeKarre** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:35 pm

Was it meant to be functional, or merely decorative?

Yojimbo · Post by **Yojimbo** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:44 pm

Decorative, run around back yard crap.

MalkomeKarre · Post by **MalkomeKarre** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:49 pm

You ought to look at using 5 gallon buckets. Firehouse subs sells them for a couple bucks each. Would be more lightweight too.

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