Banging on Metal in Burnaby (suburb of Vancouver BC)

[Scott Martin]

Hello

I'm planning on making noise in my shop next Saturday, thought that I'd let folks know and see if anyone is interested in playing with metal, since there is a scarcity of armourers in the area who do metal.

Drop me a PM or add to the thread and let me know if folks are interested: I'm planning on prototyping some greaves (cased) and sabatons, we might also get around to starting another pair of gauntlets.

Scott Martin

[Armourkris]

I would be down for that, but I need to check my schedule first. If I can make it out is there anything you'd like me to bring? I've got a jigsaw, assorted stakes and hammers, a rack of steel, all that sort of stuff

[Scott Martin]

Hi Chris

I'd say bring your current project and whatever stakes and hammers you'd like. I have a number of stakes, hammers and the like, as well as a Beverly so you may want to bring projects that need cutting out (jigsaws can be a pain)

I also have a moderate pile of of 20 Ga (0.040) stainless if you're thinking of a coat of plates, gauntlets etc. Did you want to try the Augsberg gorget pattern? I recall that you did a good job in the hinge workshop, so you can probably handle the neck hinge, although the plate shaping is a bit tricky. I'll drop you a PM with the address.

Sounds like Mark (Gaukler) may be dropping by, and we may have another one or two similarly geeky folks along:

Scott Martin

[Payn]

If I don't end up in Bozeman, I might swing by with mini me just to watch, if that's ok with y'all.

[Sigurd]

Hey Scott,

PM me your address, I will be at work, but will try and stop by during or after, and see how things are coming along.

Cheers
C

[Armourkris]

I'll definitely make use of that Beverly. If you dont mind I'd like to bring my room mate, were planning on building him some Moro armour so I might as well get him to help with grunt work

Kris

[Armourkris]

damn it, looks like I wont be able to make it out after all, life getting in the way of fun and all that kind of stuff.

[Scott Martin]

Marc and Mackenzie are probably showing up a tad early (10:00 ish) and the girls should be started their binge of screen time by noon, so I'll ask folks to head on by for 12:30 and we will probably go until dinner-ish

Ted, if "mini-me" is interested in Kinect (Xbox) I anticipate that Becky and / or Ria would be more than happy to keep her occupied

Marc and Mackenzie need to head out at around 4:00, thus the earlier start time - I anticipate that they will be starting with greave patterns. I have both the 1480's gauntlets and the 1640 gorget prototypes available for playing with - Ted and Mackenzie are candidates for a good fit on the gorget.

I also picked up some spring stainless (17-7 PH) which looks interesting. The composition is:
Carbon 0.09 max.
Manganese 1.00 max.
Phosphorus 0.040 max.
Sulfur 0.030 max.
Silicon 1.00 max.
Chromium 16.00 - 18.00
Nickel 6.50 - 7.75
Aluminum 0.75 - 1.50
but it looks like it tempers like a mid- to high-carbon steel (martensitic) maxes out abouve 160ksi ultimate tensile, the annealed is pretty scary and it work hardenes crazily, but a bit of heat from the torch encourages it to keep its manners: should be interesting gauntlet material.

ArmourKris, drop me a PM, we can probably make alternate arrangements if need be.

Scott Martin