The Armour Archive

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Ckanite - you want the XX it's a light portable like the no. 5 but has a deeper taller throat and some captive screws so you can lock the punch & die into the same alignment.

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Leave it 'wild' and trim to fit after shaping

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Especially in the barrel helm you would want to retain the work-hardening as it has flatter planes and has to rely on the strength of the material to resist deformation. The Spangens have more glancing surfaces and their roundy shape increases the resistance to deformation. IMO the barrel would be a...

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Closest I could find to 1050 would be EN43 in the UK Analysis Carbon 0.45-0.60% Phosphorous 0.05% max Manganese 0.60-0.80% Sulphur 0.05% max Silicon 0.10-0.40% Related Specifications BS970 C50 C55 1.0535 1.0540 1.0601 AISI 1050 AISI 1060 080A57 080A52 080A62 080M50 1.1213 1.1221 XC55 DIN 17200 DIN 1...

Giles de Bois Guilbert

I wanted to go with a norman style armor i did find a norman helmet on this page do not know if to buy or not lolz http://www.illusionarmoring.com/, also found i cheapy helmet on this page http://www.zenwarriorarmory.com/catalog.php?item=50&catid=65&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D65 I can testify tha...

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Jeebus! Ugo, do you have another Bad 'Prentice on the run?

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Sean Powell wrote:
Giles de Bois Guilbert wrote:Bastard!
WE hatez u!!!!
So buy it from me. It's up for auction.

Sean

shipping would kill me

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Bastard!
WE hatez u!!!!

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Nice work.

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Delft Clay - use the silicon to make a copy of the original. From that you can use the mold to create a master - this can be of plaster or wax or whatever, you can then refine the master to clean up any faults, it only needs to hold up once - you can cast that in metal and refine the master. Couple ...

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ID, I was looking for a 1.5 - 2hp running about 1475rpm but if you have 1hp for a good price that will get me in the saddle leastways. I agree with Mac on the power deal people tend to think bigger is better but it depends upon application. For fine work it's the files by preference, it's hard to sc...

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Here it is ID in all it's virginal glory

sorry about the background clutter.
Dammit! Suzerain another forum to get lost in......thanks

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ID, You want to share your belt source - I'm still getting bits and bobs for mine. it's based on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ss_PZDWP0 but I've made mod's because I wanted it to drive a buffing wheel as well. Frame is done but still looking for the right motor - probably end up shelling out for...

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Before cutting into any tank I would fill it with water to displace any gases that may be lingering. Just in case.......

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Silicone Spray Lubricant - it protects against corrosion, lubricates, as well as protecting a myriad score of other items

Giles de Bois Guilbert

If you are going for different baskets - the rubber cup hilts (Baldar) are the best, they aren't handed in any way and deep enough to protect the fingers without sacrificing mobility and in my opinon are worth the investment.

Giles de Bois Guilbert

Take a leather cord (boot shoe lace) and wrap it around the lower bar of your grill - you'll be amazed at how much it dampens the sound - but still add the aventail to stay true to the look.

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Mine are pointed very high up. I never have problems with them slipping down. The leather tab my points go through is probably an inch or inch and a half away from the neckline of my arming coat. After a while sometimes I need to have someone tighten them up for me because the slipknot I put in the...

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I live in Vancouver, WA. I wasn't looking for a specific place, but if possible that would be wonderful. I have been calling places with "sheet metal" in their names... but nobody deals with thicker than 16g. I found a steel yard today (the only place that sells 14g) and bought a piece, but it is c...

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The additional bar is the "safest" option - alternatively you can take the metacarpal section of your demi-pattern and flip it over to the other side (essentially 2 metacarpals with a notch for the root of the thumb/index finger). I use this arrangement as a demi for my center boss round which gives...

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Couple of horizontal slits in the back of the kidney pouch and slip the sheath in between - Close enough tolerances to give a compression fit, yet easy enough to remove dagger and sheath if needed. I think there are some examples in Goubitz's "Purses in Pieces"

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Dunno, you would have to get into measuring the pitch and angle of the threads

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Xtracted copper pipes and ball valves should be fine. I'd rather have the gas "hard" piped than hosed any day. When I moved to the UK I had a problem locating adaptors from NPT to BSP. I'm quite sure what your thread standards but it might be easier for you to adapt local fittings to BSP. This link ...

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Ugo wrote:Dear Bad'pprentice... it sucks, send it to me for disposal

I miss you mannnnn...

Thanks all,

Giles de Bois Guilbert

I started this project a while ago - it's 2mm steel - orginally the plan was to raise out of a flat piece of steel but encountered technical difficulties and opted for a composite approach so its constructed from 3 pieces. I also made all of my punches from O1 tool steel. The picture you see below i...

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Sorry missed that Galfrid - that's the problem with Archiving into the wee hours ;) it is very well possible that the bottom row of "rivets" could be attaching a lining and blind rivets are used elsewhere or it could simply be a leather strip that is an attachment point for the faulds . But I'm lean...

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It's late enough that it could be and the row of rivet looking thingies at the bottom edge of the breast plate give that impression. However, you have to be very skeptical about line drawings. My experience with the English effigies is that most depictions have very little in common as the artist's ...

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Zetheros wrote:Same here! But there will probably be times where I'll want both hands free, while also carrying my sword.

Minions! That's what minions are for.....

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Carlo Paggiarino wrote:We finally set a date and will meet on Wednesday the 29th of June from 9,30 to 15,30.

That rules me out - work commitments. Hopefully you will offer up another session in the future...

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Dumpster diving - you can get most of your pallet banding from an industrial area - even your steel supplier or construction site. Most companies chuck it in the bin and if you ask nicely they'll probably let you have as much as you want.

Giles de Bois Guilbert

When I see the helm the first thing I went to was the 80's TV show "Buck Rogers" though in and of itself it is pretty stylin' the additon of below would make it really pop!

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Hey Carlo, I don't know what you have in your "private" collection.....and after thinking about it, maybe I don't want to know :shock: Anyways, I was just stating my preference for early pieces but am easy and would welcome a chance to closely examine any armour. The National Trust around here gets ...

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I would be interested - but cost is the biggest factor. I lean towards the early 14th C. as far as preference of things to see. Especially articulation and range of motion of the early stuff but I wouldn't turn down a chance to examine any armour of interest.

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John, Hoas Hantverk probably has the most accurate reconstruction that I know of - I belive he lives on Wisby and has access to the finds. From looking at the pictures on his site I don't see any seams. Of course, I would think this would rather depend on your body type. You should check out Armour ...

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John, The front looks pretty good but you are going to have to revise the back. It looks as if it rides up in the back and you may have to add an additional row on the back to even out the horizontal line from front to back. It might be easier if you would look into enlisting the services of a seams...

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