The Armour Archive

Scott

$50 for the hammers.

- Scott

Scott

Got the rawhide hammer inserts.

Thanks!

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Scott

Then I'll take the other three pair.

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Scott

How thick are the Garland rawhide hammer faces. 1.25" diameter by ??

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Scott

First, I pre-make a bunch of foam tips. These are three layers of foam, taped together with three strips of 3/4" strapping tape, about 6" long. Put the stack of disks in the center of one of the strips of tape. Bring the tape up the sides and over the top. The tape should overlap a little. The disks...

Scott

I'll take one, size M/L.
What's your paypal addy?

Scott

I made a skirt of fender washer scale a long time ago. I used 2" fender washers that had a 1/4" hole in them with 1/4" truss head rivets and smaller washers to secure the "scales" to a leather backing. Each row was offset by a half washer, so the washer in one row was centered between the washers on...

Scott

I'm interested in #1, the plane blade, and #7, the aluminum rattan pommel.

Do these prices include shipping? Zip = 94536.

- Scott

Scott

Since we have veered a bit off topic, I'll add my $.02 on the 1pm start time. Logistically, trying to get your guys to muster will be like herding cats. 10am start time: Wake everyone up at 8am. Eat breakfast in camp, prepared by the wonderful camp cooks. Jump into armour. Make up water dispensers o...

Scott

For my table saw, I put a piece of 1/4" plywood on it from the edge of the left extension to the top of the fence (at 13"), and then a tarp gets put over that. I used to have the tarp right on the table, but water (condensation?) got in between them and I got a big rust spot on the cast iron table. ...

Scott

Awesome! I'll have to stop by and see what you've got. BTW: I got the package you sent. Thanks. After trying on the short tunics, I had a thought: Have you considered making undershirts? Basically, the short tunic, but maybe 6" shorter and without the gores so that it is much tighter fitting. Sizing...

Scott

Awesome!
Hey Murdoch, wanna do counted blows for your birthday again?

- Scott

Scott

Every year, a bunch of Westerners get together and rent a large (22' - 26') moving truck and get a couple of volunteers to drive our gear to & from Pennsic. This year, with the rising costs, we need more people to pitch in in order to cover expenses. So, CAIDians & AnTirans, if you can get your gear...

Scott

I read that as the phenomenon where they "can't kill themselves." I.e., they take a 7 but throw a 5.

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Scott

You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to spa... er, Pennsic.

- Scott (maybe I should have saved this reply until next year - for Pennsic 42)

Scott

Have these shipped yet?
I read that others have received their orders, but I haven't received anything yet.

- Scott

Scott

If you think maille pulling your beard is bad, that's nothing compared to wearing your maille commando!

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Scott

I'll take a 1/4" die to go with the punch I got from knotwolf.
PM me the paypal details.
- Scott

Scott

I just need one. I've got several #7s and tooling for them, but I only have one punch for my #7.5. Since it uses the same die as the #7, I'm covered there. I figure I should pick up a few useful sizes for when I need to punch through thicker material, such as a couple of weeks ago when I was punchin...

Scott

Thanks for all your comments. I found a No.2 so now I'll get some punch and dies. I think this will work out well for quite a long time and finally be able to start assembling the helm I've been working on. I've got a few spares around that fit the #2 ( 1 each of 5/32 & 3/16 dies, 4 - 1/4" punches)...

Scott

Bump.

Has my order shipped yet?

- Scott

Scott

From that page: Rods—Smooth Finish Color: Opaque white Temperature Range: 41° to 210° F Softening Temperature: Not rated Machine with carbide tooling Meet UL 94HB for flammability. Rods 2 1/4" in diameter and larger are stress relieved. Dia. Dia. Tolerance Per Ft. Sold in 1-ft. increments; max. leng...

Scott

I usually stick a nail in the hole, and then I also either put a chunk of lead (I have chunks I cast in tuna cans) or really thick leather between the anvil & the vervelle. The nail keeps the hole from closing and the lead/leather helps prevent the vervelle from getting flattened by the anvil. - Scott

Scott

The punch on the #7 is 7/16" diameter, and the punch on the #8 is 8/16" diameter. I think the die on the #7 is 3/4" diameter and the die on the #8 is larger.

For the #7 1/2, the punch is the same as the #8 and the die is the same as the #7, so it is a bastard of the 7 & 8.

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Scott

ok. I need to know HOW did you connect a weed-eater (or whatever 2-cycle engine) to a blender?!? That is amazing! Inquiring engineers want to know! That was pretty easy, actually. I just machined out a driveshaft that has one end made to fit into the engine, and the other end to fit into the blende...

Scott

It's a pull start, but it has a priming bulb. One downgrade on this one is that it does not have a centrifugal clutch like the previous one did. That means that the driveshaft will always be spinning when the engine is running. The old one, with the centrifugal clutch, only engaged the driveshaft ab...

Scott

Eyvandyr,
Are you going to Crown? Bring some ice & fixin's and we'll whack them up!

- Scott

Scott

Yup, it's my new BoozeWhacker! BoozeWhacker Mark II The original BoozeWhacker I built 11 years ago, and I built the enclosure in a single evening after work. This one took considerably more time. It is all made from scrap wood, a little more than 3/4" thick. The corners of the box are dovetailed and...

Scott

And here are a couple of pics of it opened up.

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Scott

Here are some pics of my latest project. It isn't armour, but it was kind of fun to build. Of course, now that it is built, the fun can really start! I had built something similar 11 years ago, and it was put to great use. I eventually gave it away. For the past few years, people have been asking me...

Scott

Bump for update....
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Scott

Have these all shipped? I haven't received mine yet. On another note, are you going to be having any more of your blowout $1 coif sales? I grabbed a bunch last time, but I think I have worn through or given away all but one. - Scott (info from PayPal) Amount: $86.00 USD Sent on: May 3, 2012 Payment ...

Scott

If you get to pick, you should do Vigil Wednesday night after the unbelted champions warpoint battle then get knighted in the woods :-) Yeah, because making 1000 fighters wait around for your ceremony is so cool. :evil: If you want a battlefield knighting, please do it way before the battles are sc...

Scott

I have seen, and experienced first hand, issues where an armoured skirt overlaps armoured thighs resulting in not being calibrated properly in the area of the overlap. This is the only thing I can think of where anyone might think negatively about your kit. I don't remember fighting you, so I can't ...

Scott

15 minute bridge battles, so maybe the bridges will actually fight instead of standing around waiting for the clock to run down. Nice to have the outside ones without siege. The ballistas are pretty much shooting fish in a barrel in the bridge battles. 1pm start is pretty sucky, though. Especially o...

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