This is the project I was working on when by elbows gave out on me, and it has been on hold ever since. My August Patron (who shall otherwise remain unnamed) has been extremely patient, but the time has come to finish this thing. My elbows still hurt, but realistically... I'm 56 years old, and they are never going to get better. Healing is for kids, and we old goats must deal with what we've got left. I must get some use out of my elbows before I injure something else.... The trick will be striking a balance between working cautiously and getting something done. With luck, I will have the brains to know when to slow down or take a break.
It is my plan to document the completion of this long overdue project in this thread. I have installed a couple of electric heaters in the shop, and spent some of the last two weeks straightening up and organizing. Although I moved into the shop four years ago, I have never really set it up, and many of my tools have been in boxes on shelves.
Yesterday I brought the armor and the stand down out of storage. Today I have reassembling the stand and put the armor on it. It is rusty and covered in cobwebs. I had been looking for a title for this thread, and I see that the armor's condition is a mirror of mine own.
I will post some pictures of it as soon as my camera batteries finish charging.
Mac
This is 60 year old Mac editing 56 year old Mac's thread. Here is a link to a summery of this thread. It recaps each page, and can serve as a sort of condensed version, or as an aid to finding the goodies without slogging through all of my thread. It is the kind and diligent work of Zubeydah, whom we should praise.
Thank you Ma'am!
Mac From the Future