Dammit.

This forum is designed to help us spread the knowledge of armouring.
Post Reply
User avatar
Mad Matt
Archive Member
Posts: 7697
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Ontario Canada
Contact:

Dammit.

Post by Mad Matt »

Just ripped a hole in a nearly completely shaped klapvisor with my air fluting hammer. Aparantly I should have checked what I had the air pressure set at. And then to top it off I botched the patch weld. so now there's gonna be a big visible weld on the inside no matter what I do with it.

Time to have lunch and then start all over.

If anyone wants to send me money for the botched one lemme know. It needs some planishing, the flute made into a crease and the eyes need to be made square and holes cut but are rough shaped. Can post a pic if anyone's interested in it.
The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
MadMatt'sArmory.com
User avatar
Pitbull Armory
Archive Member
Posts: 5312
Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:28 pm
Location: Out in the woods
Contact:

Hi Matt

Post by Pitbull Armory »

Hi Matt, Damn, I hate stuff like that. Cant you just weld it up and grind off both sides of the weld? inner and outer? Should be no problem I wouldnt think. Or did stuff get too melted to save? I hate that too...

Take care

Pitbull
Hi, Please visit https://www.facebook.com/PITBULL-ARMORY-264094743168/ if you get time. Or contact me at leiderandy@yahoo.com if you have any questions. Take care, Andy @ Pitbull Armory
User avatar
Mad Matt
Archive Member
Posts: 7697
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Ontario Canada
Contact:

Post by Mad Matt »

The inside is a pretty tight curve and hard to get a grinder into.

I've posted the visor for sale on the classifieds I'll do the 20 mins of work left to finish it minus drilling holes for breaths and on the oculars.

Already finished all the shaping work on the re-do. Just need to do sanding polishing and cut ocular and drill breaths.
The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
MadMatt'sArmory.com
User avatar
ruthardus
Archive Member
Posts: 311
Joined: Wed May 28, 2008 10:18 am
Location: st louis

Post by ruthardus »

we use a die grinder air tool, can reach into itty bitty spaces depending on the tip. eats up the metal.. great for bar grill clean up.
User avatar
Mad Matt
Archive Member
Posts: 7697
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Ontario Canada
Contact:

Post by Mad Matt »

I don't have one and it's more trouble then it's worth considering it's less then 2 hours to fully shape a klapvisor.
The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
MadMatt'sArmory.com
User avatar
Godric of Castlemont
Archive Member
Posts: 373
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:32 pm
Location: California Central Coast
Contact:

Post by Godric of Castlemont »

Hmmmm...... Have an image if it?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
User avatar
Mad Matt
Archive Member
Posts: 7697
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Ontario Canada
Contact:

Post by Mad Matt »

If you check the helmets section of my site it will look like that but with a weld on the inisde. Looking for $150 for it including shipping.
The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
MadMatt'sArmory.com
Post Reply