05-11-2017, 07:18 PM | #151 |
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My resistance welder should arrive tomorrow. Let the experimentation begin!
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05-12-2017, 01:41 PM | #152 |
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well we know what you will be doing this weekend.
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06-01-2017, 03:18 PM | #153 |
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So it takes somewhere between two and three times as long to make welded mail, but it's a hell of a lot stronger than butted rings. This is 5/16", 16 gauge stainless steel.
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06-09-2017, 06:29 PM | #154 |
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that looks very interesting and very difficult to do. nice pattern to it, somehow I could see me screwing that up. LOL
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06-09-2017, 11:02 PM | #155 |
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The pattern is European 4-in-1; the most common pattern for medieval European armour. Each ring links to 4 others. Every now and then I do screw up and have to cut a ring out, then secure a new one in place.
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07-18-2017, 08:45 AM | #156 |
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hoping to see Jen CosPlay with this piece, sometime soon. She wanted to try and make the chainmail minidress work for it but I knew that it wouldn't, and so made her the new piece instead.
Also, now that my skills have improved, I'm remaking Sarah's piece for a better fit. Off with the sleeves, better contouring, a scale pauldron for the right arm, and maybe more that we haven't discussed yet.
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07-21-2017, 12:49 PM | #157 |
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wow those look incredibly difficult to make. very well done.
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07-21-2017, 05:26 PM | #158 |
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The second one is back to make it look even better
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07-24-2017, 01:04 PM | #159 |
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I thought so but wasn't entirely sure. the accents do add a lot to it.
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07-24-2017, 05:50 PM | #160 |
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The first one is made as a base layer for a CosPlay, which is going to have a lot more armour to it. I needed for it to hit the right sexy buttons, without taking away from the rest of the costume
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