... -The drill bit was 4mm in diameter. -The disk was a sharpening disk, not a cutting one. -No. Whatever to make the job go fester (making maille is slow...
... -The drill bit was 4mm in diameter. -The disk was a sharpening disk, not a cutting one. -No. Whatever to make the job go fester (making maille is slow...
... Like Pekka said, an angle grinder risks of burning your bit.. Making the punch bit is the one step where you don't want to hasten. It needs to made and...
Hi. I am sure that somewhere you guys have discussed tools, but I have to ask. We are trying to figure out where to get the tools needed to do riveted maille....
Hi Kate, ... Depends what kind of maille you want to make. Celtic or Roman? Perhaps round rivet is more authentic. Medieval European? Go for wedge rivets. ...
Hello everyone. I've been lurking lately, trying to catch up on the 600+ previous messages, a slow task but I'm getting there. I've been investigating riveted...
... I'm not sure what you are getting at here. Can you explain a bit more? The fact that the heads on riveted maille are uniform in size is due to the setting...
Just by going off of what you've said… When you grind the drill bit, you may be burning the carbon out of it. If that happens, you may not be able to harden...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this list (as well as its subject). I have a question about the ring-heating process. I'm currently shopping for a good torch, what...
Aram Drevekenin
hurak@...
Aug 11, 2003 10:55 pm
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What I had meant, concerning the "length versus width" question in connection with historical pieces, is that on a modern ring (such as one of Stephen's) there...
Hi Aram, There are several options to heat your rings. 1. a simple gas torch, which can be bought at any supply store. For one example look at my page on...
... If you are using low-carbon steel wire (which you should really), then it is not necessary to leave them glowing for hours. When you are sure that the ...
Okay, thanks for the help everyone. Last question though - what's the exact temperature needed in order to get this orange glow out of the rings? Thanks again....
Aram Drevekenin
hurak@...
Aug 12, 2003 11:40 pm
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... I never used a thermometer. Just watch the rings change colour and you know when it's right. Joris...
The wire I use has almost no carbon in it. If I really had need for rings, I wouldn't leave them in there as long as I do. Mostly it's because I don't really...
... Most of the scale will indeed come off when you flatten the rings, but it is my experience that if the fire scale is very thick (like when you leave the ...
After yet another failed punch I realized that I had no means to heat treat steel. After my successful attempt at using a metal scribe as a punch I now came to...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=31501 The above link is what I use for making my punches. Since the diamond disk isn't...
Actually, I made a punch without heat treatment. It was the scribe I talked about. It worked well, but because the shaft was of steel it bent. The section of...
Greetings all, I just got on here recently and I can already tell that I'm out of my depth, but I figured that I would ask a couple of questions. I am looking...
it is just a personnal point of vue but the catalogues of both sites seem to be of very bad quality, ie not realistic and bad materials. as far as I can see it...
It works! Cobalt steel bits can be transformed to a punch WITHOUT heat treatment. I'll explain what I did: First of all, I took a cobalt steel HSS drill bit in...
I bought an "Alternating Row Maille Coif Starter Kit" from Forth Armory, and it is excellent. He does not buy his products from India to my knowledge, but...
Indeed, about 3 years ago now I developed this process to produce a fairly accurate rendition of fully flattened rings and wedge rivets, using a combination of...
Thanks for the quick response, Steve. Again, the products I bought from you have been fantastic! ... From: forth_armoury [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] ...
I have seen the flattened, wedge-riveted mail on the Forth Armoury website and had to clean the drool off of my keyboard. It is *exactly* what I want, but...
Thanks for the kind words. You might still consider making your own - you can save a lot of money by investing in the labor yourself. Steve ... website and...
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