... luck ... works ... wery ... row ... Thanks for the reply Pekka. It seems that i actually have to use other rings for this kind of hauberk. I planned to use...
Hello everybody! First of all i'm new to this forum but it is great and i already read all the former posts. I'm planning to make a norman mail-hauberk...
Will be held on the weekend of July 24th and 25th ,the first day will be held in Colorado springs, at a private residence, and will be 18 and over. If you'd...
... From the pictures, your punch looks allright. Perhaps it could be made just a little bit more tapered. How deep is the hole you punch into? It should be...
I'm still working on my punch. I made the end smaller, but it still doesn't go through the second layer. Any suggestions on what's still wrong would be...
Anybody put a hauberk in a cement tumbler during hours? If yes, what happens with the rings? In photos, I put too a patch with my solid and riveted rings. Like...
Nice work. One small remark perhaps. If I were you, I would be searching for a better shaped setting tool. The rivet heads you have now show some burrs which...
... The shape and size of my rivet hole punch has varied. Right now I'm using one that is wedge shaped, 0.05" wide by 0.025" at the tip. I purchased my rivet...
... It can mean anything. Possibly that the receptible is too big. Or else that the ring itself is not soft enough. Or maybe that the punch bit itself is of a...
Go to: http://66.66.131.145/roman/maille_rivetedandsolid.jpg The rings are approximately 10mm OD of mild steel. I'm getting better at just flattening the tab...
... I recently received 51,000 solid rings of almost identical dimensions, 1/4 inch ID with 0.06" by 0.06" cross section,from Seastrom in mild steel. This...
... "recepticle ... I make my punch tongs that way. Two reasons why: - the metal of the bolt can be hardened seperately - it is easier to adjust the tool if...
I finally got the punch issue figured out. I now understand the hardening/tempering process. The problem that I'm dealing with now is that it seems that...
... Quite right about not too many people attracted to that time frame. I guess it is because that f&#*ing 15th century with all its ridiculous plate armour ...
Me too. Even after hardening, the punch base shows wear after a while. It's much easier to replace just the base than to remake the entire tool. Bruce ... ...
I've been steadily following the groups triumphs and setbacks and learning alot. My tongs finally arrived and are about to be modified into rivett setting...
I've been making punches from drill bits. I've been getting only about half a dozen punches before the punch breaks. My tempering process has been to heat...
could be you get it too hot, I believe you should anneal all but the point and then temper the point or cutting edge, if you are breaking them they are too...
A friend and I are making riveted mail with round cross sections and only the overlap flattened. We are using a ring size of ID 7/32" and shooting for an OD...
Since I was heading to the industrial zone here to buy the propane/MAPP torch and the tungsten bits for my piercing tongs, I decided to buy some flux and try...
Hi, Erik That doesn't make much sense to me ( But then I'm not an expert by any means ), That would account for many horizontal layers but not the structure ...
Sorry Erik, I don't see anything in Vergard's post to support what you're saying about the structure. Could you explain ? Best, Brand ... From: "erikdschmid"...
Sorry about the off topic post. (cross posted) Hey, a couple friends of mine are playing a game and for the game they have to build armies. I am trying to...
Thanks Pekka, Araldite is the same trade name here in the UK I take it they work ok, How do you do the rivets for the rings ? Brand ... From: "Pekka Pasanen"...
