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Old 05-11-2017, 06:18 PM   #151
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My resistance welder should arrive tomorrow. Let the experimentation begin!
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Old 05-12-2017, 12:41 PM   #152
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well we know what you will be doing this weekend.

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Old 06-01-2017, 02:18 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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Old 06-09-2017, 05:29 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

looks good.
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Old 06-09-2017, 10:02 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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Old 07-18-2017, 07:45 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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Old 07-21-2017, 11:49 AM   #157
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wow those look incredibly difficult to make. very well done.
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The second one is back to make it look even better
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I thought so but wasn't entirely sure. the accents do add a lot to it.
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I thought so but wasn't entirely sure. the accents do add a lot to it.
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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