Aethergoggles In reply to Nuc-sol [2012-02-14 13:53:45 +0000 UTC]

This was pretty fun, and have been working with jump rings like this for a while now, just completed a byzantine style necklace too, so i can see myself getting into it, though I just need to find the right ring size and material, as well as a supplier, the most tedious part of making this pouch was actually winding the rings on the mandrel, and couldn't see myself doing that for several thousand.

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Nuc-sol In reply to Aethergoggles [2012-02-15 08:20:23 +0000 UTC]

I actually have alot of fun with the mandrels. it's the actual cutting that gets to me.

I have a drill press for armor grade metals but more delicate jewelry rings would be destroyed by it.

As for materials anything can work really but for best results the wire will have to be about 12-14 gauge.

If you don't mind shelling out a little cash for a kit then this site is good. it also has a few other items like scales and a calculator for how many rings you'd need for a chainmail shirt [link]

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Aethergoggles In reply to Nuc-sol [2012-02-15 17:14:29 +0000 UTC]

Lol all the rings in my uploaded pieces were wound around the shaft of a screwdriver ad cut with side cutters XD

My friend actually challenged me to make a trench coat out of chain... and I'm rather tempted.

In doing this I found the principle behind the 4-1 almost identical to my wife's croshet, so could see being able to follow her patterns too.

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Nuc-sol In reply to Aethergoggles [2012-02-16 03:21:12 +0000 UTC]

A screwdriver? nice.

A chain trench coat would be cool but butted rings probably wouldn't be strong enough for that. Too heavy and too easy to snag. Maybe riveted or welded. That's probably about a 15k to 20k ring job though. A jumpringer would be great for that. (simple tool involving a box to hold rings and a multi-speed dremel with an extremely thin blade)

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Aethergoggles In reply to Nuc-sol [2012-02-17 09:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that's true, I didn't take the weight of the 'skirt' into account. May take some plotting.

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Aethergoggles In reply to MrWitchblade [2012-02-12 19:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Mmmn I'm very tempted to attempt a vest or such, but this is just tinned copper

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MrWitchblade In reply to Aethergoggles [2012-02-12 19:28:19 +0000 UTC]

I use steal mainly, but have used copper, silver, gold and aluminium.
I also have made platemail.

I thought I might wear some in my next ID is I ever get round to working out what to do for one :/

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Aethergoggles In reply to MrWitchblade [2012-02-14 13:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Heh would love to make some plate, though i likely need a few more tools for that.

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MrWitchblade In reply to Aethergoggles [2012-02-14 19:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Depending on what the metal is, anything from tin-snips to a hacksaw.
Oh, and a drill.

Other than that, the standard chainmail tools are it

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Aethergoggles In reply to MrWitchblade [2012-02-15 17:15:20 +0000 UTC]

hmmn is very tempting, we have tin snips at work I can borrow.

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