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Post by eoin on Oct 20, 2009 15:19:47 GMT -5
So being the nut job I am I have decided that I am going to make my own armor.
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Post by Swordbrother Nova on Oct 20, 2009 22:20:36 GMT -5
Woo! Armor! Someday I'll make armor that isn't out of scraps. Post pictures of how it goes!
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Post by eoin on Oct 20, 2009 23:11:01 GMT -5
An hour of hammering tonight and all I achieved was the knowledge of why steel is no longer cut by cold chisel. A trip back to Lowe's for a hacksaw is in order.
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Post by Izad on Oct 21, 2009 0:06:14 GMT -5
two words - oxy-acetylene torch.
That'll get your steel cut. Trust me, 7 years of metal shop and you learn a thing or a billion
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Post by eoin on Oct 21, 2009 0:13:19 GMT -5
Yeah but I can't justify the cost of a torch, and if I did get my hands on one I would start cutting things with fire just to justify having a torch.
Oh and the best part of this project is my hands smell like steel.
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Post by Izad on Oct 21, 2009 0:15:46 GMT -5
nothing wrong with cutting random things with a torch, its fun.
but what is the gauge or thickness of this steel you are cutting anyway?
or even if you have or can get access to a power hacksaw that would make things go a lot smoother for you.
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Post by eoin on Oct 21, 2009 9:04:46 GMT -5
It's 16 gauge. I'm in no real hurry get it finished. I figure that even a hand saw will let me see enough progress to keep me focused with enough effort to make it feel like a real accomplishment.
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