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Post by Mercaine on Mar 1, 2009 1:41:49 GMT -5
If you didn't get the plastic barrel part you take a barrel. cut your shield core shape that you want... ie rectangle place holes across the top and bottom of the shield
comme ci: |-.-.-.-.-.-| where the "."'s are the holes and the "-" is the top of the shield.
Then you place a fiberglass rod on the inside of the shield and wrap a telephone cable or any type of high tension cord around the fiberglass rod through the holes in a spiral (cant make ascii art of that) and it will straighten the curve of the shield.
You do it to the top and the bottom and it will make the shield instead of the slight "U" curve they have from the barrels to a nice flat --- (or line if you like). Actually... upon re-examining my little ASCII friends the shape of a shield is more of "(" rather than a "U" unless it's Izad's shield.... Then it resembles "taco" (just picture a taco in your head).
Ok i'm done.
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Mar 1, 2009 5:32:24 GMT -5
well, you could always go with plexiglass like I did but you gotta have the strength to put behind it. problem is that its also expensive but makes for a sturdy shield that can move a shield wall
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Post by Swordbrother Nova on Mar 1, 2009 20:02:23 GMT -5
I get it now, I shouldn't have read that when other people were drunk....
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Post by Mercaine on Mar 2, 2009 10:01:19 GMT -5
Ohh... Ok... I get it... Sigh. I haven't been around in so long to get drunk. Going to have to do that soon.
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Post by Mercaine on Mar 2, 2009 10:03:39 GMT -5
The guys from Dubois had a great idea for their shields. I'm going to build probably two this week and see how they hold up at practice this weekend. They use a thin plywood (the really thin kind) and it seems like two pieces of the more industrial strength cardboard (the thicker cardboard like from walmart bins and things).
Smash those together with a strap and then foam it. Their shields seemd to hold up pretty well!
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Post by Meroidoc on Mar 2, 2009 10:26:24 GMT -5
yea that sounds good...
so how would on go about making a cup for your hand in a center grip made of wood
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Post by Haze on Mar 2, 2009 10:29:45 GMT -5
That is exactly something I was thinking of doing for a rather large shield, how light was it?
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Post by Mercaine on Mar 2, 2009 10:51:31 GMT -5
They were light! thirty inches across and I'd venture to say lighter than my shield! They seemed to hold up well too. I was very impressed with the design.
Mero: You'd cut out the center hole of the shield and do one of a few things...
Pie pan onto wood (that gives you a bit of a boss). Also you could just cut it out and then foam it up, some people put extra foam on the top layer where their hand is under. (not recommended imho)
You could build up your handle fro the back of the shield (but i'd not recommend that either it would snap off easier).
My suggestion would be just something with a curve thats hard and you could fix to the center of the shield and not worry about it coming off.
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Post by Meroidoc on Mar 2, 2009 10:55:57 GMT -5
would i be able to use something like a metal cup like in SCA?
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Post by Mercaine on Mar 2, 2009 10:59:26 GMT -5
Yeah, that's why i suggested the pie pan or small bowl of some sort. As long as it secure, and not pointy stuff through the foam (two layers on top) then you're good. Shields (as of now) are still allowed metal cores.
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Post by Meroidoc on Mar 2, 2009 11:00:32 GMT -5
Awesome.. now to find some wood.....
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Post by Haze on Mar 2, 2009 11:00:47 GMT -5
that's what she said
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Post by Meroidoc on Mar 2, 2009 11:05:31 GMT -5
hahaha....
are you still up from yesterday or did you get back on a more regular sleep schedule
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Post by Haze on Mar 2, 2009 11:12:22 GMT -5
I'm sleeping like 12-6 now
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Post by Meroidoc on Mar 2, 2009 11:23:47 GMT -5
kool so i can get ahold of you now
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