I subbed... More armor vids to watch the better XD

@@zombieslogic8390 Yeah nice! Next video are Sabatons.

My absolute pleasure, exactly the reason I started to do them. I was thinking more along the lines of a book, but then youtube became a thing and here we are :)

First off check your pattern is half the circumference required. If it is and you're happy take it over a circular former, I use the back of the stake you can see in 6:07 it has a nice return weight and helps iron out those pesky flats. If you don't have one just work it from the inside over a wood surface or similar and gently smooth it out. Often flatten it out a good bit and then gently work it back ... it takes time but gets simpler each time. Good luck with the project :)

Sorry, meant annotations. Those two words are too similar! :P

You can also add captions to the video after it's uploaded

Every day's a school day. Still very much a youtube newbie, if I can figure it out I will have a play this evening. Thanks. :)

Hi there, any sort of oil can help a long way brands in the UK tend to be 3 in 1 and Swarfega's Duck Oil. I tend to avoid WD40, it's more of a cleaning agent and reacts when warmed up next to a camp fire and make armour look plastic requiring quite a bit of clean up. Olive Oil works, but does get a bit clogged over time if it's not cleaned up regularly. I've found it best to give your armour a spray and wipe with something at the end of each day if the finish is important to you. Another long term, but time consuming finish, is to heat the metal gently with a flame, rub beeswax over the surface and buff backs, done a few times it is fantastic. I use it a lot on the inside of armour, adding it directly to any rusted surface very thickly and gently buffing back a bit, after a number of times it creates a near impenetrable surface that doesn't rust, move of even scratch. Good luck.

Pretty much, there's a little more to it, but that's the basics of it :)

Kevin Keel hello mate. I've very limited experience with stainless if I'm honest. Are you in the US, it tends to be used more there. I would suggest contacting the full contact chaps of the US HMB team, I think they use SS quite a bit. 22g sounds a bit thin to me, but they'd probably know for sure.

I'd suggest learning in mild that way you tend to learn rather than fight the material while learning.

Greenleaf Workshop well, all i know is is when i installed these pieces, it was a bear to put it. Too hard for screws and sawzall blades. Doesnt dent when i hit it with a hammer. I'll do some more looking though, thanks

Kevin Keel sounds like it might be strong enough, but check with the experienced guys first. Sounds like you've done a good job :)

Ex forces, a very big EX (26 years ago) but not a stoker nor chief. :) Glad your enjoying the videos.

Not this time, but I do like his work. I usually turn the radio down but must have left it up a bit more than usual this time. Normally it's Planet Rock - a must have for all armourers IMHO. www.planetrock.com/

I'll make sure to check out Planet Rock next time I'm doing metalwork! I'm asked because at 13:32 I heard the exact bit of harmonica Professor Elemental uses in Enter the Convention. (Gave me a good 30 minutes of "where have I heard this?! Why is it so familliar?!")

lol. will take a listen myself. Can't place the actual music it is, if I do I'll post it here :)

Hi, sorry it's been a bit longer than anticipated I ran into a little problem, the customer wanted the work a little ahead of the time I anticipated, so I had to finish them off quickly, but I took some raw phone footage and pictures, so I'm trying to see what I can do to create a finished piece. Failing that I have to make some more arms shortly (starting towards the end of next week) and I will use them to pick up what was left out, apologies.

Greenleaf Workshop oh haha well that's how it goes I guess. And no problems, it's not like I'm for the privilege of you sharing it! I find myself spending alot more time fitting the pieces to my measurements, is this something you do too?

Hi there, I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Looking at the picture you have sent the elbow is nice and deep so I imagine that you have no problem bending the elbow past 90 degrees. The lames should close back so that the arm can be straightened properly and in some ways a little beyond straight. The whole arm (all the lames) should work together to allow this, but IMHO should be able to do it just one pair. Looking closely at the picture it might be that your rivet points are too far back, can you take a picture of the lames closed (as though the arm was straight), that might help. Nice job though, the depth of the couter looks nice and is the thing most of us struggle with when we start.

The one in the thumbnail is the bottom of an oxygen cylinder that I picked up once. They work well but don't allow you to get too deep if you need to, but are great at what they do and when you start out. Just get someone who knows what they are doing to cut the bottom off or it can get a bit explosive ... so I am told.

+Greenleaf Workshop thanks man! I actually just finished watching your video and now I feel embarrassed:)

lol, no problem at all - hope it was useful.