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This past weekend, the booth nearby was a blacksmith's. I arranged for him to make me two pairs of Ring Closing Pliers, one in Right-hand and one in Left-Hand. He delivered the Right-hand pair and promised the Left-hand pair in the near future.
I'll post pictures when I can get them uploaded.
Once I have both pairs, I'll be able to bend soft iron rings into chain mail armor. I have other tools that can do this, but none are appropriate for RenFair.
I'll post pictures when I can get them uploaded.
Once I have both pairs, I'll be able to bend soft iron rings into chain mail armor. I have other tools that can do this, but none are appropriate for RenFair.
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Re: My latest score
03/13Cool;
Now are those left and right hand pliers for North of the Equator or South?
We have to think about these sorts of things.
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Re: My latest score
03/13"Yes".
The idea here is that I'll be twisting soft iron rings into chain mail - so I'll need one for each hand.
It shouldn't matter which side of the Equator I'm on. -
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Re: My latest score
03/13I make rings by chucking a rod in the drill and winding the wire up with power. Could you describe what you're talking about so I can decide if you scored or not? -
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Re: My latest score
03/14he is talking about closing the rings once they are connected together. Not making the rings.
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Re: My latest score
03/14Here is a contemporary example of Ring Closing Pliers: www.bodypiercingtools.com/ring_...s_.htm
I usually twist rings to close them, but some mis-alignments are best corrected by using the Ring Closing Pliers.
Considering that I normally work in sterling, the rings are soft enough that I can work with one pair of pliers and just the thumb and forefinger of my other hand.
The blunt pointed nose of my Ring Closing Pliers make them very handy for holding rings in tight places.
With two pair of Ring Closing Pliers from the blacksmith, I will be able to work in soft iron.
I haven't yet decided how I will make my soft iron rings. I will probably want to go with a ring winder that is apropriate to the Renaissance Period, so that it can be used at faire. -
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03/14You should have talked to your blacksmith about that first. I have some winders I use for curtain rings. Let me see if I can find some pics.
Unless you need to overlap the ends for riveting you will probably be twisting them shut. -
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03/29I am finally getting around to puttting my money where my mouth is -- pics of my curtain ring machine.
images.tribe.net/tribe/upl...87c13eeb62
images.tribe.net/tribe/upl...70c20e9b0e
There is a crank type handle going out of the frame here.
These are for making a coil of 1/4 or 5/16" rod which I then cut apart with the band-saw. For wire (even heavy wire) it probably could me inserted in a hole in the winder to start and then cut with side cutters. It probably wouldn't need the latch on the end because you would be able to pull the winding handle out of the holder and the coil all at once (after cutting the coil loose from the starting bit..)
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