Making Sheet Metal Armor

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Making sheet metal armor.

The suit is made primarily out of sheet metal and pop rivets which you can pick up from your local hardware store. Get the template here. I made it in techshop. How to build leg armor using recycled cans or sheet metal step 1.

We ll learn how to use this tool to roll and emboss sheet metal. Dremel for edges hammer brace spay paint puncture tool and silicon gun. Welcome to armor sheet metal inc. Basic metal shop sbu class in order to be qualified to use the tools in the techshop for this piece.

I also used a phillips pan head stainless steel 18 8 4mm x 0 7mm 36 for this build. There are also cases of people using real metal albeit lighter more malleable types such as sheet metal and reading up on historical armour designs to help them with their contemporary editions gears of war cosplay using a combination of craft foam resin and fiberglass resinfor those who cannot afford professional grade materials there. You just need to take the mtl103. Making a medieval steel gauntlet sheet metal wip step 1.

Tony founded and owns sword stone in burbank ca. The eyes are red leds which i installed in the helmet. Welcome to armor sheet metal. In this tutorial we quickly make a simple but extremely useful tool to use with blacksmithing and armor making.

And you d be hard pressed to find someone more skilled at this craft than tony swatton. Here in his workshop he works as all the smiths he s a blacksmith a whitesmith a bladesmith sometimes even a locksmith. Heating ventilation air conditioning and general sheet metal work.