[Northkeep] Chainmail

[Michael Coone]

i said that..... but if you dont use gloves ... have spool on something to
let it roll freely and something to but the end of the rod into other then
the floor.... you can end up with broken fingers ... blisters ... or worse
.... power tools do not care if it is metal wood or flesh ... and letting
go of the button is alot harder then you would think ,...when it is binding
up your arm in wire .... worst i have had happen was blisters .....but have
had to take friend to hospital to get his hand cut free of ball wire ...
when done had 3 broken fingers ... 2 bones in hand broken and needed 15
stitches to close up the side of his hand ... so be very careful when
spinning your coils with power tools ....

Felemid MacPhail
MKA Mike Coone

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Chuck Kaun <jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> if you want something a bit quicker, the rod happens to fit nicely inside
> the chuck of a corded power drill.  You need to be a bit more diligent
> about winding the springs but it works well enough. Karl
>  > Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:33:17 -0500
> > From: felemid.macphail at gmail.com
> > To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
> > Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Chainmail
> >
> > cheepest way to get rings is make them .... i make my own ......all you
> > need is  .... 9 in bolt cutters and spoils from tractor supply .... for
> > electrical fence wire .... i made my tunic out of 14 ga. galvanized spoil
> > and 3/8 and 1/2 metal rod to spin them around ....the spoil was about 25
> > bucks for 1/4 mile.. rod was 5 bucks ... 12 for mini bolt cutters...
> total
> > cost of my tunic was 40 bucks and then about 50 hours work of spinning
> > cutting and weaving .... for decoration armor you can use the aluminum
> wire
> > ... stays shiny longer and does not weight as much ... can find smaller
> > spoils for jewelcrafting with by looking in wielding departments ... my
> > first wire jig was 3 2x4s forming a U then a C clamp to hold to end of
> > workbench and different sized holes to run the rods thru on the uprights
> > then bents the rods to have handle ... and drillered a hole to put the
> wire
> > into ... crank cut and repete till got enough .. i now spin my rings on 3
> > ft rods in a drill but this dangerous even with a jig ... do not attempt
> > with out understanding the risk .. seen broken fingers and chewed up
> hands
> > ....
> >
> > have any questions can call or text me at 972 261 8223
> >
> > Felemid Macphail
> > MKA Mike Coone
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:54 PM, chelsea carter <chelsea_a27 at hotmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey Lords and Ladies, If anyone does chainmail, can you tell me where
> > > would be the best place to get the chainmail jump rings?Very cheap or
> > > reasonably priced...not because I can't afford it so much as I'm
> really bad
> > > at picking up hobbiesand then loosing interest..(I have a box of 1000
> > > wooden beads for spider buttons with the embordery floss,jewelry making
> > > materials and several other projects.) Thanks in advance! Chelsea
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