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Echo

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    Hello from Orange,CA - NE Armor

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Hi Adam,

     

    Congrats on getting your armor. After the first few cuts, it will be more comfortable. There are a few pieces at are tough for everyone, like ears so don't worry if you feel the frustration build. When in doubt post a pic with questions. Lots of friendly people here that are glad to help.

     

    Lots of us in So Cal too. I'm in LA myself. There may be an armor party on Sat. June 8th let you know if its set soon.

     

  7. RS PVC Kit / ANH TK Stunt Build / Bulldog44

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    I used this build when measuring brackets. It's for a TM suit, but still applicable.

     

    http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/21390-geaux-saints-anh-stunt-build-tm/page-10#entry279006

     

    As for the returns, I was very shy about trimming too much too. In hind sight I should have trimmed a little more. But it seems like there is some subjectivity with this as long as your returns aren't huge. Somewhere between 5-13ish mm seems common from my research.

     

    When doing mine, I used the head of the screw as a reference. I set the hole with about one head's width to either side. So that left me with a return that was 3x the width of the head. I should have gone slightly thinner. But of course we're talking about differences of millimeters. So overall it's not that noticeable.

  8. RS PVC Kit / ANH TK Stunt Build / Bulldog44

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    I garrison mate of mine has an RS suit that he had them build for him. The wire brackets were attached to the very top face of the ab not the return. In fact his ab plate also had a very short return. Couldn't have been more than 5mm. And this was a suit RS built themselves. So I think you are ok with how much you trimmed.

     

     

    I'll see if I can get him to send me a pic of it and I'll post it.

  10. Kidney Split Rivets for Centurion - Where Should I Place Them

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by Echo

    If you are interested in resembling screen accuracy, then the rivets should be placed 1cm from the seam between the ab and the kidney on the shim you added.

     

    Just look at it as when you add the shim, it is an extension of your plate.

     

    So since you added the shim to your kidney, 3 of the rivets would be on the shim. And 3 other rivets would be on the ab plate. All of them 1cm from their respective position to the seam between the ab and the kidney.

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