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    Armor Question Please Help!

    in For Sale - Archive

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    I started with a full FX kit. At the time I didn't know about the FX lite or I would have gone that route for my first armor. I planned on a different helmet from the beginning anyway. So far it's been a pretty good set of armor. Morale of the story.....do your homework here. Ask questions. We all want you to succeed in your armor quest.

     

    -John

  8. Another Vac Form Table Underway

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    Those latches look perfect. I've been looking for something like that, but I have been unable to find a place locally that sells them. Where did you get them?

     

    Be careful when you wire your oven. It looks like you are following James' design more or less and he wires it through the bolts used to support the ceramic spacers. be sure you don't short the hot bolts to the aluminum sheet or you won't be going anywhere. You might want to use a small diameter holesaw to remove the sheeting around where the posts will go.

     

     

    Here's the place I ordered them from: Rockler Woodworking

     

    They got here so fast it surprised me.

     

    The hole saw is a good idea. I was considering a different type of ceramic post like Alex suggested. I sure don't need any direct shorts. :blink:

     

    Thanks for the input guys.

  19. Another Vac Form Table Underway

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by Sly11
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    Good ol Labor Day weekend. In honor of it I put in some hard labor. 1st up I fixed the messed up oven side of the frame by grinding off 10 welds. What fun. It took every grinding tool I owned and a few I didn't know I was going to own. On the positive side, everything I know I learned from a screw up. :)

    Now that Friday is gone and the Frame is closer to being usable It was time to dive into the oven. Not literally, that would hurt. :blink: Here are my progress pics for Monday.

     

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    I beveled all the edges of the hardibacker for a nice tight fit and lined the inside with sheet metal. The sheet metal should make the oven more efficient by reflecting some heat back into the center. Corners are secured with aluminum angle stock and riveted together with 3/16" rivets. Next on my list is finishing up the material frame and getting the main hinge trued up with the oven and the table. I'm planing on adding an aluminum lip around the top of the oven to provide an adjustable seal to the frame. That ought to be fun.

  20. "Aren't you a little tall for a stormtrooper?"

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
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    Sentinel said:
    Here's a pic of me at the TRU Midnight Madness, I just sag my ab piece down so that the thighs don't have the unsightly gap. Also, my boots are built so that they rest higher up that other TK's.

     

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    Looks like you have the same get up as me. Did you have any problem with the belt position in the back? Looking at ANH ref the belt should ride over the kidney plate. Mine is riding over the butt with the seam at the top of the belt. It's because I cut my Cod and extended my ab. Now my belt is riding way too low.

    Greetings from San Diego, CA...intro

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted · Edited by Sly11
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    Hi JR, I am doing the same thing and have the same problem with the calves. I looked in to buying some legs from another kit but it would have ended up costing about $280. Eventually I'm going to remake the calves. For now I took some advice from Terrell "Supertrooper" here on the forum. He suggested filling the gab in the back with fabric. So I bought some 4" wide elastic and velcroed it to the inside back of the calves. This will get me by until I can remake them. Hope this helps a bit.

     

    Welcome to the forum.

     

    -John

     

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