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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 23, 2008 3:38:15 GMT
The body armour /Shoulder consist of two sheets different sheets...the outer side is an sheet with an thickness of 1.5mm and then there is an small strip with 10mm high to give the armour an massive look weld in an ankle of 90° to the first plate.
the inner side is an 1mm sheet...
The leg protection is made by 1 sheet with an thickness of 2mm..
The most weapons are made with an mix of 1mm/1.5mm thickness.
Only the heavy weapons ar done with 2mm steel.......
But in this equipment you can´t really fight in the way you do at the airsoft ranges... its something to do an normally roleplay and looking good at cons...but you must have an good condition really too ;D
Greetz Watts
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Post by mihangelion on Jun 23, 2008 10:31:27 GMT
awesome! ever thought about using a lighter metal?
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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 23, 2008 14:33:51 GMT
Paaaah...I´m a cadian elite commando.... ;D give me more weight....huua, huua, huua.... ( Not really, but it sounds good..  ) Aluminium is´nt easy to weld, titan is to expensive and not easy to work with.. Only steel rules the world...yes, yes, yes... Greets Watts |
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Post by Manius on Jun 23, 2008 15:25:11 GMT
Carbon Fibre?
Easy, if smelly and noxious, to use and shape. Tough and light.
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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 23, 2008 15:49:23 GMT
Yes I know, we talk sometimes ago about making body armour with this...but carbon do´nt stop an bullet.. I ask sometimes ago for kevlar sheets, you can handle and work it like carbon...but ist very expensive... the material for an body armour in this thickness cost +/- 1400€. An other way is an composite construction, half carbon, half kevlar.... but I´need my next life for it...because so many projects , to short life... |
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Post by mihangelion on Jun 23, 2008 16:12:35 GMT
how much is carbon fibre then?
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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 23, 2008 16:56:24 GMT
Its a long time ago, I ask for...I´ll have a look to the current prices, but I must searching for the adress of the producer...Í´d tell you, I´m metal worker no hero in plastic...  Greets watts |
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Post by Manius on Jun 23, 2008 19:16:29 GMT
Carbon fibre sheeting isn't that expensive, especially if your not using 100's of sheets.
pretty sure you can get it from ebay even or car body repair shops certainly.
No, it won't stop a bullet but then again, your not throwing yourself in front of any are you!?!
Main drawback with carbon fibre is the bonding adhesive - very toxic....oh and flamable.
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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 23, 2008 20:02:14 GMT
I´had an short look at the page of the manufactur I´mean...there is an material called aramid- wabe is used to produce an thickness of 5mm or 8mm......aramid is used to build the US and German army Helmets... If you want, you can look for yourself www.r-g.de/ But ist only in german language, sorry click the first.... : bestellen then : Sandwich- Werkstoffe Its flexible, shock proofed, lightweight....and not so expensive as the sheets.... Greets Watts |
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Post by mihangelion on Jun 23, 2008 22:14:20 GMT
how solid are they do you know? could you easily make say a shoulder pauldron out of one?
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Post by john on Jun 24, 2008 0:46:46 GMT
We make planes out of it..... does that answer you?  As for flammable, the exhaust cowlings on the A380 are CF mate |
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Post by Manius on Jun 24, 2008 7:24:48 GMT
LT – that aramid stuff, how is it formed?
CF and flammability – hmmm…I’m out of the loop but I must be thinking of earlier car versions and its not the CF itself that was flammable it was the resin that fixed it. They’ve obviously solved that issue…lol!
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Post by mihangelion on Jun 24, 2008 10:49:09 GMT
lol i only asked because the picture makes it look like a honeycomb foam kinda lol
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Post by Lt Gebra on Jun 24, 2008 11:25:47 GMT
Truly amazing look as always Watts! what king of water bottle have you got on there? (ww2 era German?). Have ye thought about trying to find some US arctic canteens as they're pretty much identical to the ones on the minis...
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Post by ltericwatts on Jun 24, 2008 19:40:24 GMT
@lt Gebra:
Is a czech one....its nearly the same as the WWII german...
Very cool tip, this arctic bootle looks really like the cadian one..
I´ve never seen a bootle in this style in german army cataloges or at shop pages......
@all:
the aramid wabes can be free formed, is an very flexible material...but must be fixed in an form an hardened by an fluid..
Greets Watts
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