Recent content by KragAxe

That looks fantastic! I started my aluminum suit a couple years back, but it's still sitting neglected in various boxes. I wish I had your welding skills! Now I'm motivated to dust off my stuff and get back on it!

It's been 4 months now......I'm down 25 lbs and feeling a lot better. Work has been weird, but it keeps working out for the better for me. Unfortunately, my father took a downward turn and passed away last month. That was a little rough. Getting ready to head to Germany for a couple weeks, then...

Whoop! Class of '91.....'93, '96........grad school, the best 20 years of my life! Hah! Welcome!

Awesome! Another metal pounder!

For some reason, when I'm working on HALO armor/weapons I always like "High Roller" by The Crystal Method, or Diesel Power by The Prodigy. I just envision walking along an alien landscape, armed to the teeth, and these songs are playing in the background.

Yep. My wife's is 304 stainless with a 400 grit brushed finish. We made vinyl masks for the design, then it was sprayed with French Black Duracoat ( a 2-part epoxy like weapons paint). I used stainless pans for the jade so they could be mounted using a TIG spot weld on the rear through a small...

Last couple years have had some rough spots for us. Looks like a couple more right around the corner, too. On the bright side, it's made me take a look at my own health and work on better planning for our family should something unexpected happen. Our whole family is targeting better personal...

My wife and I have been doing medieval reenactment for several decades. We stepped down from our position as the regional leaders a couple weeks back (more time now for working on my HALO stuff). We decided to really go out in style. My 16th century German outfit is silk, velvet, wool and...

Nice! Although I grew up in Houston, and still live there.....I've been a Bengals fan since the mid 70s.

Are you using MIG or TIG for your stuff? I finally pulled my new TIG welder out of the box and fired it up. It's been almost 35 years since I last struck a TIG arc. Based on my practice welds, I'm going to need more practice before I go anywhere near my actual parts......a LOT more practice...

Love that first one, especially the handle on it!

I figured we'd all need an early notice to get it freed up! I was thinking late March or mid April, dependent upon schedules of those interested. Before it gets too hot, since we'll probably be doing vacuum forming and such outside or in the garage.

1.6mm mild steel will be pretty dent resistant without worrying about heat treating. We use that for top sections of our medieval combat helms. Using heat treatable steel such as 1050, 4130, 1095, etc allows you to use much thinner steel for the same strength. I'm going to try and form the...

Outstanding...more 50+! Same for Dargas1845 ....Welcome! I enjoy playing HALO, but my sons all remind me constantly that I completely suck at it. But that's OK, I enjoy the armoring much more!

I know there's at least a few others from the general Houston area. I was thinking of hosting a prop party at our place this Spring when it's not craptastic cold, wet, nasty weather out. We have quite a bit of crash space for anyone coming in from a bit further out. We're down by the Johnson...