The pages below go through the method I use to make this maille, step-by-step. I've also detailed the tooling used and how I made it.
Feel free to modify, distribute, store and use this information as long as you acknowledge the original source.
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| How to make welded-link chainmail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The links above are 18ga stainless, of 11.3mm outer diameter. It's a close-up photo. The pages below go through the method I use to make this maille, step-by-step. I've also detailed the tooling used and how I made it. |
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| Winding the coils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cutting the looselinks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welding the individual looselinks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Using 50/50 open and welded links to make a mesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polishing the welded-link maille and deburring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The original welder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The prototype commercial welder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Close-ups of the jig, welding table and electrodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The story of the armoury - commercial attempt and failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copyleft Hamish Edgar 2002 Feel free to modify, distribute, store and use this information as long as you acknowledge the original source. |
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