To: Dead Corpse; Darksheare; Knitting A Conundrum; TASMANIANRED; Eaker; Irish_Thatcherite; ...
upgrading from this...
...shall be the next big project.
the old armor. mostly heavy fiberglass. kit-bashed sports-helmet. Army LBE. cloth-shelled dense foam padding.
for the new armor? I'm thinking a sandwich.
1/16" 4130steel (hard-quenched) + 1/8" aircraft aliminum + 1/16" 4130steel (mild-quenched), one ply fiberglass case, 75 shoreB RTVSR topcoat, 20 shoreA RTVSR padding.
thoughts?
3,906 posted on
06/21/2006 12:36:12 AM PDT by
King Prout
(many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)
To: King Prout
Where would you use the steel at? And how much weight would you be adding? If it is only a pound or two, and only on frontal surfaces (chest, upper/lower arms, thighs, shins, backplate), it shouldn't slow you up any.
Are there any limitations to the current design that you wish you had done differently? Places that chafe or bind under certain movements? I'd concenrate on those first.
But that's just me and I've never tried to build my own armor before, so my opinion is pretty much just straight out my behind...
3,907 posted on
06/21/2006 5:44:20 AM PDT by
Dead Corpse
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To: King Prout
3,909 posted on
06/21/2006 5:50:18 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
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To: King Prout
3,922 posted on
06/21/2006 10:55:52 AM PDT by
Irish_Thatcherite
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