Here in his workshop he works as all the smiths he s a blacksmith a whitesmith a bladesmith sometimes even a locksmith.
Making sheet metal armor.
Due to constraints from absurd laws in my country i am unable to acquire a forge through.
The eyes are red leds which i installed in the helmet.
Welcome to armor sheet metal.
I made it in techshop.
Tony founded and owns sword stone in burbank ca.
Welcome to armor sheet metal inc.
One of my first projects was a suit of armor that i made for halloween in 2010.
As a historical accuracy buff myself i do loathe the sense of going down to modern.
This lesson is all about making metal armor.
And you d be hard pressed to find someone more skilled at this craft than tony swatton.
In this tutorial we quickly make a simple but extremely useful tool to use with blacksmithing and armor making.
Basic metal shop sbu class in order to be qualified to use the tools in the techshop for this piece.
How to build leg armor using recycled cans or sheet metal step 1.
The suit is made primarily out of sheet metal and pop rivets which you can pick up from your local hardware store.
We ll learn how to use this tool to roll and emboss sheet metal.
I also used a phillips pan head stainless steel 18 8 4mm x 0 7mm 36 for this build.
Get the template here.
Heating ventilation air conditioning and general sheet metal work.
Dremel for edges hammer brace spay paint puncture tool and silicon gun.