DIY Hacks & How To's: Chainmail
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- Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2013
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Chainmail can do more than just protect you from sharp objects. It can also protect you from high voltage electricity. Many people who work with Tesla coils use chainmail as a kind of wearable faraday cage. A great example of this is the band ArcAttack.
In this project, I am going to give you a basic introduction to the art of making chainmail.
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Now a video on creating patience please.
a trick to save time... a lot of time... once you have the wire in a coil, pull it into a spring. after cutting the spring into rings, you will have the space needed to link the rings together without having to open them. either way, you have to close each one, but this removes the opening stage.
+Murray Kitson simple and effective. thank you
that's how it should be done!
@@javanbybee4822 the material is 316stainless and make by hand
nan xiang l wasn’t talking to you.
nan xiang l wasn’t talking to you.
For those interested in trying it, PLEASE, do not use a wooded dowel... it compresses under the winding of the wire and you can get uneven links.
i used a steal rod instead of a wooden dowel.
Very true. He also doesn't mention saw-cut rings as an option !
completely interesting! all of a sudden my mind is wishing i could make people in school for detention do this as part of their punishment during the hour. i would call it a history lesson.
dude if you bought the materials and shit id 100% be getting as much detention as possible at your school
So you not only get yourself detention gang, but detention gang in chainmails?
Yes but will the chain mail give me +4 to saving throws?
Depends if its a +3 Chain mail
Yes, but you'll have disadvantage on stealth checks
For cleaner rings, if you have a metal band-saw, or are very good with a hacksaw it is better to saw them. It avoids the crimped ends and makes it less likely that the rings will fall apart.
Also I suggest 8 in 2 mail for super sturdy material. It's excellent for use in making belts and bracelets.
Easy! I will do it in no time at all! The chainmail will be ready tomorrow!
Oh my lord thank you, I've been looking for a good video on how to make chain mail for ages and this one is perfect
WOW! I love 💕 your vid thanks so much for sharing. Simple short and straight to the point.
This is an awesome video! Thank you for this
That was a really well researched video.
I made a chain mail shirt years ago. However I made the mistake of making it sideways. When people saw me working on it I would call it sewing for men.
I had a friend who had the same problem
Nelson Baietti Haha, a year latter I made the same problem, but I redid it
My shirt of Mail is a lot longer and has now taken 2 years to make (it's still not done) So 3 weeks to make a shirt tells me that your making the shirt out of rather large rings. This is okay but it will be a lot heavier than a shirt made of smaller rings, the smaller rings will also feel more comfortable and offer more protection.
Mr. Macabre Protection from what?
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well given the time period of Mail use it would protect against sword cuts and stabs, but I understand the argument that you're probably making "mail isn't needed anymore so worrying about protection is irrelevant" well again smaller are more comfortable, and I believe accuracy is important on things like armor reconstructions even if it's decorative.
Mr. Macabre In the video he said shark divers and people who mess wirh tesla use them.
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okay
Mr. Macabre I think you wear chainmail in public.
just a-mazing! jewellery pieces are beautiful
The jewelry is easy and relatively quick to do.
I watch that Amazing Facts or whatever channel too! #BeAmazed
This is really cool
True chainmail, aka riveted chainmail, works amazingly against both cuts and stabs, now this butted mail, wont protect you from anything bigger than a box cutter, its more decoration rather than armour.
Fun fact it will still prevent nearly all slashing blows and still will accept moth thrusts from anything not designed to pierce to maille in the first place. The Butted rings will still hold their own but in the long term riveted is better.
TheGaming Smith The Japanese used butted chainmail, and it will kinda protect from certain blows given the blow is glancing or weak power such as a glancing blow, but most well placed strikes are going to bust it kinda with ease, and while I see nothing wrong with butted chainmail for decoration or diy, I really hate when people think butted is what was historically used by Europeans and then for little durability tests, or when they don´t learn the difference between riveted and butted, and so think that chainmail is worthless as armour.
A. I'ts called Maille, so if your going to get historical use the non-21st century name for it
B. I am a blacksmith who has made and used both riveted and butted in recreational combat.
C. And you are wrong it doesn't simply bust when its made properly, my 14 gauge 3/8 inch maille has stopped repeated longswords, broad head arrows (and in one case the stars aligned and it stopped a bodkin...), and it is incredibly effective at holding its own weight on the battlefield for upwards of 8 hours in a day.
I understand that riveted maille was the most popular form of armour in Europe but for effective recreational use and decoration it works great. Not to mention butted links were used as field repairs for Maille in Europe and basically everywhere else.
TheGaming Smith I say chain mail because nowadays you say maille, and people are confused as to whether you mean "chain mail", "scale mail", so on, so its essential practically to avoid confusion on the ever so informed community of RUclips. Two, I am a blacksmith as well. and have made maille as well, and I can tell you butted maille is nothing compared to riveted. I must ask though, in which situations did your butted maille stand up to these tortures? recreational battles, target testing, so on? Each situation makes the result differ, as in for recreational battles, the weapons you are using are blunted and the bows are quite weak, and as for "target practice" the butted maille normally takes tremendous damage, as well as the damage building up since the more you hit it, the wider the rings get (on conventional un tempered rings, which this hauberk, and most I see these days are) compared to riveted which takes little to none, allows the use of smaller rings, thinner gauge with the same/more strength than butted, as well as not leaving as many broken links inside your wound when it does break, which obviously is not good for you.. And lastly, using butted maille links for field repair is completely different than using them as your sole material, as having say, 100 links of butted maille in a 20-40+thousand hauberk doesn't really make the biggest difference. The reason I initially used the box cutter example is because that is something i could never see busting even the crappiest maille, whilst a regular knife may be stopped on certain occasions by butted, I would not count my life on it, whilst with riveted, there is a very good chance you´ll be ok. End of story, butted maille is not suited to the rigors of true combat, not the lifestyle the soldiers had to live in Europe (as to your 8 hours thing, in certain cases, an army would be "stuck" in their armour for days, even weeks never being able to take it off for fear of surprise attacks) Aaand I said it works for decoration/a cheap alternative for riveted, but people seem to think that butted is what all maille was in Europe, thus use it for testing, than slander maille due to the fact their butted test broke.
frogbear02 Having 6 years of chainmail experience, I thought I'd join in. Frogbear, just because butted was rarely used historically due to it being weaker doesn't mean modern-day butted mail will also be inferior to riveted. Modern steel is incredibly strong, and in the past they simply didn't have the industry to make steel of that quality. Back in the day of course a butted ring would come apart eventually, but most modern steel is much stiffer and won't bend under the same duress medieval steel would. Today, we don't /need/ to rivet the rings; they'll stay together just fine. And actually, the rivet is the weakest part of the ring. Just think about it from an engineering standpoint.
Also, using plain chainmail hung up as target practice does not give an accurate representation of its protective properties. It would need to be on top of a human analog (a ballistics gel dummy or a pig carcass) and possibly on top of a gambeson or the like, in order to behave as it was designed to. It is much more resistant to breaking when it is on top of a surface that can absorb impact.
And if you have 20-40k+ rings in your hauberk, you might want to rethink how you make it...
So yes, medieval butted chain would probably not fare well on campaign, but not all butted chain is made equal; modern-day would do just as well, if not better than medieval riveted. Even though it's not quite historically accurate, butted chain armor should not be brushed off as a mere decorational piece.
I'm making a chain mail condom.
How did that work out for you?
I think it's going to be painful
@@m.u.t.o5318 Only for his mom.
And even then....maybe.
@@jeffsanders663 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He probably hasn’t answered because he is in jail for ripping peoples vaginas apart
this is a great kind of armor for stabs or slashes
You can custumize it fairly easy to your liking
Once you have the wire wrapped around the rod, run a strip of tape down the coil. Cutting along the tape with a rotary tool can make cutting links much faster.
Easily the best explanation I’ve seen for the shirt pattern. Every other video makes it way too complicated
Incredibley awesome! Sick!
Awesome. Thanks You brotha
HIstorically, most European mail was made from flat rings that were riveted closed, butted mail only offers protection vs. cuts and slashes, a decent stab will pop the rings open and go right into you.
how thick is the wire and wooden stick that you used in the metric system? (im from the uk and dont know the imperial system)
Might have to do this on my channel, but that looks like so much work...
It's 300 hours worth of work.
Wow that is a lot of work
0:28 Thanks.... I'll put my Tesla coils back in the garage then...
I find it easier to make the mail out of fire.
rip minecraft chainmaik crafting
I finished my chainmaille shirt in 2 years non-continuously.
Will this method allow me to put Thorns ll on it?
The whole ring assembly thing is why I think making plate armor is easier but it defently costs more.
If i want to make a small rectangle shape chainmail to cover belly
..how many yards of wire do i need?
how cool is that ^^
You can also use Soda can Pop Tops to make chainmaille. But it is very weak.
How do you get the coil out of the dowel?
Can you tell me how heavy it is plz (if you can I would prefer in kilograms) (Europe) thanks
I really want to make that Tree of Gondor chainmail shirt!
you can also make chain mail sheets for bedding of for curtains
that's so incredibly cold
I've honestly wanted a chainmail blanket for so many years. Didn't know others consider the idea too. I can't put in the time to make it though...
***** I have a sheet of chain mail prepped for a shirt, but if you are ready to talk money I'm interested. It's very useful when you put it in between blankets so you don't get stabbed while you sleep.
Make a scalemail sheet with rainbow scales as the oversheet would look so cool. The $600 wouldn't be as bad as the thousands of hours spent making it.
Good video here.
Woah COOLIO!
My friend is making a chainmail shirt from 12 gauge, is this bad?
how many rings would you need for a shirt?
don't the links have to be welded close somehow?
will just that hold on wire of that thickness??
It holds just fine. I made one "shirt" myself years ago, that`s why I can tell you.
However, the knights many centuries ago would use armors made of riveted rings (same process, just finish each ring with a rivet), to be able to stand more damage.
Wish he said what gauge he uses for the rings.. and the ID and metal. Also most jewelry is made using saw-cut rings
Why do you cut one ring at a time and not just the entire spool?
There went my weekend
real chain mail has the rings flattened, (makes it appear much different) and the 2 ends of each ring rivetted together to make it stronger.
I would like to make a hooded version :)
Making a coif is more difficult than armor, at first, Though the piece is smaller, there's the matter of figuring out how many rings to skip where so that it makes a proper fit over the head.
Now i am going to make chainmail armor, and have a sword fight with a random person.
I had no idea you could use chainmail as actual lighting resist gear.
I 3D printed my 4in1, took 30 hours to complete a solid square foot.
This was epicfantasy's idea
How many 1000nd rings do I need for leggings?
the rings also make good fake nose or lip rings
For genuine armour, do you, or more importantly can you, solder or weld the loops closed! Great video!!
if you havent found out yes you can use what is called a ring welder it will pass electricity through the wire from either side of the break and the spot where the break is will heat up because of the electrical resistance of the gap and after a few seconds the ring will effective be welded. this trick is best used fro jewelry because it makes a good quick seal that is fairley strong, if you wanted to have it work as chain-mail was meant to you want rivet mail. this has a link the has two flat ends instead of the butted chainmail in this video, there will be an overlap of the flat sides and a hole will be drilled through them both, know when you link them you need to take a small piece of metal and slide it in the two holes and useing a hammer hammer the metal flat while its still in the rings this will force the metal to expand sealing the two sides together making what i would argue is the most secure and heavy duty type of chainmail. if one with the right metal and done properly it can take a 300 lb long bow arrow at 10 feet. and not cut the rings, but it is very time consuming
I have seen tests of welded maille that seems to point toward it performing as well as riveted.
easy if you dont have use Pob tab
I made chainmail out of clothes hangers lol, I would take them, cut them up with wire cutters and use pliers to bend them around eachother to make mail.
I've been creating a double-linked chainmail torso (King'smail) for a year now, it's almost complete, I just have to make the sleeves now.
Could you make a chainmail shirt out of box pattern rings?
I'm making one right now and I'll tell you it is possible, but I am positive the weight would bend the rings out of shape unless they were riveted or you used whole rings throughout the mail.
Well shit man. Looks like I gotta go for a diamond look then.
Let me clear this up: I'm not making one out of box pattern* lol but I am making a normal 4 in 1
Thats fine.
Thank you now in the morning I'm going to make some armor
so I'm making a cardboard armour cosplay to take to eccc and I was thinking of doing some cardboard chainmail
takes hella time
Zombies won't be able to bite me through that :)
but it would be painful and cause bruising.
Chroma Matrix Bit you wouldn't become a zombie! :P
with enough zombies they would overpower you, and suffocate you.
Chroma Matrix Beautiful.
i know right
nice\
You know you can make jewelry with the rings can you make a ring to wear.
And that's why you wear a shirt underneath it...
nice idea, well thought out.
i'm sure this will protect my virginity with uttermost ease!
I wouldn't use this for any actual armour considering that it isn't riveted and is therefore easily broken by any type of attack
No body got time fo dat
I'd recommend buying premade rings
More expensive, less time consuming. I'd recommend riveting the mail for a more authentic look and more durability. I haven't got that down yet though.
What about 1 inch rings?
legofanguyvid they'd be way too big to work and it'd look kinda shitty
legofanguyvid they'd be way too big to work and it'd look kinda shitty
The inside diameter of mine are about 3/4 inches and I'd say thats the max you can go with still having it be structurally sound and looking nice. Keep in mind Im using thicker wire than most, 14 gauge
1 inch is way too big. At 1 inch it make very poor chainmail. When worn you can feel the rings unlike smaller sizes and i'd imagine it's not nearly cloth-like as 6mm rings and smaller.
Imagine someone make a chainmail shirt in a year to avoid stabbing, and then the thief stab his neck 😂
they could make a coif too
I'm now gonna make a hole set of armor
And here I was think it was going to be easy for my cosplay
This isn't true -Ringmail- chainmail, but it's much easier and faster. The real method would use smaller rings and would weigh less on average. Also you wouldn't have to worry about repairing the armor nearly as much since riveted rings are much more durable. Butted -ringmail- chainmail is OK for decoration only. If you are going to LARP or do any kind of reenactments get riveted. Also, don't use a wooden dowel.
There's no such thing as ring mail.
This is chainmail.
Butted mail is fine for stuff like SCA fighting. It just needs a bit more repair, and you can't make it with soft iron or it'll fall apart.
@@stevenschnepp576 I don't know why I said ringmail when I meant chainmail, it was 4y ago *shrugs*. You're right.
Teach me how to make swants
5 years later........ 50% done.
thoughs rings are huge haha
Boi that ain't popper man's mail!
Use metal Dowel instead of wood!
Thanks when I get out of bed umma make armor.
There is no such thing as 'chainmail.' That is an Victorian affectation and grossly incorrect. It is simply called 'mail' armor. The stuff you get in the mailbox is actually called post. Please make the necessary corrections.
It‘s correct nowadays. Language evolves unfortunately.
I think this is for people who are waiting to die and have nothing to do
:D We live to die and die for others to live.
Or it could be for people who like to larp or cosplay or who study archeology and want practical knowledge of how chain mail was made and how effective it was as gear rather than reading all sorts of back and forth opinions about it. This is for all sorts of non demeaning things that someone not wanting to make a snide and bitchy comment could easily think of.
Yarahaha Relax bro...you need to learn how not to take things too seriously.I was only joking.I mean,whatever! You like it,it's ok.I don't it's fine!! Let's not get our opinions in other people's way ok?
Yarahaha
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DaRUde117 if you don't like it why are you even here?
If I was patient I would do this, but then....
I can tell that that is not 16 gaged wire but 14 gaged
magnets and Chainmail... yeah
im gona make a bracelet:3
0:30 skyrim?
DON DOMUS DOMINAE
the real stuff was RIVETED together, those rings could be pushed apart with a decent spear or sword point
Yes, it was riveted. Riveting is a pain though, so nowadays it doesn't get done and it doesn't really matter because actual sword fights are rare now. That being said I'm still trying to perfect riveting it.
First, obviously.
im going as a knight on next next next next haloween
This isn't armour, I was looking for somthing that can defend a stab and so on.
Chainmail was more for protection against slashing attacks, you can add plates if you want protection from stabbing attacks also.
Try scale maille. It protects against slashing.... but also deflects stabbing pretty well. Unless it comes from an upward thrust.
It is armour and yes it can defend you against getting stabbed I'v worn my maille and had a buddy run a sharpenned steel cutlass into me (after much testing on a dummy) only the tip left with me with a slight puncture wound i.e. looked like I pricked myself on a nail but I was fine.
TheGaming Smith "It is armour and yes it can defend you against getting stabbed I'v worn my maille and had a buddy run a sharpenned steel cutlass into me (after much testing on a dummy) only the tip left with me with a slight puncture wound i.e. looked like I pricked myself on a nail but I was fine."
Wow
Buy riveted chain mail. This is called butted chain mail. A good chain mail vest will go for 400 bucks about.
Too scared to make riveted mail huh
Wear it on nights out
lol night on the town nothing but me and my chainmail
*knights out
FTFY
Butted chain mails are Useless in combat
Who else is here making armor for their Grogu? 🖐
First
Girls: Awww I can make so much beautiful jewelleries from it.
Boys: what did you thought I'm here for? Ofcourse for the mighty armour ⚔
Now before u say anything...it was just a meme don't get offended extreme feminists...lmao just take it with a pinch of laughter...and have a good day.
I imħabba ġobon... Din il-lingwa hija maltese jekk inti ma taf
+I'm So Random :p B.T.W i speak english...
Butted mail. It doesn t work
gaybutte ...
its actullay really good
No, no it's not.
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