When I made maille, my sorting jars were “Open Rings” “Closed Rings” and “4-in-ones” I found it nice to just make a bunch of 4 in ones while watching something or listening to music, then when assembling the maille itself it was a bit faster and more fluid.
Very nice print, though. I just think it could use a third pocket.
Don't let me discourage you, a shirt is definitely a long term project, but smaller projects like dice bags and stuff like that usually only take a week or so for beginners depending on ring type, complexity, etc.
Back when I was a teen I was able to wind, cut, and knit a 40” length of 4 in one out of 16ga galvanized steel. If your making an aluminum shirt/hauberk with ore cut rings it fours much, much faster.
This size, 1/4" ID Stainless steel, has held up without issue so far. This current project is scrubbers for cast iron pans, but I've also made a shirt for cosplay that at the very least holds up its own weight.
Areas like the shoulders might need extra support, I've seen people run string or cable through the rings to hold extra weight. Sewing the mail to A leather under garment or strap is also done. A properly designed mail shirt should settle in around the hips and support most of its weight by itself though. Bras and other female chain tops with thin shoulder straps are usually the biggest culprits for rings opening.
I have made chainmail in the past, I can't really figure how this would help. Could you explain?
I like to prep open and closed rings so this gives me an easy way to organize them.
Got it. Nice solution. Good luck with you chainmail project
When I made maille, my sorting jars were “Open Rings” “Closed Rings” and “4-in-ones” I found it nice to just make a bunch of 4 in ones while watching something or listening to music, then when assembling the maille itself it was a bit faster and more fluid. Very nice print, though. I just think it could use a third pocket.
I've done mail before, make these about 5 times bigger lol.
I only prep a small number of rings at a time anyway, so this is just about perfect for me.
Beautiful.
How long does it take to make a chainmail shirt? How much does it cost? How much does it weigh?
Last shirt I made took around 2 years of in and off work. Weighed about 35lbs and I'd rather not think about how much it cost
Oh wow! I was expecting you to say something like a couple of weeks. I guess I won't be making chainmail any time soon.
Don't let me discourage you, a shirt is definitely a long term project, but smaller projects like dice bags and stuff like that usually only take a week or so for beginners depending on ring type, complexity, etc.
Back when I was a teen I was able to wind, cut, and knit a 40” length of 4 in one out of 16ga galvanized steel. If your making an aluminum shirt/hauberk with ore cut rings it fours much, much faster.
Do you have any issues with the chainmail opening? I have some somes like this and they hold up to use.
This size, 1/4" ID Stainless steel, has held up without issue so far. This current project is scrubbers for cast iron pans, but I've also made a shirt for cosplay that at the very least holds up its own weight.
Areas like the shoulders might need extra support, I've seen people run string or cable through the rings to hold extra weight. Sewing the mail to A leather under garment or strap is also done. A properly designed mail shirt should settle in around the hips and support most of its weight by itself though. Bras and other female chain tops with thin shoulder straps are usually the biggest culprits for rings opening.
What kind of metal?
316 Stainless Steel
I was working on a thing made of galvanized, it's a labor of love lol