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Originally Posted by Turbo Ghost
Pretty cool! Is the blade a diamond blade on a router? If so, is the router variable speed and what speed are you running?
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I had originally thought about using a variable speed router but after checking the proper cutting speeds needed, I chucked that idea. Instead I'm using a keyless chuck hand drill in a homemade clamp, with a 0.008" thick, 1.75" diameter steel jeweler's saw blade.
When cutting aluminum wire I'm running somewhere around 400 rpm but I don't have a laser gauge, so that's only an estimate. I control the speed by plugging the drill into a router speed control box.
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Originally Posted by the chi
That is flipping awesome PC!! I totally want some chain mail now...
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I didn't realize that you were back! Good to see you
Something like 16 gauge, 1/4" links of aluminum makes for a great costume grade suit of chainmail. It weighs roughly a third of what actual steel would. That full chainmail weighs about 20 pounds. The halter I made weighs in at less that 8 pounds (maybe around 6) and both the women who tried it on, my model for the pictures and a friend who is big on cosplay, said that they barely noticed it while wearing it.
Doing this has also resulted in a skill that has made me pretty popular
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Originally Posted by njchopper87
Looks like you're having fun with that. Good job!
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Thanks, I'm definitely enjoying this. Everything from the tool building to the final product. While typing this I actually have another project sitting on my table a few feet away; a scalemail short that will make for a better Hallowe'en costume, because it's much lighter.