I think that I'll start a Zombie Apocalypse store

[Papa_Complex]

That 11 Gauge galvanized steel in the picture would be for the fast zombies, that you can't outrun anyway. Let them chow down and they just aren't getting through. I'll call it "The Human Tank." It's just galvanized fencing wire, that I got from Home Depot.

I've got some 16 Gauge hard aluminum on the way, that weight about a third of the equivalent steel wire. The place I ordered it from also sells spools of heavier gauge aluminum, steel, stainless, titanium, and niobium wire. My calculations show that it'll take roughly 30,000 rings to make a full chainmail shirt and coif, so aluminum is the only thing I would try. I also need a much faster and better way of cutting the wire than bolt cutters.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

My calculations show that it'll take roughly 30,000 rings to make a full chainmail shirt and coif, so aluminum is the only thing I would try. I also need a much faster and better way of cutting the wire than bolt cutters.

My friend used an old fashioned hand drill with a rod in the chuck. He wound the wire around it until he had a dozen or so wraps and then cut & linked them. It's still not a fast process, but it was easier than cutting it link by link.

Or you could try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTTSTKesjGQ

[Adeptus_Minor]

Oh, and for cutting... there's The Ringinator

$450 for that badboy, but if you're serious about making chainmail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYCmuwovaao

[OneSickPsycho]

Soda tabs...

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Soda tabs...

That should shield him from all sorts of things, including vaginas.

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

including vaginas.

My first thought! Pussy repellent for sure

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

My first thought! Pussy repellent for sure

Trust me; there's always a woman who will find something sexy on a guy.

Based on my experience though, you don't want the woman who finds THAT sexy. Ever been to a SCA event? Kinda like going to a Harley meet, but without the strippers.