diy armor #4 I think - am almost done edition

[Anonymous No.2509339]

So there it is. Only thing I don't like is the forearms plates sliding off if I don't tighten the straps properly. Maybe I can add a type of rubber cord connecting the upper forearm strap to the lower shoulder strap.

Missing gauntlets, hands feel vulnerable. No response from both youtube guys to make a test vid, shooting test panels made with the same method I did, a heavy and a light type of glass filament weave.

Just wanted to show results. Ask questions if you want. Will only post a new thread after this one if a test video comes out.

[Anonymous No.2509340]

>>2509339
>simply switched position

[Anonymous No.2509355]

>>2509339
Huh. Turned out mostly okay
Maybe shouldn't have given you much shit.
Good job.
Now have some turkey. Happy Thanksgiving anon.

[Anonymous No.2509370]

>>2509339
Based homemade armor enjoyer.

[Anonymous No.2509380]

>>2509339
How much does this whole set up weigh? Have you done any ballistic testing, or is this just for melee shit?

[Anonymous No.2509382]

>>2509339
Write a guide. But honestly, 3d print would make this way faster.

[Anonymous No.2509402]

>>2509382
>3d print would make this way faster.
No it wouldn't, his shit was made to stop small arms fire. It's his poorfag version of ballistic plates.

[Anonymous No.2509433]

>>2509402
3d printing isn't just plastic. People have been using it for carbon fiber for quite some time now.

[Anonymous No.2509442]

>>2509380
about 25kg. Can't test am german noguns fag, asked the youtuber techthisoutmeow and zna productions to test my method. Various types of glass filament layers with epoxy/polyester resin can be made into 3a armor. Still waiting for a response. It's good against slashing and bashing too. Doubt a professional samurai with a ten thousand fold katana can cut trough a full plate.
>>2509382
see pic rel for basic idea that applies to all pieces I made. I dunno how you would print that. Gonna paste my an explanation

It consists of a backer plate (9 light + 9 heavy layers), porcelain shards and a topper (3 +3) encasing the ceramics. Wanted to use 2 offset layers of ceramics, instead I placed the first and additional shards on what I deemed crucial parts of the armor.

This is the basic method for all armor parts I made, a full plate with porcelain for my mask, forearms and torso, the rest consists only of the backer type plate, 18 layers of sandwiched light and heavy glass cloth.

Made a visor from 1cm thick polycarbonat. Went trough some trial and error while attempting to heat bend it. Made a bubble free curved piece with our oven, the trick is to heat it up to 150c first and frequently open the door to let out steam, after a while turn it up to 175c. I want to thank thermoplastic anon for that info again. Another thanks to soap bar anon, scrub a bar of soap then wipe with a dry towel on glassy surfaces like glasses you don't want to fog up with your breath, it really works.

[Anonymous No.2509574]

>>2509339
looks about as effective as storm trooper armor.

[Anonymous No.2509589]

>>2509339
My first thought is that your chestplate seems low, maybe it's just covered by fabric or something but is there a really big gap around your collarbones?
For gauntlets, try looking at hema gloves. There's a bunch of different styles and will have different strengths but they're all generally supposed to protect you from fat nerds getting overexcited and smashing your knuckles with their shiny new feder.

[Anonymous No.2509593]

i hope you plan to paint these, you look like a splooge monster.

[Anonymous No.2509596]

>>2509339
You need to replace the very useless dick plate with some kind of cod piece. An attacker could knock you over and stab you in the dick until you die anon.

[Anonymous No.2509601]

>>2509339
>>2509593

[Anonymous No.2509604]

>>2509601
did you just make this lmao

[Anonymous No.2509605]

>>2509604
yes https://mtgcardsmith.com/

[Anonymous No.2509607]

>>2509442
such a mask that sits straight on your face might be fine for smaller cuts and impacts but a serious blow is just going to crush whatever's underneath even if it doesn't penetrate.
i would have taken some inspiration from a houndskull bascinet and give it some conical shape at the front to deflect blows and some padding as well
same goes for your chest
but overall seems like it offers legit protection
also there are airsoft goggles out there that have a fine metal mesh to prevent small pieces of plastic getting through, maybe could be an option for the eyeslits and breathing holes. presumably better than nothing

[Anonymous No.2509619]

>>2509607
just noticed the mouth doesn't even have ventilation holes.
you're going to be out of breath very quickly

[Anonymous No.2509643]

>>2509619
It also doesn't have a tongue.

[Anonymous No.2509649]

>>2509596
My first thought too. Probably also the attacker's first thought as well.

[Anonymous No.2509676]

>>2509442
The 3d printer would likely be more expensive, but overall, with added in layers like you have, it would be hard as fuck with ceramic materials or carbon fiber. Also thinking about adding in hollow spaces to stop 556 rounds from going through, relying on them to shatter and break apart on the first layer and empty space.

[Anonymous No.2509750]

>>2509589
yes breastplate and upper legs are bit low, didn't tight them properly. Said to my wife to take pics. For gloves I think I got it now, simply the work gloves with cut off fingertips and above that my welding gloves. Should be good enough to hold my polehammer and still offer some protection.
>>2509619
I can breath just fine, two holes for nostrils. Can also breath with mouth (yada yada I'm a mouthbreather) as air comes in/out trough eyeholes which was a problem itself as it foged up my visor, got it fixed with soap.
>>2509676
show examples of how this could be made, 3d printers are definetevly cool, but I noticed a trend where people will simply assume that a printer can print anything. How would you measure out your face this way? I did with simple gypsum bandages. And then print it how? Carbon fibres? For costs, a 33cm x 33cm rectangle plate costs about 15€ in material costs, the groin plate has this size. thats 9 + 9 patches of the heavy a d light glass filament. 1m2 can be cut into 9 patches. 1m2 of glass weave costs about 3-5€, so about 3 for the light and 5 for the heavy, 8€ total for the weave. Epoxy resin can be expensive, cheapest I found was 11€ per kg. for a 33cmx33cm plate with 18 layers of mixed weaves I needed 750g of epoxy, so about 7-9€ or something. Now you got a basic plate for what 15-20€. Porcelain is the best worst ceramic for balistic protection, you can source that for free. Add another glass weave for spalling protection above that to stop porcelain fragments from flying everywhere and boom you got a decent plate I'd say. 25€ max.

[Anonymous No.2509753]

>>2509750
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAgfHkocU2g

I imagine you can just scan your face and fit it to you personally with cad programs. Solidworks be like that. Now, some of them are brittle, which makes it shatter, which is useful when dispersing forces like being struck by bullets.

[Anonymous No.2509764]

>>2509753

[Anonymous No.2509771]

>>2509753
aero space grade filament costs 600$ per kg, dang

[Anonymous No.2509798]

>>2509771
Don't worry, we have a substitute made out of cum socks and super glue.

[Anonymous No.2509803]

>>2509339
can't wait to see you in the news

[Anonymous No.2509804]

>>2509803
i just want to survive the german winter blackouts. raiders gtfo

[Anonymous No.2509808]

>>2509804
just burn the Middle Eastern immigrants if you need fuel. Two birds with one stone.

[Racoonhuman No.2509956]

Where are you located? PLZ 73XXX here. Will shoot your shit for free lol.
Pretty much any caliber possible except 50 bmg

[Anonymous No.2509982]

>>2509750
>I can breath just fine, two holes for nostrils. Can also breath with mouth (yada yada I'm a mouthbreather) as air comes in/out trough eyeholes which was a problem itself as it foged up my visor, got it fixed with soap.
you've never played a game of paintball or airsoft have you? just put on your corona mask and try running 3-4km and see how difficult it gets. i've played a lot of paintball and even with the properly ventilated face masks they provide i got massive headaches after a while
don't want to imagine the horror of having to breathe through eye slits and two tine holes near the nose

[Anonymous No.2509994]

>>2509956
das cool, I live near munich. Can you film that and post it somewhere? Do you think a small sized panel will suffice? I'm thinking about making it 15cm x 15cm, two types. One backer and one full plate. Is 20€ enough for ammo costs? What could be a good approach, shoot both with 9mm until it passes trough and then shred it to pieces with increasing caliber strength? Do you've a burner email or something so you can tell me where to send it to you?
>>2509982
wrote this before, I'm not intending to wear this and run around tacically trough the wasteland with a bunch of operational mall ninja gear. We'll just bunker down during the blackouts and if it turns out evil people have become desperate enough to raid the neighborhood, I'll gonna put the knight's suit on during the days. All pieces can be worn individually. I could put on the torso, arm and leg plates and probably sleep in it even.

[Anonymous No.2510027]

>>2509994
really do yourself a favour and cut a hole where your mouth is. doing any activitiy at all over a longer period without proper ventilation sucks very bad very quickly. it's not like i was rushing everyong doing 360° no scopes all the time when i was playing, eventually just walking got tiresome. or put on your mask and do your everyday life at home and see how long you can take it.
i'd suggest to get a riot helmet and a ski-mask if i want to stay anon
your chest plate isn't the best design either but presumably you put a lot of time and effort in it and don't want to rework it and it might work just fine

[Anonymous No.2510039]

>>2510027
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds-Ev5msyzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0TfSW0FfiA
i don't totally agree with how the things were done in these videos but at least it's a clear demonstration of what the difference of the shape of armour can do.
flat piece of steel the arrows when through it like butter, a rounded shape like the chestplate and they didn't do shit from any direction.

[Anonymous No.2510041]

>>2509340
Lmao the dick shield is killing me

[Anonymous No.2510042]

>>2509339
If your endgame doesn't result in lengthy news coverage I'm going to sorely disappointed.

[Anonymous No.2510103]

>>2509339
You made that cod piece but no tongue?

I demand the tongue or I damn yor armor in curse to ineffectiveness

[Anonymous No.2510170]

>>2509339
EXTREMELY based.

[Racoonhuman No.2510197]

>>2509994
>>2509994
You can find me on discord:
>https://discord.gg/7eQx2mzs

Testing would better be .22lr pistol .22lr rifle 9mm 4" barrel, 9mm 16" barrel then 7,62x39 and maybe a buckshot.

[Anonymous No.2510203]

>>2510041
r u tarded
codpieces were always a part of good armor

[Anonymous No.2510210]

>>2510041
a shield for killing? That would be cool, maybe I should add some rusty nails on it, like on the legs and arms.
>>2510042
life is sometimes dissapointing
>>2510103
tongue anon, I repel your curses with bible qoutes scribbled on the inside, don't you see the irony? You're speaking in tongues yourself
>>2510197
man... discord...
>>2510203
It's not like that, it's a groin plate like carriers have, I just didn't cut it in triangle form

[Anonymous No.2510295]

>>2509771
I mean if you think about the time and production costs, and if you do other things with this 3d printer to make money, it might be more economically viable.

[Anonymous No.2510521]

>>2510197
wrote you, using discord website in desktop view on my phone fucking sucks. Page takes ages to load and every word doubles for whatever reason. Sent you my email in the chat, pls no glow shit and doxxing.

while on there I checked techthisoutmeow's channel, man ppl treat that like alternate facebook i swear...

[Anonymous No.2511533]

>>2509339
side plates and a gorget would make it pretty much complete

[Anonymous No.2511537]

>>2509339
Is there a reason why the faceplate need to be contoured that way instead of just a flat (or maybe slightly curved/angled) plate?

[Anonymous No.2511541]

>>2511537
signaling of intent

[Anonymous No.2511544]

>>2511533
I should've put on the torso plates correctly for the pic, front plate sits higher and back plate lower. There isn't much room actually, my mask's chin is in contact with the top edge of the breastplate. Looking down is difficult this way. For sideplates, I feel I am at a limit with 25kg already. Walking around like a clunky knight, every step makes 'clank' from the groin plate slamming against the leg plates. Maybe I gonna make some simple side plate pieces and use looped straps, looping them in the strap of the backplate. Similiar to the groin piece
>>2511537
admittatly, I've no clue. I just thought I need a form of my face, did that with gypsum bandages. Then I used that gypsum mask as base for the woven glass filament. It has padding on the inside on the chin and forehead.

[Anonymous No.2511558]

>>2511544
the sides only need to deflect, not absorb, impacts. they should be cut resistant. the only blows they realy need to be able to take are punches or handheld weapons stabs.

[Anonymous No.2511561]

>>2511544
also: invest in some orthopedic knee sleeves and orthopedic lumbar belt. it stabilizes the joints and helps to keep posture, even though it can be a little stuffy. it greatly reduces the risk for injury when wearing heavy plate though.

and look into how medieval armors straps and contact surfaces are placed. they had weight distribution down to routine. like letting the chest plate rest on the hip supported belt instead of solemly on the shoulders, and letting the shins rest on the boot.

[Anonymous No.2511746]

>>2511533
And tongue plate

[Anonymous No.2511752]

>>2509339
>Ask questions if you want.
Why did you do this? I do not understand.

[Anonymous No.2511923]

>>2511558
that seems true, maybe I should consider making thin plates with few layers. Maybe 8 layers or something.
>>2511561
good info, didnt consider these orthopedic products yet. Somewhat similiar thought I had was, you could stud protective gear for skateboarding etc. with the glass filament. I did so with the helmet.

The torso plates connect over the shoulder and sideways like a belt, I can let one connection stay open and it still fits. Shins also slide on boot unless I tighten the straps too strong, if I'm not wearing high shaft boots, it's uncomfortable to wear this way.
>>2511746
ayoooo
>>2511752
winter blackouts in germany, oportunistic low life criminals roaming the streets, once the unprepared realize in what situation they found themselve in, it will be too late to prepare anymore. You won't be able to call the police. We just had a case here in bavaria, telephone lines didn't work and some assholes stole ancient gold coins from a museum. Now what do you think will these criminals do once they realize they don't have food at home?

[Anonymous No.2512033]

>>2511923
the protective gear part is a different beast. the orthopaedic gear is to prevent knee injury from missteps or non optimal posture. same goes for the lumbar belt.
even the cheap aldi versions do their job.

joint injury is the number one eliminator of modern troops.

for the fit: add a padded comfortable belt strap with some semi-rigid plate support. this way you circumvent the spine being loaded and free your lungs more. putting padding on the shin lower side, so it rests better on the shoe, can make the bug a feature.

some light knee pads could help with the armor and hard knuckle or sand gloves would add some necessary hand protection.

for the groin plate: try to cut it int an inverted trapezoid (basicly upside down chest plate shape). then it moves more easily when walking. the two removed pieces can be added as belt flaps/ armor skirt pieces.

[Anonymous No.2512115]

>>2509339
The obvious thing that you're missing is to decorate the armour like you're Gimli from LOTR, then you can strut your stuff in public and say you're an eccentric cosplayer.

[Anonymous No.2512118]

>>2509804
Kek

[Anonymous No.2512464]

>>2509339
Did you have your mom take those pics of you?

[Anonymous No.2512465]

>>2511923
>Now what do you think will these criminals do once they realize they don't have food at home?
Knock your fat ass over even with your LARP armor.

[Anonymous No.2512468]

>>2512115
I'm more of a dwarves from dwarf fortress enyojer
>>2512464
wife
>>2512465
rip and tear

[Anonymous No.2513001]

>>2509339
What are you gonna do when someone shoots you in the chest or whacks you with a steel pipe? That shit isn't gonna do anything to divert all that energy from completely fucking you up. A bullet doesn't have to penetrate your armor for you to be on the ground gasping and disoriented as a group of people best you to death. Fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.2513049]

Is this the goober thread?

[Anonymous No.2513078]

>>2513001
https://www.policearmor.org/saves.html
>>2513049
thread theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCPDVVLUw-4

[Anonymous No.2513117]

>>2513001
That's not really how it works, but thanks for playing.

[Anonymous No.2513239]

>>2509601
Lmao fantastic

[Anonymous No.2513277]

is this the autism armor anon ive been hearing about?

[Anonymous No.2513431]

>>2509442
do you know how thick the plates have to be to stop stabbing weapons?
I wanna make a brigandine with non-metal plates

[Anonymous No.2513444]

>>2513001
the force of a bullet spread over a whole chest is not an issue. the only reason bullets are so deadly is that they concentrate all the force on a small area, creating preasure that rips through objects.
the force of a handgun bullet is identical to the felt recoil, but basicly put into a nail instead of a hammer grip.
people only fall over when shot in the breastplate because they get jumped from the sudden impact, noise and realization.
soft armor leaves bruises, hard armor does not unless it bends severely.

shotgun slugs have more impact punch, but less penetration due to wider projectiles. they can knock your wind out like the recoil can hurt your shoulder when held improperly.

[Anonymous No.2513451]

>>2513444
Is this nigger for real

[Anonymous No.2513473]

>>2513451
nah, he's right. I've worn a lexan plate that was hit with a 9mm. It caught the slug and and wasn't even enough force to push me off balance.

[Anonymous No.2513656]

>>2513078
>>2513117
>>2513444
>>2513473
That's absolutely how it works, according to everyone. What are you gonna do when you're on the ground with major bruising, possible broken bones, and armor that no longer effective? How well are you going to fight back with poor visibility, all that shit compromising your movement, and chest injuries? People shooting cops don't stick around to wait for their backup, they take the fuck off because they know they're fucked if they get caught. A group of people attacking you in a fantasy scenario will just keep attacking you. What happens when they shoot you 4 more times in your now compromised armor? Or shoot you in the head? Do you think you can just walk off a hammer blow to the skull with zero negative effects? Are you actually retarded?

[Anonymous No.2513662]

>>2513444
so your telling me if I super glue a bullet to the hand of a pistol and hold that pistol by only that bullet and then shoot that pistol I will be getting shot?

I know you think you are a genius with all that equal and opposite reaction shit but you are missing at least half of the picture here.

[Anonymous No.2513688]

>>2509808
do you have any idea how much fuel it takes to burn a body?
i'm sure the german, armor anon does

[Anonymous No.2513690]

>>2509994
start going for runs in it or get a stationary bike to train up your cardio for extended high-ish activity wear

[Anonymous No.2513742]

>>2509433
Go 3D print a plate out of this carbon fiber filament and shoot it with any pistol caliber.
Also please make sure to wear said plate while testing it so we won't have to read your retarded "contributions" anymore

[Anonymous No.2513865]

>>2513431
good question. A knife is easily stopped for sure, I tested that. But dunno how many layers I could decrease of my armor to still achieve this. Then again, this is something knights had to face, glaives and other pole weapons with a pick, raven beaks, crossbow bolts. Such puncturing weapons would still punch a hole into plate. In some ealier thread I linked a work of a cosplayer who made a stab resistant batman suit in a similiar fashion. Got lots of good ideas about moddeling armor etc. from cosplayers and furries, not that I like this kind of hobby.

Brigandine is put on like scales, no? I woukd think you need somewhat thin pieces so it doesn't lift up too much.
>>2513690
already doing manual work, drive with bike everyday

[Anonymous No.2513889]

>>2513688
Just cut and burn the fatty parts. Feed the rest to the dog or his obese wife.

[Anonymous No.2513936]

>>2513865
>drive with bike everyday
in your armor?
gotta train in your armor to acclimatize yourself to strenuous physical activities you may encounter while wearing it

[Anonymous No.2513938]

>>2513662
only if you eliminate the weight /innertia of the pistol you use. otherwise the glued on bullet will be slow enough (due to the preservation of impulse) to just push your hand away and give you a bruise instead oof penetrating your hand.

>>2513656
if you're alone, that would be that. but if you have allies, you are now a hospital case instead of dead. much better. and small things that would cause non deadly but debilitating injury become irrelevant with armor.

>>2513451
a rifle caliber round has the power of a sledgejhammer concentrated into a small object. i named shotguns for the same effect. and i named pistols for the smaller effect.

[Anonymous No.2514224]

>>2513444
>the force of a handgun bullet is identical to the felt recoil, but basicly put into a nail instead of a hammer grip.
you're confusing force with impulse. a bullet accelerates through the barrel while the time involved for a bullet to hit an object is way shorter. F=dP/dT
force of impact is way higher but impulse remains the same. so you're indeed correct that getting hit by a bullet isn't going to knock you over

[Anonymous No.2514240]

>>2513451
>>2513656
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x59iN4KMz4

[Anonymous No.2514489]

>>2513656
These are all based on coos from the 80s reporting getting shot with kevlar vests. Not a ballistic plate spreading it out over his whole chest.

[Anonymous No.2514497]

You should put spikes on it so people can’t grapple with you or try to tackle you

[Anonymous No.2514501]

>>2513938
your still missing it bro,

energy conservation is a bitch and you clearly have no idea how it works.

Dont feel to bad though its not a simple subject.

[Anonymous No.2514538]

>>2509442
You’re not the Killdozer, Anon. Composite armor is for tanks. Not people.

If you get shot in the face you’ll break every bone in your skull, but hey, at least the faceplate won’t puncture.

[Anonymous No.2514539]

>>2509601

holy shit my sides

[Anonymous No.2514543]

>>2514240
I'm a noguns fag, but after seeing some tests like this, I'd say they're using underloaded cartridges with non ap projectiles ofc. I'm not saying they lie about the rating (lol RMA 1192) but these vids are for show. /k has great threads about armor

>>>/k/56200025

>>2514497
yes see pic rel, at first I wantedv to integrate the nails trough the cloth before applying epoxy. Didn't work. Instead a strap of steel mesh, nails trough openings. 10 nails on both forearms and shins. I oxidised them prior in a citric acid solution but they started to rust actuallly.

+17 poison dmg on armor

[Anonymous No.2514577]

how would a chainmail shirt affect the usefulness of, say, a tazer?
would it act like a Faraday cage, or would the electricity still be able to jump through to skin?

[Anonymous No.2514804]

>>2514543
sounds like they're more concerned with penetration and fragmentation, not shit like bruises and broken bones like retards think is going to happen, which i was trying to show with that video the guy getting shot at isn't getting thrown around the room

[Anonymous No.2514841]

>>2509339
As someone who's made a lot of cheap plastic armour, this is honestly pretty shit.
What are you planning to do with it? If you're actually planning to get hit by anything with some force, check out how people in the SCA make their armour. Pic rel is a really common example.

Or even easier, just buy a full-coverage zoombang and layer up some hard armour on pointy bones. It also scales well if you want to put a ballistic plate on your chest or back, depending on who you're planning to fight.

[Anonymous No.2514930]

>>2509601
Was wondering how this would turn out.

[Anonymous No.2514933]

>>2509601

[Anonymous No.2514990]

>>2514577
>t. Doesn't know how tazers work
>ngmi

[Anonymous No.2515266]

>>2514990
i do know how tazers work, i know that a coat could possibly foul the barbs enough to prevent a good arc to flesh.
what i want to know is, if i went to the effort to make a chainmail shirt would it increase the likelihood that a tazer would be ineffective.

[Anonymous No.2515280]

>>2514577
>>2514990
>>2515266
thick leather can stop the taser barbs from touching skin. From the recent todd's workshop vids I'd say chain mail sucks anyways.
>>2514841
I don't understand some words of yours, SCA, zoombang, pointy bones. I already told my intentions a hundred times, I want to survive the upcoming german winter blackout anarchy phase when oportunistic looters roam the streets in search for beans, delicious beans. Hit some armor parts with my hammer a few times, they hold up well.

[Anonymous No.2515368]

>>2515280
SCA is the Society for Creative Anachronism
larping knobs the lot of them, you may glean some useful information, but i would suggest avoiding too much time associating with them.
HEMA fags are slightly better, but also lean into autistic larp nonsense

[LinkPoster !!MjHhQfhs6Np No.2515404]

>>2514501
the energy the pistol withholds and then releases as recoil into the hand of the shooter is equal to the energy of the bullet. its just spread out over a larger area and, due to inertia, time.
what makes bullets so devastating is the pressure spike they cause.
a material that can resist that preasure, spread it ove an area, and has acushion zone that spreads the energy over time has the same reduction effect as the felt recoil of the pistol.

[Anonymous No.2515949]

[Anonymous No.2516097]

>>2515404
No but thanks for trying

[Anonymous No.2516127]

>>2515404
You are a fucking retard, classic tripfag moment

[Anonymous No.2516130]

>>2509339
Why would you spend all this time making crazy cum armor but not a distance weapon? I know you're a eurofag so guns are hard to get but can't you acquire a dartgun, crossbow, rubber powered weapon, or some kind of jorgesprave DIY ninja weapon? If I was forced to fight a horde of rapefugees on the streets of munich I'd much rather have a crossbow that a 25kg cum carapace.

[Anonymous No.2516141]

>>2516130
Gimme a break, I just literally did pic rel
>machete blade
>bed frame pole
>screwed on ball ornament
>about 175 cm total length
punched wood into the openings of both sides to set the blade straight. Need to spot weld the blade and ball

[Anonymous No.2516143]

>>2516141
want to decorate it with red horse tassel, also add a large ring into to hole om the machete to give it this chinese weapon look.

[Anonymous No.2517143]

>>2513688
For maximum efficiency, cut the fat out and chop it into ~1cm cubes. Put it in a pot with some water to cover and heat it to a simmer. After a few hours all the fatty acids will be rendered out of the tissue, then you sift the chunks out and let the liquids harden. The fat layer separates and floats on the water. To clean it just scrape the grimy bits off the bottom of the solid fat layer and put it back in a pot with fresh water and a generous handful of salt, bring it to a simmer and stir it a bit, let it cool and repeat until pearly white. Finally melt the fat down and insert a wick. There you go, odorless human candle.
Human fat is about 7700kcal/kg which is a lot better than wood pellets which generally sit around 4300kcal/kg. You only need a small fraction of that energy to refine it.

[Anonymous No.2517206]

>>2517143
i thought for a second that you were going to tell me to make candles out of the fat.
not disappointed though

[Anonymous No.2517247]

>>2516097
>>2516127
can you post the correct description of bullet phsysics and how bodyarmor works and how a pistol does not break the shooters wrist then? i'm fully willing to learn.
please you your own words.

[Anonymous No.2517250]

>>2517143
you could also go all Fight Club and turn your assailants into soap

[Anonymous No.2517307]

>>2517247
Hint:
P=m1xv1=m2xv2

[Anonymous No.2517333]

>>2514501
btw you're also an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about
it's like no one on this board ever had high school physics

[Anonymous No.2517351]

>>2513656
A bullet proof vest and a plate carrier are two separate things. A vest will bend and absorb a lot more energy, while a plate carrier and other hard surfaces like OPs will not. When I was in Afghanistan I did get shot, It didnt knock the wind out of me, I can't say it felt like a sledgehammer because I've never been hit with one but it was pretty hard. Also depending on round and what type of armor, be it ceramic or steel, the Cermic can take several shots before its fully compromised, a steel one can easily take more unless the round is a very high velocity round.

[Anonymous No.2517591]

>>2510210
Groin plates are just modern cod pieces
>change my mind

[Anonymous No.2517621]

>>2517591
i don't think your foes are going to be intimidated and shamed by your dick plate, also there is no room in the cock panel for padding to protect your diseased dong

[Anonymous No.2517655]

>>2509339
So after readingg this thread I revisited my desire to make some ballistic plates. After watch a few I found linkrel and decided that this was going to be the method I would use. But I'll ask /diy/ this first, do you think I could make some comparative level iii+ or even level iii plates by using alternating layers of Teflon and fiberglass and instead of fiberglass resin using bedliner like rhinoliner and making 5/8 or 3/4in thick?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jiIQOgwtI

[Anonymous No.2517657]

>>2517655
>or even level iii
level iii plates

[Anonymous No.2517667]

>>2517250
To make soap all you need to do is weigh your human tallow, then bring it to about 50°C. Take 26.82% of your fat weight in distilled water and 13.41% in pure lye and dissolve it in the water (do it with good ventilation or die). It will heat to almost boiling so let the mixture come down to around 50°C also, then dump it in the liquid fat and blend it with an immersion blender until it turns into a sort of paste. Scoop that out into whatever mold you like and let it sit for a day, then demold it and let it air dry for 2-4 weeks.

[Anonymous No.2517674]

>>2517655
Why teflon? Why bedliner for bonding? Line X actually is bombproof, mythbusters made a vid about that, discussed this in thread #1 or 2 I think. The company by the same name actually has a specialized type of coating called pax- something. They use that for bombproofing government buildings. But you can't simply buy either of these products in a can. A shame. Only certified paintshops who are in contract with Line - X get that stuff and are allowed to coat projects wih it.

For the teflon, I just don't know what it would acclompish. I've seen a vid where a dude made a pauldron with glass filament + carbon fibre layers. But carbon sucks. Glass fibre cloth is simply the cheapest.

I wrote ZNA productions and techthisoutmeow multiple times, donated to their patreon. Wanted them to build and shoot test panels with my method. Mentioning it again, 9 light + 9 heavy layers and additionally porcelain + another 3 heavy and 3 light ontop. No further responses for about two months or so.

But thankfully a german hansguns offered to test it for me, I'll be sending him 2 such testpanels after xmas. I've gained some doubts of the success of my plates delivering what I hope for, because I did something different. I didn't vacuum press the plates during curing. My theory is, the epoxy itself should stay where it is and not be pressed out excessively. Further, I think a pressed conventional plate has it disadvantages too. The layers are already then pressed together and it' s maybe easier to penetrate them this way.

Only live tests will show if my theoretical method has advantages over singular type of weave pressed plates. If I had something like military interest funding, I'd research this matter more troughly, but I'm a literal neet lmao.

lol HK hire me as body armor scientist

[Anonymous No.2517684]

>>2517307
thats retention of impulse. it lacks the inclussion of area and, through a lack of an inclusion of the time needed for the impulse to be transfered, does not give force or pressure results.
pressure is required as a mathematical term to deal with material stresses.
inertia assumes an undeformable solid.

[Anonymous No.2517790]

>>2517674
>My theory is, the epoxy itself should stay where it is
isn't the base idea behind vacuum pressing to remove any air to help prevent voids in the layers?

[Anonymous No.2517823]

>>2517790
good point, discussed this in #1. Airbubbles don't seem appareant. Neither in cut off pieces or by letting light shine trough

[Anonymous No.2517830]

>>2517823
also this guy is the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pc-Sd_J26E
I 'massaged' the layers while applying epoxy from centre to edge and pressurized it only by hand.

[Anonymous No.2517931]

>>2516141
Wicked! Tho i am not so sure i'd trust bed frame pole. Whack something with it first before you trust it in fight.
>>2516143
Any piece of cloth will do as it was supposedly meant to stop exces blood soaking whole pole making it too stcky to use.
>rings
Unless you plan to fight somebody on horseback do without them.

[Anonymous No.2518411]

>>2517931
the rod is made of steel. was simply thinking of rings and tassels for that chinese look. >pic rel

>Unless you plan to fight somebody on horseback do without them.

I don't understand, how would rings help there?

[Anonymous No.2518927]

>>2514240
Remember doing this as a kid with BB guns and a pillow. Did it a bunch of times myself with my friend shooting me, then switched and shot my friend. First shoot went exactly thru the same hole as one of the shoots he took earlier on me and the bb went straight into his stomach, broke the skin and gave him a massive welt lol

[Anonymous No.2519538]

basierter und gegengeprüfter OP
grüße aus Mü
Bump

[Anonymous No.2520971]

>>2509339
Godspeed anon

[Anonymous No.2522681]

armor anon, have you done anything to mitigate the possibility of getting maced?
are you going to tank pepper spray if it comes up?

[Anonymous No.2522906]

>>2522681
Hm.... With the visor down, it can't hit my eyes directly, nose could be a problem. In theory, I don't see pepperspray beeing used by criminals.

Will build 2 test panels soon

[Anonymous No.2522913]

>>2509340
This would really scare nigs at night.

[Anonymous No.2523147]

>>2522906
if people are rampaging and looking to steal your shit, i think defense against the possibility of chemical attack is something to consider.
even if it's to mitigate in the possibility of an unfortunate mix up with the local law enforcement.
some sort of filtration or gas mask would be in order

[Anonymous No.2523989]

always looking for info, found this guy recently. He sure does talk slow, even 2x speed doesn't seem enough lulz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX-iKih98kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1TKByAyJS4

[Anonymous No.2523993]

He wears a mask just to cover the raw flesh
A rather ugly brother with flows that's gorgeous
Drop dead joints hit the whips like bird shit
They need it like a hole in they head or a third tit

[Anonymous No.2524627]

>>2522906
Glowie confirmed

[Anonymous No.2524687]

>>2509339
>>2509340
>>2509442
>>2517830

So I actually made a plate like this when I was a teenager. I took a piece of polycarbonate, placed ceramic tiles on top and then laminated the whole thing with many layers of fiberglass and polyester resin. Then I went to a gunfag board and asked some one to shoot it for me.

The results were not good, basically the only thing that didn't penetrate fully was .22LR. I don't remember exactly what he shot it with but I recovered the jacket of a large caliber pistol, possibly 45ACP and a small rifle round, most likely .223. Simply put, ceramic tiles are not hard enough to stop rifle rounds and while they may be able to fragment pistol rounds, they then turn into shrapnel that blows right through the backing. The whole thing was too stiff to work even as 3A armor and while polycarbonate is very tough, it cannot withstand the high impulse of a bullet impact, it basically tore open like a flap and let everything through.

[Anonymous No.2524865]

>>2512468
>has wife and plays dorfs
How do I learn how to do this??

[Anonymous No.2524941]

>>2524687
Duh, actual armor has one big plate that shatters when hit. That's a big part of how it helps dissipate the energy and stop the round, a bunch of little pieces in epoxy or whatever would never have the same affect. You'd probably be better off using a whole ceramic tile but even then I'm betting it's going to be massively different than a real plate.

[Anonymous No.2526402]

>>2524687
why polycarbonate? how thick? what ceramics? clay, porcelain? In terms of cheap diy armor ceramics, porcelain is the best, techthisoutmeow explained that. A porcelain plate differs from earthenware plates, it's harder. Genuine uncoloured porcelain lets light shine trough. Only tests will show for real. Gonna get results soon.
>>2524865
autism attracts autism

[Anonymous No.2526418]

>>2524627
haha no, I just like to edit my pics to look cool

[Anonymous No.2526689]

spot welds and cloth done. Need duc tape for a better grip. Christmas time + a cold hinder me from beeing faster... And ofc I'm a lazy bastard mostly lulz

[Anonymous No.2526709]

Hey, why not just buy some real body armor and save the effort and time?

[Anonymous No.2526712]

>>2526689
They don't have hockey/athletic tape over there? Maybe even bike handlebar tape

[Anonymous No.2526714]

>>2526709
diy costs less
>>2526712
ofc, I just ran out of it

[Anonymous No.2526733]

>>2526689
10 of 10
would let madman anon send me to valhalla with

[Anonymous No.2526792]

>>2526418
Tongue

[Anonymous No.2527064]

>>2524941
>Duh, actual armor has one big plate that shatters when hit.

One of the best performing vests is dragonskin which has many small overlapping plates of a hard ceramic glued between layers of woven fiber. The advantage of this armor is that it can take multiple hits where a single hard plate is useless after one since the whole thing shatters.

>>2526402
Because the selling point of polycarbonate is that it basically doesn't break, you can poke holes through but it wasn't supposed to rip apart. My thinking was that the ceramic catches the bullet and then distributes the impact over the polycarbonate which should stop the tile from penetrating through. I didn't know at the time that materials become very different depending on the speed of an impact. I think it was 1/4" thick. It was clay tiles like you would use to pave a walkway.

[Anonymous No.2527318]

>>2526689
Why do you need a knife on your mop?

[Anonymous No.2527613]

>>2527318
so he can really fight those tough spills

[Anonymous No.2527633]

>>2509339
you should have the breastplate be smaller, and come up to the shoulders, make it so the breastplate doesnt go past the waist, and use tassets to cover the rest of the torso
for gauntlets, i think any articulated stuff would be too weak, i say you should do a japanese style, they just havesomething that covers the metacarpal plate, and finger dexterity is pretty important, especially if you want to use a gun
forearm protection shouldnt extend past the wrist, and its too large, i say you make a new close fitting one that fully encloses your arm, and can be laced to your jacket to hold it up

>>2517591
it is, its the exact same way they originally did it

[Anonymous No.2527642]

one of most kino /diy/ arcs

[Anonymous No.2527689]

>>2527633
I think it's ok for what it is
>>2527642
see >>>/wsg/4884645

[Anonymous No.2527690]

>>2527689
what happens with the cock guard when you start running

[Anonymous No.2527693]

>>2527690
Look at him. He's not gonna do any running.

[Anonymous No.2527703]

>>2527690
it bounces a bit. As long I don't jump around it's ok.
>>2527693
Not while wearing the full suit, that's for sure

[Anonymous No.2527707]

>>2527703
are you going to paint your cum suit

[Anonymous No.2527716]

nice armor, bro. i suggest attaching a decorative dildo to the apron to strike fear into the heart of your enemies as they are driven before you

[Anonymous No.2527764]

>>2527693
i know, right?
that's why i suggested he get a stationary bike and start working out in his armor to condition himself to it

[Anonymous No.2527798]

>>2509442
>cloth
If you're using cloth and resin and fiberglass... why the fuck wouldn't you make a gambeson? It's battle proven at least against blades, and it doesn't look like absolute shit. Especially since you can't prove whether or not your scuffed armor is bulletproof? Picrel

>>2509601
holy fucking kek

>>2509750
>Said to my wife to take pics.
You have a WIFE and she's cool with this?

[Anonymous No.2527827]

>>2527689
ah i didnt see the backplate, thats pretty well done
i still think you should try to lace your armor to your clothes, get a padded jack like in >>2527798 because when you get shot even more of the force of the bullet will be dispersed, and will prevent bruising
also, i think you should make a second helmet like pic rel, but only use breaths at the bottom
this design has more of a chance of glancing bullets off the side, and if a bullet catches it, instead of the mask being smashed into your face it'll be much more dispersed
also, it integrates neck protection into it
alternatively a frog mouth helmet would be good, and a close helmet would be ideal since they were used specifically to stop early musket fire, but i dont think that can be made easily with your methods

[Anonymous No.2527828]

>>2527827
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.2527830]

>>2527828
smaller alternative, i do reccomend using multiple shaped plates instead of one large one like in that pic

[Anonymous No.2527845]

>>2527707
no, I like the glassy green
>>2527798
with cloth I meant the glass weave itself. I use the words interchangable - glass weave, woven glas filament, woven roving (the heavy stuff), glass cloth, fiber glass etc. Also I desribed the roll as bolt of glass filament. Check youtube for glass fibre armor. My wife's cool, yes. I also think of making atleast simple plates fit for backpacks for my wife and son to wear, back and front. Seeing what happens in Ukraine is truly saddening.
>>2527827
>>2527828
>>2527830
I won't build a different full head helmet. If anything, I'd simply buy more polycarbonate and make a bigger visor like pic rel. Heatbending isn't difficult.


man... my cold awful, wasn't this sick for years. will make the 2 test panels soon™

[Anonymous No.2527848]

>>2527845
>I won't build a different full head helmet. If anything, I'd simply buy more polycarbonate and make a bigger visor like pic rel. Heatbending isn't difficult.
lame

[Anonymous No.2527865]

>>2509601
Kek, thanks for this. Made my day

[Anonymous No.2527900]

>>2527845
>I also think of making atleast simple plates fit for backpacks for my wife and son to wear, back and front
>Why? You cant prove that they'll stop a bullet, and they certainly won't stop a truck of peace plowing through a christmas market
>Seeing what happens in Ukraine is truly saddening.
Be interested to see how it fares against a 203mm pion shell too

[Anonymous No.2528422]

>>2527900
yea whataboutit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xsmvD4DYzo

>Ukraine is producing new, lightweight body armor designed to protect children from shrapnel during evacuations from combat zones.

how would you design kid sized shrapnel protection. Myself thought of backpacks to be less obvious to a child's mind. For helmet I'd stud a bicycle type helmet with layers of fibre glass like I did with mine, maybe less than 18 to be lighter.

[Anonymous No.2528531]

>>2528422

[Anonymous No.2528597]

Excellent work, OP.

[Anonymous No.2528619]

>>2509339
You're a weird guy anon....

[Anonymous No.2529204]

SIEG HEIL young Jason Junior

[Anonymous No.2529236]

>>2514543
You should sharpen those nails to a fine point and coat them in feces rather than make them rusty and dull.

[Anonymous No.2529240]

>>2528531
Yeah they've got to spend 4 trillion dollars from the US on something.

[Anonymous No.2529255]

>>2513742
Considering that kevlar is a mesh. You can 3d print that. No sense in doing so since you still need ceramic and steel.

[Anonymous No.2529317]

In fact kevlar can be made using asbestos as fiber and male blue whale cum as glue
Asbestos is very cheap and the glue is that foam on the beach

[Anonymous No.2529473]

>>2526714
Even if it protected you, your limbs would be rendered inoperable when you're hit. Those suits are meant for shrapnel. I would just go with a regular vest. It protects your vital organs, it's all you need. And no, the chinese face armor will not protect you from bullets, even if it did, your face would be busted up to all hell, and in all reality, you'd be knocked out cold.

[Anonymous No.2529498]

>>2529204
Larping retard we are all making fun of you

[Anonymous No.2529638]

laminated the 2 test plates, they're half length of a DIN 4 sheet in size. Will cut the edges clean in 2 days after curing. One of those will be improved with porcelain and few more glass cloth layers. In about 5 days it should be completed. I will also add straps with bolts.

[Anonymous No.2532154]

>>2529638
>they're half length of a DIN 4 sheet in size.
So, DIN A5.

[Anonymous No.2532242]

>>2532154
yes

lateley been thinking about how to make full body shrapnel protection for children. My idea with hard plates in a front- and backpack + helmet don't cover enough. Thought about making a type of poncho or hooded cloak, without epoxy. But fiberglass itches. Maybe sew it inside of normal cloth or coated fiberglass. Then a helmet with an afixed face visor. Gonna look into how many layers should be enough to protect against random debris from explosions. That UMHWP stuff sure sounds great, but I can't find that cheap on ebay. Fiberglass is simply the cheapest by far. Aramid is another option, but 10 times as expensive.

Gonna cut the test plates tonight eventually, layering the porcelain and adhere topper on one

[Anonymous No.2532337]

>>2509339
>>2509340
RISE MY PUTTY!

[Anonymous No.2532367]

>>2524687
If you looking for homemade III or IV level protection try using fiberglass sheets, press them very densely together and it should be able to stop even 5.56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jiIQOgwtI

[Anonymous No.2532372]

>Diy armor
Wait a second, i think i saw this movie before

[Anonymous No.2532449]

/k is useless as always

>>>/k/56570840

Thinking realy hard, I came up with something.
>buy two ponchos, one a number larger
>attach about 12 layers of medium weight fiberglass cloth onto the smaller poncho
>put larger one over it
BAM! Shrapnel protection for children. Reading about it on https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak_jacket

During the Korean and Vietnam wars, the flak jacket was changed and the manganese steel plates were replaced by other materials.[5] The U.S. Army's vests (Body Armor, Fragmentation Protective, Vest M69) weighed under eight pounds and were made of 12 layers of ballistic nylon. The vests used by the U.S. Marines (Vest, Armored M-1955) weighed more than ten pounds and were a combination of ballistic nylon layers and fiberglass plates known as Doron.[3] Doron was made of fiberglass fibers placed in an ethyl cellulose resin under high pressure. It was named after then-Colonel Georges F. Doriot, then director of the Military Planning Division, Office of the Quartermaster General.[2]

The generation of armor developed in the 1970s through the National Institute of Justice incorporated layers of soft armor in the form of DuPont’s Kevlar fabric, which has since become synonymous with ballistic protection and a general term used for several similar (aramid-based) materials.[6]

and that's from the 70s, materials should've improved by now significantly. 12 layers of the 270g/m2 fiberglass I worked with should be good. Additionally studing a children bicycle helmet, hard plates for backpacks. Seriously where is my nobel peace price.

[Anonymous No.2532457]

>>2532449
further reading about ballistic nylon, it seems it sucked for it's intended porpuse and was replaced by kevlar.

Dunno how to get the fiberglass on the poncho, my sewing machine won't be able to get trough so many layers. Gonna ask the >>>/fags

[Anonymous No.2532459]

>>2532457
>>>/fa/gs

lmao

[Anonymous No.2532594]

>>2532459
/fa/g here, they won't know shit. Good luck.

[Anonymous No.2532665]

>>2532457
you could get one of those $100 leather sewing machines, they seem to be hand operated, but it shouldn't be difficult to add a motor to it

[Anonymous No.2532667]

>>2509339
>shoots you with cheapest pistol from Walmart
I win.

[Anonymous No.2532722]

>>2532667
i think he's in germany, you going to go buy a gun and a plane ticket just to pretend you're a man?

[Anonymous No.2532741]

>>2532722
Who said anything about pretending to be a man dipshit? If the armor is to be used in combat, a sword is the least of your worries.

[Anonymous No.2532853]

>>2532665
Tried to sew 16 layers of paper, top thread is mono fishing line, as normal thread kept on snapping. After a few tries my strongest jeans needle broke. Gotta think of something. Maybe if I pedal it very slwoley or even handrcank it only it could work out. Ideas apreceated, gonna look up used leather sewing machines

[Anonymous No.2532859]

>>2532853
if anything pic rel should work, it's 130. My strongest currently are 100

[Anonymous No.2532894]

>>2532853
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIfpEhiAiv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Cq-ZKKoAA
there are probably videos on how to dial them in and make them run buttery smooth

[Anonymous No.2532926]

>>2532894
before I buy that, I gonna try out stronger needles. Managed to sew 8 double layers of paper (16) together. Switched back to normal thread, fishing line was too thick and bottom thread didn't catch it. Had to pedal it on the slowest speed and help it turn slightly by hand.
>pic rel green top

[Anonymous No.2532928]

>>2532926
>red bottom thread, some stitches aren't connected

[Anonymous No.2532931]

>>2532928
>then folded it again to 32, which barely fits beneath the holder. Needle was not able to get trough that anymore

[Anonymous No.2532933]

>>2532926
do some more research on those machines before you commit
i grabbed the first 2 videos i watched and there are probably others that will give you more and better information.
i think they are meant for stitching shoes together

[Anonymous No.2532936]

>>2532933
yes exactly. That's why I gonna buy >>2532859 for about 5€, if it's not working atall I've to rethink. 100€ for a new machine which won't see much use in our household is a bit too expensive. Thin layered glassfibre cloth is not necesserally as hard to work with compared to thick leather I would asume.

[Anonymous No.2532950]

I have an idea. Before I actually make a shrapnel poncho, I gonna ask that guy if he can also shoot a test piece of 12 non adhered layers of the light fibreglass.

[Anonymous No.2535157]

I am a genius. It worked, first try. 2 cotton cloth sheets, bit larger. 12 fiberglas sheets. Placed the glas on the first cloth and made the first stitch to keep it in place. Worked perfectly, needle didn't break, thread didn't snap, didn't need to pedal slow, neither crank it by hand.

[Anonymous No.2535159]

>>2535157
>closeup top first stitch

[Anonymous No.2535161]

>>2535159
>back with bottom thread

[Anonymous No.2535162]

>>2535161
>first stitch done

[Anonymous No.2535163]

>>2535162
>second cotton cloth on the glas with second outer stitch

[Anonymous No.2535165]

>>2535163
>corners and cut off the fray
the corners were more difficult for whatever reason (I think its the weave direction), one needle broke, thread also snapped a few times, thus the ugly lines. Had to hand crank the wheel.

All in all I am very pleased. /k /fa /diy/sew and /diy/qtdndtot were no help. Couldn't find any info on sewing fiberglas etc. There is a yt vid with some guy sewing kevlar or something, but just visual footage and no explanation. Will do the porcelain test plate maybe tomorrow if I feel like it.

[Anonymous No.2535167]

side note, asked why my refilled fire extuingisher is loosing pressure, it seems stuck at around 6 bar now. This type of bycicle valve is rated for 6 bar, maybe it means max pressure before leaking air? There are 2 different types of valves I could get, standard car type and french type, the first having max 10 and second 15 bar or something. But then again I only got a 10 bar pump and it struggled to reach 8,5 bar on the extuingisher.

yup

[Anonymous No.2535265]

>>2535165
neat!

[Anonymous No.2537816]

Thread about to rip. Guy who offered to shoot my plates for testing seems inactive atm. What do now?

[Anonymous No.2537890]

>>2537816
Find out howi h pressure per square inch a bullet produces and replicate it using a nail and heavy shit.

[Anonymous No.2538540]

>>2537816
Sorry dude. Forgot about you. Check your mails

[Anonymous No.2539247]

Placed porcelain shards and laminated the other test piece, gonna cut the edges in 2 days after curing.

All three test pieces

>top left
sewed 12 layers of the light fiberglass inbetween an inner and outer patch of cotton cloth. It's flexible like thick clothing. Intention is to make a type of cloak a child could wear. So it can't be too heavy and I hope it offers atleast minimal protection, similiar to a Splitterschutzweste (fragmentation vest?). Real Bundeswehr Splitterschutzweste paddings have 12 layers of kevlar appareantly. Theres is this guy 'tactical dad', a german autist with a very informative blog. He has a detailed section about body armor, did tests himself and shot these surplus aftermarket decade old paddings with 9mm fmj, stating more often than not they stop the shots. If my sewed panel can stop atleast one 9mm it'd be more than enough, but I've a slight feeling it won't even handle weaker cartridges. The cloth just doesn't feel thick enough, maybe doubling it to 24 layers would do the trick, but it's intended porpuse of beeing easy to wear for a young child as a full body cloak would be lost.

>top right
not much to say about this, if it stops multiple 9mm it's good. The marked rectangle is where all layers should actually overlap, towards the edge it becomes thinner, as I used some leftover cloths, also the epoxy tends to run to the lowest point. It's 9 heavy + 9 light patches of fiberglass cloth.

>bottom
base plate like top right, porcelain shards encased in 3 heavy + 3 light glass and epoxy. All my previous pieces are curved, this one's flat. Had trouble to tuck in the top glass as I simply tried to lay it back flat on the table. Had to prop it up from the middle section and then place styrofoam piece by piece under it along the edges to get the cloth tucked. I hope it will turn out alright. If it's similiar to 3A all is cool.

[Anonymous No.2539249]

>>2539247
ah no the groin plate is also flat, but without the additional porcelain and such.

[Anonymous No.2539583]

After 14 hours the epoxy was still workable. Sticky surface. Was able to turn the cloth around on the entire edge.

My wife asked me about my progress, while explaining I think I got a good explanation of my method. Instead of applying pressure during curing, I let it rest. I imagine it like a towel hanging in the air, the weave is relaxed and stabbing it the towel will conform to the knife before it rips trough. If you stretch the same towel from all sides, the fibers are already under stress and one can stab it more easliy. More factors come to mind, for example having the surface covered while pressing it cuts of the workpiece from air which maybe intrerfers with the curing process. Can epoxy cure in a vacuum?

Regardless, only practice will show

[Anonymous No.2539586]

>>2539583
I meant ofc epoxy can cure in a vacuum, but are the properties still the same?

[Anonymous No.2540806]

>>2509339
>Missing gauntlets,
hockey gloves.

[Anonymous No.2540851]

>>2509339
You're a retard.

>Missing gauntlets, hands feel vulnerable
Retard x2

I'm actually astonished by your autism. It's almost respectable if it weren't such a waste.

[Anonymous No.2541073]

>>2540806
they really look like something I could easily work with, replacing the (I asume) soft padding with similiar sized pieces of epoxid fiberglass. But before I continue on building anything, I gonna wait for the test results. I have almost no light weave and only a bit more heavy weave leftover. Half of the large epoxy containe, about 5kg. If tests are promising I will continue with gloves, children poncho and such. If all of the test pieces suck, 4chan will never hear from me again.

I'll give the plates to delivery tomorrow