How to make chain mail rings - Enhanced Jig

[HaiDiMeng]

i use a hand crank for mine just so i can control it a bit better but stretching it out to cut.... i have never thought of that... it will open the rings already and takes less time to cut... I thank you so much!

[GetReal38]

that is not a good AR

[WestCoastChainmail]

Thanks for this video - it partially inspired my own winding design!

[CannibalCarp]

Nicely done. Gave me idea how to fix some things that I have that are missing springs also.

[EPICCCOMBOBREAKER]

Nice video. My favorite part is at 5:30 when the camera man almost dies lol

[tylerb1560]

can u make me 1 ill pay

[OldWayArtisans]

I am interested in the wire feed at the back end of the device. How did you attach that particular piece to the jig? Otherwise, I believe a few machine screws and lock nuts can account for the mounting hardware on the rollers; everything else pretty much makes sense to me.

I would make one change: Mount the three rollers on slots, not holes, and use washers to reinforce the mounting hardware. This would give infinite increments of adjustability to each roller.

[nessabayno]

why do you need to stretch it out? can't you just cut them while they aren't stretched out??

[OldWayArtisans]

@nessabayno

Cutting a stretched coil does two things: First, many types of hand-held cutters cannot cut accurately unless each winding of the coil is spaced far enough apart for the jaws of the cutters to close. Second, cutting an "open" coil results in rings that are already open and ready for weaving; if you cut a "closed" coil, the rings would be almost totally closed and would need to be opened prior to use.

[gabber700]

Very nice! I'll make one also! Congrats!

[Nothernwolfboarder]

Real men use 14ga

[pyrix]

Now make some armor! :D

[MrTrykster]

how many rings would such a spring contain? :O

[hearsemonkey]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!

Now I have my work cut out for me....off to make a jig.

[tigerandroseshow]

This is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen. Thank you so much for the video!!!

[StringedStrumpet]

I made this with the nylon cutting board and brass rollers instead of nylon, however, the wire has a tendency to reverse direction and go back down the rod, what should I adjust to prevent this?

[coolantcooled]

@StringedStrumpet I have this happen every now and then, and yes, it's a pain - the main things to do are -

-see how I have the middle roller - that can be adjusted up to give more tension on the wire, this stops it jumping backward onto itself.

-also if you can get someone else to hold the drill then you can concentrate more on the jig. if you push the jig along the bar instead of letting the rolling wire do the pushing, you can end up with a stretched spring or it going back on itself.

[coolantcooled]

1- as one other person has said - a nylon chopping board from any homewares store is what i chopped up for the back piece!

2- If you are in Australia and want that wire - In Bunnings they sell it by the small 15mt roll, but I did a special order from them for 300 mt. The supplier is Whites Wires.

[Fancyrat1013]

Greate gig. I wanted to know were you get your wiere all I can find is galvenized steal.

[Lazybabyz]

Clearly touched a nerve!

[Lazybabyz]

Oh bloody get on with it!!

[coolantcooled]

@Lazybabyz

When YOU design and build something to help with a particular job, and then post it with a description for the good of everyone, THEN you will have the right to make comments like that.

Until then, please keep your comments to polite but constructive criticism, maybe with the odd extra idea to expand on this one.

[chariot90]

Thank you very much, very helpful!

[garfld2006]

Now that is what you call EASY!! Love the video! Got any more videos?

[ArcAngellErzengell]

I actually made one of these using a cutting board for walmart that cost me 3 dollars. 3 Sliding Green Door Replacement Nylon rollers, and 2 screws. It worked amazingly. Thanks so much for the video, it gave me great ideas.

[coolantcooled]

@ArcAngellErzengell

Congrats! that is exactly the stuff I used! Hope is continues to go well for you!

[ArcAngellErzengell]

I wish you explained how the Jig was made. I want to make this, I looked up the items and am having trouble finding a nylon piece you have. Care to help explain where you got some of the pieces?

[RadiatedZombie]

Did you ever try keeping the spring on the bar and using a Dremel type tool to cut through it? I would think it might go faster, and you won't have any pinched points on the rings.

[coolantcooled]

@RadiatedZombie

Yes, thought of that for the cut of the rings, but it does a couple other bad things -

The dremel wers out discs quick with stainless

When it cuts through there is still a sharp edge at the ast bit of cut. This still ends up worse than the cutting pliers method. At least with the pliers it still won't cut or scratch you.

It dosen't take that much more effort to bend them into rings than the dremel method.

[foxxentertainmentvid]

ryobi rules

[DCTTeacher1]

Fantastic video congratulations. A very well thought out and constructed jig. Cheers, Aaron.

[coolantcooled]

@DCTTeacher1 Thanks for that Aaron! Much appreciated feedback!

I have since made the bar longer and with a slot in the end rather than a hole, so when the coil is wound there is no need to unhook from the end. It just slides off!