How I make chainmaille - part 1 of 3

How I make chainmaille - part 1

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• chainmaille
• chainmail
• chain
• mail
• armor
• medieval

[HullAL09]

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! how can i cut my rings out faster?! i am currently using wire cutters, and it is so slow and boring! ARGH!

[turtlehitman]

I use a hack saw to cut them because this makes a cleaner cut and more flush fit when the rings are done, but it is actualy slower than wire cutters. Wire cutters are about the fastest thing I have found to cut them.

[turtlehitman]

@HullAL09 My dad came up with a faster way of cutting the rings. I put a link to his first video at the front of this one.

[medievallover120]

how would you cut it with a hack saw... it doesn't stay on the spring for me

[turtlehitman]

I just go slow.

[gtarbmx]

barbless wire? lol. what's wrong with smaller drills. most drills can take up to 1/2" and have more than enough power if i can do this by hand on a wooden rod.

one question what do you use to cut it, i find cable cutters to be the best. the ones with scissor action. or higher shelf sheet metal cutters.

[turtlehitman]

The wire is between 12 and 13 gage mild steel. most people I've seen use 18 or 16 gage. Smaller drills can pull it but they heat up really bad.

I use a hack saw to cut it. This makes a cleaner cut and more flush fit when the rings are done.

[eking20002000]

Wow your way of making rings is very dangerous.

[sibi12123]

@austin01478963.... you go onto youtube, break the age rule, and ask for something that takes WEEKS to make for free? wow.... just wow.....

[19thSFGA]

be funny when you wind your fingers up

[austin01478963]

hey man will you please make me a chainmail shirt i dont want the suit i just want shirt so will you please make me one? i am only 11 and i am into midevil stuff like battle axes swords armor and stuff like that and i dont know how to knit it and i dont have the material or the tools to do anything i can py for it but not to much i dont have much money tt all so will you do it for free for me or do you want me to pay you but remember i dont really have any money

[mfumich]

@turtlehitman Don't use standard wire cutters. Use 8" bolt cutters. Depending on where you get them from, they'll run about $12-$15.

[twg6669]

@HullAL09 thats why its a labor of love dude

[viva0la0life]

omg fail

[chialeux514]

Cute kid, babbling in the background.

[Bjonatan]

whoah!!

i would never use a glove for this.

i heard terrible stories of people having their hands squeezed.

you should better use a leather lobe...

but thank you for the video