05-21-2007, 05:03 PM
This 'how-to' site might help you some too Brian if you're of a mind to make the rings yourself: [url:2lxp7ufu]http://www.realbeer.com/jjpalmer/HowtoChain.html[/url]
I made a butted mail coif some years ago and just used a hardwood dowel in the chuck of my power drill to wind the wire (drill a hole through the dowel, insert then end of the wire and bend it over- then insert the dowel in the chuck and wind the wire running the drill at medium speed)and a Dremel with cutoff wheel to cut the individual links- it worked quite quickly.
I made a butted mail coif some years ago and just used a hardwood dowel in the chuck of my power drill to wind the wire (drill a hole through the dowel, insert then end of the wire and bend it over- then insert the dowel in the chuck and wind the wire running the drill at medium speed)and a Dremel with cutoff wheel to cut the individual links- it worked quite quickly.
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