01-16-2011, 03:29 AM
Ave!
That's exactly how I made them for years, never had a problem. These days, though, I'd be more likely to make them from thin sheet, the sides of one half the length folded over each other and then curled for the loop:
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/loops1.jpg
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/lorica.html
Gotta be a lot quicker! Plenty strong enough, too. The other option is to use rod and flatten one end, but that is tricky! Takes lots of annealing, too. And if your rod is thick enough to make a wide enough baseplate, it's too thick for the loop! So you have to grind or file them down thinner. Much pain. But I do use that method for making replacements for the vertical hooks on my Corbridge type B as they break.
Good luck!
Matthew
That's exactly how I made them for years, never had a problem. These days, though, I'd be more likely to make them from thin sheet, the sides of one half the length folded over each other and then curled for the loop:
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/loops1.jpg
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/lorica.html
Gotta be a lot quicker! Plenty strong enough, too. The other option is to use rod and flatten one end, but that is tricky! Takes lots of annealing, too. And if your rod is thick enough to make a wide enough baseplate, it's too thick for the loop! So you have to grind or file them down thinner. Much pain. But I do use that method for making replacements for the vertical hooks on my Corbridge type B as they break.
Good luck!
Matthew
Matthew Amt (Quintus)
Legio XX, USA
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