I used a leather punch to punch to holes that seemed to be dead on for the size of the center post of my Tandy Line 24 snaps. Measure the distance between the Anovos snaps, and make the same measurement on the TKittell belt. Here's the TKittell belt along the Anovos belt: Find the centerpoint of the belt and mark it. Tonight was mostly about the belt, now that the plate has been freed from the Anovos belt prison.įirst I copied over the main snaps, which was simple enough. Ok, a late night update, and I go collapse. You can literally complete every single other thing in the entire armor, other than the button covers, without any further delay. Go slower than I did on that part, because there's really no rush. Then take your time working the rivets out. (use a razor/exacto knife to cut away the cloth part first, of course) Put on cover plates like I did, and the belt is ready to attach to the new one, no problem, and very high likelihood of success for anyone. I really think that cutting out the discs from behind, with a dremel cutting wheel, is the way to go. I was pulling at the rivet with pliers, after cutting more material away from it, when mine crumbled. In theory I could apply this to the caps too once I get that far. I think I'll use a dremel to grind of the rivets a small amount at at time and use a damp cloth to keep the heat down. I've seen 1 or 2 success storied and 4-5+ where there's been issues. So I put an Imperial Bandage on my boo-boo. 99.9% of the armor can be completed without the button covers, which literally can be glued on as a dead final step, so I'll let the issue percolate for a while and move on to more important things.įinally: I was cutting while extremely tired (as usual) and managed to nick my finger. I'll give them some time to respond, but otherwise I'm not going to bother with any of this for now. I shot off an email to Anovos, seeking replacements (paid or free, I don't care). See how full they are with SOLID epoxy?!? Yeesh! And that's AFTER cutting out a bunch! Small wonder the third plate pretty much crumbled. Just to revisit the button plate issue for a moment, here are the two intact buttons, after cutting them the f&%k off the belt with a Dremel cutting wheel. Once that glue cures, I can deal with the back closure, finally. ![]() The lowest part of the lower ankle guard is on the inside. The inner (side) curve is a little higher on the top, and tapers in sooner. Note the exterior (side) curve is more gradual and symmetrical, top to bottom. So here are the final shin armors, laid out correctly: (until I build my next set of armor, that is, heh-heh!) That having been settled, last night I was finally able to attach the sniper knee plate (to the CORRECT leg this time!).Īnd on the other leg, I attached what is hopefully the last inner cover strip I'll ever need to attach. The shin matter has finally been settled to everyone's satisfaction, including my own. (Also read as "THE END OF THE SHIN CONTROVERSY!")
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