Tuesday, January 17, 2017

17.01.2017

17.01.2017


Fun and eventful stream, where munch progress was made indeed. The greaves is starting to take shape. Slowly but surely the straps and the Velcro will make the multitude of straps hold the armor plates in place. The trick to using such material is to combine glue and thread. Since the stress will eventually rip the Velcro of the surface. I could not for the life of me did up the black thread I had intended to use. Which means I ended up using dental floss instead. Too bad it is colored white. However good luck snapping it. There is a trick to sewing the Velcro onto the black straps and that is to use pliers and a hard surface to penetrate the plastic. Most of the stream was dedicated to make the pieces come together as one. For the most part it works wonders and will look really fantastic when it is done. All of the straps are cheaply bought from various hardware stores. They are intended to secure cargo. Which makes them essentially impossible for a mere mortal like myself to pull rip in half. The fabric is just very sturdy. Therefore it is excellent for securing joints as well. Theoretically I could make it one whole piece, but that would cause problems with taking it on and off. Instead I opted for a modular approach that can be attached onto most footwear 
One strap goes around the foot, this piece have Velcro on the top and on each side. Thereby making it possible to attach the greave on top, then attaching the piece that goes onto the back. Without having the pieces move around too much. There are still a lot of straps and doodads to attach.
Njål H Sand



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