How To Make A Sheet Metal Helmet

This was before i took the laser cutter sbu at techshop so my templates were drawn and cut out on cardboard.

How to make a sheet metal helmet.

Our ear guards and brow guards was forged for us by a smith. Starting from the front of the helmet tack weld each leaf into place by welding onto the bottom edge. Some groups make the ear guards from two separate steel pieces welded together or from soldering two brass pieces. I used an armoring swage i bought from ebay to quickly dish the dome plates with.

No need to beat hard. Make the back of the head and weld. If a smith is not available a brow guard may be cut from 3 mm sheet iron. Cut cheek pieces and neck guards from the sheet steel.

It was quite tough actually to form the metal straight with just bending and binding it. You ll need to measure your head and cut out a template from card stock to make all your. If you use hot forging then it s fine if the metal is drawn of 3 5 mm in depth after every stroke. Make the faceplate template.

Grind the edges down and using a buffing wheel smooth the edges and buff the surface. Phil baumhardt 35 513 views. No one doubts that you can beat so hard that the hammer will drive through the metal but if we make a helmet for a battle it is important that the metal retains its thickness and doesn t lost strength. Using a dremel scuff the veining onto one side of each leaf.

Basic helmet frame step 1. As if i m a blacksmith maybe. Cut and sand the face. In this video i ll show a few tips on how do i make a metal ironman helmet.

Basic armouring dishing a helm half mpg duration. Get the template here. Cut the sheet metal. Notes on the tools you need.

How to make a medieval helmet from sheet metal. Get the template here. Bend the face plate.