How To Make A Sheet Metal Helmet

In this video i ll show a few tips on how do i make a metal ironman helmet.

How to make a sheet metal helmet.

As if i m a blacksmith maybe. Get the template here. Starting from the front of the helmet tack weld each leaf into place by welding onto the bottom edge. Get the template here.

Basic armouring dishing a helm half mpg duration. Making a norman helmet with sheet metal and carpet tacks duration. This was before i took the laser cutter sbu at techshop so my templates were drawn and cut out on cardboard. Basic helmet frame step 1.

Cut and sand the face. Some groups make the ear guards from two separate steel pieces welded together or from soldering two brass pieces. Make the faceplate template. Cut the sheet metal.

Grind the edges down and using a buffing wheel smooth the edges and buff the surface. It was quite tough actually to form the metal straight with just bending and binding it. Using a dremel scuff the veining onto one side of each leaf. You ll need to measure your head and cut out a template from card stock to make all your.

How to make a medieval helmet from sheet metal. We strongly recommend making your own pattern. I used an armoring swage i bought from ebay to quickly dish the dome plates with. Cut cheek pieces and neck guards from the sheet steel.

Notes on the tools you need. Phil baumhardt 35 513 views. Bend the face plate. 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.

If a smith is not available a brow guard may be cut from 3 mm sheet iron. 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 back of the head and weld.