Comments on: 3D printed scale armor http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Charlie B http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1448211 Charlie B Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1448211  Make it out of stamped metal, and roll down a large hill to adjust & shape.  Make it out of stamped metal, and roll down a large hill to adjust & shape.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1448021 Jim Saul Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1448021 Whoa. The end result looks simply awesome. I hadn't been back to that site in years... not since ordering 35 pounds of galvanized steel rings to make a 4-in-one pattern chain shirt for a Halloween costume. Though the result was great, and I'm glad I learned to do it, I had grossly underestimated the hours it would take. By the end I had forearms like Popeye. Whoa. The end result looks simply awesome.

I hadn’t been back to that site in years… not since ordering 35 pounds of galvanized steel rings to make a 4-in-one pattern chain shirt for a Halloween costume. Though the result was great, and I’m glad I learned to do it, I had grossly underestimated the hours it would take. By the end I had forearms like Popeye.

]]> By: mrtut http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1448012 mrtut Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1448012 When 3D-printed, each individual scale can have a *unique* shape - adjusted to follow the body shape of an individual - and adjusted to degree of movement of that individuals body - while offering maximum protection  - and hopefully great visual effect, combining the customization only true craftsmanship could offer with the cost optimization of automatized production Industrial designers everywhere, please join forces! Design and print *unique* objects only! (otherwise, why use a 3D printer, srsly?) When 3D-printed, each individual scale can have a *unique* shape
- adjusted to follow the body shape of an individual
- and adjusted to degree of movement of that individuals body
- while offering maximum protection 
- and hopefully great visual effect,
combining the customization only true craftsmanship could offer with the cost optimization of automatized production

Industrial designers everywhere, please join forces!
Design and print *unique* objects only!
(otherwise, why use a 3D printer, srsly?)

]]> By: sweetcraspy http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1448008 sweetcraspy Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1448008 The Ring Lord sells metal scales that you can make into armor or design with.  I've played around with  their sampler, and the end result looks good.  They're pretty fiddly, though. http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=84&cat=Scalemail+Supplies The Ring Lord sells metal scales that you can make into armor or design with.  I’ve played around with  their sampler, and the end result looks good.  They’re pretty fiddly, though.

http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=84&cat=Scalemail+Supplies

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447947 Rich Keller Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447947 There is a type of armour called a klibanion that had the scales laced or even stapled to each other instead of to a layer beneath. It originated with Persian  heavy cavalry and was adopted by the Romans and the  Byzantines. Klibanions are fairly easy to make.You can't go to an SCA tournament without seeing a couple variations of them. Variations on the scale pattern with different decorative motifs could be really cool. How strong is the sintered plastic? There is a type of armour called a klibanion that had the scales laced or even stapled to each other instead of to a layer beneath. It originated with Persian  heavy cavalry and was adopted by the Romans and the  Byzantines. Klibanions are fairly easy to make.You can’t go to an SCA tournament without seeing a couple variations of them.

Variations on the scale pattern with different decorative motifs could be really cool. How strong is the sintered plastic?

]]> By: J Gostick http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447875 J Gostick Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447875 Agreed.  I was going to suggest the same thing. Cover the very top with a strip of leather or shoulder pauldrons of some kind. Several layered, stiff, leathery pieces, or a single metallic plate should work well. Agreed.  I was going to suggest the same thing.
Cover the very top with a strip of leather or shoulder pauldrons of some kind.
Several layered, stiff, leathery pieces, or a single metallic plate should work well.

]]> By: Artor http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447872 Artor Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447872 3-D printing is awesome for complex shapes. Using it to make flat scales seems like a waste of the technology- you could just stamp a thousand scales out of steel or leather cheaper with better results. Now, if the scales had something like dragons embossed on each one, I could see that as more interesting, but I don't think this example is a good use of a printer. 3-D printing is awesome for complex shapes. Using it to make flat scales seems like a waste of the technology- you could just stamp a thousand scales out of steel or leather cheaper with better results. Now, if the scales had something like dragons embossed on each one, I could see that as more interesting, but I don’t think this example is a good use of a printer.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447842 Jim Saul Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447842 Neat. Another way to eliminate the visible cords, and be more true to the original, would be to pierce the scale only at the top and fix them to an underlying surface instead of each other. While it may be more authentic to use leather, a tight and elastic cloth would work great. When attaching, start at the bottom row and work upwards. Neat. Another way to eliminate the visible cords, and be more true to the original, would be to pierce the scale only at the top and fix them to an underlying surface instead of each other. While it may be more authentic to use leather, a tight and elastic cloth would work great. When attaching, start at the bottom row and work upwards.

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447841 Kimmo Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447841 Medieval swords and armour with modern materials and engineering would be pretty damn cool. Maybe we should come up with some new rules of war... Medieval swords and armour with modern materials and engineering would be pretty damn cool.

Maybe we should come up with some new rules of war…

]]> By: supertsaar http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/3d-printed-scale-armor.html#comment-1447839 supertsaar Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165932#comment-1447839 I was going to post a question about why 3D print when you might as well use old soup cans, spent coconuts or old football shoes. But then I thought why bother. I was going to post a question about why 3D print when you might as well use old soup cans, spent coconuts or old football shoes.

But then I thought why bother.

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