Jib Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 I need a new buckle for my baldric. Mine broke at the Siouxland Ren Fest. It was pewter (which was nice looking but fragile). Any suggestions?
HarborMaster Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 Yes., If it were me., I would get a Brass 3" re-enactors buckle from Tandy Leather (Search Tandy leather) then take it to a Saddle and Tack man....,I am sure they can pop in a few brass rivetts for you. I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
blackbonie Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 it sounds cheesy,but ive been looking at womens belts at walmart and such ,and ive seen some nice buckles that ive been thinking of using for a bladric im making
Skull pyrate Carter Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 my belt is from Ross... they had a bunch of cool things that fit a pyrate outfit
Captain Pogue Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 Where does one find an assortment of buckles large enough for a 2"-3" belt. I've got my brother sculpting a cthullu inspired buckle with tentacles and a wing. But it would be nice to find some nice period... yet funky buckles. Anyone know of such a place? Pogue Conceptual Simplicity, Structural Complexity, Achieves a Greater State of humanity.
callenish gunner Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 GG Godwins sword buckles Godwins there's a couple of good resources for buckles
Captain Pogue Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 If you want to go a bit funky the following ebay stare has POTC buckles. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZQ2aacmeQ2abrand Conceptual Simplicity, Structural Complexity, Achieves a Greater State of humanity.
Mick MacAnselan Posted June 16, 2007 Posted June 16, 2007 Not fragile? I bought two of these buckles for a baldric and a belt... Hand Forged Buckle at Crazy Crow The Dread Pyrate MacAnselan aka Mick
HarborMaster Posted June 16, 2007 Posted June 16, 2007 Re-Enactment Buckle 3" I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
Kenneth Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Has anyone here ever tried lost wax casting? I want to learn so I can make my buckles.. "Without caffine, I'd have no personality at all"
Patrick Hand Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Has anyone here ever tried lost wax casting? I took a class in Lost Wax and jewelry making in High School.... We had a kilm to heat the wax outta the investment plaster.... and a certrafuge to get the moulten metal into the hollow mold.... A bit too complicated just for making a belt buckle tho.... (unless you were going to make a lot of them....) of just go really low-tech...... For making just one or two buckles, it would be more cost efficent to just cut them outta thick sheet brass or sheet metal.... then file (or cheat and use a dremel tool) to "fancy" them up..... then just bend a chunk of brass rod to make the toungue..... Silver soldering some "filligree" onto the serface may be more work .. but it would look nice for a real fancy buckle.....
Littleneckhalfshell Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 ""Has anyone here ever tried lost wax casting? I want to learn so I can make my buckles.."" no need for 'lost wax' unless things are really ornate, or have undercuts or other complicated curves or shapes to be followed, or you wish to mass produce. For something simple like a belt buckle, you can easily sand cast it. I have made numerous sand casts, some of them quite detailed. Usually I cast in 'white metal' (basically a zinc alloy) but I have also cast Aluminum. Brass is something I have not quite gotten up to, but it is only a matter or heat and a proper crucible (the zinc and aluminum I melt in a simple cast iron pot and ladle) To sand cast you do not need a 'centrifical caster' just get a high enough riser and proper vents. You just need a 'pattern' to press into the sand, which can be made of wood, or anything that will hold together. The sand can be as simple as play sand, mixed with some boiled linseed oil (for this type of bonded sand, you need to bake it to harden it so that it will hold together as a mold) I use natural clay bonded sand that I dug up in my grandmother's back yard, but natural casting sand can be purchased. Anyway, it is a good hobby. Wish you luck on your belt buckle. No Fear Have Ye of Evil Curses says you... Aye,... Properly Warned Ye Be says I
Capt. Galvon St.Paul Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I need something pewter colored. So... Steel? You can go with stainless steel if you don't want it to rust. Or use mild-steel, which you can polish, then apply gun-blueing solution to give it a rich, deep-blue-to-black color. Or you can heat-blue it. But that's a pain in the butt for such a small project.
Littleneckhalfshell Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 "I need something pewter colored" Jib, pewter is a low melting alloy to my understanding, it could easily be melted in a cast iron ladle over a charcoal briquett fire with draft supplyed by a small shop vac. With a little research, I am sure it would be within your ability, if you were willing to try to learn 'lost wax' Sand casting is quicker and easier, and certainly within the realm of the backyard tinkerer. No Fear Have Ye of Evil Curses says you... Aye,... Properly Warned Ye Be says I
Jib Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 I have a fellow who wants to try and repair it. Honestly I think it's too weak but I won't loose anything if he fails. I like the idea of 'steel'.
Iron Bess Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 If you want to go a bit funky the following ebay stare has POTC buckles.http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZQ2aacmeQ2abrand $400 dollars for a Jack Sparrow Baldric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gag. Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
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