Mills
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Post by Mills on Feb 28, 2009 18:27:08 GMT -5
Joslyn and I are going to make some fake plates for our DBT PC's and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to make them or what to make them out of. So, what have you all done in the past that worked or didn't work?
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Post by Crazyman™ on Feb 28, 2009 18:54:03 GMT -5
I used 4 layers of postal boxes on mine and duct taped all around them.
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Post by cqbr on Feb 28, 2009 20:33:31 GMT -5
^ That works well if you want super rigidity ^
If you just want them to make your vest hang better or not sag in certain areas, just cut the number of layers of cardboard in half.
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Post by Crazyman™ on Feb 28, 2009 20:55:00 GMT -5
It's not that rigid, JD... I have nothing else to say I used 4 pieces of cardboard for the pair to keep my plate carrier from flopping over. I also flipped the corners that I chopped off to match the 45* angle. They were sandwiched between the plates at the top, to give them more stability and curved shape. It also left an air space between most of the sheets and made them slightly thicker to hold my heavy ass rig up. So take that, smart ass. It wasn't 4 pieces each plate. I guess I should have posted that more clearly.
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Post by Sugg on Mar 1, 2009 2:55:55 GMT -5
It looks like you pretty much have a handle on it. I just used a slightly smaller peice of cardboard as I went just like you did.
Looks good.
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Post by Mills on Mar 1, 2009 2:59:30 GMT -5
Well that sounds easy enough, thanks for the help.
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Post by Chaos on Jun 1, 2009 18:15:17 GMT -5
You know those camping pads they sell at like meijer? If you get one of those (10 bucks) then you can cut out two "plate shaped" peices of foam. Then its flexible and its still thick.
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Post by Zorak on Jun 1, 2009 18:46:26 GMT -5
josh6784, you need to read up on our rules regarding necroposting. Doing it twice will not redeem you. Have another warning.
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Post by Chaos on Jun 1, 2009 20:22:07 GMT -5
josh6784, you need to read up on our rules regarding necroposting. Doing it twice will not redeem you. Have another warning. Sorry mate. That was an accident.
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Post by Knife on Jun 2, 2009 0:11:19 GMT -5
Although I know I'm adding to a necro post, I'd recommend staying away from camping mats. Most are meant to trap in heat, and that's the last thing you want in a plate carrier. Just go with some cardboard or drop a few bucks on the Toy Soldier or comparable replicas.
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Post by Dahm on Jun 2, 2009 9:45:59 GMT -5
I'm adding as well: Use 1" thickness worth of magazines (readable magazines... not the kind you slap into your weapon). You can tape them together with you want as well, and if you want to get really cool, you can cut up some cardboard and make the "top" (angled area) of the plate. It gives good weight and is extremely hard. Ask Knief as he tried to punch me through my Eagle LVAC filled with magazines and he said "ow".
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Post by spec on Jun 2, 2009 9:58:49 GMT -5
I'm adding as well: Use 1" thickness worth of magazines (readable magazines... not the kind you slap into your weapon). You can tape them together with you want as well, and if you want to get really cool, you can cut up some cardboard and make the "top" (angled area) of the plate. It gives good weight and is extremely hard. Ask Knief as he tried to punch me through my Eagle LVAC filled with magazines and he said "ow". Plus it helps with any boredom on the field.
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Post by bigc on Jun 2, 2009 17:45:02 GMT -5
Or if you are smart you will use dirty magazines and not tape them up incase you get bored in a fire fight and want a quick trench jerk.
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Post by Joslyn on Jun 2, 2009 18:28:43 GMT -5
I like that idea.....
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Post by Great Troub of Troubistan on Jun 2, 2009 20:12:17 GMT -5
Or if you are smart you will use dirty magazines and not tape them up incase you get bored in a fire fight and want a quick trench jerk. Or if you're bigC you have plenty of material in the field around you.
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