How To Build Spartan Helmet Out Of Sheet Metal

Making a paper template silhouette was a really easy way of making the shape of the helmet.

How to build spartan helmet out of sheet metal. 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. Just like the spartan shield the helmet will be made out of cardboard tape glue paper towel and paint. Trace pattern onto 18 gauge sheet steel using the nibbler cut the outside dimensions of the face piece using the metal cutting bandsaw cut in the nose piece and eye holes. You are now the owner of an awesome sheet metal helmet.

So with this instructable i am going to. I started with the helmet probably not the best idea because of it s relative difficulty then progressed o. In this video we are showing you how to make a metal knights helmet from a 5 mixing bowl easy like us on facebook to see what we are currently working on. Sandblast until clean wash off the sand hang in the oven to preheat then shoot it with powder and let dry.

Clamp the face piece onto the bottom edge of the dome and tack weld the seam. Alright so the ephialtes idea was scrapped because i wanted to make a spartan helmet leonidas it is. No need to beat hard. May 8 2013 how to make a medieval helmet from sheet metal.

Kids can play with it and it can be made for any head si. However having no armor i needed to make some. Cardboard spartan helmet looking real for the first sight but it is really fully made of cardboard. Just fold the paper in half and draw one side and cut.

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