New Belt

[brennivs - tony drake]

I have started a new belt for my self I made the buckle and plate plus frogs for a Pugio for a friend in the late eightys. It has been my favorite of all the belt plates that have been found . I decided to do it for myself No.48.

I will post the various stages of the build, and I have made the plate a little bigger as they are to scale in the book. The origonal is in the British Museum.
 
 I have made the buckle from a solid piece of brass the hinge plate needed a bit more imagination as I had to remmember how I made it last time will post as I go along
Regards Brennivs

[brennivs - tony drake]

Have made the hinge plates hear is its raw state,


The main body is bent round and taken to the edge of the decorated piece. I then put two rivets through to attach to beltthen put a thicker piece on top and used a single rivet to hold all the pieces together and soldered it all together, hope you see what I mean below.



Filed the shape into the extra brass and removed the excess material on the plate.
I have made all the belt plates 14 in all more than I need, the plates were tinned first before the punch work was done.

Any questions please ask
Regards Brennivs

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This is the buckle and plate before decoration,


And the plate just about finished,

I am quite pleased with how the belt is takeing shape even if it is a lot of time and work to make each piece will post when a bit more is done.
Regards Brennivs

[XorX]

big like :-)

[brennivs - tony drake]

Thank you very much Xorx   I have been busy with the frogs, I have copied from a Hod Hill find and in the British Museum,

 It with a plate to show the next is the finished piece.



Next will be the Apron ,I am using Annaivs Daverzvs tombstone the top plate and small studs, but I like the Luna terminals.


Not finished but hope you can see the effect. the top plate I have used the pattern from the belt plates rather than leave it plain.
Regards Brennivs

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So I have all the parts made just need to rivet to the belt,



Hope to have the belt finished, will post soon
Regards Brennivs

[brennivs - tony drake]

Started stud work on the apron  



 
Then the finished item,



I finished riveting the belt plates on with the apron



Regards Brennivs

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The other side of the belt,


The belt at full length

It has taken nearly a month to make, I was even doing the punch work in a hale storm   light was better outside. I hope you like again ask any questions I will try to help
Regards Brennivs

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Opps forgot to mention the best way to make your components is make templates first,

These will help for scale before you make in metal.
Regards Brennivs

[brennivs - tony drake]

From this thread:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/thread-24655.html
David said he was not to good at soldering so I will do a bit of a how tooo with a few picks of simple kit needed also I will throw in the tinning part as well   but busy prepping for a couple of gigs so bare with me
Regards Brennivs

[JoeSmoe69]

Sweet..!

[Fabricius Carbo]

Lovely stuff.

[brennivs - tony drake]

Many thanks, hope to do the how too soldering and tinning this week
Regards Brennivs

[Crispvs]

Very nice work indeed Tony!

Crispvs

[Fabricius Carbo]

Very good. Who supplied the studs?

[brennivs - tony drake]

Thank you very much Crispvs  (if you see this I've pmd you) I had to put a bit thought into the manufacture, actually Uri from the your 14th is who I made it for before. Fabricivs the stud work is simple upholstery nails you can get various sizes, normally I would make each stud but since it was for me I was happy to do it this way. The only thing is the nail was hardend Soto I had to heat the nail up to soften it to bend it back on itself. Also you can silver the studs as they are elecroplate coated 
   
Regards Brennivs

[Fabricius Carbo]

Upholstry Nails, of course!

[Fabricius Carbo]

Would they need to be silvered as you can get them already nickel plated?

[brennivs - tony drake]

That is true but if want to blend them in with your belt plates like if you just tinned them then at least you have the option. Also the studs vary in size of the dome height and diameter, when I was looking some sizes where not done  in nickel    but as ever I will be proved  wrong  but luckily I wanted the thin straps on mine so they were ideal.
Regards Brennivs