you cant see the curvature of the plate from the photo but it is curved, also it is not as shiny as it looks in the picture.
Thinking about selling them for $10 a pop, I can customize to any size ans shape as well.
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DIY Ballistic Plates
by Infidel » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:39 pm
My prototype plate:
you cant see the curvature of the plate from the photo but it is curved, also it is not as shiny as it looks in the picture.
Thinking about selling them for $10 a pop, I can customize to any size ans shape as well.
you cant see the curvature of the plate from the photo but it is curved, also it is not as shiny as it looks in the picture.
Thinking about selling them for $10 a pop, I can customize to any size ans shape as well.
by Infidel » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:10 pm
Ok, the plate I made here is a standard 10X12 inch.
So just to confirm you want 2 10X12 plates?
My paypal is infidelap@gmail.com
Are you going to be at LOW:III Nasty?
So just to confirm you want 2 10X12 plates?
My paypal is infidelap@gmail.com
Are you going to be at LOW:III Nasty?
by quigly » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:25 pm
Looks good for a first go at it. No offense, but if you were to try to sell them, getting it down so they are repeatable and consistent with low/no errors, then getting some good reference pictures would do you wonders for advertising.
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by Juicemachine » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:05 pm
Could you fill them with sand to simulate the weight of a real plate?
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by Solid » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:08 pm
Juicemachine wrote:Could you fill them with sand to simulate the weight of a real plate?
Why would you want to subjugate yourself to such a level of uncomfortable?
Otherwise, it looks fantastic.
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by Mini-Marine » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:49 pm
If they are weighted, I would be very much interested.
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by Bigfoot571 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:28 pm
These look great, I would buy a few, too bad I don't have a plate carrier...
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by Infidel » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:38 pm
To Amos: They are 3/4 of an inch thick.
To quigly: They are not my business and I am not trying to sell mass quantities, I bought enough supplies bulk to make a limited run so I figured id sell the extras I made.
To Mini-Marine: You could weight them, if you took some cut steel or iron plate and JB Welded them into the foam before you fiberglassed them.
To quigly: They are not my business and I am not trying to sell mass quantities, I bought enough supplies bulk to make a limited run so I figured id sell the extras I made.
To Mini-Marine: You could weight them, if you took some cut steel or iron plate and JB Welded them into the foam before you fiberglassed them.
by Infidel » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:04 pm
Bad news Nasty, I left the plates outside to dry and the cold weather warped the fiberglass resin and caused it to bubble and come off in some places. They are still functioning plates that fit really well inside of plate carriers, they just don't look as good as they first did. But I will still be bringing them to LOW if you are still interested, if not I understand.
by igda6 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:07 am
Nasty wrote:Infidel wrote:Ok, the plate I made here is a standard 10X12 inch.
So just to confirm you want 2 10X12 plates?
My paypal is infidelap@gmail.com
Are you going to be at LOW:III Nasty?
If they're curved, I'll nab a set. If they turn out to be too big for my S/M EPC, I'll just chuck them in my large one
PM me your Paypal infos...
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