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Old 11-15-2012, 09:48 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex View Post
My calculations show that it'll take roughly 30,000 rings to make a full chainmail shirt and coif, so aluminum is the only thing I would try. I also need a much faster and better way of cutting the wire than bolt cutters.
My friend used an old fashioned hand drill with a rod in the chuck. He wound the wire around it until he had a dozen or so wraps and then cut & linked them. It's still not a fast process, but it was easier than cutting it link by link.

Or you could try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTTSTKesjGQ
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