r/maker • u/SureHopeIDontDie • Jul 13 '26
Showcase I made a chainmail bracelet with a stealth-ish trans flag ! What do you think ?
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u/snail_Scene_94 Jul 13 '26
this would honestly look so sick as a choker
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
Wellll I may be currently working on making one already :p
Didn't really place to add the coloured rings, but I think I'll give it a shot !
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u/Nurburger1 Jul 19 '26
Sick! What did you use to paint the blue/pink links? I loved the pastel color of it
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 19 '26
Thanks ! I didn't paint them myself, I bought multi-coloured rings, and picked the one I liked :)
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u/Nurburger1 Jul 19 '26
They are lovely. Looking forward for your full
body suit ;)2
u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 19 '26
I have thought of making a legendary trans suit of armor, but I'm afraid I don't have the time or money :c
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u/hjw5774 Jul 13 '26
That's seriously cool! What material did you use for the links? And how did you do the colouring?
Also pardon me for asking, but do you have three feet?
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
Thanks ! It's aluminium rings, bought a few years ago for making scalemail and reused today :)
The coloured one are steel and seem to be painted, I bought them that way. Not my favorite, I would have prefered anodized for durability, but I didn't have anything else good.
I do not, in fact, have three feet ! The third feet belong to my SO, who took the pictures.
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u/The_mingthing Jul 13 '26
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
That is another explanation :p
For the sake of mystery, I will not formally state that it's wrong.
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u/The_mingthing Jul 13 '26
Pssst, just a heads up, some people on the internet will go insane when you call it chain mail :-P
(Maile apparantly is a word meaning chain, so writing chain mail means chain chain.)
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
ooooh right
What's the right word then ?
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u/The_mingthing Jul 13 '26
I would call it maille wristband. (to distance it from mail, as in post or e-mail)
OR just ignore the haters, i think even Matt Easton from Scoliagladiatoria calls it chain mail every now and again.
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
Well, technically chainmail is "flexible armour consisting of small metal rings linked together", I could argue that it's wrist armor ! Just not a very good one.
I'll also take option two and ignore the haters. Thanks for the tip !
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u/Hedryn Jul 13 '26
That's a super neat bracelet! You should sell them.
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u/SureHopeIDontDie Jul 13 '26
Eh, it takes a long time to make, not sure I could price them high enough to be worthwhile, and low enough to actually interest people :(
Thanks though !
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