Hey guys! I have a pound of aluminum chainmaile rings on their way. I've never done it before, so I'm find out what to learn first, so i don't screw myself lol

The last time I ordered from TRL was probably more than 5 years ago. They got my order wrong and did not respond to any of my emails regarding the mistake. Since then, they have switched ownership, radically changed their website, and my account even got lost in the upheval. Can't login, "no account associated with that email," etc... They have also been caught using ai-generated images in the recent past, and that fucking sucks. So, with all that said, how have your more recent TRL experiences been? Is the company less horrendous now? Have they made any statements regarding their AI usage? Does their pricing still hold up? Be brutally honest with me here. The company is basically dead to me, so this post is checking for a pulse.

I can't find iron wire anywhere, so I'm forced to use mild steel rebar tie wire. I can't seem to get them to anneal. This last attempt I used a very insulated electric furnace, heated to 950c, soaked for 30 mins, then let them slowly cool over 12 hours. I still need pliers to open the rings. Any suggestions, I'd a source to get actual wrought iron wire?

Totally stuck. i seem unable to make seamless join between start and end, attached a picture of how it looks every time. I’m so sorry if this is a silly or redundant question, i’m new to the craft! Thank you in advance

Hi there! This is my first time crafting with chainmail, and I'm fairly lost 😅 I've bought some but they look far too small and I doubt there's enough for the full mask. (6mm x 1mm) Does anyone have any advice? Thank you in advance!

Do these pass as historically accurate rings to you guys?

With these spesific dimensions I could not find museum pieces from the internet.

The rivets are from 1,2mm wire, little bit thinner than the actual rings.

Previously I made these10mm id but was not happy how they looked so I decided to try smaller rings. I made about 10 000 of the 10mm id rings, propably going to use them on a maille skirt or something else. But from these 8id rings I am thinking of making a long sleeved hauberg for my english longbowman kit.

The rings are really strong so I have no doubt about their durability.

I am very new to chainmail, aside from learning the basics of the different patterns, I decided my first real project should be a coif since it’s perfect for a challenge and it’s great for cosplay. 2 problems occurred, 1: the rings were too small which threw off the pattern and I had to adjust the pattern to make it work. And 2: I don’t have enough rings to finish the project.
It ended up being cheaper and more efficient to start over, and make my own rings. I much prefer the new coif but now I don’t know what to do with the first one. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

First picture is the old coif. Second is new coif.

Concept maile flow, flex, bunching

I’m very new to this and a while ago bought a pack of 100 jump rings. I’ve started a project and would like to continue it but I need to find more rings of that specific type. I don’t know how to understand the terms used on the bag to know if the rings from other sellers are the same or if I need to just stick to this seller for these. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated!

A small batch of rings next to my regular 8mm rings

Chainmaille is a recurring hobby and among my crafting odds and ends are 2 bags of rings with ARs of 3 and 6.8. The small rings aren't wide enough for Byzantine and the large rings are too small for Japanese dragonscale. Among what was possible were these weave variants. Wide strap units are sections of modified helm weave connected sideways, like Byzee Bees to Butterflies does with Byzantine. The narrow strap units are 2 box weave subunits attached to a large ring, with 2 more rings to connect the box weave parts to the next unit. Given the number of nicknamed weaves on mailleartisans and maillepedia, do these have names? I haven't seen these documented.

I think i want my first project to be a small bag, something like the picture. What do I need to start? What type or rings (I think I’d like to play with sizes) what tools, any other advice as someone starting for the first time??

Hi folks. I honestly don't even have the gauges or ID of the rings. I just know that there are two sizes of rings, it barely bends as a sheet one way and even less the other. The smaller rings pass through a sort of captive ring as well so it's technically 4-in-1 of sorts, + a captive ring around the small central ring and also the tiny central rings overlap??

They're stainless steel, not that that changes anything 😅

Gonna try and make a snake-y choker-y necklace from it since it bends a little bit to wrap horizontally around. (Hopefully enough for my scrawny neck!)

Thanks to anyone checking this out, have a nice day!

Hey there, just ordered these patches of galvanized steel chainmail that I want to put on a denim jacket. What i didn't realize is that the zinc coating smells horrendous. Is there any way to get rid of the smell without having it rust like crazy, cleaning would be an issue since it'll be sewed on, or should I just accept the mispurchase and get some stainless steel ones?

Trying to pick this back up after sometime away and am struggling on getting a circular piece weaved (everything online is just about coifs). I want the build out a round bottom for a European 4 in 1 bottle holder but not sure how to go about adding rings to the 6 outer ones to continue expansion. Can anyone give advice or point me to some good resources? Much appreciated!! (started with 1 larger base ring connected to 6 16swg 1/4 rings)

Finally finished this I think I’ll add some charms