How to Make a Mandrel for Chainmail (maille)

I wanted to make chainmail and i needed a Mandrel and there were no instructables for a mandrel. The overall cost should be about 10.00$(I already had everything I needed except the dowel)



Disclaimer: use at a very slow speed or else serious injuy could happen.( I am not liable for your injuries )

1) You need a 2*4 and two smaller peices of wood equal size (I used a piece of batton from when we sided our house with board and batton)

2) A metal or wooden dowel (3/8 diameter) I used metal but if i were to redo this i would use wood cause the metal bends.(cost 2.49)

3) And a Few nails not very many about 5 or more

Tools:
Drill
3/8 diameter drill bit
Hammer
a vice came in handy but was not needed

Ok now connect your two pieces of wood to the 2*4 by nailing them space them. Space them aproxamently 1 foot apart depending on your prefrence mine are about 1 foot

Drill a Hole in both pieces of wood were the dowel will go through and make shure the rod will spin nicely in the whole

Insert the dowel in the whole and make maker shure every thing is running smoothley and efficient. I would drill a hole in the dowel to insert the wire so you dont have to tape it on. (sorry I dont have a picture of this I have lost my camera and cant find it)

Add the drill so you can spin wire faster you dont need it but i find in faster

atach wire and weave