How To Build A Chainmail Vest Out of Soda Tabs

[@whyyes6429]

thanks dude, this randomly popped up in my feed and now i find myself passionate about making chainmail

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

It only took me about a week to make an entire tunic without sleeves. If you put your mind to it, it will get done!

[@phoenixrider4622]

How many minutes or hours?​@@MarksWorkshopcrft

[@aaroncooper4237]

Wow this is crazy how good it looks. AND its affordable AND its recycling!!

[@thedonker526]

reusing

[@hboyO2]

​@thedonker526 still recycling, it goes through another cycle of use and is still just clean aluminum and totally recycleable again my smelting it all if needed

[@diyrepublic8436]

The amount of work and dedication this must’ve taken is amazing! It looks really cool

[@furanshi4964]

I was making cardboard armor, it take a year, because here where I live usable cardboard is quite rare, I just need to make the chestplate, and I gonna follow your videos to finish this, thank you so much! Keep up with the amazing work dude!

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Thanks man keep going you will get there!!

[@alicevirtual5127]

I really appreciate the close-up of the shoulder seam!! I've been struggling with mine forever

[@kytkinpommiracing]

Historical fact: no one in the middle ages wearing pop tab chainmail was ever killed.

[@BONKY-BONKY-BONK-BONK]

Technically no-one wearing a plastic chair taped to their head died either

[@dudimen1525]

Ancient dudes gonna say your the best blacksmith

[@TheGorperator]

The man, the myth, and the cardboard legend with another vid lets goooo

[@janeababe]

This is the best tutorial I’m come across so far. Thank you for the clamp idea. I’ve had all my friends saving up ring tabs and I reckon I have about 3000 now. I’m just making sleeves and adding a few rows to the bottom of my faux leather Viking shirt for effect. Great work 👍🏻

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Awesome!! I’m so glad to hear you’re making progress on it chainmail! Don’t forget to maintain it and constantly check the armor after use. I’ve had my whole tunic sent 2021 and it is still in great shape. I always make sure to have a few extra to repair after use.

[@Eckvd]

Bro is living every mans dream life

[@sydneyrobinson92]

"Ferb I know what we're gonna do today!"

[@gabrielpaz2872]

WHY DID I SUDDENLY BECAME INTRESTED INTO THIS

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Haha that’s how I felt when I started this

[@Jedi-Ghosty]

Thank you!! I had forgotten how to make pop tap chainmail and you jogged my memory 🫡💯

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

No problem!!

[@AJrizzly]

bro its amazing to see how far youve come ive been here since 40 subs then i got a new acc and then forgot about you and now i found you again and 2k????? bro you got me through 2020 thank you so much man

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I know its crazy to see a small channel grow like that! Thank you

[@that_weird_kid00]

that looks like it would make your hands hurt for awhile!

[@Zookalicious]

I have been making a pull tab chain for my cardboard shield for a week now and bro straight up humbled me and I was already humble

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Haha bro keep going I swear it’s all worth it at the end

[@Juiceman68actual]

Do you recall how long this took to assemble? Just the vest? I’ve got a really neat idea for a Halloween costume and need to know how much time I should set aside to make it

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I completed one side in about a week The other side took like half a year because I was lazy but if you dedicate your time to it you’ll get it done in about two weeks and even with breaks but any free time you have spend it bending and clipping soda tabs The fun part is assembling them

[@etherealsoul9386]

I can feel the pain. My fingers would bleed. This is really impressive

[@Talvi_Sota]

Thank you for this tutorial. I've always wanted to do such a thing.

[@bobsmouth5181]

Thank you for explaining so well! Excited to try haha

[@chickensandwich618]

Tysm for this video!! I wanted to make a tank top out of soda tabs (I dress in a gothic style and I thought it would look cool) and this video helped me out so much!!

[@Snoebal]

Awesome, as usual.

[@oddangelx4420]

Thank you, this saved me so much research

[@kani_mar]

Why does it look that good?!!

[@Cloaked_creator404]

This looks amazing

[@Firefighterchaos]

This is very inspirational🥰 I would make one but my mom says “I won’t have a use for it” But I’m really glad I found this video anyway🙂

[@nikaantia8022]

time you enjoy wqsting isn't really wasted

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I’ll have you know I never imagined having a use for them either, but I tried to put my projects to use by making movies and skits which you could try doing. Maybe if you tell your mother that you plan to make fun little movies with them she’ll be on board lol not to mention this project isn’t that expensive if you were to buy the soda tabs… never stop being creative!

[@Firefighterchaos]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft thanks so much.😁😁❤️

[@zajka6690]

In Germany, there are often middle age fests where people like to dress up accordingly. Maybe you have that in your country aswell? Or just wait for carneval season 🎉

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

@@zajka6690 we have Renaissance fairs and stuff like that, but they’re definitely not nearly as big considering we don’t have historical knights however in the future, I will definitely be the head of a special medieval vent like that and it will be done right

[@King_K789]

I think I got a idea for Halloween

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Awesome!!!

[@southerncoconut9128]

hey man, I love your videos a lot and I wish more people would make videos like this. nice video!

[@rionbrewer4107]

I am definitely going to do this for my little brother i mad the mistake of buying chain mail thanks for the help

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Awesome!

[@madi_stellar]

Making a Twilight Princess Link cosplay for Comic-Con and yk ofc he has chainmail armor underneath his vest.

[@Crafted_HeArt_Of_S1arss]

Dude I just found your channel and your work is amazing!! ✨🤩 I was wondering if you could show how to make a cape out of theses? I can't find anything..

[@progamer-ni1ks]

here is my dumbahh thinking 24 soda tabs is enough

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

24 is better than none

[@cmayotte9431]

3:00 if that works, then theoretically speaking, could you not take to boards, clamped together, with tabs down both sides? also, if you're doing sleaves and the like, you could bend a piece of cardboard around your arm to the right size, and link enough tabs to cover the cardboard for easy measurements.

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Yes you could double them up it just takes longer. I was only willing to do one layer for the time I had which was till Halloween that ear. I also made shoulder pads to break the angle between my shoulder to connect the tunic to the sleeves.

[@cmayotte9431]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft ah yes, the project ruining time crunch lol and thanks for the tip!

[@mrlagged3765]

This is amazing awesome job! I might try it!

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Awesome!

[@rubybossrider6112]

Nihal kishore you got this

[@Brokers71]

Shout out to bro who got kidney stone the size of a meteor to show us how to make our own

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

😂😂😂

[@gretovenaar]

next video is going to be “How To Make Plate Armour Out Of Metal Sheets”

[@SilverDrag0n847]

I know what I must do starting now

[@fadedkookoodragon4556]

This is awesome! Out of curiosity, what is the reason for bending the tabs?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Great question the answer to that is if you don’t bend them, then the flexibility just does not exist. As a matter fact, I doubted the purpose of bending them as well and then I tried linking them together flat and the chain mail affect just did not work. link a bunch of flat tabs together they will not bend or they’ll only bend in one way, I tried.

[@fadedkookoodragon4556]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft Fascinating! Thinking about it now, I can totally see how they wouldn’t bend if kept flat. Thanks for letting me know!

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

@@fadedkookoodragon4556 yeah!!! Have fun with your maile making!!

[@matthewcudney1046]

I just wanna know how long it took you to make that whole chest plate

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

It took me about two weeks and that is if you make this a free time activity anytime you get a chance start bending tabs and assembling them and then after two weeks you should have a decent tunic

[@Itstotallymyname]

Thank you for the video and the tips! I am working on one, and REALLY struggling on keeping the tabs together! How do you best recommend dealing them so it doesn’t fall apart?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Make sure you close the gaps of the tabs a little extra so they kinda overlap and maintain that same process every time you use your mail. That should help it did with mine and remember soda tab chain mail is mostly decorative and I only use it for quick shots but if you want Chainmail, it doesn’t fall apart, probably suggest getting a Mail maker to make you steel mail

[@Itstotallymyname]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft thanks!

[@Interesca]

bros scissors are immaculate

[@NoSignificantHarassment.]

can you link the exact product you bought and when you bought them did they arrive clean/in good condition?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

a.co/d/24pKhOF you can search on Amazon “soda tabs” and get the same results and they are cheap for 1000s of them and yea they came i. Good condition. However I always wash them in a bucket of soap or oxi clean and let them air dry on a towel or newspaper

[@reapersmurf3954]

building my own set of this but how do u stop the neck line from falling down did u do anything special ?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Wdym exactly, I just made sure around the neck was rounded and not squared like put tabs it the corners so there aren’t any.

[@Liom-q2j]

How do you double them up

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I’m gonna make a tutorial soon, but you just bend half of them forward like you typically would and then the other ones backwards and then you put them back to back so the smooth sides are on both sides inside and outside and then like you typically would

[@Liom-q2j]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft ok thanks

[@johncena3425]

Need to start drinking a lot of soda I guess

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

Honestly having to go through all that effort I’d at least put some super glue on the tab cuts, just anything to keep it from coming free

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

So long as you send them back in the place and then close the gap even overlapping the cut then it will actually stay

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Also make sure you maintain closing those tabs back together every time you use a chainmail

[@dewmilk7266]

How would you make them wrap around as a sleeve

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Soda Tab Chainmail Complete! Sleeves and Pouldrons kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfIqaelj9Wla7M I hope this helps!

[@dewmilk7266]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft Thank you!!!

[@517lunchbox]

so frickin cool man

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

My man lunch box hows it going!

[@popcornmountain8546]

Whats the tool you use to snip the bottle caps with i forgot what its called and im going to buy one

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Snip pliers. Hope that helps!

[@popcornmountain8546]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft thank you it helps alot

[@empanadapobre2761]

Te quedó genial 🙂👍🏼

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

👍

[@gabrielpaz2872]

can I use dog nail clipper if don't have a cutter???

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I’ve never tried that but probably.

[@gabrielpaz2872]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft i work like a charm i just tried it....

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

Are you gonna make a chain coif/hood too or nah?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I guess nahh

[@AvorVolker]

But since the tabs are snipped open, just because you pushed it back together, how do you know it won't fall apart? Aluminum isn't the strongest thing in the world, I feel like this would break after several uses.

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Every time I wear the tunic a check to make sure they’re closed every single time and I’ll constantly maintain and repair it but surprisingly it doesn’t fall apart as much as you think it would you just got a maintain it that’s all

[@AvorVolker]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft Well alright! Sounds good to me. I'll just start building ASAP. Thanks for your response.

[@ingarakisa4154]

TIME TO GO ON A CRUSADE

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

HELL YEHA

[@CJDNplayz]

Question What did you use to cut the soda tabs in order to assemble them?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I used “cutting pliers” if u look that up you’ll probably find what you’re looking for

[@CJDNplayz]

@MarksWorkshopcrft thanks, thesd things are rare to find here.even though theres alot of hardware stores I ended up using heavy duty scissors to cut

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

@@CJDNplayz oh of course man! Yeah it’s definitely safer to use the snips too

[@CJDNplayz]

Could you give me the links to the soda tab buying sites, i cant find any that would ship to my country

[@ryan-mb5kq]

question how much for chanmail on head like how many soda tabs

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

For a chainmail coif, I would say about 900 to 1000

[@meth345]

Girls:i bet hes cheating on me Him:

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Lmao

[@jogle9013]

He’s prolly thinking about other women: Him designing a costume for ren fair:

[@BenFeelingGreatRecently]

My tabs have a little piece on the thick side what do I do with that

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Are you talking about the circular piece that attaches to the soda can

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

If that’s the case I usually sleep it off or bend it back-and-forth or breaks off

[@OllieWally]

I have found my new hyper fixation…

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Haha

[@R3C0N338]

Bro that's poggers

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Thanks man!

[@d.ac.h6605]

How many does it take for a whole shirt ?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

About 3000

[@d.ac.h6605]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft damn I'm gonna be an alcoholic at this rate ,cost me £6,000 for a shirt

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

3000 individual soda tabs is what u meant that cost me like 5USD maybe there’s a misunderstanding

[@d.ac.h6605]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft yea 3,000 tins of kerpchie is gonna take me all year to drink and cost me a pretty penny 🥴

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

@d.ac.h6605 ohhh I get it haha you can buy them in bulk on Amazon or even a eBay for that low price

[@mrmagnificent1992]

Aluminium links will hold up for like 1 stab

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Lol I wouldn’t count on it but it looks Fing sweet with cardboard plate armor

[@Snakepit_Media]

Not me doing this for a larp cosplay

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Cool

[@The_dude_channel]

damn 5000-8000 for real?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Yes sir

[@klaplays8853]

Just popped up out of nowhere let’s see where this goes

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

I hope you enjoy your journey

[@thekarl7109]

10/10

[@Rkthedude]

You had to do that thousands of times?!?!?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Yes

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

I grew up with Lego so I wouldn't have an issue at all

[@Rkthedude]

@@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial I grew up with legos as well, but that is too much for me 😂

[@Cardboardmaster71]

I have a hole shed filled with pop cans

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Sweet now you will be unstoppable

[@potnoodle846]

Can anyone expain whe bending the tabs is necessary. Surely you could not bend them and just use less

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

If you don’t bend them, then there will be no flexibility in the chainmail. try it, make a small sheet without bends and with Bends, and you will see the difference

[@potnoodle846]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft ok I'll give it a go, tysm for replying quickly

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

@@potnoodle846 of course!!

[@ryan4912-m5v]

It took me a year but I got a bottle of tabs I'm making this

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Awesome!!!

[@AlittleBitOfeverything2122]

I’m going to make gontlets

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Great idea!

[@kearko3564]

how will i do the sleeves? i think that might be a problem

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Look at my channel somewhere in March or April I made a video for chainmail soda tab sleeves that might help

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfIqaelj9Wla7M here you go hope this helps!

[@kearko3564]

@@MarksWorkshopcrft tysm

[@gigachad-sv4hv]

Hey can it stop a 22 cal with 5 sheets on

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Yes

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Ok so no

[@gigachad-sv4hv]

Ok

[@St3llaaaaaa]

5 to 8,000 that’s a bit of gap

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Don’t forget sleeves and yes I overestimated it should be around 3000 for just the torso

[@BigFatFat9832]

nice! i am working on my own chainmail vest by wire too, may I ask how long it take to make a hole body chainmail vest?

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Like 2 1/2 weeks if you take your time

[@dickdanger8735]

Looks good

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

Thanks man!

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

Dedication

[@davidhouse1985]

Have you battle tested it? ⚔️🛡️🤺🥷🤺

[@MarksWorkshopcrft]

The only chainmail worn in battle that I’ve made was cardboard knights 1 when the Austrian knight had the sleeves on. So no it has not. Yet