Combine the ceramic tile and sheet metal.
How to make ceramic body armor plates.
If you re looking for a little bit more serious protection and don t mind the bulk ar500 s level iv ceramic pe armor might be what you re looking for.
The construction method for homemade body armor involves wrapping the ceramic tile in the denim and folding the single sheet behind the plate.
A number of different successful ballistic armor designs have been done with ceramic plates installed.
Shooting the diy plate armor.
In this video i show you the complete process i use to make a curved ballistic plate insert that could be used in a plate carrier.
Best ceramic level iv body armor.
Level iv multi hit rifle ceramic body armor plates use a monolithic piece of ceramic that can produce small cracks throughout the body armor plate when hit by an m2ap round.
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Purchase commercially available body armor if you need protection.
This effectively makes 1 layer in the front of the ceramic tile and 8 layers behind the ceramic tile.
Cut the fiberglass into 8 by 96 inch wide strips on a board covered with saran wrap.
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Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles.
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Secure the fiberglass strips and.
Do not construct armor plates for personal use.
Now that you know how to build a diy ballistics plate body armor it s time to destroy it.
For the 20 30 bucks i spent building this diy body armor it was money well spent.
Ceramic floor tile pei5 available at lowes or home depot.
Every square inch of the denim will be covered and impregnated with the construction adhesive.
The big problem is usually dealing with the weight.
Like the ar500 steel plates you can find their ceramic plates in a variety of cuts and sizes.
No bullets got through the plate.
The second video is couch potato mike and i shooting the ballistic plate.
Doing so can result in serious injury or death if you were to get shot and the armor fails.