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Leg hair getting yoinked out constantly. Did knights wear clothing under the chainmail to avoid this?
If the rings are actually welded, it shouldn't be that bad right? I'd still put a fabric cover on it though
Not sure the wire is actually welded — it sounds like maybe welding wire is on just the kind of wire used? I don't know welding, so I don't know. It's possible they did weld the rings, but this would take an absurd amount of time (though I wouldn't put it past them, given that this endeavour already marks them as a thoroughly absurd person)
I have made chainmail though. There's two methods usually used: butted rings, and riveted rings. The butted rings involves wrapping wire round a dowel so you have a sort of spring shape, then snipping that to make the chain rings. Then you use pliers to open/close the rings as you weave them together (a common, basic weave is called "European 4 in 1"). I imagine this method is what OP used. Butted rings can catch on skin/hair, but with skill and good tools, you can minimise the likelihood of stuff getting caught in the wee gap in the rings. I imagine OP used this method if they were starting from welding wire. Welding each wire would take an inordinate amount of time though, so I would be deeply impressed if they had.
The other method is riveted rings. I've not personally used this method, but it's typically higher quality. Depending on the style of the riveted rings, this could be even more likely to catch skin/hair than the butted ones, but on the flip side, it's common for people to use solid rings as well as the riveted ones in this style (i.e. A row of riveted rings, then a row of solid rings, followed by another row of riveted rings). It occurs to me that you could probably also use solid rings when you're using the butted chainmail method, but I've not seen that before — I don't know why.
You're right that a fabric cover would be wise. However most people who I know who use more conventional weighted blankets usually use a separate regular blanket(or sheet) between the weighted blanket and their skin — even though weighted blankets often have removable covers, it's usually a faff to remove and wash the cover, so having a barrier sheet/blanket helps reduce that frequency
Yeah, I've used pliers and seen rivets but not welds. Just dunno why he'd say weld if he didn't mean it.
"Welding Wire" is a wire that's intended to be run through a MIG welder and used to weld other things together. The wire itself is not welded, it is used to weld. OP is using it for something other than welding, but is calling it what it was sold as so others can find it at the store. You can purchase it at normal hardware stores.