Homemade Body Armor

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This is for educational and experimentation purposes only. Do not construct armor plates for personal use. Doing so can result in serious injury or death if you were to get shot and the armor fails. Purchase commercially available body armor if you need protection.
This Homemade Body Armor utilizes the simplest and most cost effective method for construction. The materials used were;
1. Ceramic Floor Tile (PEI5) – Available at Lowes or Home Depot
2. Medium Weight Denim – Denim can be purchased from Walmart, fabric stores, or from old pants
3. Construction Adhesive – The brand I use is Locktite Proline 3x Strong Construction Adhesive. It is superior in every way to Liquid Nails basic construction adhesive. However Liquid Nails does work.
Note: You can add in a cut to size piece of galvanized sheet metal (used for roof flashing) inserted directly behind the tile to give it an extra boost of strength.
The construction method involves wrapping the ceramic tile in the denim, and folding the single sheet behind the plate. This effectively makes 1 layer in the front of the ceramic tile and 8 layers behind the ceramic tile. Every square inch of the denim will be covered and impregnated with the construction adhesive. Utilize a putty knife to press the construction adhesive into the fabric. After the plate is made, wrap it in plastic wrap and compress it. The plate should cure fully in 2 days.
For testing I fired a single shot of 124gr +P Federal HST into the Homemade Body Armor. The single denim wrapped plate with 8 layers behind the tile left 7/8” of deformation on the clay block behind it. The double wrapped plate with 16 layers behind the tile left 1/2” of deformation on the clay block behind it.
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