Diy Ceramic Tile Ballistics Shield

Now that you know how to build a diy ballistics plate body armor it s time to destroy it.

Diy ceramic tile ballistics shield.

I go over the complete process for making composite armor tabs at home. Hold a piece of 1x lumber against the sides of the heat shield to keep the edge tiles flush. Spread a coat of heat resistant epoxy mortar on the backerboard. The second video is couch potato mike and i shooting the ballistic plate.

This armor can defeat 9mm pistol bullets. No bullets got through the plate. Silicon nitride sn titanium boride tib 2 aluminium nitride aln sialon silicon aluminium oxynitride fibre reinforced ceramic e g. A high gloss ceramic tile maintains its shiny texture indefinitely giving your floor a shiny clean appearance even if you have not had time to sweep and mop.

What i did was to use thick ceramic floor tile which is what is commonly used in diy body armor. Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles. Ripping out ugly shower tile is an expensive and labor. Overtime it can discolor and look unsightly.

C sic ceramic metal composite. Tile and grout is porous and as a result absorb mineral deposits soap scum body fats and grime making the surface very difficult to clean. When going from one room to another especially from tile to another type of flooring use transition strips to cover the flooring seams. Ceramic tile is prized for its moisture resistance and durability but can be a problem if the tile lasts so long it becomes dated or ugly.

Let the mortar cure for 24 hours grout the tiles and remove the bottom shim. The repellent nature of enduroshield provides the protection of a general grout sealer but will also repel water and oil based stains. Unfortunately if you want to paint over your tile the slick glaze will prove problematic as paint does not stick well to high gloss surfaces and you cannot sand ceramic tile. Beside these qualities other ceramic materials have also been considered and were examined intensive ly for the purpose of ballistic protection.

Homemade ballistic shield made from 12mm thick ballistic fibreglass panels used in banks booths its heavy at around 40lbs but offers up to nij l3a my estim. For the 20 30 bucks i spent building this diy body armor it was money well spent. The big problem is usually dealing with the weight. The ceramic tile was demolished.