Hey everyone,

I know everyone is immediately going to say 'buy once cry once' and tell me to always get armor custom made and I agree with that. However the AUD has plummeted compared to the USD meaning the price of armor has risen because most armorers charge in USD.

If I can somehow get away with making a off the shelf piece of armor work for me with some minor modifications then Ill take that route though obviously not everything can be modified.

Anyway the only modification I have ever done is trimming chainmail sleeves with a pair of bolt cutters. I wanted to know if there were other modifications that were possible such as shortening arm or leg harnesses, adding arming points or replacing straps and rivets. And what basic tools would I need ? Rive guns ? Angle grinders ? A clamp ? Its clear I don't have much expertise in the area.

Thanks heaps for your time and have a nice day.