/challenges-projects/design-challenges/hats-off/b/blog/posts/coachman-s-navigational-top-hat-making-the-tip-and-preparing-to-cover-in-fabricToday I made the tip for my top hat. I used my sideband to generate a pattern that I cut out of the 1/32&quot; thick plastic sheeting. ( McMaster-Carr ) Then I zigged a 21 gauge wire around the edge of the tip and the top edge of the sideband. Then I did aen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/hats-off/b/blog/posts/coachman-s-navigational-top-hat-making-the-tip-and-preparing-to-cover-in-fabricFri, 03 Oct 2014 20:23:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3716802b-b72e-4c12-98d2-e56510995820DAB0<p>I am really enjoying your little tutorials on hat making.</p><p>I had never given it much thought, but you have opened my eyes about the issues you need to understand before going off to construct a hat.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You also have given me a lot of ideas on how to embed technology into the hat structures and still maintain the overall effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Very interesting,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18772&AppID=109&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">