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Sanding bondo off the helmet

malakai

Hello again, readers! With 9 days to finish my helmet, you guys can expect a lot of grouped videos! In this video, I show how to sand Bondo to smooth it down, this is a pretty straight forward concept, but takes HOURS of work.I have done a LOT of wor...
- 23 Oct 2014
Hats Off Mardi Gras - Circle Layout, Wiring & Code (Part 5)

fearless

I'm finally at the point where I get to put all my NeoPixels into place and get them wired up. The only sensor that I will be using is the photocell. It's purpose is to detect the light levels and turn off the NeoPixel sequence, if the environment is...
- 21 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Finishing the brim.

synaesdav

Today I finished off the brim. I swirled another square of velvet for the brim face and sewed and glued it on just like the under brim. Then I bound the edge of my hat in grosgrain ribbon. When using grosgrain for a binding, it is important to use sa...
- 21 Oct 2014
Easter bonnet #9 - Sewing everything together

sbi3clp

After making all the components, it was time to take the bull by the horns and sew everything onto the hat with the conductive thread. To be honest I was a bit worried about this because I didn't want to mess the hat up at this point. I had a look at...
- 19 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear soldering circuit meticulously with GPS

gdgarced

Hello Everyone! I made a quick video of the way I take my time to solder so that the finish circuit looks really nice. I want to see my circuit from the outside of my umbrellas and ponchos, so it needs to look good. I had to turn on a tiny fan ...
- 19 Oct 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 14: A Question of Aesthetics

brenyc13

A post about maker style and failed experiments in plastic beauty. https://vimeo.com/109319342 Maker StyleThe maker movement has it's own unique aesthetic. It's the look of exposed wires, circuit boards, slot-and-hole joints, plywood, cardb...
- 18 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear-What is Gemma-Splaswear 4 doggy & me? A platform, how cool is that!

gdgarced

Hello everyone! I'm supper excited to tell you what Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me is all about! It is not just ponchos and umbrella hats it is a platform. this was not our intended goal but, when life throws you a curves and this one was a ...
- 17 Oct 2014
Gemma-splashwear 4 doggy & me. Sketches of umbrella hat and ponchos

gdgarced

Hello everyone! Here are some pictures of my sketches. I did my best to show what i had in mind on paper. The first pic is my first design and it has since changed a little. I wanted to do the same for the umbrella hats, but I haven't come up w...
- 17 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Sewing NeoPixels onto the brim.

synaesdav

Today I worked on getting the sewn NeoPixels onto my brim. But first I needed to be absolutely sure I was sewing things in the right place. In developing my code I had been using the 16 NeoPixel ring to stand in for the sewn ones around my brim. I wa...
- 15 Oct 2014
putting Bondo on the helmet

malakai

Hello again everybody! I'm back with yet another long video! In this video, I show how to use Bondo, safely, effectively, and appropriately! There is also some cool pictures of me wearing the helmet. About the video:In the video, I explain h...
- 15 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me. Kyle goes through element14 hats off challenge pack & I list all the extra parts ill be using.

gdgarced

Hello everyone! Enjoy this video. Kyle is so funny. He doesn't like the cameras, but I don't believe him. I didn't edit the last part because he is in his element, funny!Kyle and I go over what we will be using out of the goodie box. &nbsp...
- 15 Oct 2014
Blog Summary #004 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014

cstanton

The Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge is running from August 14th to October 31st.Previous activity:Blog Summary #000 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #001 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #002 : Adafruit Gemma...
- 14 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me, Final 3-D printed versions 2 & 3 button end-caps Yeah!

gdgarced

Hello everyone! Im back, I needed some me time to celebrate my birthday. Here are my final 3-D printed end-caps. They turned out so nice! Dave did a great job! He made 3 prototypes and It was so cool to watch them come to life.&nbs...
- 14 Oct 2014
Easter bonnet #8 - Ribbon

sbi3clp

Before I can start combining all the elements I have (so far) on the hat, I needed to construct the ribbon going around the hat. As you may recall from earlier posts, I want to incorporate the Gemma on the hat as the knot of the bow at the bag of the...
- 12 Oct 2014
Easter bonnet #7 - Flowers........at last!

sbi3clp

In my last post, I detailed how I had finally finished making each individual petal for each of the NeoPixel flowers (yay!). I have now put together the petals together to form the flowers on which the NeoPixels will sit. I have cut 3cm di...
- 12 Oct 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 13: Mad Hatting

brenyc13

A post wherein I put the components on the hat base, cover it, and play with plastic. https://vimeo.com/108654597 Glued to the BaseI knew from my paper prototype just where everything needed to go. Glue wasn't working so well so I got out a...
- 11 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Swirling the velvet for the cover and updated code

synaesdav

Today I worked on swirling the velvet sections that will cover the tip and sideband of my top hat. Swirling the velvet gives a top hat that slick like a vinyl record look. Usually a silk panné velvet with a long pile is used. This is very expensive a...
- 11 Oct 2014
Easter bonnet #6 - Petals: Part a zillion

sbi3clp

Welcome to Petals: Part a zillion! Well it feels like that. The making of the petals has been a long, slow process. Once I'd finally made all the petals out of wire and wrapped then in black electrical break, I had to take a short break because the m...
- 10 Oct 2014
Cutting the back piece of the iron man helmet out with a Dremil

malakai

Hello and welcome back makers/iron_man_enthusiasts/other_viewers! I'm back again with a lengthy video about Dremiling! (cutting with a dremil) About dremiling:If you feel it is essential to your project to cut out certain parts, and feel like b...
- 7 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Working on the code

synaesdav

So now that my hat seems well on its way, I decided it would be wise to dive back into my code. I know what I am doing on the hat construction side of things, but the electronics and coding is a bit more exploratory. Please bear with me on my journey...
- 7 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me - 3D printed endcap covers.

gdgarced

Checkout the printed parts. I am so amazed at what we can do in this century. I am like a sponge, I just want to learn more and more. The first set are the ones I will use for my umbrella hats, since I will not have the Gemma back to back with ...
- 5 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 3D printed end cap part 1,2 & 3

gdgarced

Hello everyone here is an update of Dave working with me on the 3D parts that we need. I combined the 3 videos that I took at Hive76. Dave has a new 3D printer so he is still learning how to work with the software. I am learning so much from the guys...
- 5 Oct 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Covering the underbrim.

synaesdav

Today I covered the underside of my brim with fabric. Top hat underbrims, the side of the brim that is closest to the face when worn, are traditionally covered in satin or faille. I like the ribbed, textured look of faille and I found this grey and b...
- 5 Oct 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 12: Soldering On

brenyc13

A brief video wherein I talk about soldering together my components https://vimeo.com/107972467 I Got Soul and I Got Some SolderI'd been putting off soldering everything just because of a weird fear of commitment and the possibility that I ...
- 4 Oct 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me. Finished 1of 5 circuits and how neat they turned out!

gdgarced

Hello everyone! Today I want to share one of my five circuits. Below is a picture of my Flora and compass/accelerometer. I want all of my circuits to show through my ponchos so, I need my wires to look nice. In order to get everything to ...
- 3 Oct 2014