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Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: Making the brim

synaesdav

Today I started working on the brim of my top hat. The brim has the most work of all the parts, and sets the fit and style of the hat. Everything is built from the head out and the first thing you need to know is what size hat are you making? The bri...
- 10 Sep 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 8: Connections Part Un

brenyc13

A brief post wherein I talk about connecting the Gemma to the accelerometer. Neck bone connected to the…Okay. So as you can see from my little sketch above, the Gemma’s GND, D1, and Vout will be connected to the NeoPixel while GND, D2, D0,...
- 10 Sep 2014
Iron Man Helmet assembly ready for resin

malakai

Hello everyone, and welcome back to yet another post!First off, I apologize for being so late ( I explain in the video) I've had several problems with my internet, and uploading videos in general. But to make up for it, I will be working (and bloggin...
- 9 Sep 2014
Sherlock Holmes Case Hat - 2: Debugging Values on the Gemma using an LED

e14 Contributor

Today, I was going to do a video and post on how to use the HCSR04 Ultransonic Rangefinder, but I may have accidentally set it down on some energized wires and fried it. That's alright though, I have a box of them over at my local hackerspace, Makers...
- 8 Sep 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: design and build overview

synaesdav

Anatomy of a top hatTop hats are broken down into 3 basic parts: the tip, the sideband, and the brim. Each part is created separately and then joined together at the end. For the sake of durability, I dislike the use of buckram in hats. I think it br...
- 7 Sep 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 7: Paper Prototype

brenyc13

A post about making a prototype hat base out of card stock.https://vimeo.com/105423633Quest For A Hat BaseI’ve been surfing around the internets (primarily Pinterest) looking at various fascinators and hat bases. I was initially thinking of buying or...
- 6 Sep 2014
Blog Summary #001 : 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 2014Recent activity:Blog Summary #002 : Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #003 ...
- 5 Sep 2014
Music Mullet Blog 2 - So It Begins

e14 Contributor

www.youtube.com/watch So I got Adafruit things in the mail 1 Gemma1 Lipo battery charger1 500 mAh Hour Lipo batteryLots of crocodile clips1 Photo cell25m of Conductive thread (metric system Ftw)A small wire piezo1 fast vibration switch4 Ne...
- 4 Sep 2014
Coachman's Navigational Top Hat: introduction

synaesdav

Hello. My name is David Crittenden. I was not chosen to be one of the finalists, but I have decided to participate anyway. The hat that I want to build is essentially a top hat that functions like a compass and has a fancy cockade on the side with a ...
- 3 Sep 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 6: Being A Classhole

brenyc13

A post about Arduino class and my own accidental assholery.Back To School TimeOkay, so I’ve spent a couple of weeks fiddling around with the Arduino IDE and coming up with programming metaphors, but when I saw on Twitter that a certain hackerspace ne...
- 3 Sep 2014
Hats Off Mardi Gras - The Layout (Part 3)

fearless

The next step in my Mardi Gras hat is to create a layout of the mask to determine how much wiring I need for components and the sizing on the circles. I'm going to be using silicone coated wire from Adafruit to connect my NeoPixels and other parts.&n...
- 3 Sep 2014
Easter Bonnet #3 - Flashing Light Sequence

sbi3clp

As I said in my last post, the first thing I wanted to do with the Gemma and NeoPixels was to get the NeoPixels to blink different colours in sequence and to use the switch to start the sequence and stop it (after the lights had completed their seque...
- 30 Aug 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 5: Metaphorical Programming

brenyc13

A short video and overly long post about my silly analogies for programminghttps://vimeo.com/104789689But if you'd rather skip this week's sesh in the confessional...Goldilocks and the Infinite TutorialsOnce I was actually able to use the Arduino IDE...
- 30 Aug 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 Doggy & Me, time for measurements

gdgarced

So the first step in making a custom poncho is to measure me and my doggy, first my doggy. we are using Baby as the model since Pierre is squirmy. www.youtube.com/watchIm trying to catch up with my videos, pictures and post now that the issues w...
- 30 Aug 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me checkout what came in the mail.

gdgarced

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- 28 Aug 2014
The Dog Safety Hat

bowdends

Earlier this year we got a new dog. He was a rescue dog, and was very sweet and lovable. He was also very energetic and a bit skittish. One day, while I was taking him for a walk, he slipped his leash and ran out into traffic, where he got hit ...
- 28 Aug 2014
The Treasure Map Hat

bowdends

Last week I described all of the hats we decided not to build. This week I'll introduce two hats we are planning to build. We received our parts yesterday, and I went over them with the children today. We'll get into more detail l...
- 28 Aug 2014
Music Mullet Blog 1

e14 Contributor

www.youtube.com/watchWOOOOOOOPMy name is Lourens and I'm super excited to be one of the Adafruit Hats off finalistsAbove is just a quick introductory video.Essentially, I want to make the mullet of headgear. South African music festivals t...
- 27 Aug 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 4: A Trip To Mood

brenyc13

A post about my brief adventure to NYC's Fashion District Gettin' In The MoodIn more than 6 years in this city, I had never once visited the temple of fashion that is Mood Fabrics… until recently, that is, when I went to get some supplies ...
- 27 Aug 2014
Iron Man Helmet Gemma Layout

malakai

Hello again everybody! Here is my second post, and another video!In this video, I explain what I plan to do with my starter kit, and were everything should go. To setup the Gemma I found the code here: https://learn.adafruit.com/super...
- 26 Aug 2014
Hats Off Mardi Gras - The Mask (Part 2)

fearless

I broke down my project into parts and the first thing I needed was a mask. That should be easy, we've all seen those plastic masks in stores. No problem, off to Amazon.Uh, maybe not. It seems all the masks on Amazon are small, as in child size. I lo...
- 25 Aug 2014
Gemma-Splashwear 4 Doggy & Me - meet Luz/seamstress-Baby/model

gdgarced

I have been having a problem downloading the pics and videos from my note3 to my mac, so i'll start by sharing my idea for the poncho, This link will show what style I really liked. I didn't want to go with a plain poncho, s...
- 24 Aug 2014
Hats Off Fascinator 3: IDE Struggle and a Fix

brenyc13

A video in which I discuss a problematic encounter with the Arduino IDE, reconcile myself to receiving help, and learn a valuable lesson.https://vimeo.com/104176466If you don’t want to watch my mini-maker-crisis or meet my uber-smart spouse, here’s t...
- 23 Aug 2014
Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge - Sherlock Holmes "Case Hat"

e14 Contributor

Today I describe my entry into the element14/Adafruit Gemma Hats Off Challenge, where the goal is create a unique hat using the Gemma microcontroller platform from Adafruit along other sensors and components. www.youtube.com/watch My projec...
- 22 Aug 2014
Easter Bonnet #2 - Gemma Set-Up

sbi3clp

The first thing that strikes you when you see the Gemma in the flesh is how small it is. It is only slightly bigger than a 10p piece! The second thing that hits you is how quickly you want to set it up and getting going! I’m a (very) enth...
- 22 Aug 2014