Animated and Talking Wizard Hat!

Step 3: Creation of the Hat

donnersm — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:36:47 GMT

Blog Home Step 2 Intro Before we can insert any kind of electronics, we need something to insert it to: we need a hat. I decided to build a hat from scratch, using paper and glue The base of the hat I created a...(read more)

Step 1: Research. Getting a jump start from previous designs

donnersm — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:57:04 GMT

Blog Home Honestly, I call it week one but in reality this idea was brewing in my head for several weeks before today. An ongoing process :-) Mostly it was all about how I can make this design my own and not just another copy of the famous Sorting ha...(read more)

Step 2: Designing Mechanical Parts

donnersm — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:10:53 GMT

Blog Home Step 3 In the previous blog I showed you my research that I did in order to build my own version of the famous sorting hat. Here's what have I been up to: Did the sketch on the mechanics for the mouth Did t...(read more)

The Wizard's Hat - A Tale Of Wizardry

donnersm — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:58:00 GMT

How it all began This is not your common story about someone building a cosplay outfit. This is not a story about someone making a copy of a movie prop. No this is much better. This is my story about combining hobbies and it includes wizards, witche...(read more)