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Re: Material: on helmets
By:David Blodgett
Date: 11/16/2002, 12:35 am
In Response To: Re: Material: on helmets (Shawn Baker)

: What are you doing for a mold?

: I like the "Fireman's helmet" look, too!

: My problem is that I have a very "long oval" head (cowboy hat
: term)...much more oval than round, and even XXL Grateful Headz helmets are
: too short in the forehead for me.

: I was thinking of making the 1/2" minicel inner liner, saran-wrapping it
: to my head and under my chin, and then making a plaster mold from
: that---likely use this as a male mold to make a female mold from.

: I'd want to vacuum bag it.

: Not sure about metal flake just yet.

: Shawn

I'm rying different shapes, but I'm just carving the basic shape out of pink styrofoam then paint the foam with latex paint then build a mold on top of that. I'm thinking about doing a "expandi foam" mold of my head then form the foam and lay glass on top of it to make more of a one off helmet. I'm not sure if the expanding foam would have the properties I want for the inside of the helmet.
Dave

Messages In This Thread

Material: Kevlar felt's properties?
David Blodgett -- 11/15/2002, 12:40 am
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
Shawn Baker -- 11/15/2002, 1:01 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
David Blodgett -- 11/15/2002, 1:33 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
Shawn Baker -- 11/15/2002, 2:24 pm
Re: Material: on helmets
David Blodgett -- 11/15/2002, 2:39 pm
Re: Material: on helmets
Shawn Baker -- 11/15/2002, 3:56 pm
helmet molds
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/20/2002, 10:39 pm
Re: helmet molds
Shawn Baker -- 11/21/2002, 11:08 am
Re: helmet molds
ChrisMenard -- 11/22/2002, 8:49 am
Re: helmet molds
Ken Sutherland -- 11/21/2002, 1:14 am
other helmet ideas
mike allen -- 11/16/2002, 3:41 pm
Re: Great beta--thanks Mick!! *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 11/16/2002, 11:21 pm
is this a possibility??? *LINK*
Ron Hagedorn -- 11/16/2002, 1:50 pm
Re: Material: on helmets
David Blodgett -- 11/16/2002, 12:35 am
Re: Material: on helmets
Rick Allnutt -- 11/15/2002, 3:19 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
LeeG -- 11/15/2002, 2:04 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
David Blodgett -- 11/15/2002, 2:41 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar felt to sheath wood squirt?
LeeG -- 11/15/2002, 6:23 pm
Check with Raka. *NM*
Tony -- 11/15/2002, 11:48 am