Britt shows you how she turned the Sweeper Bot’s robot head design into a wearable helmet. The first step was vacuum forming a visor with PET-G plastic, then tinting the visor blue. The helmet was crafted from EVA foam, leaving room for all the cool electronics.
Build Videos:
- How to Make a Small Vacuum Forming Machine
- Star Wars Style Vacuum Formed Visor
- How to Tint a Visor – Custom Vacuum Formed PETG Plastic
- Basic LED Wiring for Robot Eyes – Destiny Sweeper Bot Build
- How to Install a Cheap Voice Modulator in Your Costume – Destiny Sweeper Bot Build
- How to life cast (make a mold of your head) – I Like to Make Stuff
Tools and Materials Used:
- Autodesk Maya – 3D Modeling
- Pepakura Designer – Paper Craft
- Cura – 3D Printing Slicer
- Ultimaker 3D Printer
- PET-G Plastic – 0.8 mm or .03 Inches (Amazon)
- PET-G Plastic at local Seattle Store
- Jacquard iDye Poly (Amazon)
- EVA Foam Floor Mats – Higher Quality 12 Pack (Amazon)
- Snap Off Utility Knife Blades (Amazon)
- Snap Off Utility Knife Soft Grip (Amazon)
- Knife Sharpener (Amazon)
- Genesis Rotary Tool (Amazon)
- TnT Cosplay Supply EVA Foam and Foam Dowels
- Full Spectrum Hobby Laser Cutter – 5th Gen Hobby Laser
- Heat Gun (Amazon)
- Super Glue (Amazon)
- Hot Glue Gun (Amazon)
- Barge Contact Cement (Amazon)
- Upholstery Foam – Open-Cell Foam
- Plastic Mesh Canvas (Amazon)
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