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Re: Material: on helmets
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 11/15/2002, 3:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: on helmets (David Blodgett)

: I'm in the middle of a helmet building project. going to make a helmet with
: slight shape of a cowboy helmet :) as I am a rodeo boater! If you want to
: bounce any ideas off me go for it.

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

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