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Post by Starr on Mar 19, 2011 20:03:21 GMT -7
Seen these Hokey Helmet while searching the web thought it might be a good site to remember for when someone is looking for a new one.
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Post by Starr on Apr 25, 2011 18:11:18 GMT -7
Here is a new helmet I made out of a golf cart tire and a wire mesh food shield I picked up at the local thrift store. here is all the items I used to make the helmet. Rubber tire, Rubber tire tube to tie it together, wire mesh food shield & 4 zip ties. This is the faces side you can see the foam padding I have inside to protect the persons head, That will be glued in once I get a better type of close cell foam. Here is a side shot, you can really see the tire tread Htis is the back side you can see the rubber tubbing that ties the main top section to a smaller piece of tire. I bent the mesh to the shape of the face then zip tied it onto the tire in 4 places I do not really trust the zip ties so they will be watched when the helmet is being used. I would use rubber tire tube but the mess is tightly meshed. I did not want to risk damaging the mesh. This mesh can be replaced with a catchers mask or some other type of face which then I would use the rubber tire tube to tie them together. This helmet only took me about 3 hours to make, I could make it in less time now I have made one. I have another mesh shield to use. I may add some wire tube shielding from the auto parts store or some old vacuum hose I have, around the bottom of the helmet and face shield for less chance of the nylon and steel edges to cut the skin. One last thing on this is the mesh is really not very strong to take a full shot in the face, I will have to add a heavy gauge wire support to the inside of it at some point to make it stronger. This helm will work for basic training for now tho. I would wear it if need be.
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Post by Starr on Jun 28, 2011 8:30:31 GMT -7
Lil update on this. I have made a basic face gril which is made from one of the shopping carts I bought at a junk yard, I still have to attach it to the head section but here are a couple pix of it as it is. You can see the green cart below the gray one. Here it is completed with Rubber strips wrapping the wire to protect the user. A side view. And a the top view. It is the first I have made so it is very square in shape, I will refine this to make it more rounded and more steam lined. Once I attach it I will post that pix.
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