Wow awsome. I thought about making somthing very similar too. Before i saw this video. I just came up with pretty much the same idea. Only id make the actual hat myself as well ( i still need the actual leather yet but have the tools) I just thought id find a way to also make the chimney smoke as well. (vapourized water i figured)
@kriss3d - I have also investigated the generation of smoke. It requires controlled heating of glycerine, both messy and power hungry. Good luck with that!
@callerofmusic: Ray weapons did not enter the public consciousness until the 1930s. That said, steampunk has embraced the concept with gusto. Just make it look Victorian and don't call it a laser, that is a strictly modern term. Look at some of my other videos for examples of my interpretation of ray and plasma weapons.
@enganear I called my laser drill a C.F.L.E.D (Closely Focused Light Emitting Drill) just to avoid that! (If only I could post a link to it's project page on Behance... but I think it should come up in Google if you search for CFLED - its like the third suggestion on... as I posted it on my own website, Instructables, and brassgoogles also.
@Robloxtiarnan : Hi and thanks for watching. I think a fedora would accept a boiler without any problem. The 1920-1960 era of popularity puts the design a little late to be considered Victorian, but the wonderful thing about steampunk is that a few steampunk accessories pull everything else back in time. Please subscribe because in the coming months I will be posting a followup video where I have added some brighter lighting.
Thanks so much for this vid ^^ I think its awesome!! Haven't made one myself yet.. I bought the tealights though! Trying to find an alternative for the pvc pipe, that's never gonna end well with me..
@08sorrow80 Thanks for the comment! I put a sheet metal screw through the hat from the inside to secure the boiler to the hat and it worked very well. I have since mounted a pressure gage on the front and I am working on some plumbing and even better lighting.
Smoke would be cool. I researched this and it is not practical because of the messy liquids involved and the extreme power consumption. Let me know if you figure an easy way to do this.
One surprising fact about the tea lights - they have CR2032 Lithium batteries. The retail price for this battery is ~$1.50 each. This makes the tea lights a very good deal at six for $2.50!
Is there any way to randomize the blinking of a bike light? The tea lights flicker randomly like a real candle or in this case a fire. If you used all 6 teal lights, you would have substantial light for a $2.50 investment. the batteries that come with the lights last for 120 hours. If you use the bike light, let me know how it works out.
THATS AWESOME MAN!
FireflyIsland 4 months ago
Wow awsome. I thought about making somthing very similar too. Before i saw this video. I just came up with pretty much the same idea. Only id make the actual hat myself as well ( i still need the actual leather yet but have the tools) I just thought id find a way to also make the chimney smoke as well. (vapourized water i figured)
kriss3d 5 months ago
@kriss3d - I have also investigated the generation of smoke. It requires controlled heating of glycerine, both messy and power hungry. Good luck with that!
enganear 4 months ago
@callerofmusic: Ray weapons did not enter the public consciousness until the 1930s. That said, steampunk has embraced the concept with gusto. Just make it look Victorian and don't call it a laser, that is a strictly modern term. Look at some of my other videos for examples of my interpretation of ray and plasma weapons.
enganear 1 year ago
@enganear I called my laser drill a C.F.L.E.D (Closely Focused Light Emitting Drill) just to avoid that! (If only I could post a link to it's project page on Behance... but I think it should come up in Google if you search for CFLED - its like the third suggestion on... as I posted it on my own website, Instructables, and brassgoogles also.
DJelectfire 4 months ago
@DJelectfire - I took a look, cool backstory. You should do a video!
enganear 4 months ago
is any steampunk weapon ray/plasma based? im alreadly working on a lazer based :s
callerofmusic 1 year ago
Could I make one with a fedora?
Robloxtiarnan 1 year ago
@Robloxtiarnan : Hi and thanks for watching. I think a fedora would accept a boiler without any problem. The 1920-1960 era of popularity puts the design a little late to be considered Victorian, but the wonderful thing about steampunk is that a few steampunk accessories pull everything else back in time. Please subscribe because in the coming months I will be posting a followup video where I have added some brighter lighting.
enganear 1 year ago
Thanks so much for this vid ^^ I think its awesome!! Haven't made one myself yet.. I bought the tealights though! Trying to find an alternative for the pvc pipe, that's never gonna end well with me..
Awesome idea!!
08sorrow80 1 year ago
@08sorrow80 Thanks for the comment! I put a sheet metal screw through the hat from the inside to secure the boiler to the hat and it worked very well. I have since mounted a pressure gage on the front and I am working on some plumbing and even better lighting.
enganear 1 year ago
hat boiler ftw! XD
IXIBobOhIXI 2 years ago
Needs more smoke.
Coribec 2 years ago
Smoke would be cool. I researched this and it is not practical because of the messy liquids involved and the extreme power consumption. Let me know if you figure an easy way to do this.
enganear 2 years ago
smoke bomb lol
lufah234 2 years ago
One surprising fact about the tea lights - they have CR2032 Lithium batteries. The retail price for this battery is ~$1.50 each. This makes the tea lights a very good deal at six for $2.50!
-enganear
enganear 2 years ago
I'm making a back mounted boiler about the sise of a small back pack. I like the use of the pre-fab LED. I'm using blinking bike lights inside mine.
timemachinesoldiers 2 years ago
Is there any way to randomize the blinking of a bike light? The tea lights flicker randomly like a real candle or in this case a fire. If you used all 6 teal lights, you would have substantial light for a $2.50 investment. the batteries that come with the lights last for 120 hours. If you use the bike light, let me know how it works out.
-enganear
enganear 2 years ago