Steampunk Hat with Boiler

A short video about the steampunk hat I've prepared for Dragoncon 2009.
-enganear

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• steampunk
• hat
• Dragoncon
• maker

[kriss3d]

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)

[enganear]

@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]

@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.

[DJelectfire]

@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.

[enganear]

@DJelectfire - I took a look, cool backstory. You should do a video!

[Robloxtiarnan]

Could I make one with a fedora?

[enganear]

@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.

[FireflyIsland]

THATS AWESOME MAN!

[callerofmusic]

is any steampunk weapon ray/plasma based? im alreadly working on a lazer based :s

[enganear]

@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.