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How To? Hands free box on head (reddthat.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Dave_r@reddthat.com to c/makerstuff@lemmy.world
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I'm making a Halloween costume that features my head inside a box. All good if In use my hands to support said box, but I'd like my hands to be free.

This seems like a solved problem, got any hints on how I might support the box so its stable while leaving my arms and hands free?

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[-] CM400@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

How much of the inside of the box will be visible? You could mount the box to the top of a hard hat, or if it’s really light you could use foam to secure it to a baseball cap with the brim removed.

Whatever you do, make sure it has adequate ventilation. Nothing will make you feel uncomfortably hot like having no airflow across your head/neck area.

[-] Dave_r@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

All of the interior will be visible - the purpose is to make a 2 dimensional frame for my face, so don't even need the rest of the box if I can figure out how to suspend the frame

[-] CM400@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

My first thought would be to get some plexi and make a shoulder harness with a small weight on the back to counter the weight of the frame so it doesn’t slip too far downward.

[-] Dave_r@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Say more about shoulder harness? I think that's what I'm looking for...

[-] CM400@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Like what marching bands use for bass drums, but with different mounting points and counterweight.

[-] Dave_r@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion!

[-] CM400@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

No, what was I thinking? My first thought (second) would be to just get a hard hat and take the inner part out and fix the frame to it.

[-] Dave_r@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

One year I went as a kelp forest, with helium balloons holding up the kelp. God Damn helium balloons are insulating!

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