Hey!
I have been playing with the ide to make a headnet/driver net from Elastic Sewing Band for long, and after doing it I like to share my findings and struggles.
materials and tools:
Elastic Sewing Band ~3m
Polyester tread
Sawing machine
Sewing needle
3d printer and material
Attach method:
Tha hardest part was to figures out how the net should attach to the rig, so that looks well and most importantly is nice to use.
after manydifferent connection designs I ended up with the simplest one.
Just a slot with a t shaped insert.
This way just one hand is needed to close the net and you don’t mind using it
The lock is connected to the rig using flatbar of steel with holes for the 8020 profile.
the back of the net is using belt buckles I printed so that it can be adjusted.
and in order to get the net so sit where I liked I have to add some extra 8020 profile I hade from a different project, but my first ide was to make the net go around the seat and attach with velcro sticky tape.
Making the net:
This was the easiest part of the build, and I more or less just tenshend up the elastic bands where I wanted them and placed an x with sawing needles and dismounted the net and started sawing boxes with and x in the center.
tip: is to use polyester tread ass they ones seems to slip easier true the band.
I left extra band on the horizontal strands that I later trimmed and put some fire on to lock the fibers.
Tip: make sure that the side you see is the one facing up, as the tread seems easily get tangled on the backside : out of sight…
Decoration:
And in the end I felt the need to prettyfi it a bit, so using the safecraft headset as inspiration I made 3 slip on part that where attached using superglue. I will share the 3d model soon.
I have been playing with the ide to make a headnet/driver net from Elastic Sewing Band for long, and after doing it I like to share my findings and struggles.
materials and tools:
Elastic Sewing Band ~3m
Polyester tread
Sawing machine
Sewing needle
3d printer and material
Attach method:
Tha hardest part was to figures out how the net should attach to the rig, so that looks well and most importantly is nice to use.
after manydifferent connection designs I ended up with the simplest one.
Just a slot with a t shaped insert.
This way just one hand is needed to close the net and you don’t mind using it
The lock is connected to the rig using flatbar of steel with holes for the 8020 profile.
the back of the net is using belt buckles I printed so that it can be adjusted.
and in order to get the net so sit where I liked I have to add some extra 8020 profile I hade from a different project, but my first ide was to make the net go around the seat and attach with velcro sticky tape.
Making the net:
This was the easiest part of the build, and I more or less just tenshend up the elastic bands where I wanted them and placed an x with sawing needles and dismounted the net and started sawing boxes with and x in the center.
tip: is to use polyester tread ass they ones seems to slip easier true the band.
I left extra band on the horizontal strands that I later trimmed and put some fire on to lock the fibers.
Tip: make sure that the side you see is the one facing up, as the tread seems easily get tangled on the backside : out of sight…
Decoration:
And in the end I felt the need to prettyfi it a bit, so using the safecraft headset as inspiration I made 3 slip on part that where attached using superglue. I will share the 3d model soon.
