cdkealey
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Hey again folks, I wanted to share my latest project- Ant-Man's utility belt:
I made the template in Gimp, and then assembled everything out of EVA foam.
Here's the final template: http://www.thefoamcave.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Template-for-Ant-Man-Belt.pdf
And now on to the instructions:
I made the template in Gimp, and then assembled everything out of EVA foam.
Here's the final template: http://www.thefoamcave.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Template-for-Ant-Man-Belt.pdf
And now on to the instructions:
Print out the template onto thick printer paper (ideally a poster board paper) to make it easier to trace. Cut out all the pieces and trace them onto your foam sheets. I get my foam from Hobby Lobby. Use a few pieces of scotch tape to hold the template in place on the foam when tracing. You can use a regular ball point pen; at the moment I like those space pens as they flow smoothly over the foam. I recommend 3mm thick foam for most of these pieces, and a couple will be 5mm or 2mm as noted below.
Use a regular pair of office scissors to cut the foam. When cutting the internal sides of piece H, it may be easier to use an xacto knife.
Cut two H pieces out of 3mm foam and two G pieces out of 5mm foam. Glue the H’s on top of the G’s. I like using super glue for all my projects, mainly Rhino Glue and Fastcap 2p10. To help with alignment, lay them on top of each other where they will go first, and then bend back one corner and apply a small amount of glue and then let that dry before finishing gluing the rest of the piece. Do the same with four J pieces (3mm) and four I pieces (5mm).
Cut out one A piece out of 5mm and two B pieces out of 3mm foam, and glue the B’s on the top left and right edges of A.
Cut the outside shape of D out with scissors (3mm) and then use a hole punch set if you have one for the internal half-circle cut outs. Cut a C out of 3mm and glue D on top of C.
The pieces may need some sanding after gluing to smooth the edges. I normally use a dremel with a sanding bit, but this time I tried some sanding blocks from Home Depot. They worked pretty well, and I especially liked that they maintain a nice straight, wide edge, unlike a dremel which can leave an uneven surface. I think I picked up an 80 grit and 180 grit version. For the internal curves I did need to use the dremel, and then I used scissors to trim any frayed edges.
You can use the punch set again to make all the small circle shapes, 8 W’s out of 2mm and 4 V’s out of 3mm. Most of the M through U pieces should be 5mm (except P which is 3mm) to ensure they fit together properly. N may be too difficult to cut out of 5mm due to the tight curves at the bottom, so for that piece you may want to cut it out first in 2mm foam and then glue it to a sheet of 3mm foam and then cut it out again using an xacto knife, to end up with a combined 5mm piece. It can then be sanded as before, and the hole punched.
Use a regular pair of office scissors to cut the foam. When cutting the internal sides of piece H, it may be easier to use an xacto knife.
Cut two H pieces out of 3mm foam and two G pieces out of 5mm foam. Glue the H’s on top of the G’s. I like using super glue for all my projects, mainly Rhino Glue and Fastcap 2p10. To help with alignment, lay them on top of each other where they will go first, and then bend back one corner and apply a small amount of glue and then let that dry before finishing gluing the rest of the piece. Do the same with four J pieces (3mm) and four I pieces (5mm).
Cut out one A piece out of 5mm and two B pieces out of 3mm foam, and glue the B’s on the top left and right edges of A.
Cut the outside shape of D out with scissors (3mm) and then use a hole punch set if you have one for the internal half-circle cut outs. Cut a C out of 3mm and glue D on top of C.
The pieces may need some sanding after gluing to smooth the edges. I normally use a dremel with a sanding bit, but this time I tried some sanding blocks from Home Depot. They worked pretty well, and I especially liked that they maintain a nice straight, wide edge, unlike a dremel which can leave an uneven surface. I think I picked up an 80 grit and 180 grit version. For the internal curves I did need to use the dremel, and then I used scissors to trim any frayed edges.
You can use the punch set again to make all the small circle shapes, 8 W’s out of 2mm and 4 V’s out of 3mm. Most of the M through U pieces should be 5mm (except P which is 3mm) to ensure they fit together properly. N may be too difficult to cut out of 5mm due to the tight curves at the bottom, so for that piece you may want to cut it out first in 2mm foam and then glue it to a sheet of 3mm foam and then cut it out again using an xacto knife, to end up with a combined 5mm piece. It can then be sanded as before, and the hole punched.
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