Making an Inflated Steel Puffer Coat

Hydroforming and inflating steel puffer coat armour, in collaboration with artist Hannah Clarkson from the Royal College of Art. It took many hours of welding and metalwork to create each segment of the coat, so this video is a collection of highlights from different stages of the project. I love armour so I had to try it on myself, with assistance from the artist and her friend, when they came to visit and collect the piece.
Artist's website: www.hannahclarkson.co.uk/
Instagram: @hannah_m_clarkson
More projects: www.connorholland.com/
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00:00 Skirt
0:20 Jacket
1:43 Hydroforming
2:32 Arm fabrication
4:19 Trying on the coat
8:18 RCA Exhibition
#hydroforming #metalwork #armor

[@nuneke0]

Full Metal "Michellin Man"

[@pioneerAv]

-in a dress

[@ConnorHolland]

Safety note on Aeroforming: Using compressed air at low pressures to inflate metal is safe, wearing protective gloves and a face shield is a good precaution. At low pressure, if a weld cracks it usually lets out a small hiss and the workpiece deflates slowly. This happened multiple times when I made this inflated steel mirror: www.connorholland.com/sculpture/inflated-mirror

[@_zzpza]

Dalek wedding cake!

[@DanteYewToob]

That’s hilarious and awesome!
I always knew you’d take this technique to weird and interesting places!

[@BigBlueMotors]

Place a upside down fish bowl on top and it will be a retro 1930's movie robot. Nice work 👍

[@theawesomer]

Incredible work, Connor and Hannah! Really creative and unique.

[@ConnorHolland]

Thank you!

[@mmmvvkk]

Really nice project, well done!

[@ConnorHolland]

Thank you!

[@abardarian]

the layer cake knight

[@chrisleon27]

Marvelous

[@TheUncleRuckus]

I think you should've made legs like you did the arms. The way you have those tabs you could bend up to lock the pieces together but make the suit be able to fully articulate on that joint.

[@Acheiropoietos]

The Emperor is intrigued.

[@Scodiddly]

Thank goodness somebody is finally planning for the Killbot invasion!

[@cz5899]

Dope 👍

[@yuvie9588]

the 16th colossus

[@UUFERMAN]

This is the armored version of the michelin tire guy

[@YouTubeIsRunByMarxists]

Add some bumps on the outside and he's a Dalek.

[@Beschaulichkeit]

Very bizarre very interesting application of the technique. Will you be expanding on this concept?

[@ConnorHolland]

I would like to make more hydroformed armour in the future

[@Beschaulichkeit]

@@ConnorHolland the first pop culture application that came to mind is something like the Onion Knight in Dark Souls.

[@josephd.5524]

Damn, my weird knowledge has dug up a card; a term for this style of armour would be a 'panoply,' and there's some pretty wild bronze ones from the early age of human warfare.

[@ConnorHolland]

That's really cool! I hadn't seen those before, and it's interesting to see the similarity

[@GarfieldDK]

How much pressure is in the water? :) Its a very interesting hobby :P ( I am a welder myself, and is just curious)

[@ConnorHolland]

I use a 90 Bar pressure washer, not that it gets that high before the pieces rupture

[@kevinbreslin5718]

Have you considered forming titanium ?

[@ConnorHolland]

It would need to be for a specific project, to justify the extra material cost

[@midom9143]

Dalek 2.0 ?

[@manfredziernhold6046]

Looks like a Dalek from Dr Who

[@priBalt148]

I know what it's called, it's a Tula samovar (Тульский самовар) Google it ! )))))

[@udallfalcone3703]

⭐ *Promosm*

[@gcl2783]

Hydroform a helmet with a plunger sticking out the front, tuck the arms in, and get on with _exterminate_ !

[@manudehanoi]

the air forming you did at the beginning is dangerous, unlike water, air is elastic and therefore, if a weld fails, it will explode!

[@ConnorHolland]

Aeroforming with compressed air at low pressure is acceptable, using gloves and a face shield. Hydroforming is used for higher pressure

[@1312iYo]

@@ConnorHolland I had the same concern and was wondering if the pressure was low enough to be safe. I felt uneasy until I read your answer, some other might too. I'd welcome a pinned comment explaining the safety limits of aeroforming.
edit : now that I have seen the rest of the I must say liked the goofyness of the first fitment tries :)

[@ConnorHolland]

@@1312iYo Done, also see my video that confirms the danger of high pressure air: czcams.com/video/pm8gLJA20m0/video.html

[@manudehanoi]

@@ConnorHolland the danger increases with volume even at low pressure. And this build was large. 100 PSI wouldnt be too scary on 0.5liter/ 0.13 gallon (but definitely will make a nasty bang). But 50 PSI is definitely scary on a 10 gallon build like yours. U can see what happens when truck tires explode, the person gets thrown several meters away

[@Artur-dy1dr]

7:25 you look like a medieval michellin mans wife

[@pibegonzalez1907]

Iron man🤘🏻👹🤘🏻

[@ianbottom7396]

Be better off doing a version of the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz

[@tomfull6637]

Exterminate! We are Dalek. Exterminate!

[@wesfer1]

Exterminate! 🤖