Daft Punk Helmet Build in 31 Days
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- This video documents our Daft Punk Helmet build from start to finish. The plastic parts were modeled in SolidWorks and then printed on 3 3D printers. The visor was vacuum formed in my kitchen over a CNC machined mold. We used express PCB to build the circuit boards and are running a PIC 16F on each half of the helmet. All the circuitry is contained in each "light assembly" thanks to the use of surface mount components. Check out uiproductions.b... for build details.
No helmets are for sale.
And a special thanks to Volpin for inspiring us to do this.
Everybody wants GuyMan's helmet. I feel sorry for Thomas...
The led lights Thomas helmets are a lot better thought because they can spell out words make faces as well.
+Ivan C Only one solution, we're making both.
but I prefer Thomas helmet!
Not true I want a Thomas helmet so badly
+LALFAST like Black Eyed Peas said, "Don't Lie!" i want both helmets so i can play as daft punk with a friend
Finaly some one that got Daft punk musik in his video
volpin makes it by hand and still turns out better than the 3d printed version. That guy got hands of god in crafting.
Not 3d printing
Look at the time difference, though.
Take my money, take all of it. I want one
Angie u got the quote wrong! It's "Shut up and take my money!"
the details volpin got is unbeatable, the paint, the stat lamp on the side, and the mouth, incredible, u guys are a bit hurry doing this i think
@dagumman We did the 3D printing at work, and the rest of the materials we got from McMaster Carr, Digikey, ExpressPCB, Superbright LEDs, Home Depot, etc.
@DDawg45 On average, I think we each put in about 3 hours a day over the month that we worked on it. More towards the end.
Regarding the sale of this helmet, it's not for sale. Due to the prototyping nature of the processes used to build it, it would cost about $6k, which I doubt anyone would be willing to pay. Again, this was done for fun.
@Aussiedog95 Yeah the nice thing about the spray tint is that you can go as dark or as light as you want. The first visor was way too dark. For the second we got it right. Surprisingly, it doesn't take much to make it look black. It's like wearing a pair of sunglasses when you're in it.
People like you and Volpin could seriously make this into a business. I can safely say that I'd buy one.
..wow! amazing CAD and CNC! great video as well!
@warfarealien We built the helmet for fun. It was never intended to be sold. Keep in mind that this was not designed for manufacturing and is made with expensive prototyping processes. If you have a serious offer, email me.
Your awesome with all the work you put into it
@defcoyfx Yeah, it's a lot of fun to be able to use this stuff, both for actual work and for personal projects sometimes.
That's beautiful *.* how heavy was it?? I'm looking to make one with a limited budget -.-; you did a great job
Great toys and great skills, great job!!
machines will never be as awesome as volpin.
dedication...love it! epic helmet is epic!
It's funny coming back to this video a decade later. I remember watching this over and over back in 2010-2011 and there I was a 13 year old with little to no prop making experience under my belt, I had no idea what any of these machines were at that time and everything seemed so out of reach for me. Fast forward to now and 3D printers are pretty common tools for makers to have including myself and I've made multiple helmets and props over the years that 13 year old me would have never imagined being possible.
This is tempting me to spend more time at the computer lab and machine shop at school lol... 3 years of solidworks and I haven't even had the slightest idea of doing this.
Definetly a 2010s video
LOL love the Ghostbusters tee @ 2:42! Great job on this.
wow that is class but i love at the end of all the work the song finishes with "our work is never over " haha lol
I would just like to say I'm impressed with your skills as a craftsman, and your expertise in electronics seems to be pretty well grounded. How much did the set up to craft such a beautiful creation cost, if you don't mind me asking. Also Do you do how to video's? Could you do a video on how to make something, maybe not as magnificent as that helmet, but something close to it out of house hold objects?
Awesome work !
wow, in 31 days! you certainly beat the shit out of the other videos 17 months!
Can I get a link to the modeling files for the helmet? This is one of the best one's I've seen.
you are effin amazing!
@resevil2396 Yeah well there were 3 of us, and we had access to some really cool tools.
Am getting a 3d printer and am gonna print all of these helments and selling them on eBay :)
i think you have to buy rights to sell them or you can just blackmarket sell them
S HAMBLOK pretty sure it's legal if he doesnt charge money for them.
SnappyK9 Why would it be illegal to charge money for them?
If the helmets are trademarked/copyrighted then sale of them is illegal. Anyone is free to make their own however. And anyone is free to give whatever they like to others (gifts). Its only when payment is involved that it can become illegal.
It's not copyrighted though...?
Probably the coolest thing i have ever seen !
the helmet looks great, but I think on some of the LEDs you guys should have painted the backing white, just to make the lights seem a little brighter
AWESOME, but one thing could make it better.
Add a diffusion source, like hot glue, on top of the LEDs, so that you don't see the circles, only solid color everywhere.
MAKE MORE FOR EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD WHO LOVES DAFT PUNK! PLEASE!!!! I WILL BUY THAT NO MATTER WHAT! JUST MAKE MORE!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, all those fancy do-dads look like fun. I made a Thomas one a while back out of a baseball helmet and a shitload of Bondo. A bud and I plan on making one of these. Hope to do half the job y'all did.
PS. Can I borrow your plastic sucky thing-a-mahjig? Gee, thanks.
@JKP0P an actual daft punk helmet costs $65,000 from LED Effects wich is the original manufacturer u also must have permission from daft punk to purchase them hence the reason volpin made his own it takes the same amount of time
How much would you sell for that?
so amazing !
3:19 breathtaking! oh god!
I honestly want to buy one of these Daft Punk masks one day!!!!
thats right "3:41" your work is never over.. NAOW MAKE ONE FOR ME PLEASE!!!!!!
This is awesome man, it aint easy to make one of those.
I'm in FUCKING love with that helmet!!
@lookupandjump Think about this: if more and more people start making Daft Heads, don't you think that they might change up their helmets a little bit? Yes the helmet IS the Daft label but after a while, they may want to change up the coloring or programming so they distinguish themselves until people copy that too.
it helps when you have giant machinery and your an oober genius
Great job guys!!!
:D
@theone1991 Ha! I love How It's Made
What's the visor made of, is it like the plexiglass material? just wanna make sure
I think first tool is a Craftsman and you can get it at sears. You can get a discount if youre part of there tool club
Nice HAAS machine. Pretty good with Solidworks also.
@lookupandjump I'm sure he would be willing to sell, its just that, making a helmet is a super-fan/enthusiast thing, so if you were serious about having a daft punk helmet, you would take the 31 days/17 months to build it yourself. Other than that, even with the 31 day build, for the creators to get their times worth, it would cost in between $1250 and $7440, judging they spent 4 hours a day working on this, at minimum wage.
It's not cheating, I seriously doubt Guy Manuel's helmet is made all by hand. So why would he make his all by hand if he has the tools to make it precise and far more correct than you could by hand. Don't try and put down this great build, man.
I really wish i had this kind of skill... damn the daft punk helmets are incredible lol right up there with iron man lol
I like the ghostbuster t-shirt @ 3:30.
Oh by the way: i also kinda like that weird helmet he wears on his head :p
@mcnabb43v3r Yeah it's from the auto parts store. It's used for tinting tail lights. However, at a hobby shop you could find a similar spray called "window tint" which is used to tint the windows of RC cars. They both work the same.
@trls250s The three of us work for two different companies, both in biomedical. Where did you see carbon fiber? We didn't use any carbon fiber. We do have a 5 axis mill though ;)
@clonejoe Yeah but then we wouldn't be able to play with all those cool machines. I honestly can't imagine the patience that it takes to build one from paper. Some of those things are impressive.
3DS Max 2010?
coz i use that :)
This helmet really is very cool but I prefer the handcrafted ones as the others I've seen on YT.
Why are "No helmets are for sale"?, you should start producing these. There is such a market for them. I see so many people wanting to purchase these and no one is willing to make more. You have a template to create these now, at least give some people the oppurtunity to purchase some of your crafty work.
@BasketBall0wns well i can see the guys who made it had thoroughly enjoyed the process and that probably covers the cost. They can sell it to somebody after all if they get bored with it. But I wouldn't want to have one, maybe because DP doesn't mean that much to me. I don't know.
Great job on the proportion on the helmet. I see a lot of helmets that are much too large. Guy's helmet isn't very big at all.
Great job!
My birthday is in three months. There's plenty of time for someone to built this for me!
UR AWESOME! I Wish I Am Like U :D
Wear it on Halloween LIKE A BOSS!
I would buy that in an instant! All of the daft punk helmets for sale are pieced together and not top notch quality like this
@9999AWC the battery pack wouldn't be huge if you don't know led's are a low power consuming light that's why in New York they have gigantic led displays you could easily use ether a couple of 9v or a few AA batteries
TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!
pretty fucking awesome man! it will be even more if it has a headset to listen music inside the helmet :D
Very nice helmet, i like how the pieces fit so nicely together but i have to wonder, why after spending so much time on the rest of the helmet, why didn't you have it painted super shiny metallic gold?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. epic make. Does look like some serious kit involved though.
True, for that particular helmet, but what about custom orders? There is a big market for them.
Id seriously pay top money for you to make me one of these helmets!
@LesFriedTwinkie Digital High-Five! :]
man , u have a friking factory at your home!!! where didi u get all that equipment!!! ???
3D printer is my best friend now! :D
3d printers really are the future.
Just watched a string of these videos and noticed the same thing. Needs a
La canción es "Harder Better Faster Stronger", obviamente de Daft Punk.
You Sir, Are A Beast.
awesome man!
Bro, could you do a project of mine? I’ve been searching for someone like your talent on helmets
Buy an image printer and you can make one of these as well. Now the lighting I have seen on some is another story.
Whoa. Did you study anything in particular, to know how to make all these stuff?
Excuse me but i'm about to ask the question a lot of us are thinking: would you build another Daft Punk helmet and if so how much to get you to do it and mail it?
You should sell these. I'll definetly buy one.
whoever decides to mass produce and sell these is going to make BANK! I want one!!!
yaaa. that would be sic.
Although not sure how much money you would make. :( Aren't those 3d printers insanely expensive to maintain? and not to mention that it looks like you did this mostly yourself? Must have been tough (but fun) work, even if it was a team effort.
Nice job man!
How much did it cost for the entire process, and if you did a fair amount yourself, how much would it cost for someone to find a group of professionals to do this?
that shit would be the coolest thing to see on a motorcycle at night.
They don't forget, it's just they don't want to take too much time doing it, and they don't want to wear HUGE battery backpacks just like the real Discovery helmets.
Very clever and very good job! I just wonder one thing: i don't get how can you obtain the clear dark visor from the shape vacuued. Can you tell us?
Well, with the real helmet goin for $64,000 USD, I'd say that putting a month of time into this is worth it
that's awesome!, but the guy that made it in 17 months was a little better, if you look at the helmet it looks shiny and brighter, it also has more details in it. great work anyways.
@LmasterLight Don't count for what? It's done. What else is there?
Hmm... is there any way to get the lights in the middle of the helmet as well? Or would that just disable you from being able to see out of it?
greatness!
HOLY FUCK you need to start selling these!!!
Great helmet....but another problem people run into when making these. No face LEDs
Starboy.i feel it coming
We just need to Work Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger!!!
That was........... FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!