WORLD'S FIRST 3D PRINTED BOATER HAT, but does it even make sense?

[LONG STORY SHORT]

Hi Guys,
I managed to complete my long overdue project - WORLD'S FIRST 3D PRINTED BOATER HAT - right in time for roaring twenties of XXI century... right?

Well... I though it would be a great idea: I would achieve strength, water resistance and I could get the stiff boater that fits the exact shape of my head and it all came true... but, to cut the story - it's simply to heavy for summer hat...

But I'm glad I brought it to the end. I can move on and focus on the next projects. If you're interested in technical details feel free to go to:

https://longstoryshort.pl/kanotier-z-drukarki-3d/

It's in polish, but chrome build-in translator is really good these days

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Hi Guys,
I managed to complete my long overdue project - WORLD'S FIRST 3D PRINTED BOATER HAT - right in time for roaring twenties of XXI century... right?

Well... I though it would be a great idea: I would achieve strength, water resistance and I could get the stiff boater that fits the exact shape of my head and it all came true... but, to cut the story - it's simply to heavy for summer hat...

But I'm glad I brought it to the end. I can move on and focus on the next projects. If you're interested in technical details feel free to go to:

https://longstoryshort.pl/kanotier-z-drukarki-3d/

It's in polish, but chrome build-in translator is really good these days

Great!
I’ve been waiting for a 3D printed hat.
I’ll take mine in vintage ermine/beaver/vicuna/silk.
B

 

[hatsRme]

Hi Guys,
I managed to complete my long overdue project - WORLD'S FIRST 3D PRINTED BOATER HAT - right in time for roaring twenties of XXI century... right?

Well... I though it would be a great idea: I would achieve strength, water resistance and I could get the stiff boater that fits the exact shape of my head and it all came true... but, to cut the story - it's simply to heavy for summer hat...

But I'm glad I brought it to the end. I can move on and focus on the next projects. If you're interested in technical details feel free to go to:

https://longstoryshort.pl/kanotier-z-drukarki-3d/

It's in polish, but chrome build-in translator is really good these days

If you were to replicate the texture of the woven plaited straw, do you think the material would be strong enough, and more to your point, much lighter?

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Nice Start and I am sure you learned a lot from this. Figuring out how to have spaces between would be a fun
Tweak to the design.

 

[LONG STORY SHORT]

If you were to replicate the texture of the woven plaited straw, do you think the material would be strong enough, and more to your point, much lighter?

The minimum feasible thickness for this print was 2mm. Creating a surface pattern would probably only add thickness + it would be extremely difficult to print without errors (it was already very hard to print just a flat surfaces). I did not wanted to create straw like pattern in order to avoid fake wood on car dash look. Initially, I wanted to create a overlapping honeycomb layers structure, but it was to difficult for me to design in CAD. Later I tired to procedural generate brass oil filter structure for breath ability and light weigh and print it using selective laser sintering method, but the model was to complicated to process, so I stick to solid

 

[J Williams]

I mean regardless. It's still pretty cool.

 

[steur]

Hi Guys,
I managed to complete my long overdue project - WORLD'S FIRST 3D PRINTED BOATER HAT - right in time for roaring twenties of XXI century... right?

Well... I though it would be a great idea: I would achieve strength, water resistance and I could get the stiff boater that fits the exact shape of my head and it all came true... but, to cut the story - it's simply to heavy for summer hat...

But I'm glad I brought it to the end. I can move on and focus on the next projects. If you're interested in technical details feel free to go to:

https://longstoryshort.pl/kanotier-z-drukarki-3d/

It's in polish, but chrome build-in translator is really good these days

Very neat idea and well executed. Hats and other clothes seem to work best when made from natural materials though.