Made Aluminum cowboy hat

I have to go be with 20 biker build off dudes ..........most have nicknames, drama, and big ego's.

wait till I ride into las vegas with my light up cowboy suit and hammererd aluminum hat helmet, just to let them all think to themselves .......................................could I make that??


off topic but not
fun lil project- Cole

 

That thing is beautiful!!!!!! How many hours went into forming that thing?

 

Wow.....

 

Nice!
Can ya' make me a set o' boots to match?


G.

 

Now that is cool. Give is a write-up on how you made it. Is it one piece and stretched/shrunk, or did you make the bowl and rim seperate and weld them together...?

Doc.

 

another

 

That's fucking nuts....

 

iif you added a chin strap would that be DOT legal for california?

 

bro,,, thats fukin INSANELY kool!!!!!

very nice work, and a stetson lining to boot... (altho deduct three points for not using a Charlie One Horse lining)

Traves

 

made paper pattern of of a hat.

so brim is one piece, almost all shape was a strecher operation

then made a slightly coned shape tube welded

weld tube to brim

made dome on bag , 2 pieces ,welded down the middle

welded dome to top of tube

then put bag inside of hat, hammered big dent right on weld in the middle, then to smaller ones on each side.

The took copper tubing in my english wheel till flat, anealed and shaped around oval of hat, when it fit ,marked and soldered, grind, filled , sand ,polished.

had a beat up ol stetson stole inner liner and glued into mine.

going to mass produce them...........not. xoxox CF

 

that's cool as hell. impressive work, as always.
is it 3003?
a light up suit too, eh? i say you challenge them to a mechanical bull ride-off... proper urban cowboy style.

 

Cole: you start makin them things and by God i'll DAMN well buy one...


again, amazing work.

Traves

 

i used 5052, salinas 3003 is special order for sure.

 

Give em hell Cole.LMAO.That thing is awesome.Nice work.

 

OK. A more general question: Do you do most of your larger shaping via english wheel then?
Maybe a 70's style Captain America Helmet in 3 color anodized next???

 

You are insane.

Your skillful work ethic lowers my self-esteem.

 

mate you're a genius that looks awesome

 

now all you need is an aluminum vest and chaps..."wait'll they get a load of me". cowboy armor?

 

That is some work of art!!

Jaypee

 

Love it, but.................I'd think twice before making the chaps.

 

Now I'm impressed!

 

That rules!


(Can't wait to see the BOOTS! )

 

i hate cowboy hats. but that is really nice.

 

S W E E T !!!!

 

very nice.

 

A masterpiece.

 

Truly amazing, aw-inspiring piece of art. A word to the wise, however. Be careful riding your bike if you make a pair of chaps, otherwise it could bring new meaning to the term "canned nuts"!!!!

 

Damn! That´s unbelievable!!
Awesome craftmanship!
Chris

 

have you worn it at speed on your bike?

Paul

 

I've had this one fer 50 years....LOL................OLDBEET