cm325i[TK] Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 My girlfriend's teenager has asked me to build a "tv head." I naturally assumed it was someone with a tv for a head and some quick googling confirmed this. She already has an old TV and I picked up a bunch of supplies today. We'll get started tomorrow evening and I'll take lots of pictures during the build. I have some ideas of what we can do, but if anyone else has heard of or done this sort of thing, feel free to chime in... wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaps[TK] Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Just googled it and yeah, good luck lol.... Interested in seeing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm325i[TK] Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Here's the process for my fun little "tv head" project. Donor tv being gutted... Empty shell... 1/8" plexiglass, tint on one side, protective film still on the other (this will be a problem later) coat hanger to get the right size cutout for the bottom. Just making sure this fit over her head before cutting aaaand cut out... test fit dummy she wanted to paint it red with turquoise stripes... put the plexi over the original glass tube and out in the sun to kind of "form" the curve. Used clamps as weights. Not perfect, but way better than trying to fit flat plastic into the shape of the shell face. Edited July 29, 2014 by cm325i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm325i[TK] Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) the curve trick worked well, but trying to cut and snap the plexi with the protective film on the front and tint on the back just made a giant mess of the screen. It would have taken forever to fix it with a dremel. So I peeled all the film off a scrap that was close in size and trimmed to fit first, then tinted. Much easier... even though the curve was there, it still didn't match the curve of the front, so after applying the E6000, I strapped a dodgeball inside to "push out" the curve more and let sit over night. also lots of silicone around the edges for extra hold. Added a couple of pieces of pool noodle inside to fit and viola! They even went to the grocery store last night and she wore it out in public! They said every one smiled and laughed and asked questions.... Challenge accepted and done! Edited July 29, 2014 by cm325i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folders Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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