DIY Heated Earmuffs

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Building the Structure

The first part of this project is building the earmuffs structure which we will build our circuit around.

STEP 1:

Download and print out the circles template.

Then cut along the outline of each circle. Set aside the larger circle for later.

cut template

STEP 2:

Place the smaller circle on your matte board or cardboard and trace it.

trace circle

Repeat once more so that you have drawn two even circles on the matte board or card board.

repeat trace

STEP 3:

Cut out both circles.

cut circles

STEP 4:

Add some hot glue to the lower inch and a half of one side of the headband.

add glue

STEP 5:

Place one of the matte board of cardboard circles to the area with hot glue. The bottom point of the headband should be at the approximate center of the circle.

glue circle

Repeat on the second side.

glue second circle

STEP 6:

Grab the small circle template again and trace it on your foam.

trace on foam

Repeat once more so you have two circles.

second foam circle

STEP 7:

Cut out both circles from the foam.

cut foam

STEP 8:

Use your scissors to sculpt one side of each foam circle into a dome.

sculpt foam

When you are done, your foam circles side view should look like this:

foam dome

STEP 9:

Add hot glue around the perimeter of one of the circles on the headband and then place the foam dome on top. Repeat on the second side.

add glue

place foam

STEP 10:

Grab the small circle template again and trace it on to interfacing twice.

trace on interfacing

repeat trace

STEP 11:

Cut out both circle from the interfacing.

cut interfacing

STEP 12:

Add hot glue to the perimeter of the inner side of your board circle, and then place the interfacing on top. Repeat this on the second side.

glue inner circle

place interfacing