HackSpace_-_April_2020

Project Maker

Sergey

Chernyshev

Project Link

hsmag.cc/vNfDio

playing cards connoisseur, Sergey

Chernyshev knew the cards would

lend themselves nicely to a DIY

project, and so he decided to create

himself a top hat. He began with the

top of the hat, by stapling a string of cards after

overlapping them just enough for one staple. Keep

stapling the cards to make a line of cards, as per

the size of the head, and staple the last card to the

first one to close the loop. Depending on the fit, use

a stapler remover to add or remove cards. When

you’ve found the correct fitting, unstaple the last

card to lay it flat, and then follow Sergey’s lead to

bend its edges with a ruler. Staple the ends again

when you’re done. Once the top is ready, it’s time

to staple a row of cards to create the brim. Sergey

suggests you experiment with the cards while

adding the rows to make interesting patterns. While

you can add as many rows as you please, Sergey

says you’ll have to use a longer stapler if you plan to

add more than two rows. The last step is attaching

the brim. For this, you’ll first have to bend and cut

through the last row of cards, before stapling more

cards to the folded-out cut cards. Sergey suggests

you staple through the cards at the bottom to

strengthen the brim.

LENS

AA

Below

Make sure you have

at least three full

decks, and just as

many hours, before

you start stapling

the hats

PART Y

HAT S