Making Headphones

[Dave Diaz]

Hello everyone!

In this article I will show an easy way to make headphones.

Dave's Trick # 5

Making Headphones

The materials needed are:
- 1/8” evergreen styrene hollow tube
- 0.08” styrene rod
- 0.010” plastic sheet
- 0.005” brass sheet
- Some fine copper wire.

Some helpful tools:
- Metal bending pliers
- Cutting tool

First, using “the chopper” to maintain dimension consistency I cut two 0.5mm discs out of the hollow tube to create two rings.

Then using the same method cut two 0.5mm discs out of the styrene rod. Here are the parts laid out.

Now glue the small discs on top of the larger rings. I used fine sand paper to slightly round off the edges.

Now, using a knife make a grove along the diameter of the small disc. This will serve to place the wire.

Next, cut a 1mm wide by 1.3mm long strip of brass.

Using a pair of metal bending pliers y gave it the half circle shape.

Here are the parts.

Then, glue the speaker parts to the brass and using small pieces of styrene add some details, and you are done!

Until next time! :thumb:
Thanks for reading.

Dave

 

[jknaus]

Way way cool. I'll do that tomorrow after the hubbub dies down and to escape kitchen duty.
James

 

[pwypior]

Dave,

You just have shown me a good method to produce headphones for my Aussie Centurion in Vietnam! I was looking for a proper way to reproduce these.

Thanks,

Piotr

 

[Rudi Richardson]

Great tip. I need some for a WIP job

 

[DioRandy]

Awesome!
I, too, have a figure that requires a set of headphones. He's the only one of four that did not come equipped.
Thanks,
Randy

 

[shawngehling]

Nice,
Cool way to pass along this great how to.
Thanks again.
Shawn

 

[johnbowery]

Great tip,
Thanks
John

 

[j76lr]

nice tip thanks

 

[panzerace007]

DAVE,

Great ! I often wondered how I could make these. I will try this on some upcoming Panzer Commanders I have in th pipeline !! Thanx again !!

ERIK

 

[moon puppy]

This thread just keeps coming up to the top so I figured to make it a sticky.

Hey Dave, what's the deal with those pliers, they are cool, any idea where to get them from?

 

[panzerace007]

MOOONIE,

Those pliers are cool , but Small Shop makes a P.E. rolling set. I got mine from Sprue Brothers & It comes with wood dowels & steel Dowels & a milled Aluminum block with rounded troughs in it

Check it out here - http://store.spruebrothers.com/small-shop-standard-photo-etch-rolling-set-p21128.aspx & while it currently shows that It's outta stock , If you click th Notify me text I guarantee that you'll get a notice with in th week telling you that they have one in Stock !!
I love The Sprue Brothers !! They are Good People !

just My $.02

ERIK

 

[moon puppy]

Preachin' to the choir bother! Next week, think that's about the time I'll have a sprue bro order ready, also some other stuff will be ordered to restock the stock. Small Hardware is another.

 

[panzerace007]

Yeah , It's hard to beat those guys , for th simple fact of th Real Time Inventory( and why doesn't every one use this ) ... but you already know that !

Rock-On brotha' !

We could use a "Preachin' to th Choir" emo-con ? :angle or We could use this one !

ERIK

 

[jknaus]

moon puppy wrote:

This thread just keeps coming up to the top so I figured to make it a sticky.

Hey Dave, what's the deal with those pliers, they are cool, any idea where to get them from?

Try a jewelry making store, or craft store like micheals. I got mine when I bought my wife some jewelry making tools.
James

 

[kryptosdaddy]

James there is a Jewelry craft store near my apt that sells pliers like that, i was suprized how cheap some things are there. OT I'm glad I looked here- that is one NICE trick with those headphones! I'm making a pair myself for a WIP. Thanks CR