Fedora (ish) hard hat

[fedoralover]

In my job I work out of an Aerial boom truck and am required to wear a hard hat. I've always hated those duck billed hard hats and recently found one on ebay that looked like I could make it like kinda like a fedora. Here it is. I put a couple of rings of black electrical tape around it to simulate a black ribbon. At least it somewhat resembles a fedora. From 30 feet away it will project a fedora look.

fedoralover

 

[nulty]

Ingenuity on the job..

That is Priceless!

 

[Tango Yankee]

:eusa_clap Gotta love it! lol

 

[silvereed]

That is very cool. Good for you man.....

 

[bolthead]

Are you kidding me?

That's insane, you're a freakin' Genius dude.

I gotta have me one of those.

Any chance of that? :eusa_clap

 

[Prairie Shade]

And Now For Something Completely Different

Is this a great country or what?

 

[MrNewportCustom]

Fedora for sun protection: $20.00 to $60.00 on eBay.
Good fedora for stylish dress: $160.00 and up at a good hat shop.
Rounding out your fedora collection with one that'll protect your noggin from falling tools: Priceless.


Lee
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That's a great hat! Even though my job doesn't require a hard hat, I might get one.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Any chance of finding one on eBay? Gotta love it!:eusa_clap

 

[SHARPETOYS]

3000X

Rich,
Looks like a Sterling Beaver...No such thing folks... LMAO...Good fine. I love the vintage tape. Now work on your bow... :eusa_clap

Here is one on a old Ebay ad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cowboy-Style-Ha...ryZ63909QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[bolthead]

How'd you find it anyway?
Was it by chance, or were you actually looking for it?

 

[Prairie Shade]

Thanks Sharpe

Just down the road also. Should I or shouldnt I, that is the question.

 

[fedoralover]

I saw a guy wearing one on a job site and decided to look on ebay and found it. The brim had a bit more curl than I wanted so I took a heat gun and warmed up the sides a little and flattened it out a touch. I actually tried painting it brown with some krylon spray paint which was supposed to be for plastic, but it was too shiny, I couldn't find any in flat brown, plus it just didn't seem to adhere very well and scratched off really easy. So I stripped it back off and just put the tape on to simulate a black ribbon. I'll wear it at work tomorrow. Here's a frontal shot, the crown has more taper than I like but I don't think I could get Art to reblock this one successfully.

fedoralover

 

[fatwoul]

...The brim had a bit more curl than I wanted so I took a heat gun and warmed up the sides a little and flattened it out a touch. I actually tried painting it brown with some krylon spray paint which was supposed to be for plastic, but it was too shiny, I couldn't find any in flat brown, plus it just didn't seem to adhere very well and scratched off really easy. So I stripped it back off and just put the tape on to simulate a black ribbon...

I know I don't need to tell you, but for anybody else reading this, there should probably be a caveat here:

Painting, heating or reshaping a hardhat can affect it's integrity, and the protection it can offer.

I have to wear a hardhat for some of my work here and there, and we have to replace ours periodically, because over time the plastic becomes tired, and more prone to cracking. A lot of UK hardhats come with warnings about not applying heat or paint to them, for similar reasons.

Anyway, your hardhat looks great, fedlover. Good job with the tape.

 

[J.B.]

I'll bet that baby's got a ballistic-cloth sweatband, too?!

And best of all, no moth worries and no costly repairs! ...When you incur tool or lunch pail dings -- just slap a coat of Bondo or Red Hand over those unsightly holes and cracks and you're good to go again!

 

[Benny Holiday]

Fedoralover, you rock! :eusa_clap

 

[Doh!]

Brilliant!

 

[HamletJSD]

Freakin' me out

Not 48 hours ago I saw a construction site and joked to my wife that I should patent a fedora hard hat ...
It really is a small world.

Anyway, imaginative engineering such as this makes the world go round. I love it! :eusa_clap

 

[fedoralover]

The one drawback to this style is that it is heavier than the other styles. There is another cowboy style hard hat on the market that's shaped with a regular cattlemans crease and it is REALLY heavy due to all the plastic for the brim. This one is lighter than that one but it will take a while to get used to.

fedoralover

 

[bolthead]

The one drawback to this style is that it is heavier than the other styles. There is another cowboy style hard hat on the market that's shaped with a regular cattlemans crease and it is REALLY heavy due to all the plastic for the brim. This one is lighter than that one but it will take a while to get used to.

fedoralover

Let's see it on ya dude.....

 

[Russ]

If you do a web search for "Vulcan Cowboy Style Hard Hat" you will find a lot sources for this hat.

I like the pugaree effect with the black tape.