UV hat for sea urchins

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This weekend I was allowed by the boss (wife) to spend few hours working on the design of a hat or two.
My sea urchin grabbed it, but since the bottom of the hats are not a full arched shape. Since the cowboy hat has a quite large area in comparison to the small contact point for the sea urchin to hold on to it. With the water flow and rocks, the hat will come loose after awhile. If you fit the entirely sea urchin in the hat, the hat and its brim will be way too big to be carried around. I will make some changes and test them before I will make it available.

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Do you have a website? How much are they?
 

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this makes my week!! i love it! :D

i want one with serious bling ... and “prada” or “bebe” stamped across it. :cool:

i think the cowboy hat will be an instant classic!



... darth vader helmet anyone??? ;Hilarious
 

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This weekend I was allowed by the boss (wife) to spend few hours working on the design of a hat or two.
My sea urchin grabbed it, but since the bottom of the hats are not a full arched shape, it does not fit perfectly.
The cowboy hat has quite a large area in comparison to the small contact area for the sea urchin to hold on to it. With the water flow and rocks, the hat will come loose after awhile. If you fit the entire sea urchin in the hat and its brim will be way too big to be carried around. I will make some changes and test them before I will make them available.

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Excellent work!
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I am sorry for not getting back you guys sooner.
I have been modifying and improving some of the designs and testing to make sure they fit well.
I want you guys to enjoy them and much the sea urchins do.
Each hat or helmet takes time to design, but I should at least 3 or 4 designs for you guys soon.
Also, the hats will be made out of ABS (plastic). I can make out of PLA, but after awhile it will be eaten by the bacteria. Unless you like chubby bacteria...lol
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Any chance I can get a thingiverse link? I would love to print one of these bad boys. Totally understand if you'd rather just make money selling them though.
 

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I'm in! Let me know when your ready to sell/ship some!
 

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This weekend I was allowed by the boss (wife) to spend few hours working on the design of a hat or two.
My sea urchin grabbed it, but since the bottom of the hats are not a full arched shape, it does not fit perfectly.
The cowboy hat has quite a large area in comparison to the small contact area for the sea urchin to hold on to it. With the water flow and rocks, the hat will come loose after awhile. If you fit the entire sea urchin in the hat and its brim will be way too big to be carried around. I will make some changes and test them before I will make them available.

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I had several of these hats printed for my urchin.
I would rate them 1/10 and I will explain why.

I printed my urchin a top hat. The first day was great. He wore around and loved life! After day two, he began to develop an English accent, which is okay, it was kind of cute.

After day 3 he began raiding my fish's nests, looking for "caviar".

Day 4, he found cloth and a sewing kit. He made himself a red coat, next thing I knew he was screaming at my fish, accusing them of harboring Scots in the tank.


Fast forward to day 8, he has formed his own Parliament. He's staged half of the tank against each other, I fear a war is coming.




Day 24, fighting has broken out in the tank. The urchin has donned the Viking hat.


Day 39. Everyone is dead. My urchin sits atop a pile of fish and coral corpses. He picks his teeth with his own spines, I fear he is plotting my demise. What have I done? Was this all really worth it? Are these hats truly the answer?
Please, if someone reads this in time, save me.
 

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