DUDE!!!!! I am so glad I found you, I am learning so much to improve my cosplays... this will help me so much with my battle armor cauldron for my Cheetara and my Cha Cha helmet was in 2 pieces and I thought I could use a door hinges and it would flip open. It holds it together but does not flip like I wanted it too and I use electric tape to hold the sides basically it is just for props taking pictures but this will help me not use tape to hold the sides together lol.
Yay! I'm so glad you found my channel too! Thank you for all your comments and feedback! I'm excited to see it implemented in the helmet and Pauldron! :)
This is so helpful. Thank you so much! I feel confident in buying and using magnets for my Cosplay, which I have made a big wig but I am planning to create insets in the foam pieces so that I can attach and remove it easily. Once again, Thank you
I’m making a set of antlers that will attach to the smoothed surface of my helmet, they’re about 15 in. Long, but they only have three short points and they’re super duper light. Should I make an inset on my helmet and base of the antler? Should I make a little cup around the magnet on my helmet so that they don’t wiggle? What size magnet should I use..? So sorry to ask so many questions, any comments would be very appreciated! :)
I would use as large of a neodymium magnet as your project will allow. I think the cup around the magnet idea would be good to help hold it all in place better. Put neodymium magnets in both the anthers and the helmet to get the most magnetic hold you can get.
Yes! We actually have a couple of those coming up this month and if there is a specific look you are wanting to see, let me know and I can add it to my list and make some more for you :)
A problem Im having with reverse insets is the foam thickness reduces the pull/strength due to it being between the two magnets. Am I not drilling the depth down far enough or should I go up to a larger diameter neodynium?
You are definitely on the right track. If you need to increase the pull strength then both of those options are ways to do it. If you have the room for it, increasing the size of the neodymium magnet will definitely help. Depending on the type of foam you are using, you can get away with drilling the depth deeper. Essentially you want as little foam between the magnet as possible without compromising the foams integrity too much. So the denser the foam the thinner you can take it and not have issues. With the WTF ( What the foam) I used in the video I drilled down leaving only about 1mm-2mm of foam. But with High Density foams you may not want to go anywhere less than two and probably at least 3mm and up to make sure it is strong enough. Also too, if you are doing the reverse inset you will usually want to use magnets on both sides and not try metal washer on one side trick I talked about at the end. That will help to strengthen the pull too. Hopefully that helps! :)
I know this video is older but where do you get your magnets? I'm looking for some pretty strong ones to attach a bunch of spikes on a cosplay. I want them removable for easier storage and travelwise but I want to make sure they're strong enough that the spikes won't just get bumped off if they hit something like a wall, desk, brush against a person ect.
I'm making a prop that's meant to be dropped and broken, then out back together, what would you recommend doing to keep the magnets from ripping the foam or staying in place
It all depends on what type of foam you are using, there could be issues if your foam is not strong enough and can rip easily but if you are using a denser/stronger foam, I haven't had it be too much of a problem. I would recommend try What The Foam! It's super strong and holds up great!! :)
By using hot glue to glue the magnet it, it fills that void and pulls the to sides into eachother tight so that the foam is not flimsy and will hold up surprisingly well :). Also I demonstrated it on the softest foam option and if you use High Density foams or even better WTF (What The Foam) then you decrease your chances of it tearing to next to zero.:)
@@CosplayApprentice i see..so just reinforced with hotglue is sufficent? thanks for answering...i'll try it out then :-) btw your workplace is off the chain. you already know that ;-) i wonder if you could come up with some sollutions for holding tools in place like you made for yourself?
Video, extremely helpful ^^ idk why I didn't even think about washers *woosh*. But dropping a sub for that absolutely beautiful work/craft space....mmm, goals to have something so functional!!!
Thank you so much for watching and for subbing!! You rock!!! :) Thanks! It’s a pretty cool craft space, you should check out the video on my channel about my Star Wars blast door entrance to the workshop :)
@@CosplayApprentice duuuuuude...I'll have to later :o I was specifically looking up solutions for magnets in cosplay, got a weird situation xP trying to make adjustable eyebrows but my old method with 2 magnets was heavy, washers might work!! But ya, I saw you have some really cool vids and then saw the foam-mo? 🥰 ahhhh, super excite
I think duct tape could work, it may just peel up and collect dirt after time but as long as it was good strong duct tape it should work for a while :)
Fantastic! Your videos are sooo usefull! Wish you would do a little better close ups to your materials. Maybe a better camera? Higher video quality? Watching you on mobile phone I can’t see much. Still love what you do! Keep it going! Stella Cosplay💜
Thanks! We are always looking to improve our videos to make them better for you, I truly appreciate the feedback so we know how to better serve you guys :) We have been playing around with some different cams and working out the balance of quality and being able to get things out. :). Something that I have found when watching vids on mobile is to check the resolution it is playing at. I find that often it isn't playing back at 1080p full HD. If you manually switch it to that I find that sometimes helps. Hopefully that can help in the meantime and we will work toward trying to get some better close-ups for you and the majority that watch on mobile. :) Again thank you for the feedback, it is super helpful! :) And thanks for watching!! :) You Rock!!
3:40 you explained that perfectly 💡 thank you 🙏 🧲
THANK YOU. I've been searching for a definitive answer about if to glue my magnets in before or after paint. Super helpful ✌️
So glad it helped! Thank you so much for watching!! :)
What magnets do you use? I don't want them to be too strong nor weak
Magnetism! I'm pumped for this topic
Yay! :)
DUDE!!!!! I am so glad I found you, I am learning so much to improve my cosplays... this will help me so much with my battle armor cauldron for my Cheetara and my Cha Cha helmet was in 2 pieces and I thought I could use a door hinges and it would flip open. It holds it together but does not flip like I wanted it too and I use electric tape to hold the sides basically it is just for props taking pictures but this will help me not use tape to hold the sides together lol.
Yay! I'm so glad you found my channel too! Thank you for all your comments and feedback! I'm excited to see it implemented in the helmet and Pauldron! :)
@@CosplayApprentice and thanks for correcting my spelling rofl
This is so helpful. Thank you so much! I feel confident in buying and using magnets for my Cosplay, which I have made a big wig but I am planning to create insets in the foam pieces so that I can attach and remove it easily. Once again, Thank you
I’m making a set of antlers that will attach to the smoothed surface of my helmet, they’re about 15 in. Long, but they only have three short points and they’re super duper light. Should I make an inset on my helmet and base of the antler? Should I make a little cup around the magnet on my helmet so that they don’t wiggle? What size magnet should I use..? So sorry to ask so many questions, any comments would be very appreciated! :)
I would use as large of a neodymium magnet as your project will allow. I think the cup around the magnet idea would be good to help hold it all in place better. Put neodymium magnets in both the anthers and the helmet to get the most magnetic hold you can get.
Will you ever do a tips video on battle damaging eva foam?
Yes! We actually have a couple of those coming up this month and if there is a specific look you are wanting to see, let me know and I can add it to my list and make some more for you :)
@@CosplayApprentice Damage from a sword and spears is mostly what I'm looking for but I never saw someone do arrow damage before
@@kunk__ Sounds good, I'll add it to my list :)
What size magnets are those?
M-a-g-n-e-t-i-s-m :) Great ideas!
:) Nice :) Thanks!
A problem Im having with reverse insets is the foam thickness reduces the pull/strength due to it being between the two magnets. Am I not drilling the depth down far enough or should I go up to a larger diameter neodynium?
You are definitely on the right track. If you need to increase the pull strength then both of those options are ways to do it. If you have the room for it, increasing the size of the neodymium magnet will definitely help. Depending on the type of foam you are using, you can get away with drilling the depth deeper. Essentially you want as little foam between the magnet as possible without compromising the foams integrity too much. So the denser the foam the thinner you can take it and not have issues. With the WTF ( What the foam) I used in the video I drilled down leaving only about 1mm-2mm of foam. But with High Density foams you may not want to go anywhere less than two and probably at least 3mm and up to make sure it is strong enough. Also too, if you are doing the reverse inset you will usually want to use magnets on both sides and not try metal washer on one side trick I talked about at the end. That will help to strengthen the pull too. Hopefully that helps! :)
I know this video is older but where do you get your magnets? I'm looking for some pretty strong ones to attach a bunch of spikes on a cosplay. I want them removable for easier storage and travelwise but I want to make sure they're strong enough that the spikes won't just get bumped off if they hit something like a wall, desk, brush against a person ect.
MAGNITISM!!!
working on a guardiands of the galaxy globe...would magnetic tape work?
I'm making a prop that's meant to be dropped and broken, then out back together, what would you recommend doing to keep the magnets from ripping the foam or staying in place
How heavy can the things you're attaching be?
Do you get indents or pull though issues with reverse inset?
It all depends on what type of foam you are using, there could be issues if your foam is not strong enough and can rip easily but if you are using a denser/stronger foam, I haven't had it be too much of a problem. I would recommend try What The Foam! It's super strong and holds up great!! :)
wouldnt that side swipe sollution tear the fine rest of foam apart after several uses?
By using hot glue to glue the magnet it, it fills that void and pulls the to sides into eachother tight so that the foam is not flimsy and will hold up surprisingly well :). Also I demonstrated it on the softest foam option and if you use High Density foams or even better WTF (What The Foam) then you decrease your chances of it tearing to next to zero.:)
@@CosplayApprentice i see..so just reinforced with hotglue is sufficent? thanks for answering...i'll try it out then :-) btw your workplace is off the chain. you already know that ;-) i wonder if you could come up with some sollutions for holding tools in place like you made for yourself?
Thanks! I love it, it is a pretty sweet space and functional too! :)
Yeah, I will add that to a list of video so show how Increased my tool holders and giving other ideas too. :) Thanks! :)
@@CosplayApprentice that's cool to hear. looking forward to new videos of yours!:-)
Video, extremely helpful ^^ idk why I didn't even think about washers *woosh*.
But dropping a sub for that absolutely beautiful work/craft space....mmm, goals to have something so functional!!!
Thank you so much for watching and for subbing!! You rock!!! :) Thanks! It’s a pretty cool craft space, you should check out the video on my channel about my Star Wars blast door entrance to the workshop :)
@@CosplayApprentice duuuuuude...I'll have to later :o I was specifically looking up solutions for magnets in cosplay, got a weird situation xP trying to make adjustable eyebrows but my old method with 2 magnets was heavy, washers might work!! But ya, I saw you have some really cool vids and then saw the foam-mo? 🥰 ahhhh, super excite
What about duct tape over an inset magnet? Do you think that would work or is glue the best option there?
I think duct tape could work, it may just peel up and collect dirt after time but as long as it was good strong duct tape it should work for a while :)
M a g n e t i s m :) cool ideas!
Thanks! :)
Fantastic! Your videos are sooo usefull!
Wish you would do a little better close ups to your materials. Maybe a better camera? Higher video quality? Watching you on mobile phone I can’t see much.
Still love what you do! Keep it going!
Stella Cosplay💜
Thanks! We are always looking to improve our videos to make them better for you, I truly appreciate the feedback so we know how to better serve you guys :) We have been playing around with some different cams and working out the balance of quality and being able to get things out. :). Something that I have found when watching vids on mobile is to check the resolution it is playing at. I find that often it isn't playing back at 1080p full HD. If you manually switch it to that I find that sometimes helps. Hopefully that can help in the meantime and we will work toward trying to get some better close-ups for you and the majority that watch on mobile. :) Again thank you for the feedback, it is super helpful! :) And thanks for watching!! :) You Rock!!
MAGNETS!
Woohoo! Magnets are awesome!
Cosplay Apprentice especially neodymium magnets, other magnets are not that strong
sad that this has only 1265 views
Thanks for watching!! Make sure and spread the word by sharing it! :)
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