Propmaking tutorial: Making a Microphone/stand
Good morning!!! O.k folks we are gonna learn how to make a microphone for those of you who love to cosplay Singers/Divas/Songtress/etc.
As a rabid Macross/Minmay fan I have been making my microphones this way and I find it easier to hold around at cons for photos and easy to travel with since you can take it apart for travel.
As you can see in the photo a couple of years ago I made a stand and platform of which also broke down for travel. However it had its own suitcase and I was tired of carrying it with me so I had to find a way to make it smaller and more convenient.
I consider this an eco friendly project as well due to the fact that you will be using a cardboard cylinder that you can find anywhere. Love going green. O.k lets get started.
Suppiles:
1. Wooden Dowls
I used a meduim sized one, but its up to you what size you want. Try not to use the super thick one though. PVC pipe is optional too.
2. Hot Glue Gun/glue sticks
3. Styrofoam ball 4 or 6 inch ( you can go up to 8 its all up to you)
4. Acrylic paints or spray paint colors of your choice. ( You can even use Rub n' Buff)
5. Knife or anything sharpe that can poke things.
6. 2 Wood pieces the shape of flower pot. ( The second one is optional)
7. 1 Cardboard Cylinder from either a plastic wrap or Aluminum Foil. ( Paper Towel one is fine however I highly recommend using these since they are thick and sturdy not to mention that they fit the flower pot piece perfectly!!!)
8. Goop Glue (or Gorrila glue or /E-6000 or quick set Epoxy oe wood glue or super glue)
9. 1 Black shoe lace or any color of your choice. (You can use Cording)
O.k the first set is to hot glue the ball to the top of the cylinder. I applieded a lot or you can use the Goop glue and let it dry. In this tutorial I am using hot glue cuz it dries faster. Later I will use Epoxy glue ( not shown) for the dowl part.
Taking akife or anything sharp poke a hole inthe middle of the cylinder this is where the dowl will go. You can finish the edges with tape if you want. Also not if you want to just want to have a plain microphone then omit this part.
Test and see if the dowl will fit in the hole. If it does then your ready for the next step.
Taking the shoe string stick into the hole of the flower pot and pull it just a little to where you have some of the sting hanging out of the end. If it is hard to pull use pliers.
Tye a knot
Pull it back and make sure it is sung if it comes though then make a doulbe knot. You want it where it won't come out on ya!!!
Turn it over and apply your glue around the inside of the piece.
Stick the other eind of the cylinder into the pot and let dry. Now you have a microphone!!!
Next step is to paint it if you skip the part where you have to poke a hole into the middle.
Also for the other flower pot Piece you can glue that one to the end of your dowl to give it a nice finishing touch if you want and then paint your dowl. Then paint your dowl in the color you want.
Once dry you can asemble your micro phone. As you can see it should be easy to insert in the hole.
The end of the dowl should come up to an angle so that the micophone is standing a little upwards.
And there you have it a microphone fit for a Diva. I hope this tutorial was informative for you and next I will have one on how to make the platform and a tutorial of Wood pieces and there useage!!!!