Headphone upgrade for PC
Almost everyone has old computer headphones that can be given a second life. I propose to evaluate my master class on upgrading such an indispensable attribute for a music lover. As an experimental sample, I chose old Dialog headphones with a standard 3.5 connector, which were once purchased by almost all educational institutions in the country.
Preparation.
I removed the old cushions and microphone from the headphones, cut off the massive parts that seemed “superfluous”, rang/soldered them well and attached all the wires:
To create a new look you will need:
1. Frame of old headphones
2. Soft leather (vinyl will do)
3. Sponge (sintepon, ... whatever)
4. Threads
5. Flexible plastic (plastic from a paper folder will do)
6. Dr. details - see below.
7. Tools: sewing machine, scissors, needle, ruler, pen (marker)
Making pillows for headphones.
1. First, we determine the sizes of future pillows. I decided to make square pillows, despite the fact that the original body has a round shape. To do this, I took only one measure - the width of the speaker housing, and cut out an approximate pillow template from plastic - it will find use in the future:
2. Next is the most difficult part of the work, requiring great accuracy.We cut out the front part of each pillow from vinyl, and on the back side we mark: the lines along which the seams will go, and the boundaries of the sound channel. For later convenience, he suggested making a cutout in the shape of the letter “H”, and filling up the area of material lost on the sides with additional pieces of material.
Two identical “linings” for each pillow.
Facing with a finished cutout and additional material on both sides. Stitched diagonals are a sophistication that adds volume. Execution is optional.
3. Cut out the filler from the sponge to a size that is 10% larger than the corresponding parameters of the template.
Facing, template and filler.
4. Use a sewing machine to sew narrow strips of leather onto the sides of each product (lining), giving it a “box” shape:
5. We sew the back of the boxes, increasing the excess material, allowing it to be closed around the speaker housing. The placement of the seams affects the shape of the pillow. It is advisable to carry out the entire process by regularly comparing the dimensions of your own product with the dimensions of the speaker housing.
6. Turn the finished “boxes” inside out, apply the filler and a plastic template, making a copy of it:
Leather, filling and frame.
7. We push the excess allocated for hiding the area of the sound channel (which is in the center, in the “H” cutout) into the hole of the sponge. Using a needle and thread, carefully tighten the edges of these strips with the edges of the internal “overlap” formed by the seams:
At the same time, we try to take into account the elasticity of the pillows (the softer the better), and make sure that the frame is located and fixed in the same plane with the seams
8. Turn the “boxes” back into their previous positions, with the seams facing inward.To maintain their shape after attaching them to the speaker bodies, two more plastic frames were made, repeating not only the width, but also creating the shape of the sidewalls:
9. After we install the frames inside the “boxes,” we put them on the headphones themselves. Fill the free volume inside with a sponge
10. Take the needle and thread again and begin to pull together the edges of the leather “boxes”:
The pillow is made and attached!
Production of external cladding plates.
1. To “hide” this “beauty”, you can use two pieces of material. Using your imagination, you can come up with many ways to hide the attachment points. In this case, two identical mobile phone chargers (S.E.) were found, the housings of which were useful for making “covers”:
2. Using the internal irregularities of the “cover” panels, they were easily attached to the headphones (in different cases you can use screws or glue).
Ready headphones.
Preparation.
I removed the old cushions and microphone from the headphones, cut off the massive parts that seemed “superfluous”, rang/soldered them well and attached all the wires:
To create a new look you will need:
1. Frame of old headphones
2. Soft leather (vinyl will do)
3. Sponge (sintepon, ... whatever)
4. Threads
5. Flexible plastic (plastic from a paper folder will do)
6. Dr. details - see below.
7. Tools: sewing machine, scissors, needle, ruler, pen (marker)
Making pillows for headphones.
1. First, we determine the sizes of future pillows. I decided to make square pillows, despite the fact that the original body has a round shape. To do this, I took only one measure - the width of the speaker housing, and cut out an approximate pillow template from plastic - it will find use in the future:
2. Next is the most difficult part of the work, requiring great accuracy.We cut out the front part of each pillow from vinyl, and on the back side we mark: the lines along which the seams will go, and the boundaries of the sound channel. For later convenience, he suggested making a cutout in the shape of the letter “H”, and filling up the area of material lost on the sides with additional pieces of material.
Two identical “linings” for each pillow.
Facing with a finished cutout and additional material on both sides. Stitched diagonals are a sophistication that adds volume. Execution is optional.
3. Cut out the filler from the sponge to a size that is 10% larger than the corresponding parameters of the template.
Facing, template and filler.
4. Use a sewing machine to sew narrow strips of leather onto the sides of each product (lining), giving it a “box” shape:
5. We sew the back of the boxes, increasing the excess material, allowing it to be closed around the speaker housing. The placement of the seams affects the shape of the pillow. It is advisable to carry out the entire process by regularly comparing the dimensions of your own product with the dimensions of the speaker housing.
6. Turn the finished “boxes” inside out, apply the filler and a plastic template, making a copy of it:
Leather, filling and frame.
7. We push the excess allocated for hiding the area of the sound channel (which is in the center, in the “H” cutout) into the hole of the sponge. Using a needle and thread, carefully tighten the edges of these strips with the edges of the internal “overlap” formed by the seams:
At the same time, we try to take into account the elasticity of the pillows (the softer the better), and make sure that the frame is located and fixed in the same plane with the seams
8. Turn the “boxes” back into their previous positions, with the seams facing inward.To maintain their shape after attaching them to the speaker bodies, two more plastic frames were made, repeating not only the width, but also creating the shape of the sidewalls:
9. After we install the frames inside the “boxes,” we put them on the headphones themselves. Fill the free volume inside with a sponge
10. Take the needle and thread again and begin to pull together the edges of the leather “boxes”:
The pillow is made and attached!
Production of external cladding plates.
1. To “hide” this “beauty”, you can use two pieces of material. Using your imagination, you can come up with many ways to hide the attachment points. In this case, two identical mobile phone chargers (S.E.) were found, the housings of which were useful for making “covers”:
2. Using the internal irregularities of the “cover” panels, they were easily attached to the headphones (in different cases you can use screws or glue).
Ready headphones.
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