Introduction: MP3 Ear Defenders With Sugru
I wanted to protect my ears while working in the garage now that I have 2 laser cutters whirring away in there (a Blacknose A3 Laser and a Whitetooth A1 Laser). MP3 headphones cost upwards of £33 so I modified my existing £3 ear defenders and inserted some ear bud type headphones that I had lying around into them so that I can listen to music while still protecting my ears.
It's really very simple
- Drill a hole in the side of the Ear defenders large enough for the ear buds
- Insert the ear buds into the hole and use Sugru to secure them in place
This was my first time using Sugru and it was straight forward, you can get a really nice shiny finish on it by smoothing it over with your finger.
4 Comments
9 years ago on Introduction
Very nice! I've been really tempted to do something like this. Did the muffs lose a lot of their noise cancelling power with this mod though?
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
No significant loss in cancelling power and you certainly don't notice any loss once you start playing some music. For £3 it's worth a try :)
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Definitely! I sit for hours sometimes with my muffs on, and some tunes would really be nice. Thanks for sharing this.
9 years ago on Introduction
This looks really cool, and I've done this before! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...
But, nice work!