I am walking in Tragedy on the Catwalk . . .

[vyl8]

I am walking in Tragedy on the Catwalk . . . . . .and I am probably the only person who has to solder their outfit for round 3. Which leads me to a somewhat funny story.

It occurred to me that maybe I could make my shirt out of a large circuit board from salvaged an old CD player. My first idea was to boil the board in order to soften the board

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[diello]

I always want to go to the Catwalk Tragedy, but I can never afford it :(
Tell Voltaire I said Hello?
And I hope you have a great time, too! The outfit sounds awesome and I hope to see many pictures :)
Would it be easy to connect the circuit boards with metal rings? Like... punch a little hole in the edges and wire 'em together, maybe?

[vyl8]

The boards have little holes in them were you install the caps and resistors. Since the boards are all the same and the holes line up, I am thinking that I should corset-style lace them together with thin wire and solder them secure for good measure.

I will tell Voltaire you said Hello.

[diello]

That sounds amazing! I do hope you'll be wearing something underneath... it sounds like it will be quite itchy :)

[vyl8]

yeah, hopefully I can figure out a way to line it. If not, it shouldn't be for too long.

[null_known]

You might be able to get scrap circuit boards from computer recycling centers. You'd have to fork out a little cash though, but not a lot. I'm not sure if buffalo has one or not, but there's one in rochester(http://www.rochestercomputer.com/).

Obviously there are some health issues. If you didn't know already(but you probably do), boards do contain nice chemicals like arsenic. You might want to make sure your skin is not in direct contact with the boards for extended periods of time(especially if your wearing it as clothing that your probably going to be sweating in). It more than likely wouldn't kill ya or anything as it's a low amount, but it's probably not good for you.

[vyl8]

Yeah, I was a little concerned when I was attempting to mold the old circuit board about how to line it. The smaller circuit boards that I have here are basically translucent board with the metal circuit lines. I am sure those aren't particularly good for me to have against my skin either, but hopefully I can figure something out as to not have it touch my skin (then again, I should not be wearing it for too long.)