DIY Inflatable Decorations 

Me right now

Exactly

Its rare indeed

Hey, can you tell me how you stopped the air from coming?

I mean, maybe he already is a business owner or engineer?

My main thing is I usualy follow instructions so these videos are always great

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Look at beach balls for reference! They're made up of long diamond shapes.

Exactly, perfect reference

If you’re talking about patterning it, you could make a small scale model out of clay, which you would then put tape over and draw on pattern lines, which you will then scale up to size.

You could use rhino, and use a grasshopper script using kangaroo to inflate.

Sorry I took so long to reply. It's just your standard plastic table cloth. Here is a link to a large roll of it from party city. www.partycity.com/purple-plastic-table-cover-roll-181738.html?extcmp=pla%7CLia%7CGoogle&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyerpBRD9ARIsAH-ITn_ckUFWcpdXQH7ck_ENRQQp28shRYk_15P_RKL5K-oi1m6-hC6yT2kaAnAiEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds If you don't have a party city, any type of colored plastic works. You can also make it out of plastic drop-cloth and spray paint it the colors you need.

I just used a simple box fan from Walmart.

@@imagineeringeveryday2370 do you have a picture of one as I live in the UK

No, sorry. It needs a constant fan. But you would be surprised, once it's inflated, it doesn't need that large of a fan to keep it up.

It depends on the complexity of the costume. I try to stray away from too complex geometry when doing inflatables because it can get pretty wonky if I mess up, and there is really no way to test it until you are finished, however if you are confident with your pattern then I say go for it. I found that using a mini iron was best for more complex projects. However, if you find a vinyl or rip stop nylon like they use for tents, you can also use a sewing machine and it is still pretty air tight with a fan.

No, I have never had an issue with that. Usually the fan will only inflate to a limit. It doesn't have enough power to make the items pop.

Ok. Thank you. I was looking to do a custom inflatable Baymax and I didn't want any burst issues. I will have to make sure I get a decent fan that doesn't push out too many CFM. Thanks for the response. Keep up the great work!

Not strong at all. The pool floaty are a thicker vinyl. The table cloth can be poked and stretched easier. But it isn’t super weak, I find that I can set the inflatable up at an event about 5-6 times before they really start to break.

So I get the plastic tablecloth from the dollar store, and I get big rolls of it from places like Party City for larger projects. You can also find it cheaper on Amazon too. And I don't actually close it off when I'm done. I just leave the fan running. The plastic isn't air tight so i can't inflate it like a beach ball. It's more like the inflatable snowman you set up for Christmas outside. You could try finding yellow trash bags to make the Pokemon out of. Those are more air/water tight and would work in a pool. And you could always use the end of a ziplock bag to seal it closed once you fill it with air.

@@imagineeringeveryday2370 ok but how does it not blow away if it's not attached? I don't know if I'm being dumb lol but I've never seen a lawn inflatable up closer so I don't know. You use dryer vents I see that but if you just put it under the inflatable isn't it going to blow away? I must be missing something? Thank you, it's a great idea.

I'm going to do gengar this year! How did yours turn out?

@@jeanblaaa i never actually ended up making mine but i hope your gengar turn out great!!

Let me know when you finish! I totally want to see it!