This is a bullet-proof vest I made. The total cost of the build was eight dollars. The core of the vest was made with exercise mat foam heated up over a stove and bent to the contours of the human torso. Various straps were just scraps of nylon I had lying around. The plates on the front were cut-outs of plasticard and plexiglass. The fabric is just one extra large t-shirt hot glued and stretched over the foam. If I could do it again, I would use a higher quality fabric than that of a t-shirt, such as nylon. I'm pretty happy with this build, all in all it is a pretty convincing vest, and definitely worth it for eight bucks.
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