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Love Deadmau5? Enjoy house music? Want to go to raves in style? Deadmau5's iconic mau5head would surely turn some heads. I decided to go with the original red Mau5head, but you can choose any color your heart desires. Instructables has a cool DIY tutorial on how to make a Deadmau5 Mau5head out of a 13″ hamsterball.

FULL TUTORIAL @ http://www.instructables.com

step 1 Materials
Things you'll need:- 13" hamster ball- A yard of red felt- Hardhat- White silk (make sure you can see through it)- 6 sheets of stick on red felt- 2 12" balsa woo…

step 2 Mapping everything out
Take out one of the panels of the ball so it won't roll away from you (don't throw away the panel, you'll need it later). Take two sheets of paper and sketch out a the shap…

step 3 Eyes and ears part 1
Take your compass and make 12" circles on your balsa wood. Take your Dremel and cut out them out. Sand the edges to avoid splinters. These will be your ears. Now take

step 4 Cutting the ball
Use your screw driver to disassemble the ball. Trace the paper mouth on to the plastic. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it should give you the general idea. Now use mask…

step 5 Wrapping the head in felt
Lightly sand your head so the glue can stick to the surface. Use your fabric scissors to cut large strips of felt that would cover large portions of the head without crinkl…

step 6 Mouth piece
Cut out a piece of silk and steel mesh. Make sure both are big enough to cover the inside of the mouth. Hot glue the silk to the steel mesh. Adjust the mesh until it fits p…

step 7 Eyes and ears part 2
Place the ears inside the slots. From the Inside, hot glue the ears into place. Reinforce the ears with duct tape. Glue the eyes with regular Tacky glue into place. Apply a…

step 8 Hardhat
Trim your hardhat as much as possible. try not to trim off the mounts that hold the head brace or else you're going to need a new hard hat. Once you have trim your hardhat,…

step 9 Finished!
Now you're ready for raves and what not. Have fun and be safe!OPTIONAL STEP:you can choose to put LEDs to light up the eyes. Simply drill small holes into the head whe…

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