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Almost every Steampunker has the same problem, to finance all the big projects in your head you must sit many hours on your desk to earn the money.
Often the office is dismal and grey. This is quietly no place for an awesome mind.
Now I invent this Desktop Terrarium who allows you to put your own exotic habitat on your desk. You can study rare plants in a perfect eye catcher setting.
And if you some weeks not in, no problem my habitat needs only a few drops of water every four month.
All you need is
- One old defect bulb (clear or matt)
- One solar power Garden LED light
- Small wooden board
- Brass or Copper tube
- Brass or Copper tin (wall clock)
- sundry brass parts
- Switch
- AAA Battery + holder
Also don't miss to visit my website with more great projects under Steampunk-Design.
Often the office is dismal and grey. This is quietly no place for an awesome mind.
Now I invent this Desktop Terrarium who allows you to put your own exotic habitat on your desk. You can study rare plants in a perfect eye catcher setting.
And if you some weeks not in, no problem my habitat needs only a few drops of water every four month.
All you need is
- One old defect bulb (clear or matt)
- One solar power Garden LED light
- Small wooden board
- Brass or Copper tube
- Brass or Copper tin (wall clock)
- sundry brass parts
- Switch
- AAA Battery + holder
Also don't miss to visit my website with more great projects under Steampunk-Design.
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Signing UpStep 1Prepare the bulb
In the first step I prepare the bulb.
Attention! Please use gloves and a safety goggles…
The bulbs are very thin and there is a high risk that they broke during work.
Try to work in front of a vacuum cleaner because this will avoid that small cullet spread over the area you work in.
In the middle of the socket is a small metal plate you can lift it and pull out with a small knife.
If you remove the plate you will find a small hole in the black glass seal.
Stick a small screwdriver in this hole and break the glass. Now you can also remove it.
Now you see a small glass tube which holds the filament.
With a small plier you can also break the tube and remove all.
After this you make the hole round and enlarge it a little bit.
The glass breaks not complete because it can only brake until the glued socket.
Now you can clean the bulb with water.
You see on my pictures that I use a matt bulb. The matt colour is only a fine powder that can easily wash away with water.
Attention! Please use gloves and a safety goggles…
The bulbs are very thin and there is a high risk that they broke during work.
Try to work in front of a vacuum cleaner because this will avoid that small cullet spread over the area you work in.
In the middle of the socket is a small metal plate you can lift it and pull out with a small knife.
If you remove the plate you will find a small hole in the black glass seal.
Stick a small screwdriver in this hole and break the glass. Now you can also remove it.
Now you see a small glass tube which holds the filament.
With a small plier you can also break the tube and remove all.
After this you make the hole round and enlarge it a little bit.
The glass breaks not complete because it can only brake until the glued socket.
Now you can clean the bulb with water.
You see on my pictures that I use a matt bulb. The matt colour is only a fine powder that can easily wash away with water.
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if it is a 3 volt led then that is perfect...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-ish-Oil-Lamp/
here yoou can unscrew the bulb
I have just checked the shipping cost 19€ (27$) for a insured parcel.
For further informations and offered parts visit my website
http://steampunk-design.de/ and there the warehouse.
If you are still interested send me a mail via the telegram function on the website...
Ill jump on your site.
Bulb, Brass pipes and nuts, wood and the garden light are out of the harware store.
The brass tin is a part of an old wall clock which I got from Ebay.
You can only bent small pipes without damage when they are filled with fine sand!!!
I will add this hint to the instruction.
Thanks for asking that.
Have fun with my other projects...
Just kidding--great project!
I never had the problem of a hard coating here in Germany.
But this comment will helps many people who have this kind of problem.
Thanks and cheers...
Alien in a pod maybe? *makes notes for later*. LOL : D
And yes you will get all parts you need in the home store. I also buy the garden lights there for only 2€.
Well done. I´ll try to build it as soon as possible,for my own; fantastic!!!
Yours Aeon Junophor
If you feel so inclined, would you mind adding a step that illustrates what you use for a successfully filled system?
You will find step 4 with the filling content.
(Adds project to to-do list)