Steampunk Plasma Candle

I send you greetings from Helvetia, a small country in Europe with the World's Best Chocolates.
People call me "The Chocolatist" and I'm a creativ Steampunk. Visit me on www.thechocolatist.com.

Today I present you a small and simple Steampunk Gadget which I made with my two little boys. It should be possible to finish this project in 60 minutes, depending on the parts you use.

Step 1 What you need

First a short list what you need for this project:

- a used disposal camera with flash
- a wooden box or something you can use as a base
- a neon filled bulb. I used a small "Candle-Bulb" because it's the cheapest one
- some copper wire
- some brass screws and nuts
- a power switch

A really great tutorial from Junophor how to prepare the high voltage power supply from a disposal camera you can find here.
So I don't explain this step here.

Comments

[tfrost1980]

So you're from Switzerland?

[Winged Fist]

Chocolatist - What a great looking steampunk candle! I'm glad I came across this, as I've been thinking about doing something like this.

You might want to consider re-classifying this from the "gadget" section to the "steampunk" section, so fellow steampunk enthusiasts here on Instructables will be sure to see it!

And welcome to instructables! I see you are already familiar with the work of Aeon Junophor, so you are inspired by one of the best;-)

[thechocolatist]

Hi
Thanks for your comment and suggestion. I not even realised the section "Steampunk" - so I moved the article to this section.
Soon you will be able to read more about my work - I'm currently working on different Steampunk gadgets.....

[Winged Fist]

Chocolatist – Looking forward to seeing more projects! Maybe you can show us how you made the "Das USB Speichergerät Nummer 1" that you have on your website?;-)

[Junophor]

Hi Chocolatist

Great work indeed


I love it and the Chocolate made in Suisse too;-))

Let´s meet in the "Rauchersalon"
Cheers Aeon Junophor