Steampunk Ray Gun from Found Objects

I have been fascinated with the Steampunk genre for some time now. After visiting several websites and looking at other people's projects, I decided to create my own Steampunk ray gun using some odds and ends I had lying around.

Step 1 Step one: Design

I have no pictures for this step but the best advice I can give you is to sketch out some ideas about how you want your ray gun to look. Then start looking at ordinary and not so ordinary household items to see how they would look with a little TLC. Some items may take more effort to transform them into their Steampunk component.

I spent several hours Googling ray gun images and other inspiration. This is a great place to start: http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/.

I had always liked the sleek and long look of the traditional 1940's and 1950's ray guns so I concentrated on that look. I started looking at things I had laying about for inspiration, and that led me to step number 2....

Comments

[botronics]

It probably could still be used as a garden hose nozzle. Excellent double usage! Lamps and brass candle stick holders from thrift stores are good parts for rayguns. Just finished mine today.

[The Last Gunslinger26]

I was wondering what exactly  the handle is from because it doesn't look to familiar to me so if the author or any body can tell me what it is I'd be very thankful.

[cmrc]

It is a garden hose nozzle.  I got it from lowes.  It is metal and rust resistant.  I did a little modification to remove the actual nozzle portion so that I could screw on the other hose adapters to the threaded portion of the "barrel".

[didgitalpunk]

i have the same metal garden hose and i want to know if you just unscrew the nozzle or if you cut it off...

[cmrc]

All of my hose components were screwed on or had quick release disconnects that I was able to fasten them with. I did not have to cut any hose.

[The Last Gunslinger26]

well that explains it then I aint ever seen a hose spray nozzle quite like that, I thought it was something else entirely

[didgitalpunk]

nice ray gun!!!!

[cmrc]

Thanks. I am working on a rifle that has some of the same feel. I hope to have it finished soon.

[Whales]

 Hey, check out that guys rayguns, pretty cool, my favorite is the Goliath 83:
www.wetanz.com/goliathon-83-miniature-version/

Sweet, as soon as i saw it my mind started trying to figure things to make a copy.

[whocares88]

nice!!! but i would add more to it

[sir-zeke]

this is nice, better if it had a picture of it in someones hand (for an idea of how big it is)

[cmrc]

I am holding it in my profile picture. It is 1:1 scale. Thanks for the comment.