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Steampunk goggles "N-Axis"

Steampunk goggles \"N-Axis\"
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Ladies and gentlemen. I offer you my new project.
About 80 individual parts, more than 60 man-hours spent on implementation.
Ultra flexible design, complete anatomical adaptation.
Natural authentic materials and technology.
Photos of the process are attached.

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Jan 27, 2012. 5:23 AMjeffrey4283 says:
All I can say is magnificent!
Jan 5, 2012. 7:38 PMelectronfan says:
Wow! Kool gear! It's a shame not to be on age to wear so an amazing piece of art gear,on the other hand it makes me wondering...
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Jan 5, 2012. 9:14 PMgogglerman (author) says:
I do not wear these goggles, I like to do things like this .
Nov 21, 2011. 10:10 AMDbean says:
Great set of Goggles .. I would not mind a pair of them myself..
Do you sell these little gems? If you do what would you charge?
Great stuff keep up the good work !! Don Fl
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Nov 22, 2011. 7:15 PMgogglerman (author) says:
Thanks for the comment, but I do not sell my work. I'm sorry.
Oct 18, 2011. 4:35 AMcaptainsideburns says:
I have 2 things to say

WOW

If you need more instructions than these phenomenal step by step photos, this project is beyond you. Go develop some skills in this area. Numchuck skills aren't going to cut it :P

Oct 13, 2011. 11:25 PMvopo says:
You use a torch on that? i use propane and acetylene torches at school in metal-tech and i burn holes through things and my welds/solders are messy as hell. You are a master.
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Oct 13, 2011. 11:31 PMgogglerman (author) says:
Here I have used propane torch. Acetylene is not needed. Thx
Oct 14, 2011. 2:38 AMvopo says:
Cheers :) Ill give it a go one day, but it wont resemble anything like yours :P
Oct 2, 2011. 10:29 PMnightninja13 says:
Very nice project! I can imagine how long it would take to do that. If you don't mind me asking what kind of solder are you using? (is it silver solder or plumbing solder?) also are you pickling the parts after you oxidize them with a torch or just scrubbing them off?

Anyhow thanks for the photos I can't wait to try some of this stuff out.
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Oct 2, 2011. 10:55 PMgogglerman (author) says:
I'm using different solders. It is in this project used solder Ag 104 (L-Ag 45 Sn), his love refrigerator repairmen. As part of the solder contained 45 percent silver. The surfaces were polished and patinated parts gaseous ammonia, to give them a used look. Thank you.
Sep 29, 2011. 3:52 PMtukas says:
Did you scavenge the parts or did you have to fab them yourself?
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Sep 29, 2011. 8:34 PMgogglerman (author) says:
All parts are made by me.
Oct 1, 2011. 8:29 AMcargorilla says:
It would have been great to see HOW you made them. The only thing that the photos really do is prove that you made it. The reason I am on Instructables is to learn HOW to make things. If I wanted to see art, which this clearly is, I would go to a different website. But very nice work! Please, share your method of fabrication. Or are you just trying to tease us? :-)
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Oct 1, 2011. 10:10 AMgogglerman (author) says:
Tease you? I've grown out of that time, when someone is that it is necessary to prove. I'm just sharing with the community so that did, and try to show how I did it. A full description of all the works would take a very long time. I show pictures that I've done from time to time, for those who might be interested. To those who asked specific questions about the project, I try to respond in accordance with its language capabilities.
Sorry that did not meet your expectations.
Oct 1, 2011. 10:27 AMcargorilla says:
I'm sorry, I was just joking. You are obviously very knowledgeable and I really appreciate your posting the beautiful objects you make. Do you think perhaps you could post something about how you fabricated the two pieces that form the adjustable "nosebridge" part? Did you cast them, or cut them out of bar stock, or how? Do you use a dremel tool extensively? Also, it would be great to understand how you attached the little "studs" to the side of the brass clip. Thank you for your help and for passing down to us very important knowledge we can all use.
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Oct 1, 2011. 10:44 PMgogglerman (author) says:
OK. The part connecting the halves of the bridge consists of three parts (round, set perpendicular to the edge, and the threaded rod from the bottom). Parts are cut from brass sheet of 3-4 mm. soldered together with silver solder, through a propane torch.
For machining brass, mostly I use Dremel 300 series.
About the "studs" I do not understand what you mean.
Oct 1, 2011. 9:47 AMtukas says:
I agree with cargorilla! With me the biggest hurdle is to make the 'parts' of the whole. It is difficult for me to even know where to start or where to acquire base components.

Oct 1, 2011. 10:09 PMpaqrat says:
This is beautiful. I have my doubts that I could accomplish something as fine as this even with instructions. Without instructions I have no chance.
Sep 30, 2011. 4:47 AMtwhaley says:
I made infinity of those at summer camp.
Oct 1, 2011. 10:31 AMcargorilla says:
ha ha ha. A Napoleon Dynamite quote is appropriate in any situation.
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Sep 30, 2011. 4:49 AMgogglerman (author) says:
I have no doubt.
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Sep 30, 2011. 7:30 PMHonus says:
Beautiful design and fantastic execution- I applaud your talent!
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Sep 30, 2011. 6:24 PMarkie says:
Sir;

Your restrained and elegant replies to the comments are refreshing.

Thank you for your supplemental, albeit unintentional, 'instructable' on how to respond most graciously.

Sincere admiration for your work.
Sep 30, 2011. 5:21 PMmarvindmartian says:
I would like applause GOGGLERMAN for his workmanship and his instructable. At the same time I would like to take this opportunity to say to all those that are complaining to spend more time in a shop and less time in front of a screen bitching. He just finished saying that he spent over 60 hours at this project I'm sure he's the type of person that would rather work in his shop than sit in front of his computer. You should be thanking him for taking the time posting those beautiful pictures. Like they say a picture is worth a thousand words...
Sep 29, 2011. 3:45 PMKevin11721 says:
Beautiful workmanship and design.

How do you get the polished brass finish? Are the parts actually brass or were they treated to look that color?

Very nice!

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Sep 29, 2011. 8:43 PMgogglerman (author) says:
Brass parts were treated with sandpaper and polished felt around and polishing compound.
Sep 30, 2011. 7:55 AMKevin11721 says:
I'm guessing someone is associated with the plumbing crafts.

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Sep 30, 2011. 8:26 AMgogglerman (author) says:
I'm not a plumber, if you have had in mind. However, to repair the faucet, I'll be able to ;)
Sep 30, 2011. 8:21 AMKevin11721 says:
And or old clockworks.
Sep 30, 2011. 7:57 AMKevin11721 says:
This link is Making me drool.

http://brass-inserts.brass-pipe-fittings.com/

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Sep 30, 2011. 8:23 AMgogglerman (author) says:
Wow. Looks good!
Sep 30, 2011. 6:02 AMromanreb says:
Exquisitely crafted! Made me really happy to see the pics. I find it distressing that we no longer know how to make difficult things---by hand, I mean---One artisan, start to finish. Just lovely. Thank you for sharing.
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Sep 30, 2011. 7:44 AMgogglerman (author) says:
I will continue to share, are still those who are interested in what I do :)
Sep 30, 2011. 6:40 AMtomasina says:
absolutely beautiful!
very well crafted & ingenious!
i applaud you!
i dont need instrux......just seeing how u did yours.....has given me an idea
& another opportunity to experiment!......lol
just beautiful!
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Sep 30, 2011. 7:40 AMgogglerman (author) says:
Very inspiring words! I'll try not to disappoint you:)
Sep 30, 2011. 7:36 AMwisemanb says:
Well... they are really nice goggles. The pictures are what drew me to this particular "instructable" but, unfortunately, there are no instructions, just pictures of parts with no captions at all. Would help we at least knew for certain what we're looking at in the parts and building process. "Instruct," please. :-)
Sep 30, 2011. 5:24 AMvonKaos says:
Admirable!!! Hardy todo but admirable!
Cléber:.
Sep 30, 2011. 3:36 AMsmcdonnell says:
I don't even have a use for this, but I want it. Incredible work!
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Sep 29, 2011. 11:47 PMpddonovan2011 says:
Holy Cow! I am new to all this Instructables Creativity and I have to say, "What an incredible job!" i do fabrication, welding and repairs on Garbage Trucks. Needless to say this crushes creativity and artistry. I can only hope to one day be able to do anything so intricate. Awesome Job, really awesome!
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