Instructables: exploring - video - steampunk http://www.instructables.com Sat, 25 May 2013 15:22:40 PDT BLOX v1.01 Tea Time USB: storage contraption http://www.instructables.com/id/Tea-Time-USB-storage-contraption/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2U/YWRP/HD4VOYDC/F2UYWRPHD4VOYDC.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2U/YWRP/HD4VOYDC/F2UYWRPHD4VOYDC.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2U/YWRP/HD4VOYDC/F2UYWRPHD4VOYDC.SMALL.jpg sutlaf I like to make all sorts of odd junk from odd junk.  I particularly like to illuminate vacuum tubes with USB pen drive  LED's.  Here is may latest contraption contraption housed in an old clock case picked up at an antique store for $5.  There are 2 small motors from BBQ  rotisseries running continu...
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Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:49:16 PST
A quick how to: Steampunk Gun tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/A-quick-how-to-make-a-steampunk-gun/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF7/DJD6/HBBCIHYY/FF7DJD6HBBCIHYY.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF7/DJD6/HBBCIHYY/FF7DJD6HBBCIHYY.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF7/DJD6/HBBCIHYY/FF7DJD6HBBCIHYY.SMALL.jpg Sabsta Materials: Water gun Knife Sponge Paintbrushes Water Random screws or bits of metal (springs, gears, clocks, etc.) Anything you want. Even feathers or key charms.  Black paint Metallic paints. (Gold, bronze, copper, silver or whatever you want) I used Gold and silver for detail and copper f...
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Tue, 1 Jan 2013 01:53:45 PST
Steampunk Stump Shrinking - Hammer Forming Concave Shapes in Brass Sheet http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Stump-Shrinking-Hammer-Forming-Concave/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTB/VX9F/H9T44VZT/FTBVX9FH9T44VZT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTB/VX9F/H9T44VZT/FTBVX9FH9T44VZT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTB/VX9F/H9T44VZT/FTBVX9FH9T44VZT.SMALL.jpg ArtificerMade This is a pretty rough basic tutorial on achieving concave shapes in sheet metal using a hammer and a stump. This video shows a few techniques including shrinking (sometimes called dishing),sinking, and a glance at raising. Sorry I don't stop and explain terminology as I go I just show how a shape i...
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Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:23:54 PST
Steampunk Costume http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Costume-3/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJQ/WIDZ/H8RVCD0C/FJQWIDZH8RVCD0C.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJQ/WIDZ/H8RVCD0C/FJQWIDZH8RVCD0C.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJQ/WIDZ/H8RVCD0C/FJQWIDZH8RVCD0C.SMALL.jpg dancord05 My girlfriend and I decided to go in the style of Steampunk. What is Steampunk? Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction therefore, steampunk works are often set in an alternate history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which...
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Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:15:47 PDT
Steampunk Engine Works http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Engine-Works/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVO/X1EM/H5ED7P27/FVOX1EMH5ED7P27.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVO/X1EM/H5ED7P27/FVOX1EMH5ED7P27.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVO/X1EM/H5ED7P27/FVOX1EMH5ED7P27.SMALL.jpg jeanluc83 My name is Josef Ulrich. I have a love of anything mechanical but above all, a love of steam.  There is something amazing and almost magical about how fire and water can combine to produce something so powerful.  Steam engines have a form that driven by function.  The result is both beautiful and m...
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Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:17:45 PDT
USB PEN DRIVE STORAGE CONTRAPTION http://www.instructables.com/id/USB-PEN-DRIVE-STORAGE-CONTRAPTION/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FC8/FRK8/GUDUN7BO/FC8FRK8GUDUN7BO.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FC8/FRK8/GUDUN7BO/FC8FRK8GUDUN7BO.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FC8/FRK8/GUDUN7BO/FC8FRK8GUDUN7BO.SMALL.jpg sutlaf I have many old vacuum radio tubes laying around and I love the look of them glowing (as they would in an old radio) but not having an old radio I put one on top of a pen drive which has an unusually nice pulsing glow and there it was! Exactly what I wanted. The housing is made from an old electrica...
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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:01:32 PDT
Steampunk Webcam from and old Heater http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Webcam-from-and-old-Heater/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6L/ODJQ/GS3BE6EN/F6LODJQGS3BE6EN.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6L/ODJQ/GS3BE6EN/F6LODJQGS3BE6EN.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6L/ODJQ/GS3BE6EN/F6LODJQGS3BE6EN.SMALL.jpg sutlaf Nice and easy steampunk style webcam from an old electric heater.  Easy to do and under $50.
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Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:40:52 PDT
Plasma Bulb http://www.instructables.com/id/Plasma-Bulb/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FED/5FOC/GQX1VLEW/FED5FOCGQX1VLEW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FED/5FOC/GQX1VLEW/FED5FOCGQX1VLEW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FED/5FOC/GQX1VLEW/FED5FOCGQX1VLEW.SMALL.jpg Admiral Aaron Ravensdale This is a new experiment from http://www.Steampunk-Design.de I take a flashlight module out of a Fujifilm one way camera and take the high power output directly to a neon gas filled bulb. Later I will prepare a complete instructables article. During this time you can enjoy the light show. I ...
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Thu, 4 Aug 2011 04:15:51 PDT
Mad God Universe http://www.instructables.com/id/Mad-God-Universe/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU0/HAMX/GHN8DBSS/FU0HAMXGHN8DBSS.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU0/HAMX/GHN8DBSS/FU0HAMXGHN8DBSS.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU0/HAMX/GHN8DBSS/FU0HAMXGHN8DBSS.SMALL.jpg keith newstead I made this  work with Ralph Steadman 12 years ago
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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:27:26 PST
Steampunk Terrarium http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Terrarium-1/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUZ/MW0H/FYIZ4M82/FUZMW0HFYIZ4M82.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUZ/MW0H/FYIZ4M82/FUZMW0HFYIZ4M82.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FUZ/MW0H/FYIZ4M82/FUZMW0HFYIZ4M82.SMALL.jpg monkeykungfu Just a quick dirty and fast tutorial on building a prop for the Steampunk Household.
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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:28:11 PDT
fantastic Animated Ray Gun made from FOUND OBJECTS http://www.instructables.com/id/fantastic-Animated-Ray-Gun-made-from-FOUND-OBJECTS/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4P/8SI4/FRXUYJ4N/F4P8SI4FRXUYJ4N.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4P/8SI4/FRXUYJ4N/F4P8SI4FRXUYJ4N.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4P/8SI4/FRXUYJ4N/F4P8SI4FRXUYJ4N.SMALL.jpg mr. natural This award winning RAY GUN was assembled by me from found objects. A few of the more recognisable parts are: The polished aluminum body of an old vacuum cleaner. Part of an old large size coffee percolator. A 1965 Ford Galaxy 500 tail light lens. Part of a dentist chair headrest. Part of a bicy...
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Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:04:54 PST
Steampunk-Inspired Hardware Chess Set http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Inspired-Hardware-Chess-Set/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0U/60WJ/FLROJNIW/F0U60WJFLROJNIW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0U/60WJ/FLROJNIW/F0U60WJFLROJNIW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0U/60WJ/FLROJNIW/F0U60WJFLROJNIW.SMALL.jpg sparkyrust Make a cool, retro, steampunk-inspired chess set from assorted hardware, a found table and some common chemicals. This project is fast, easy and looks great.
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Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:18:38 PDT