Introduction: Radio Lamp USB Flash
It's my first job in steampunk. Made as a gift for radio amateur. Oak wood, brass, old radio lamp and 8 Gb USB flash drive
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Radio Lamp USB Flash
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It's my first job in steampunk. Made as a gift for radio amateur. Oak wood, brass, old radio lamp and 8 Gb USB flash drive
Participated in the
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19 Comments
7 years ago
love it!
8 years ago on Introduction
BEAUTIFUL... but I'd love to see how was done
11 years ago on Introduction
Beautiful work, just beautiful. Do please provide some "how-to" details.
Reply 9 years ago
TSRH...
10 years ago on Introduction
Absolutely gorgeous! What color stain did you use? It's really handsome.
11 years ago on Introduction
If I had to guess, I'd say the 'vacuum tube' is the glass envelope from a neon bulb, with the USB drive's activity light rigged to provide the 'filament glow'. Pretty slick looking no matter how you look at it.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Looking at it again, perhaps the 'tube' is a automotive bulb. The bulb number escapes me, but it has two metal sleeves on either end. It is ( or at least was) used for dome lights and glove compartment lights.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
it is mostly like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube
vacuum diode or something like that - nice looking piece of glass with a kind of metall inside :)))
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
I've never seen a radio tube quite that small; even the CV4501subminiature tube they have in the wiki entry looks bigger than the thing in this project. Of course, I'm hardly an expert on radio tubes,. and maybe either the wiki entry or the photo here might be exaggerating the size a bit.
A neon bulb would have a couple of electrodes in it, though whatever is in the glass envelope here does appear to be considerably more elaborate.
I've got this instructable in my favorites, I'm dying to see the play-by-play on how he built this thing!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
i've added couple of pics with parts used in project
11 years ago on Introduction
Hi AladdinSE
I am very impressed about your work.
Especially the etching brass parts are absolutely good. You also did a great job by composing the different materials together!!!
I really like your style
Show us more
Ceers Aeon Junophor
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Thank you! your works impressed me too
11 years ago on Introduction
This is absolutely beautiful! I'm not familiar with a radio lamp, where did you find that part? I'll reiterate what everyone else here has said, I'd love to see the step-by-step.
11 years ago on Introduction
That's awesome! How did you make it?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
thank you! it was made as a gift for my father.
11 years ago on Introduction
fanTAStic . . .this is perfect!
11 years ago on Introduction
love it, how did you make this?
11 years ago on Introduction
what a CUTE little vacuum tube!
Agree with Aleator777...
Tube mounting, brass etching, usb modding.
we need the HOW! ;-)
please make another one, and take pictures!
Background stuff from picture 2 looks FUN.
those the old bits from the sacrificial radio used to make this?
11 years ago on Introduction
Terrific craftsmanship! You should make a step-by-step instructable to show us how it's done.