SteamPunk Lamp

[Paul B]

I will sell all of them eventually. I was invited to put them in an art show this spring or summer and after the show, people can buy them. I have too many to keep around all the time and I am designing more.

 

[beastium]

They would sell well on Etsy I thnk

 

[Paul B]

Maybe. I am not real interested in selling them just yet because I still like fooling around and tweeking them. But my wife is not too crazy about them and I have 7 of them with two more in the works. I love designing and building them so I am sure I will be covered in them soon as new designs fill my bald head.

 

[Paul B]

I am almost finished with another SteamPunk lamp. I know I keep saying this, but this new one is my favorite so far. It seems they are all my favorite as I am building them.
I found out that the art show they will be in is a month long. During the show people can bid on the items and buy them after the month. I am kind of excited about it and am anxious to know what people say about them.

 

[Paul B]

This new project is about half finished. It still needs the upper structure which will hold the "pull chain" that is coming from a hole in the bottle. That is not the correct bulb which will be a long thin one and it needs paint and antiquing. I think it will come out "interesting" if nothing else.

 

[MikeC]

These are great Paul!

 

[Paul B]

Thanks Mike. I am rushing to finish this last one because it is almost time to get my boat ready and that takes a lot of time.

 

[Ligershark]

have you finished the last one you were working on?

 

[Paul B]

No, I am waiting for some Steam Punk pulleys that will hang from the horizontal pipe above the light. The chain that turns on the light comes through a hole in the glass, over the pulleys to a weight that you pull down to turn on the light.
I think it will be extremely cool so I can't wait to finish it. I need a lot of time in between working on it because I am still designing it as I go along and something has to hit me so I can finish it

 

[Kentech55]

You've got a real talent for making these, and building things in general.


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[Paul B]

Thank you, it seems my life is designing and building things. The Veterans Administration told me some of that is due to my PTSD. If that is so, it's not a bad thing except I wish I could also sleep. :scratch:

 

[Paul B]

I am very proud of this one. I just finished it. It has a long thin bulb and you turn it on by pulling down on the lead ball.

 

[guarda]

wow, that is pretty damn cool Paul.

 

[Paul B]

Thanks, it's my favorite so far.

 

[Branespikin]

Great work Paul

 

[Paul B]

Thanks, I am still at a loss for the next one. I need something to hit me, besides my wife. :scratch:

 

[Paul B]

For most of these I purposely rusted the new pipes by first washing them to remove the oil, then I brushed on a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, vinegar and salt. That combination starts to rust metal immediately. After a while, like 2 hours, I dry them with a heat gun and spray them with a clear coating.

 

[Paul B]

 

[JuanSalgado]

Nice, Those are nice.


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[Paul B]

Thank you.