SteamPunk Lamp

[Paul B]

I almost finished the 3 lights for over the Island in my new Island kitchen. These are wine barrel hoop lights.
This is one of them I built for a few bucks.



This is one that sells for $120.00
I will start on my wine barrel hoop dining room light.

 

[Paul B]

Here is some of my work in the window of the art gallery in Manhattan

 

[Paul B]

I am working on 3 projects at once, which is a mistake. I have two lamps and a SteamPunk Airship that I am kind of excited about because I never built one before.
That phone box with the brass bells will be a lamp. I ordered the ear piece and when you lift the ear piece, the light will come on. The crank on the right will dim it. I have not decided what to do with the other vintage box yet.

 

[Paul B]

The airship is almost finished.

 

[Paul B]

My airship is coming along.

 

[Paul B]

My wife thought it needed some windows to see where they were going. I think she was right. I may put some glass in them.

 

[Paul B]

I just finished my new motorized Steam Punk lamp. It has a "fire" inside and when you turn the valve handles, it winds the mechanism on the Grand Fathers clock and spins the gears and tiny bicycle chain for about 5 minutes. The right valve handle moves the gong hammer. It can be dimmed.



Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSAZf3W2Tc

 

[Timbo]

You are amazing! How and when did you get into building these crazy, yet so freakin cool lamps?

 

[Paul B]

I don't know, they come to me at night. :scratchch

 

[Paul B]

Working on my new Steam Punk floor lamp. The base is a turn of the century Auto Clave that dentists used to sterilize equipment. It needs a lot more work but it is getting there.

 

[Timbo]

Paul, I wish you lived closer. I have no doubt that you are someone that I would like to hang with on a regular basis!!

 

[Paul B]

You can come and hang anytime you like. You may have to take a plane though. :biggrin:

 

[Josh]

Wow, great thread!

 

[Paul B]

I built a new Steam Punk Lamp. This one is a floor lamp. My Daughter gave me this for Christmas because she knows I like to build things It's an Autoclave from the turn of the century so dentists can sterilize things. It was all tarnished and rusty.



Now it is re purposed and has flame lamps in it so it looks like there is a fire in the base.

 

[Paul B]

I am working on a new recycling device. How's it coming?

 

[Paul B]

Today I am designing another Steam Punk Project. Still in the very early stages. The bottom part is a 1910 or so Broadway light housing, I am not sure what the middle part is but it is some sort of timing device with all brass gears.

The top is from the Railroad in the 60s. It has some huge relays in it.

I have some bicycle chain and sprockets that may go on it and it will have a lot of lighting and movement.

 

[Paul B]

New Steam Punk Mechanical/Electrical Lamp is almost finished



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLhREWkAwQ&feature=youtu.be

 

[Paul B]

I had to go to the gallery to take a picture of this because I realized i didn't have a finished picture. I added a fan with streamers so you can see it is running and some more copper tubes with lights.

Two people who came to the gallery seem to want it so there is a bit of a price war going on.

 

[Paul B]

Done

 

[Paul B]

New Lamp


This one only took a couple of hours.