Steampunk table

And finally it's done.

More than two and a half weeks of constant work from the sketch to the finished product and it is more than just a steampunk table, it's a statement of power for any room that it is set in.

For this custom order original I had two ideas
 (I will share them both)
The table was made to hold an amplifier a long player and a PlayStation


The first idea was to use the base of a SINGER sewing machine and build the shelves up from there but i would have ended up with a bulky top part and skinny frame.

The second idea was the one that made more sense, a robust table frame with shelves, that way i had more space for some decorations making it a centerpiece for the room it is designed for.

The final product was really close of what i imagined and the customer was happy with the final results.

On my Facebook page you can find more photos and a video on what it can do.

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Beer bottle chandelier .

A few years ago i started "collecting" beer bottles. Every time

i went to this liqueur store i would buy a different one keeping the bottles, my plan was to make a beer bottle chandelier, saw pins and tutorials on how to do it but never actually had the time and the patience to cut them.

Since NEWFANGLED SCRAPYARD is my daily job, time and patience is not a problem.

Struggled a bit on how to cut them perfectly without them cracking upwards but i really like the final product.

I used a classic glass cutter*, that and a combination of heating the cuts with a wood burner tool and cooling it down with ice

The possibilities are endless for different kind of designs, all you need is patience and imagination.

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Polaroid desk lamp

 The Polaroid Sun 600 was one of the most famous and iconic instant photo cameras, so obviously i had one laying around.

And that was the problem ... it was just laying around gathering dust ( since the film is kind of expensive in my opinion )

The small tripod I had from back in the day when I had a point and shoot camera

I though this little piece would look nice as a desk lamp for a workplace.

Stripped out the inside and replaced the flash module with a G4 12v LED lightbulb and also behind the aperture.

For the on off switch I used the shutter button with a push switch mounted inside.

I used a 12v AC/DC power supply from a plasma globe.

The Polaroid desk lamp you can find on my facebook shop NewScrapWorkshop - SHOP

Steampunk Table Teaser

Since i am getting closer and closer to the finished product i tough i might give you guys a sneak peak.

These are just a few decorations on a really amazing table i'm working ... i might even say one of my best ones

I hope its gonna blow your efin mind away

Newfangled Scrapyard Flyer

A flyer idea i had and decided to make a live version using my trusty typewriter and gears 

This first part i already made for a steampunk crate which for now i cannot share because i still have to surprise the person i`m about to give it to.

Going from that got all the gears and cogs i needed, typed all the information i wanted to share on my typewriter.

For the text borders i used a sheets from a stator* and glued the sheets of paper with the text.

After that it was a matter of arraigning the gears to get the effect i wanted.

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Steampunk terrarium lamp

        It's nice when you get to see how people react for presents or surprises.

It's even better when you personally craft the said item

     Here I am talking about a dear friend of mine who's birthday was recently and surprised her with this little piece

Happy birthday Vero, wish you all the best!

    The idea behind this piece was to lighten up an entrance hallway so this is among the first things you see when you enter.

   Found this amazingly shaped thick glass jar with a hole running down the middle, just enough to get a lightbulb in and realized it would look nice as a terrarium... 

The base of the terrarium lamp is a thread holder from a sewing machine and used some thin copper pipes and all sort of clock parts for decorating the base.

   The lack of light from the hallway made me go for the fake ivy witch I painted with glow in the dark acrilic paint.

The lightbulb charges the illuminescent  paint and when you turn it off it glows in the dark, creating an interesting effect

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ReMaking of JOBEN

  I've been busy after i came back from Cluj-napoca doing  small projects and DIY products

     But for now i am here to talk to you about the amazing contraptions i had the chance to create on my two month stay at Joben..

         

THIS PIECE I CALL
 BREAK TROUGH

We ended up having some scrap foam sheets with this mirror like reflecting cover, took and old painting frame, used the back of it to glue the cutout pieces of "mirror" and hands then started to glue vertical ones so it looks like the hands are breaking trough .

I've also glued LED strips on the bases of the hands and hooked it up to a 12 v power supply to give it a glowing effect.




I really enjoyed making this piece because its a bit on my dark artistic side that i like to fuel from now and then.

   " Tribute to fishermen caught by the sea"


  After i finished this i was asked what was my vision, why a "fish tank", being there all day and having create decorations one after another I've ended up having fewer and fewer materials, i had this old tv frame an old meat grinder and as i started to put the smaller parts together it ended up looking like a fish.
I really like the idea of automatons and old puppet show like backgrounds where people where moving decorations on the set using wires and pulleys.




Transformed the tv as it would be a fish tank and again used the mirror like reflective sheet to cut out some waves which i hooked up to a motor to make them move like there would be waves crashing

                 Steampunk Princess costume or 
                         Victorian photo booth
      


This is another piece i haven't hat the chance to show last time i made an entry on the blog, it wasn't quite finished yet.

I had the idea for the old leather corset as i would use there cast decorations from the middle as it would be a heart, but only after i sat down and looked at it i realized this needed to have wings.

Again there when i needed material, the reflective sheet was present and easy to cut and work with, plus it gave a nice effect.

Only after we hung it up to the ceiling we bought a windshield wiper motor that it actually was for another project but decided that it would have looked way better on this piece

So we modified it a little used the wings on the turning heads of the wiper and we had a kinetic chandelier/steampunk princess/photo-booth 

This is another interesting piece i made originally just as a display case nothing more,
we had a nixxie clock we ended up using inside that really pulled it all together and named it 


The Victorian time vault 

 Then there where other small decorations i had to make here and there to bring the bigger pieces together

 

You can find more pictures on my facebook page

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Making of Joben related and newer stuff created.

Work work work

   
Recently moved for a period of time to Cluj-Napoca and started to put in some serious hours in my work.
I was called upon to help with the decorations of a really amazing Steampunk Pub.
The days where long the work was rewarding, all and all its a really great experience that will help me in the long term.

Here i will share with you some of the behind the scenes pictures of the work in progress and some finished.


The winged contraption
(has a small electric motor that makes the wings flap)

The ghost radio!

(The far left box and the three circles in the right all have x ray films cut out and back illuminated)

The Armstrong typewriter

(base of a Remtor a frame, some blown out speakers and lights)

The Carnivorous Mechanical Plant

(i dont think i have a decent enough picture to show the real beauty of this)

Steam-hunters Dream

(a different concept of the deer mount)

Thats it for now ... part 2 will come soon