Steampunk buttons

Made some steampunk buttons from some really cool buttons i found in my wifes sewing basket and some old metal cogs i had in my spares box.

Steampunk ray gun

Well two weeks to the Steampunk event and , i'm in final prep for mine and my wifes costumes.
In view of the fact that we are having another attempt at the world record for the number of Steampunks in a single place at the the same time, i needed to create my better half a weapon of some kind.
A trip to the local  pound store provided the ideal water pistol to mod into a steampunk ray gun , I have attached  a picture below of before i started and after i had finished adorning it with various bits from my spares drawers.

Waste Paper Bin Of The Future

Absolutely love this. And its probably more of a need than a want, very clever use of a Kinect and robotic elements to work out spacial trajectory to where the paper will be and move the an intercepting location.

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Well its the Saturday before Easter and after a very chilled and lazy  'Good Friday' I decided i needed to kick things up a gear. I must admit i didn't arise till 9:20am as I was deeply engrossed in several chapters of 'Restaurant at the end of the Universe'.
I spent the morning in a small 6 x 3 room (I bet you cant guess what its used for)  gloss painting the woodwork.
After a discussion with my good lady she informed me that she no longer wanted the free standing toilet paper holder and wanted a wall mounted device. I braved the DIY shops only to find that it was impossible to purchase a suitable item without it being  part of a set  of bathroom soap dishes and shower accessories . As i have no need for these items i decided to set about manufacturing  one from the pieces I have in my garage. I ended up with a slightly Steampunk brass and steel affair . I have enclosed a picture below so you can see i installed in its working environment.