Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Changing rooms......status report

Despite still having the pesky flu(Mexican or not),the project still goes on albeit slowly.The status is althus: the shelving units are in their place with most of the things on the shelves.The workdesk has also been moved.
That's all really,but if I wanted I could start painting the wall in the new bedroom.......maybe tomorrow.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Changing rooms......

Or....my next big project.Not a build this time but a switch of rooms:my bed/computer room will become the workshop/computerroom and the workshop will be the bedroom.
This is moving a slow pace:am still fighting my cold and I'll also take the opportunity to sort out the various junk/part boxes.......

Monday, October 19, 2009

Time flies.....

......when you're building lamps,or at least parts of them.I've been busy putting together some lamp bases and even parts of lamp bases.Also made some pummer circuits(yes those again)and am now building another pummer(and more to follow).
But as of now I joined the ranks of sick people,so building will proceed at a slow pace.

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Dual pummer


As mentioned in the previous post:the brass and copper dual pummer.Again of very simple design.The shadow shows the bend at the top(have to take another photo which shows that more clearly later).
Next project(and already on the workbench)a copper and brass lamp with a blue LED and probably of more elaborate design.

Monday, September 28, 2009

First lamp



A bit of a departure from the shipbuilding,a little side project:a copper and brass lamp.Made from some brass fittings,copper tube and two lamps with green LEDS in them.
I don't really like that very polished copper look,prefer patina and a weathered look.
The next project will probably be a dual copper and brass pummer.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Cardboard models.......part II

In the beginning of August I wrote about the cardboard models from this site.Since then(or just recently tbh) I've built some:the oilpump,steam engine,experimental glider and coinbank.The first one works fine,the second one works mechanically fine but not with the balloon(probably some airleaks),the third one needs some....experimentation and the last one works almost fine(but sometimes with some help).
The coinbank looks like an interesting project to make in metal and I'm planning on making an oilpump from metal as well.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Clyde putt-putt puffer


Well,here she is,almost finished,the Clyde putt-putt puffer with an,as of yet,untested engine.