Steam Punk Treehouse Etch
Well, the other day when I did the etching for the DCA I also did and etching I’d been trying to get done for several months. This etching is going to be given to the Burning Man office as a gift for all of their help and support in getting […]
DCA: Fabracation 9: Widget brackets and terminal mounts
Only a few days left before the show and I while I’m constantly coming up with new ideas and additions I’m resisting the urge to keep tinkering so I can get it all slick and finished looking for Friday. I’m still not sure if I’m going to paint it. My […]
DCA: Fabracation 8 — Etching Brass
When I built the Triaparator I got more questions about how I did the etching then how I designed and built the irises — well here is how I made them: The general idea behind etching is that you cover the metal to be etched by the acid with […]
Treehouse Construction Photos
BC of the Treehouse crew has unearthed some lost photos from the good old days of the Treehouse construction.
DCA: Tray Etching
Here are what will likely be the final tray etchings. These will be 3.5′ in diameter and the yellow circles will be where brass end nuts are used to attach them to the tray itself. These were designed in Illustrator and then I’ll print them onto glossy photo paper. The […]
DCA: Fabracation 7 — Rear Sprocket, Base Supports and New Widget
Well, with about a week to go before the Edwardian Ball where the Dihemisoheric Chronaether Agirator makes its world debut, it’s all about the finishing touches. Here are some photos of some of the new bits. First off we have the drive sprocket. Here is a rear view of the […]
DCA: Etching Sketch
The initial design for the brass etching for the tray were a bit more complicated then what I think I am actualy going to go with. I think I am going to make them three or four (likely three) 3.5″ circles with a circuit board style etching on them. I’m […]
Threading Chart
Great Threading Chart
Photo shoot for Backbone Metals
My good pal Ben Carpenter, the man behind Backbone Metals asked me to do a shoot of his latest and greatest piece. Here are some of the images.
DCA: Fabracation 6 — Spiral Supports and Base
Because the spirals are mounted with their narrow end at the hub I needed a way to support the large end of the spiral at the end of the rod. I decided to make these supports out of straight lines to contrast a bit with the spirals and circles on […]
DCA: Fabracation 5 — How to Almost Scientificaly make a spiral
Making the brass spirals was a fun challenge. I could have freehand cut them with a plasma cutter but I’m not really steady enough to have them come out with nice even edges. I could have drawing one on the computer and transfered it wood and used it as a […]
This to That
This to That
DCA: Fabracation 4
Last night I banged out another little widget for the hemispheres. I’m still unsure how I’m going to a affix these to the copper bowls. I’m also not sure if I’ll put both of these on the same bowl or one on each.
Sputnik-1
I seem wholly incapable of ever tiring of looking at pictures of Sputnik-1. The design for the Dihemispheric Chronaether Agitator is largely inspired by these images.
DCA: Fabracation 3
Here are some of the small parts that I machined with the very fine help of my pal Nathanial at Radiorobot. These square parts will be used to make the alignment brackets on the underside of the tray. The round parts will be used as stoppers for the […]
DCA: Fabrication 2
Here are some shots of another day of fabricating some of the major components. First is the main vertical component of the base which is a ~20″ tapering piece of 5/16″ plate, cut to a taper and then bent about 90° of a ~24″ radius. First the taper is laid […]
DCA: Fabrication 1
A bulk of day was spent making bands. Each hemisphere has a circular band around it and the body is two perpendicular bands, one horizontal and concentric with the bowls and another vertical one for the tray. To make these bands as accurate as possible I first rolled out the […]