More Photos of the Dihemispheric Chronaether Agitator at the Edwardian Ball
Here are some photos of the DCA at the Edwardian Ball taken by the event photographers: www.pixievisionproductions.com and www.theblight.net.
Steampunk Treehouse, KSW, and more on NPR Today!
Hey everyone! Over the past few weeks Cyrus Farivar, an NPR reporter, has been putting together a story on Steampunk, including the Steampunk Treehouse and KSW for NPRs All Things Considered. He stopped by the Edwardian Ball and interviewed me while I was (exhausted) and setting up the Dihemispehric Chronaether […]
Aether Emporium on KSW & The Steampunk Treehouse
Aether Emporium, a steampunk website, has just posted a great interview with Sean Orlando about the Steampunk Treehouse project and KSW. Sean is one of the founders of KSW and the director of the Treehouse project. The article features some great photos including one of the best I’ve see of […]
DCA: Final Build and Show
Well, it’s been almost a week since the show and I think I’ve finally physically recovered. The 48 hours leading up to the show were exhausting. On Thursday night, with my friend Davids help, I was able to get some LED lights installed under the tray. Because the steam engine […]
At the show: Set up
The show was last night. I’m still too tired for a full write up. The piece was a smash success and it will be at the the next two nights of the show as well. Here’s a photo Dick took while I was setting up: […]
DCA: Fabracation 10 — The Patina
Well, one of the final aspects of the piece that was undecided utill the end was the finish. One option was to paint it flat black (the original plan) , another was to polish the steel to a shine (an look I began to like the more I […]
The Steampunk Treehouse on BoingBoing TV
More proof that I excel at making noise. Watch and believe. The next episode I believe will be all about KSW. They also used some of my photos as still in the video.
Steampunk Treehouse and Triaparator video
I can across this on youtube which has some video of the Treehouse and the Triaparator in action.
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 […]
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 […]