Thread: Inspired by Mik !

Very nice. Like the use of old watch parts.

Steampunk is a pretty apt description John. Perhaps even punk steampunk!!

Love it!!!

looks pretty good John

i like the watch gears, you beat me to it...bugger

keep it up mate there are so many possibilities, i think the surface has only just been scratched

all the best

MIK

Another top effort John, well done again.

Looks great John, and a top job as always. What is between the gears and the tube (the pinkish bit)

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Looks great John, and a top job as always. What is between the gears and the tube (the pinkish bit)

The base between the tube and the gears is some self adhesize copper shim,cut into varying sizes and some perforations to simulate rivets ,as in Miks ( Metallica series ) because of the final thickness of the decorations ,I used a sierra vista Kit,which is about .05" thicker over all ,same kits as originally used for the earlier circuit board kits. Cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

The base between the tube and the gears is some self adhesize copper shim,cut into varying sizes and some perforations to simulate rivets ,as in Miks ( Metallica series ) because of the final thickness of the decorations ,I used a sierra vista Kit,which is about .05" thicker over all ,same kits as originally used for the earlier circuit board kits. Cheers ~ John

Thanks John. Is the adhesive copper shim a pen supplier component, or an Engineering supply?

You can also buy self adhesive copper foil in different widths and thicknesses from leadlight suppliy shops.

Searching for copper foil in Ebay gives all sorts of self adhesive copper foil for all sorts of applications that I wasn't aware of.

Hehe,beat me to it Here's a LINK to some on Ebay ,The one I used was for snail protection and a bit dearer than these ,but no doubt the same stuff cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Thanks John. Is the adhesive copper shim a pen supplier component, or an Engineering supply?

i use Slugga snail tape that you get from the hardware store, 10 meters for about $15 much cheaper than ebay

MIK