Steampunk lamp

[Gasgt1]

My son is into steampunk stuff.
I built this lamp for him as a gift for Christmas.

The big pressure gauge was salvaged from the grade school he attended before it was torn down.

The red valve is the on/off switch.

 

[RStewart]

Nicely done.

 

[colt zantop]

Bad ***!

 

[Bronson]

Nice!

 

[Earp69]

i like it,how did you make the valve the switch?

 

[Empty Pockets]

That is an impressive piece of work!! Nicely done.

 

[Soda Jerk]

I like it...very nice!

 

[wildbill23c]

Looks great. Nice work.

 

[tym]

Very nice work!

Now only if it came with SteamGirl. Potentially ****...you've been warned!

 

[EOC_Jason]

Does it have bluetooth?

J/K, looks awesome!

 

[Gasgt1]

i like it,how did you make the valve the switch?

I cheated on the switch.
While trying to make one I stumbled across this one on Ebay.

Sixteen bucks shipped made it a lot easier than what I was going to do

 

[Outlander]

Love it! Great job.... Etsy has stuff like this at ridiculous prices sometimes.

 

[samss]

That's cool. Is that solid copper wire for the bulb guards?

 

[Toolman12]

Love it i try to collect steam punk art online and want to start making some trinkets when i can get my garage cleaned up. This pic is one of my favorites.

 

[Gasgt1]

That's cool. Is that solid copper wire for the bulb guards?

Thanks

Yes it is solid copper used for the bulb guards.
I formed them around a block of 4X4 into a whirling square and then pulled them down to open up the guard.

 

[manwithtools]

Excellent Job! Your son is going to treasure that for the rest of his life. Great Christmas present.

 

[yjWrangler]

Looks pretty awesome. You could go probably sell these on Etsy and people would eat them up

 

[Rc_Guy]

I cheated on the switch.
While trying to make one I stumbled across this one on Ebay.

Sixteen bucks shipped made it a lot easier than what I was going to do

Do you have a link for the switch.

 

[manwithtools]

Not the OP, but try this:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC0.A0.H0.Xvalve+switch.TRS0&_nkw=valve+switch&_sacat=0

 

[lakelandcat]

My son is into steampunk stuff.
I built this lamp for him as a gift for Christmas.

The big pressure gauge was salvaged from the grade school he attended before it was torn down.

The red valve is the on/off switch.

Love it, I'm into steampunk, great job.

 

[TractorJeff]

Now I know what to do with that lifetime collection of "Stuff" that's been cluttering up the storeroom!
Thanks!

 

[Whiskeymike]

Great work op. Your son will enjoy it! Any idea how the valve switches work? My simple mind only ends up with electrocution.

 

[Project 2501]

Damn.. that's seriously impressive...

I'm almost afraid to post these pics...
But heres a few attempts at making some similar things..

 

[slimpickins]

Your lamp looks great!!! I love the big gauge!

I built one last year. I couldn't find any big and old gauges like yours and I'd love to find a source for them that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
I still get a lot of compliments on it!
Like yours, the valve is the switch. Made it myself with a microswitch rated at 250 volts and 5 amps. The valve pushes on the lever of the microswitch just when the valve closes. It took many hours and fiddling to get it to work right and with good insulation around it. And I still grounded the metal just in case!

Here's a pic!
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[fitter30]

Very nice. Did you draw arrows on the wiring so the electrons could get to the bulbs after going through all the 90s?

 

[Falcon67]

All those 90s reduce the 120V input voltage to a safe 12V I think.

 

[slimpickins]

Very nice. Did you draw arrows on the wiring so the electrons could get to the bulbs after going through all the 90s?

All those 90s reduce the 120V input voltage to a safe 12V I think.

It was tough to draw the arrows let me tell you. At first the bulbs were only half as bright as they were supposed to be, and I realized half the electrons were getting lost on the the negative phase of the AC so I had to remove all the one way signs and and and put in separate conductors for each half of the phase! So now the lights are at full brightness!

 

[david5253]

Here's a link to a bunch of valve switches on Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/search?ga_orde...7064863&frs=1&explicit=1&q=valve+light+switch

 

[McFarmer]

Cool, very well done.

 

[dgithens1]

I just finished trying my attempt at a SteamPunk light myself, really happy with the results.

 

[driftpin]

That's a good-looking job.

When my wife retired after 41 years as an electrical engineer, doing settings for power transmission for the majority of her career, the gift she got was an analog power meter, made-into a lamp, on a beautiful wood base, and a plaque with her name and service dates on it. It looks pretty-cool on an end table.

 

[rharman]

That's a good-looking job.

When my wife retired after 41 years as an electrical engineer, doing settings for power transmission for the majority of her career, the gift she got was an analog power meter, made-into a lamp, on a beautiful wood base, and a plaque with her name and service dates on it. It looks pretty-cool on an end table.

Can you post a pic?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

It would be even more cool if you could get the needles on the gages to go up when the light gets turned on.

Tommy