Built it on a whim, first time with little to no clue what I was doing. It technically works, I mean it's shit but it runs, it will most likely never get to tattoo anyone, I just wanted to see if I could do it. It was good fun, and I might do it again some time with proper materials and not just random crap I found in my workshop.
I was looking around the workshop for a new project and found an old spool of enameled wire. I've always been intrigued by the old school tattoo machines and thought "how hard could it be?" Turns out not super easy. It kept me busy for a couple weeks and it's far from perfect but it technically works. I'm quite fond of the aesthetic, I like to call it "functional steampunk". Not hot glued random gears but how stuff in the era could functionally have worked...
uh oh... now I'm wanting to make an actual stream powered tattoo machine... maybe in a couple years.
I've always been a maker. A week ago I was looking around the workshop for a new project and found a big spool of enamelled wire and it spiraled from there. Trying to challenge myself to only build from things I have on hand.
I think I have almost everything figured out now and going to cut out the frame today. Wish me luck.
I'm likely to post some pictures/clips when it's done.
It's a filigree version of a series of viking age finds from Visby (Sweden). Silver and cubic zirconia
Thunk you guys might get a kick out of this. Fell in love with this genre some years ago still in love with it. Greetings from sweden.
Keep on loving, keep on fighting
I got fed up with calculating circumference over and over, when making rings, bezels, chains, bracelets etc. So I made this based off a tool I saw a glassblower use many years ago. The ratio of the distances from jaw to pivot and pivot to handle is pi.
So when measuring the diameter of a circle with the jaws the ends of the handles will be the circumference.
I'm kinda liking the anachronistic feel of victorian era sweeping curves and the modern industrial brushed stainless.
I'm loving this trade so far! Little bit of nervousness when working with the more expensive materials and it's kinda mind-blowing how miniscule some of the work is. But I've been doing a bit of watch repair as a hobby so it's not too bad.
It's so satisfying learning new skills and seeing yourself becoming more kowlegable and proficient.
Hope it's ok to post some bragging pics of projects I've finished so far, it is not intended as promotion, I do not have a business and they are not for sale.
So what do y'all wish you learned early on?