Book description
Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind
Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget.
Learn from Lord Featherstone as he distills his wealth of hard-learned skills, describes how to use the readily available tools of the modern mad scientist, and expounds on the art and philosophy of scavenging unique components and raw materials. The perfect companion for the hobbyist and advanced machinist alike, this inventive volume will guide you through the creation of your very own infernal devices.
Get steamed with these provocative projects:
- Aetheric ray deflector solid brass goggles
- Calibrated indicator gauges
- Ferromagnetic self-scribing automated encyclopedia (or, the Steampunk book drive)
- High voltage electro-static cannon (or, the lamp gun)
- Tesla-pod chrono-static insulating field generator (or, the mobile device enclosure)
- Altitude mask with integrated respiratory augmentation
- Armoured pith helmet
- Mark I superior replacement arm with integrated Gatling gun attachment
Visit the companion website, www.mhprofessional.com/steampunk, for videos, images, and more bonus content!
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TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- A Letter of Introduction from a Noted Worthy by Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius
- Muses and Mercenaries
- In a Secret Lab Somewhere…
- Part the First Full Steam Ahead
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Part the Second Getting Steamed: Projects for Makers, Modders, and Assemblagers
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Chapter 5: Aetheric Ray Deflector Solid Brass Goggles
- Project Description
- What You’ll Need
- Stage 1: Trace the Pattern onto the Slip Coupling
- Stage 2: Drill the Vent and Rivet Holes
- Stage 3: Cut and Shape the Oculars
- Stage 4: Paint the Insides of Your Oculars
- Stage 5: Cut and Stitch the Gaskets for Your Oculars
- Stage 6: Attach the Gaskets to the Oculars
- Stage 7: Attach the Nose Bridge
- Stage 8: Attach the Head Strap
- Stage 9: Add the Lenses (Finally)
- Chapter 6: Calibrated Indicator Gauges
- Chapter 7: Professor Grimmelore’s Ferromagnetic Self-Scribing Automated Encyclopedia (or, The Steampunk Book Drive)
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Chapter 8: Dr Visbaun’s High Voltage Electro-Static Hand Cannon (or, The Lamp Gun)
- Project Description
- What You Will Need
- Stage 1: Select Your Primary Material (Lamp)
- Stage 2: Disassemble Your Lamp (or Whatever)
- Stage 3: Get It Together
- Stage 4: Make It Wow
- Stage 5: Install the Crank Assembly
- Stage 6: Add the Sighting or Targeting Mechanism
- Stage 7: Add Finishes
- Stage 8: “Electricification”
- Stage 9: Add Ornamentation and Adornment
- Stage 10: Finish It Up
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Chapter 9: Tesla-pod Chrono-Static Insulating Field Generator (or, The Mobile Device Enclosure)
- Project Description
- What You’ll Need
- Stage 1: Take Apart and Clean Out the Case
- Stage 2: Cut Out the Display Portal
- Stage 3: Make the Leather Front Covering
- Stage 4: Add the Bezel
- Stage 5: Install Mounting Hardware
- Stage 6: Add More Ornament: The Terminals
- Stage 7: Reassemble the Case
- Stage 8: Add a Hasp to the Back Door Panel
- Stage 9: Add Adornment and Ornamentation
- Stage 10: Add Rivets Around the Edges
- Stage 11: Attach Hanging Hardware (Optional)
- Chapter 10: Altitude Mask with Integrated Respiratory Augmentation as Issued to HM Royal Aeronautical Corps
- Chapter 11: Voortman’s Armoured Pith Helmet, from London’s
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Chapter 12: Professor Grimmelore’s Mark I Superior Replacement Arm with Integrated Gatling Gun Attachment
- Project Description
- What You’ll Need
- Stage 1: Start with the Shoulder
- Stage 2: Create the Upper Arm
- Stage 3: Attach the Upper Arm to the Shoulder Boiler
- Stage 4: Build the Gatling Fist
- Stage 5: Add the Forearm
- Stage 6: Make the Boiler Stack
- Stage 7: Add Primer to Your Arm
- Stage 8: Paint Your Arm
- Stage 9: Reassemble the Hand and Gatling Fist
- Stage 10: Reassemble the Forearm and Wrist
- Stage 11: Reattach the Upper Arm to the Shoulder Boiler
- Stage 12: Create the Elbow Hinge
- Stage 13: Add the Edging and Lining
- Stage 14: Add Straps
- Stage 15: Add Details
- Stage 16: Assemble the Arm
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Chapter 5: Aetheric Ray Deflector Solid Brass Goggles
- Part the Third Hastily Scribbled Laboratory Notes
- Final Thoughts
- Patterns from Chapter 5
- Index
Product information
- Title: Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2011
- Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education TAB
- ISBN: 9780071762373
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