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Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« on: November 03, 2008, 04:53:03 PM »
I was given a gift of a Glass scorpion Way back in 2000 (makes you feel old ehh!!!)

Well it was glass, so light would make it pop IMO.
So I set about making a mounting for it with a powerfull blue light...
This was way back before I had the lathe and mill, it was constructed in my bedroom using an aluminium project box from an electronics store on a 2x2' table with the use of a dremel style hobbie drill and a few burrs and drill bits  :dremel:

Well on with the show....

The inards.



And the power socket and switch (the battery feed is cut off when a power plug is inserted)



Then I drilled the constellation of Scorpio into the front face of the stand (it being the Sign I was born under and all!! Hence the glass scorpion!)



So then it ended up like this..... (oh and the plastic than the scorpion stands on...The front of a CD case altered to fit inside ;D )



And in the dark....






Well this one is just to show you, you don't need loads of fancy machinery..... But it helps!!!  ;)  :thumbup:


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Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 06:26:29 PM »
Yup Yup!

Another interesting project. Scorpio tho....


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Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 06:34:01 PM »
 :thumbup: :clap: very enlightening, cool and creepy at the same time    :clap: :thumbup:
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Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 03:20:14 AM »
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Another interesting project. Scorpio tho....
What's that mean???  You have a thing against scorpions Eric??  :P


PT, Glad you like it and also kinda happy it spooks you too!  ;D



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Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 09:15:03 PM »
What a neat idea, lighting up glass figures.  :thumbup:  :clap:

I have to hand it to you Ralph, you come up with the neatest things.

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Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2008, 03:14:12 AM »
Thank you Bernd.... I used to love lighting things up... Hence the torches etc!

I have, somewhere pictures of a couple of crystal dragons I did for my brother??? Was a long time ago.... So will have to wait and see if I stumble accross them?
I think that's why he thought of me doing the bit for the water feature?


Maybe I'll do some more in the future? ... Well it's always there if I need it ehh!?!


Anyone else got some oldies to show?



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