Gallery, Projects and General > The Design Shop

Help! Garage/den decoration ideas required!

(1/4) > >>

John Hill:
I need some help with ideas for decorating my new garage etc.

It needs decorating as the garage opens off the lounge and in the event of family gatherings etc the cars will be outdoors and the guests will over flow into the garage. There will be no workshop activities or storage of junque allowed in the garage!

So I have one wall, plaster board, painted, 5 metres long.

'Artistic' materials on hand include, gears, chains, meters (1910-1950) of all sizes, magslips, steppers, low volatage low speed motors including vehicle wiper motors, rotary solenoids, uniselectors, low voltage hand operated generators (aka F&P washing machine motors). Ancient computer bits including core ram (several chunks and one box full), transformers of all voltages including a neon light tranny. Ancient 'computer' keyboard (maybe off a tabulator circa 1950). Dot matrix printer. Paper tape winding machines. Hundreds of radio valves (aka 'toobes') of all ages including mercury rectifiers, transmitter tubes up to a couple of kilowatts, boxes of various knobs, 'Frankenstiene style' knife switches of various sizes, white porcelaine insulators up to about 8 inches long/high. Electric bells, sirens and a klaxon. Some interesting printed circuit boards, old dial and magneto telephones. A few aircraft instruments including operating ADF unit, air speed indicator. A number of motors for pulse driven clocks, sorry but I never managed to get the pendulum drive for these systems.

Now the idea is to build some sort of 'sculptures' that guests can manipulate to produce interest effects, sparks (obviously). So I need some ideas of novel and interesting bits to incorporate. But it has to be wall mounted.


There is also a bicycle powered generator, 3 phase, voltage can be wired for voltages between about 10 volts and a couple of hundred, maximum power depends on the 'rider' but assume 100 watts, 50 for longer periods. This machine would be wheeled in and connected up for the party.

P.S. If it need electronics or computer to operate that no problem as the computer can be the other side of the wall in the workshop proper.

P.P.S. It should be safe but ideally look quite the opposite! :lol:

John Hill:
90 views and not a single idea! :doh:

Brass_Machine:
John,

We need pictures of the "art supply" to give you a more detailed idea list.

I say... marble machines, mad scientist lights, steam powered bottle opener....

Eric

Powder Keg:

John Hill:

--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on December 29, 2010, 06:49:29 PM ---John,

We need pictures of the "art supply" to give you a more detailed idea list.

I say... marble machines, mad scientist lights, steam powered bottle opener....

Eric

--- End quote ---

I was afraid someone might ask that!  All art supplies are now safely in the shipping container where they will be for the next month or so.....

Marble machines are cool so there will be a bit of that for sure.  Not sure about the steam powered anything as I would have to make some flash steam producer,  There will be air though, pistons and bellows along with horns and whistle(s).

One of the ideas is a simulated computer using clicking relays, flashing lights and numeric counters etc.  I might have to cheat and have 'real' computer behind the scenes.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page