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Title: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: Divided he ad 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.

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/projectinside1.jpg)

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

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/projectinsideside.jpg)

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!)

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/projectside.jpg)

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 )

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/IMG_1250.jpg)

And in the dark....

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/IMG_1242.jpg)

(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Other%20older%20projects/Scorpion%20display/036.jpg)


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


Ralph.

Title: Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: Brass_Machine on November 03, 2008, 06:26:29 PM

Yup Yup!

Another interesting project. Scorpio tho....


Eric

Title: Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: PTsideshow on November 03, 2008, 06:34:01 PM

 :thumbup: :clap: very enlightening, cool and creepy at the same time    :clap: :thumbup:

Title: Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: Divided he ad 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



Ralph.

Title: Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: Bernd 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.

Bernd

Title: Re: Glass scorpion display. ( Very old project!)
Post by: Divided he ad 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?



Ralph.