Impressive retro-tech project site

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Impressive retro-tech project site
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ConsciousFlesh useless projects is a site for (mainly) retro-tech projects such as nixie tube clocks, Tesla coils, Jacob’s ladders, tabletop ballista, and steampunk casemods. Seen above are a Jacob’s ladder, a wood- and brass-cased thumbdrive, a wooden computer casemod with a vacuum tube power indicator, a USB switch with a nixie selection indicator, and a brass gyroscope built around a motor from a laser printer. Lots of other projects on the site too.

ConsciousFlesh useless projects [via Steampunk Workshop]

2 thoughts on “Impressive retro-tech project site

  1. Perry Jones says:

    This guy’s work is the kind of thing that gives steampunk a good name. Clean work, excellent attention to detail. Check out the ratchet mechanism on his ballista for a good example.

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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