Steampunk workshop: Keyboard

A standard computer keyboard reworked with typewriter keys and a brass frame to make a very old fashioned looking interface.

dead link: http://steampunkworkshop.com/keyboard.shtml

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Home Built Icyball

The Icyball was a commercially sold refridgeration system that had no moving parts and was powered by a heat source. Perfect for on the road cooling, or backwater farms with no electricity. This page discusses a home built modern version.

dead link: http://www.ggw.org/~cac/IcyBall/HomeBuilt/HomeBuilt.html

Tom Trusky - Student Hectography

A bibliophile teacher has lead his classes through the process of making hectographs, a gelatin printing process, and has put the instructions for this on the web. Basic process is make smooth gelatin sheet, make an ink laden master, put master on gelatin allowing ink to seep in, remove, apply paper and get print. Fun.

dead link: http://english.boisestate.edu/ttrusky/hecto.html

Microwave Melting of Metals

A "foundry in every kitchen". Special crucible construction techniques to make microwave smelting and casting workable. An all in one crucible and mold is made, the metal is melted in a very slightly modified (masking tape over vent holes) microwave, about 17 minutes for a third of a kilo of silver, then the crucible/mold is inverted to make the casting. Clever and appealing.

dead link: http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/mvpage.html