Recent content by Scandvoice

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Final Eye Set-up Video And the tubes, too! :-)

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Final Eye Set-up Video Whoa! The gears are just perfect! :-)

I will bump this one too - an update would be welcome. :-)

Ditto! :-)

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work Just to show you guys that I haven't been completely idle, here's what came out of the old trumpet valve idea. :-)

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work Welcome back! :-)

I'd love to have these machines too. However, since I'm accident prone, and usually make a number of mistakes on all of my projects, I sometimes choose to ask members of this wonderful forum to help me out. These guys love challenges, prices are (almost) always reasonable, and I get to keep my...

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work In this video (about 3 minutes in) they fill the tubes with a mix of soap and water before they freeze them. Making a Trumpet - YouTube

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work Hereby noted. ;-)

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work One of my neighbors is a plumber - he has a spiral shaped thingy that he shoves into the copper tubes, then he heats up the tubes with a blowtorch and bends them. Or pounds them into shape with a mallet. According to him, 180 degrees is a piece of...

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - Tubing Work I have an old trumpet with some cool bent "U"'s - complete with little spit valves. I was thinking of molding them. We will see when the mask arrives. ;-)

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - LED eye work Ditto!

Re: Steampunk Ironman Helmet WIP - LED eye work I think I would like to order a set of lenses and light units to go with the helmet! That is absolutely brilliant! (pun very much intended) ;-)

Try this: PVC Blaster Builders Club

Thanks for the heads up! ;-)