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Steampunk R&D

A community of makers and crafters who are fond of gears, brass, and steam

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Sep 19, 2012

I came across this great article that features forgotten fashion trends from the past. Look at some of these examples... Wouldn't they make great steampunk outfits? ...

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Sep 19, 2012

These are some really cool sketches of what Spider-man might look like if it was drawn in steampunk style. More pictures are available over at io9. ...

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Sep 18, 2012

Steampunk scientists, there's a new spectrometer for your workshop, and it's called the iPhotometer 5. If you don't know already, a spectrometer is an instrument used to identify unknown materials by ...

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Sep 18, 2012

This Steampunk portal gun (from the game Portal) was recently featured on Kotaku, and is really, really beautiful. It's rare that you see such refined woodworking in steampunk props. Now if only it wo ...

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Sep 18, 2012

Matthew Inman, who runs the popular web comic The Oatmeal, decided to test his new hand-held "Tesla Cannon" (which is essentially a small-scale Tesla coil) on one of his friends. His friend, Matt Hard ...

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Sep 18, 2012

This bicycle was found through website CustomMade, which is sort of like an Etsy for people who will custom make things to your specifications rather than selling things they've already made. If only ...

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Sep 17, 2012

I know, "Steamdown" conjures images of a hoedown, but "Steampunk prop breakdown" is a bit of a mouthful, I thought. Anyway, I'm going to show you how I made my very first Steampunk prop! It doesn't re ...

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Sep 14, 2012

Not sure if this is specifically counts as steampunk, but it's awesome nonetheless: Image Credit imgur.com ...

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Sep 14, 2012

While I am a writer with a degree in Creative Writing, I haven't published any Steampunk fiction. However, as a panelist and track director, I've been on panels with many well-known Steampunk writers ...

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Sep 14, 2012

Etsy seller Ivan Owen is offering for sale some giant mechanical hands that are fully functional, and can be used as it if were your own. Here's a video of this awesome feat of engineering in action: ...