Busy building

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This the current collection of built items:

Two specific devices (now with etched name plates from Creative Etching on Etsy).

Three ray guns (Bianca - who is on Etsy), the tiny brass 'flea' and today's creation - the 'Rowanofski 7210' which will be part of the upcoming 'Gentlemans Own Plutonian Adventure Kit'.

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All will be on display at 'Steampump' in May.

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Sweet ride

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My buddy Mitch sent me this photo of what is a very 'steampunk' looking ride. I have no idea who built it (but I will poke around the 'net and see what I can learn) or whether it actually goes - but I am inspired!

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Even if I only build a sculpture using old steel parts to look like it would go, I love the idea of a steam powered monocycle - a la Steamboy.

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'Steampump' Melbourne - 8 May 2010

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Fantastic, a steampunk event in Melbourne!

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http://www.historyupclose.com.au/STEAMPUMP2010_Home.htm

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I leave it to the above link to explain the event in detail - needless to say I will be there.

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As will my range of 'Specific Devices' including this one.

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On Philanthropy

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I am a very fortunate person. I live very well, I have a house and a good job. I have a wonderful wife who loves me and cares for me, as I do for her. We are both successful in our careers and we both enjoy our jobs. We are able to spend money on good food, good wine, travel, books, clothes, DVD's, music, big TV's, home decoration, landscaping, gardening, haircuts, chocolates...

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The list goes on.

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On top of all this, I can afford to buy stuff to make my art and then sell my art and use the money to buy more of the above. Well - it doesn't feel 'right' anymore. I still want to create as it gives me a healthy outlet. But I now want to turn the proceeds from what I create to a better use than DVD's and chocolates.

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So this is me 'maduncle' going on public record. All future proceeds from the sale of my creations will go towards providing a better life for others, or towards saving lives. One direction for proceeds I can already see is the purchase of a 'ShelterBox'. For more on this project please visit http://www.shelterboxaustralia.com.au/

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All proceeds from the sale of my steampunk creations will now be put towards a ShelterBox, perhaps I will eventually fund the first 'Steampunk ShelterBox' as a result.

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Now I only have one item in my Etsy store at the moment (Bianca) but expect more, now I have a direction for my proceeds.

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Specific Device 2A

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So inspired was I by my tour of the Powerhouse Museum (see post below) that I got home from Sydney, unpacked, settled in and headed for the workshop.

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Once I had the idea in mind, I went to work and created 'specific device 2A' for measuring charged aethers. this device is particularly useful during business negotiations and dinner parties, as small sparks will begin to leap from the aetheric particle collectors on either side, to the central analyser.

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This is a '2A' device, as I may make other series 2 devices that connect to this one in order to measure the level of positive or negative charge in the aether. I have kept it nice and simple and tried to give it a 'museum piece' look, reminiscent of the items I saw in the Powerhouse Museum. I will probably add a name plate to the base, I think 'Creative Etching' may be just the people to contact for this task.

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The tour of the Powerhouse museum in Sydney town

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This week, the good lady wife and I ventured off to Sydney for a few days of holiday. We visited many places of worth, including the very wonderful Powerhouse Museum. I have provided a few pictures below, taken during our visit.

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Blimey! - a bit of Babbage brass.

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I strongly recommend a visit to this wonderful museum, should you ever be in Sydney. I was inspired to build once I got home, so I made another 'specific device'...

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A quick study tour

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I have been asked by a few observers to provide some photographs of my new study at home, so here they are. It is a work in progress, more shelves to go up yet and a lot more pictures (I still have walls visible in some places).

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