Comments | mitejen: Goggle Holder--The Howard

mitejen

Goggle Holder--The Howard

Sep 08, 2007 14:24

This morning I finished up the Goggle Holder and took pics. I'm adding it to Etsy once I finish this post!

Cut for the sake of the Uninterested

( Goggle Holder Model: The Howard )

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ladyofthelog September 8 2007, 20:23:08 UTC

Dude! This is so neat! I think this is my favorite steam punky thing so far. :)

mitejen September 8 2007, 20:42:56 UTC

Thanks!

I'm really excited about this one, I'm glad you approve!

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mitejen September 9 2007, 15:35:51 UTC

Oh, the clip is actually anodized steel, as near as I can figure out. Unless you leave it outside or at the bottom of a pan of saltwater, it'll be good for life.

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mitejen September 9 2007, 23:02:19 UTC

Nope, it's less a bending back and forth than a slight resistance. You're not bending it open and closed, you're hanging it on there with the strap. If you choose to do it the other way, by bending it a little, the tines of the conduit have about the same rigidity as the tines of a good solid fork so you don't need to bend it open and closed. It's the same principle as a paper clip. .

siwrl September 9 2007, 14:45:38 UTC

Nice!

But how dare you not sell those goggles.

mitejen September 9 2007, 15:34:25 UTC

Nope, I shan't EVAR sell them.

He gave me his old toolbox, which I have cleaned out and treasure.

I could TOTALLY distress and paint Nathan's up though, and try to pass them off as a poor substitute.

*** HA HA I just had an image of a person sitting in front of a computer with an open box in their lap, comparing what they received with the picture. Only what they received is a child's swimming mask and has NOTHING in common with the ones onscreen.

Odd things like that make me laugh.

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mitejen September 9 2007, 18:38:39 UTC

Oh! I've seen his work but never his blog! So cool! THanks!

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matrygg October 24 2007, 03:24:36 UTC

Hi,

max_ambiguity mentioned that you were into steampunk and so I've been poking around a bit. I wanted to ask something about the Restoration Hardware goggles -- it looks like they're threaded. Are they, or is the ribbing just cosmetic? The reason I ask is that it occurs to me that a lot of neat stuff could be done with threading, and it would be enough to get me to buy another pair of goggles.

mitejen October 24 2007, 03:56:43 UTC

Hi, nice to meet you! Welcome, have a peek!

From my examination of the ones he bought there a few years ago, yes, they appear to have a form of genuine threading.

I placed my nail tip in the groove closest to the edge and carefully ran it around the circumference of the lensholder. In no time I was all the way to the base, so it does appear to have threading. How sturdy that threading is is uncertain, but since they're metal they should be up for most forms of daily wear. I think if you oiled them or maybe sprayed them with graphite now and then and were careful not to crossthread you'd be able to do something in which you screwed something on and off repeatedly, but of course the best way to figure it out is just to play.

Good luck, I'm curious to see what you come up with!