Modding: Monitor in the style of Steampunk.
In a previous article, I described how Jake von Slatt turned an old classic keyboard into a work of art.
This time I will tell you how this man made a steampunk LCD monitor.
At the request of readers, I will translate his story in the first person.
My new keyboard looked inappropriately in front of a modern monitor. So I decided to use Dell 1907FP for my project.
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Having examined it, I saw that the whole filling was in a steel case. I decided not to create a new brass frame, but only to paint the old case to achieve the proper effect. I bought gold paint in Rustoleum and applied a thin layer to make the monitor take on a vintage look.
Not bad! The result is very similar to the style of the 19th century. Gas lamp holders I purchased at Sequential Glass . In fact, at first I was not going to use these holders in the project, but as soon as I opened the box I immediately knew where they would be useful.
I could not find any brass frames for the frame, so I purchased them in True Value . I made a frame for the monitor and attached the holders with screws to it. After everything was ready, I cut the protrusions of the screws with a Dremel .
Rama looked too naked. So I made some brackets from brass sheet.
Then I smoothed the edges of the brackets and bent them at a right angle.
At first I wanted to make a small metal box for the buttons, but then I decided to use the chimes from the old clock as levers.
I wanted the monitor stand to look marbled. So I turned to Google Images to search for large images for the keyword marble , where I found this wonderful texture. I printed a picture on a laser color printer, which I glued to a wooden base on four legs. I crafted the entire base with a frame painted the same way as the metal case of the monitor.
I attached the holders to the base with two half-inch screws.
The handles that hold the monitor to the holders are kitchen handles from True Value Hardware .
I should do something with the buttons at the back, maybe with varnish.
Side view:
Steampunk desktop. Stay where is the mouse? It will be necessary to work on this.
Under the light of a kerosene lamp :
And finally - on black velveteen:
This time I will tell you how this man made a steampunk LCD monitor.
At the request of readers, I will translate his story in the first person.
My new keyboard looked inappropriately in front of a modern monitor. So I decided to use Dell 1907FP for my project.
')
Having examined it, I saw that the whole filling was in a steel case. I decided not to create a new brass frame, but only to paint the old case to achieve the proper effect. I bought gold paint in Rustoleum and applied a thin layer to make the monitor take on a vintage look.
Not bad! The result is very similar to the style of the 19th century. Gas lamp holders I purchased at Sequential Glass . In fact, at first I was not going to use these holders in the project, but as soon as I opened the box I immediately knew where they would be useful.
I could not find any brass frames for the frame, so I purchased them in True Value . I made a frame for the monitor and attached the holders with screws to it. After everything was ready, I cut the protrusions of the screws with a Dremel .
Rama looked too naked. So I made some brackets from brass sheet.
Then I smoothed the edges of the brackets and bent them at a right angle.
At first I wanted to make a small metal box for the buttons, but then I decided to use the chimes from the old clock as levers.
I wanted the monitor stand to look marbled. So I turned to Google Images to search for large images for the keyword marble , where I found this wonderful texture. I printed a picture on a laser color printer, which I glued to a wooden base on four legs. I crafted the entire base with a frame painted the same way as the metal case of the monitor.
I attached the holders to the base with two half-inch screws.
The handles that hold the monitor to the holders are kitchen handles from True Value Hardware .
I should do something with the buttons at the back, maybe with varnish.
Side view:
Steampunk desktop. Stay where is the mouse? It will be necessary to work on this.
Under the light of a kerosene lamp :
And finally - on black velveteen:
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/31167/
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