CPUWIZ Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Albert said it deserves a topic, instead of a status update, so here you go. My wife made this about 8 years ago, or so. I pulled it out and stuck some LED's in it for the AtariBox taco thread. She said she would make a custom one for anyone, who would cough up $500, it takes a long time to make one of these. Just the soldering alone takes forever. Glass is all hand cut. She has some really interesting glass sitting around. Anyway, here you go... 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 You got to be kidding me.How cool is that?Does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Does it work? Sure does. A plain 4 switch board inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Sure does. A plain 4 switch board inside. Wow. It's a piece of art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Speechless .. but with Speech . Talented woman! We have the 'Heavy Sixer', 'Light Sixer', 'Woody', 'Vader', 'Jnr' and now the 'Saturday Night Fever' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Another shot, in different light. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (Very) Heavy 4'er? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 This is quite likely the coolest case I've ever seen, on any console. Old world artisan skills meet retro tech. Simply amazing! Your wife is really a great artist. Not just based on this project, but also based on the other stuff you've shared in the past too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Kinda reminds me of when I put lights under the pegboards in my electronic battleship game in the 80's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Soldering Level 2.0 (I guess I was wrong about the chrome switches. The 2nd picture is clearer -- with no reflection off he switches. They're so hard to spot!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyOne Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hey, All: My husband just showed me this thread, and basically made my day! Just thought I'd pop in and say thanks so much for all the kind comments on this ... was done quite some time ago, but very gratifying to hear that it's liked so well. Perhaps I'll have to make another one, one of these days ... any suggestions on a color scheme? Thanks again! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Very nice, I must admit. Doesn't surprise me on the quality and creativity. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Fantastic, but I couldn't have it in my house, it would be completely destroyed in like 30 seconds. Someone would drop it, or the dog would step on it, or I would get mad at Wabbit and kick it. It's why we can't have nice things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 More coloured glass would be cool! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 Soldering Level 2.0 It is quite intricate, some of her smaller crystal pieces are wicked too. I only have a picture or two of that style, maybe she can drop one here. For me, soldering needs to work, not look pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 <Wayne> We're not worthy!! </Wayne> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Showed my wife and said make me this. She said no. She is just starting out with stained glass so it will be awhile as that is not a beginners level piece whatsoever. Do you use it now and then? I can tell many of those smaller cut glass pieces would be hard to cut without screwing them up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Give me a couple of months to get my finances straightened out. That is absolutely amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 A lot of newer members have probably not seen this lamp she made for me. Sorry, it isn't plugged in right now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAV Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 That Pac Man lamp is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 That Pac Man lamp is awesome! Thanks, the cutting on that was really hard. But I bought her a proper glass grinder ages ago, to do intricate curves. It's also semi 3D, if you look at it closely. I think I am gonna ask for a stained glass taco for my birthday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Forget that Tiffany stuff. This should be the new Art Nouveau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 LOL @ Tiffany Of course I should have not told her about me posting that lamp, she had to go clean it and make me plug it in. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 That is fn wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Is all of this done using copper foil method? I actually used to do quite a bit of that when I was about 10 - 11 years old. My stepdad and I took a class on it and he went and bought all the equipment. I can remember my mother hating all the glass dust that was in the corner of the kitchen from where the grinder was sitting! LOL. Sadly, all of my work was copper foil back then, and as such I only have piece left intact from back then. The others suffered horrible fates. I do remember my stepdad made an awesome round window of a bald eagle. Took him forever to get it done. But he used lead on it instead of the copper foil as I did. I used the copper foil since it was so much easier. And essentially safer for me to work with at that young age. I remember him pulling and stretching the lead using our doors and such in the house LOL. Excellent work all the same! How are the small rectangular dots done on the glass of your pac-man lamp? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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