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Published: 2010-09-06 12:17:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 3195; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 89
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Well, they are not crafts per se, only parts of disassembled movements. But I saw the movie 'Inception', and thought they are very similar to Cobb's totem, the spinning top.So there you have it: steampunk totems. Below are pictures of them while spinning. The bottom row spins the longest, by the way.
I gave them away to friends.
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These can be extracted from larger clock movements, so if you get into disassembling clocks, you'll end up with plenty of these.
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ahh nice, I should totally try make some when I find pieces big enough
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OMG! I thought the same thing when I took apart an old alarm clock of mine! Yeah for steampunk tops! lol
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I don't suppose there are any more for an art trade?
Eh, my style is quite random, but it's mostly manga-ish looking stuff. :S
And yeah, the spinning top was Cobb's wife's totem, but I think he uses it instead of his own, for some reason.
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I mainly trade for other artisan crafts (to get even on the shipping costs, for instance). I only have a few of them left, mostly small ones.
The curious thing is that we never get to know what was Cobb's totem _before_ he inherited his wife's. Maybe this holds extra meaning, who knows...
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ah well, it's ok then. thinking about it, it's kinda unfair, the shipping cost if we traded D:
Hmmm, maybe he showed it to Maud in his dreams and now he can't use it. Or something.
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Actually the spinning top is NOT Cobb's totem, as it was the Totem of cobb's wife, abd cobb said at the beginning of the movie, that you shouldn't show your totem to anyone, But he showed the spinning top to a lot of people.
Cobb's totem in my opinion is his wedding ring, as he has it on in the dreams, but not in the real world ...
Good work though ...
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Yes, you're right I think. But didn't he refer to the spinning top as his totem a couple of times? Maybe I'm mistaken.
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Habár... újabban nem rajzoltam semmit, úgyhogy az art trade kútba esik. De valamikor már akkor is le fogok ülni!
De az alkudozás: miből indulunk ki? Csak hogy tudjam, mennyit kell lenyomnom az ingyenig. 
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Jaj, hogy milyen vagy... 
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Jaj, jut eszembe, tegnap egy ismerőstől a pálinka ösztönző hatására sikerült elkunyerálnom egy hajós rajzot. Lassan gyűjtőszenvedély fog kialakulni nálam. Vagy már meg is történt?
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Az sosem baj. Szerintem az art trade-et mindenki szereti. Majd legközelebb meghívod egy pálinkára. 
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Az illető már rég felhagyott a rajzolással -bánatomra, mint kiderült-, már csak "firkálgat", ahogy ő mondja. Szeretnék én is úgy "firkálgatni". 
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Is there any still up for an art trade? I draw cartoonish stuff.
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Hi! Yes, I have them still. I've run through your gallery, and while your pics are very nice, the overall style is not really my cup of tea. So I'd pass this chance, but please don't interpret this the wrong way, I like your work quite a bit.
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It's fine not everyone enjoys cute chibis, i still however might like to purchase a top. Is that alright?
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It is, of course.
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Wow that shipping is gonna be killer...hmm it looks like a ton of work went it to them, i suppose first i should choose which one i want.
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It wasn't really a ton of work, it only took a little time to disassemble the old clocks that had them inside. There were a few tricky parts, but that's it, really.
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It's for an old TV set. I'm planning on giving it an antique look.
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Cus' it's quite new, in comparasion to the steempunk look at least
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Well as far as schematics go, yes, it can be considered new. Thus came the idea of antiqueing it. And later maybe I'll find some older schematics too...
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Yeah, transistors and steempunk don't mix, or do they?
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Teslapunks are just one door down.
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