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Published: 2007-03-24 02:50:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 42242; Favourites: 1732; Downloads: 876
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Description
Not an astrolabe.
Process:
The "Cosmolabe" was made of layered brass sheets:
I did the designs for the markings in Illustrator, printed them out reversed and inverted on a transparency from a laser printer, ironed them onto the brass (with judicious use of a sharpie for clean-up) and acid etched them with the circuit board fluid you can get at Radio Shack. Then I cut out the pieces with a jeweler's saw and filed them smooth. The permanently fixed pieces were riveted together using small brass brads.
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SO YOU MAKE COSMIC CLOCKS THAT UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
YOU CAN OBTAIN ETCH RESIST PEN
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Stunning.
A Voynichian NonAstrolabe
It's this kind of originality, firmly grounded in the traditional but uniquely moder,
That keeps me coming back to DeviantArt.
And the craftsmanship is superb!
Well Done!
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Cool so the laser printer "ink" works as a resist? Never thought of that
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OOOh that's really cool bro, such skill, such patience, you are truelly a craftsman of the old school...
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Yup! Not one in a hundred thousand people would recognize that!
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Oooh acid etching on brass! Great idea, and great work!
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Very nice!!! WOW!!! I Love it!!! As I am a astrolabe lover, this is truley a piece of among the finest metal artworks. Can I buy this? - Azam Noor, Malaysia (azzameen@gmail.com)
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Thank you very much! I'm sorry but the original is not for sale.
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From within the design parameters, yes.
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Could u tell me where I've seen this code before it has something to do with the Codex Sinaiticus.
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Question? Someone mentioned that you made this piece for a move called Worldwalker..has anything come of it? I can't find mention of this movie anywhere. Also the writing is familiar with a book about a code that was said to have come from biblical times about philosophers stone.
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The movie is on hold... funding went away.
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Gorgeous. The lighting in this photograph is wonderful, too; it makes this piece look so dark and edgy
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What beautiful craft. I seriously would love to own one of these my own.
Btw. thanks for the watch
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It looks so professional! You wouldn't happen to have a store would you?
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Wow, this is seriously all kinds of amazing! 
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No, I just provided the artwork templates. They were made in a factory in... China, I think.
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Still bad ass. I was actually shown this exact geocoin for the first time about a month ago at a convention.
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That's cooler then anything I'd ever think of making....wow...
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WOW it looks like an antique.Does it destroy the earth somehow like most ancient devices? lol
Great work
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Agree wholeheartedly with DD comments! Nice precise workmanship and design. P.
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Wow! that's a magnificent piece indeed! I wish I owned one of those
Blessed Be
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this is just an AMAZING WORK~~!!!
it looks like u put soo much time effort~!
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