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A Clockwork Scorpion sculpture made completely out of recycled watch parts.
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The body is made from antique watch faces (dials) that have been cut, shaped, sanded and soldered together into body segments.
The tail is also made with watch dials that have been soldered onto a watch spring, then soldered from the back. Watch stems and stem knobs decorate as well as strengthen the tail. The stinger is a watch winding stem.
The pincers and pincer arms are from curved, cut, sanded, and soldered watch faces and strap springs.
The legs are made of strap springs, along with small watch stems for the feet.
There is no glue or resin to be found in the piece...everything is soldered into place with metal. This is a one of a kind work of art, never to be exactly reproduced.
Dimensions: 42mm wide by 77mm front to back 58mm tall He comes with a 3" by 4" glass dome with walnut base for display. He is extremely fragile and should be handled sparingly and very gently, and is most definitely not a toy.
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Comments: 13
Tobassinesia [2014-01-04 13:13:41 +0000 UTC]
Dude this is fantastic. What do you do with the clockwork once you've made it?
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AMechanicalMind In reply to Kaipyro67 [2013-06-25 20:43:17 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. Cool is good with me.
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theAnarch [2013-06-25 15:52:52 +0000 UTC]
your work is so amazing!!! the insects are so beautiful and kinda steampunky, they're awesome!
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AMechanicalMind In reply to theAnarch [2013-06-25 16:06:27 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much for taking the time to look and for the appreciation!
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Hyenax [2013-06-25 15:48:42 +0000 UTC]
Wow, I love all of your clockwork insects. There is something very appealing about them, and they look like some kind of futurisic spy gadget!
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AMechanicalMind In reply to Hyenax [2013-06-25 20:43:06 +0000 UTC]
The future is now. Best watch your ceilings and floors.
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AMechanicalMind In reply to maironmatos [2013-06-25 13:27:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! Not enjoyable to make these, but the end product works!
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sleepyhead12567 [2013-06-24 21:36:47 +0000 UTC]
This is so amazing. There is something particularly interesting about the scorpion.
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AMechanicalMind In reply to sleepyhead12567 [2013-06-25 13:28:11 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I happen to think so as well. They are very hard to make, so they are that much more special to me when I am able to produce one.
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