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Published: 2007-03-24 02:50:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 42897; Favourites: 1732; Downloads: 879
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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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Comments: 384
Beautiful.
You make it sound so simple!
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That's just freaking cool. I can't stop staring at it!
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that's one piece of fine work you got there @__@ awesome!!
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This is very very very creative...
Good job...
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God! That is outrageous and beautiful!!!! How big is this piece?
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Thank you! It's six inches in diameter and about an eight of an inch thick.
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Pleasure 
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Amazing!!!
Questions: dimensions?
Is it for sale?
Tassos
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Thank you! It's six inches in diameter and about an eight of an inch thick.
It was made to be a prop in a movie that's "on hold" right now. I can't sell it until the movie is canceled or is finished.
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But when it is over, please remember me!!! Pretty please??!!
Tassos
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Well done, I can see the amount of work that went into making this...must have taken some time! Great etching
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Beautiful, intriguing and mysterious! 
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Thank you very much! That was my main aim for the piece!
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Wow...only word I can think of at the moment...just WOW
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This is a very great work, it really seems some mysterious watch take from some steam movie mixed with the Lord of the Rings.
I really like its composition, also the colouring treatment, like it would be some king of old gold. The engraving is cool too, also its form. What size is it?
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Thank you! It's about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. It's all brass.
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It is very interesting, thanks for answering1 ^^
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This is absolutely amazing [link]
Wow!
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Excellent alethiometer! Lyra would be proud.
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Very well done! You should come join us at ~metalsmiths !!
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you make it sound so simple....but simply amazing work...
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Stunning! I love the concept and the designs on the cosmolabe.
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I absolutely love it!
looks so ancient and powerful
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Goddamn, that's incredible! It's gorgeous!
My work is all just on paper, it must be nice to be able to hold and touch something you created 
It reminds me a little of the alethiometer from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series.
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Hah! I love the idea of consulting it when someone asks me the time!
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Obviously made before Golden Compass movie... (not trying to imply anything)
This looks... I can't discribe it! I can't begin to imagine the effort that went into this! I'm stunned! If I may be so blunt, may I ask what the inscriptions mean?
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