Thread by @YokoMatsuokail1

In a change of pace for this weekend, here's a thread on making a steampunk submersible out of copper and a glass bouy #metalworking #copperjewelry #steampunk #crafts

Glass buoy from a thrift shop, old bottle of sauce, scrap wood, soaked in water, and a scribbled grand plan on paper.

I soldered the frame out of copper sheet and wire. Always have a bucket of water handy. I also used some scrap wood and dowels left over from another project for the outer shell and the 'engines' Propellers made from copper sheet.

Here are most of the parts ready to assemble. For the final outer shell of the submersible, I stitched some canvas patterned wallpaper to the frame with .03 copper wire. I took it all apart and reassembled many times to get the build right.

As you probably guess, I have drawers full of odds and ends for this kind of project. Am I a hoarder of small metal parts? -Probably.