Steampunk Hacks

DIY Halloween: When Pumpkins meet Circuitry

DIY Halloween: When Pumpkins meet Circuitry

No honorable hacker or modder can be satisfied with a simple candle inside of a pumpkin.  How boring!  Us proud nerds step up and create unique, appealing, and downright stunning pumpkins complete with lasers, LEDs, robotics, motion sensors,...
GhostBusters DIY Halloween Costume (Arduino Powered)

GhostBusters DIY Halloween Costume (Arduino Powered)

For your DIY Halloween costume this year, Learn how to make your own Ghostbusters Proton Pack equipt with red and green lasers (above).  There is a full tutorial on how to build your own along with a detailed photogallery of the proton pack.  An...
Dr. Frankenstein Arcade Cabinet = Epic Steampunk Gaming

Dr. Frankenstein Arcade Cabinet = Epic Steampunk Gaming

The Dr. Frankenstein MAME cabinet is a retro gaming rig that takes inspiration from the monster novel. The steampunk cabinet is almost gothic in its design. Our previous post on DIY Arcade Rigs was about building an old styled arcade cabinet from...
Man Creates his own Steampunk-Themed Lair

Man Creates his own Steampunk-Themed Lair

This steampunk enthusiast created his own retro-submarine themed steampunk house.  While the look of steampunk is pretty neat, this house might have gone too far by recreating a shipwrecked submarine. The engineer from Canterbury, New Zealand...
Inspiration: Robotics and Steampunk Ray Gun Gallery

Inspiration: Robotics and Steampunk Ray Gun Gallery

It's certainly true that one man's junk is another man's treasure.  Just take a look at these incredible works of art which have risen from the scrap piles, fashioned out of odds and ends. Some might call it junk art, but looking at the whole...
Make your own Steampunk Space Helmet

Make your own Steampunk Space Helmet

Combining various scrap parts, one modder created this fantastic steampunk styled space helmet. The author has an absurdly long 56 page forum thread detailing the entire build process. This old Victorian style, called steampunk has inspired...
DIY Incredible Steampunk Watches

DIY Incredible Steampunk Watches

If you happen to love steampunk, prepare to be amazed by this outstanding collection of steampunk watches created by master watchmaker Haruo Suekichi. What started as a weekend business hawking watches at the fleamarket has developed into an...