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Mechanical spectacles by ~Y4G3R

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Submitted: Apr 15, 2007
File Size: 667 KB
Image Size: 33.3 KB
Resolution: 600×450
Comments: 90
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Make: FUJIFILM
Model: FinePix S5200
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/6.4
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Picture Taken: Apr 15, 2007, 1:47:51 AM

Artist's Comments

These are a bit difficult to catch with a picture. When you close them the temple arms retract and the ear hoops pivot under for compact(ish) storage. Also, the bridge (the part that rests on your nose), is spring loaded, extending another few cm when worn.

Brass, bronze, stainless steel, copper, plastic lenses, plastic, springs, screws, nuts, nickel silver

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~Sykoticstalker27

Apr 15, 2007, 11:45:38 AM

Ooh! Sweet specs!

Wish I had a pair!

I'd be styling!

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"The liver is a very important organ. You can't live without it. Hence the name." -House

~jippydawg

Apr 15, 2007, 6:56:35 PM

Awesome I can just imagine some crazy steampunk airship captain putting these on!

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"The crux of the biscuit... is the apostrophe."
--Fido

~mental-entropy

Apr 15, 2007, 8:02:04 PM

These are incredible!

I want a pair! I've already been daydreaming about polarized lenses, where rotating one lens rotates the other! (possibly spring loaded, so they return to "normal")

(You've been BoingBoing'ed , by the way)

~sabernet

Apr 15, 2007, 9:32:53 PM

Damned cool

~brazil4

Apr 15, 2007, 9:47:02 PM

uber cool,please sell me some! I MUST HAVE!

~LilBryan

Apr 15, 2007, 11:14:10 PM Mood: Love

These are simply awesome... I can see some D&D esque gnome inventor wearing them, some mad steampunk era scientist, or a Airship captain. Truely a work of art. If they are ever sold, let me know. I dearly want a pair.

~Y4G3R

Apr 15, 2007, 11:33:18 PM

Thank you,
Funny you should mention that, it was(more or less) the original design for my manual transition specs, a pulley system to rotate the forward lens mounts evenly and watch springs to maintain tension... but I never did come up with a decent (discrete) bearing setup.

~Y4G3R

Apr 15, 2007, 11:37:36 PM

Great Scott! their onto me!

~Y4G3R

Apr 15, 2007, 11:44:45 PM

Thank you, but I’m afraid I won’t be reproducing these. The levers are just too finicky and I can’t tell you how many #60 drill bits those temples ate through