Goggle Construction

Posted by Prof. Boris van Galvin on 7 June 2009 | 0 Comments

Tags: Steampunk, Goggles

Originally I started with a standard set of gas welding goggles and started transforming them by essentially using the original plastic peices as a guide and gorming the copper by eye so as to closely as possibe. the copper was hand formed so as to fit the lenses and the main body/frame.

Leather covered frame

Copper front plate

The front plate was made form a single peice of copper, the eye holes were raised so that the lens holder would clip over the top. once the lense holders were in place they were soldered in place using silver solder.

Flipup Lense Holders

The secondary lense cups were constructed by creating a copper tube as per the item on the right then the copper was folded and raised.

Flipup Lense Holders in place

Hinge Assembly

A flat landing was created to allow the brass hinges and screws to sit flat. The spring post was created by creating a ball on the end of a peice of brazing rod then siver soldering them into the side of the landing.

Centre Accessories Post

A post was mounted in the centre of the goggles so that other lenses and fitting could be later attached

Strap Fitting

The straps were conneced by a side plate riveted to the body with another ball fitting similar to the ones used for the springs. 

The artwork for the labels on the sides of the goggles was transposed onto a copper sheed then acid etched.

Riveted Face and Label

The face plate, label and strap attachement were riveted to the main body. The rivets were made from brass and the heads of the rivets were created by heating the brass until a ball formed on the end.

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