Clockwork Broach

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  Step 1

  Find/ buy all of the clocks/ watches that you are going to use. Charity shops and car boot sales usually have some cheap ones. It's better if the clock/ watch is an old one as it should have metal cogs.

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  Step 2

  Now comes the fun part: taking the clocks apart. You basically need to break the clock down into separate cogs and screws.

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  Step 3

  Once you've took the clocks/ watches apart, arrange some of the cogs into the shape that you want.

• Step 4

  Glue the pieces together. If pieces don't overlap, glue them onto another piece of metal from one of the clocks/ watches. Any strong glue should work. Or, if you have a soldering iron, soldering the pieces would look good.
  Leave to dry.

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  Step 5

  Glue the pin back onto the back of the broach.
  Leave to dry, and it's finished :D

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Torrin · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 1 project 6th May 2009

you know, metal cogs are harder to find then one might think! I've been looking all over for things for steampunk costumes. hehe, nice work though. <3

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KMOM14 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, US · 378 projects 5th May 2009

Great upcycle of turning what would be trash into a lovely, cool treasure.

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