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Yet Another Pair Of Steampunk Goggles

Retro goggles on the cheap

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/yet-another-pair-of-steampunk-goggles • Posted by Pandora C.

I wanted some goggles for a steampunk outfit, and my flying goggles looked too modern, so I looked for alternatives. After consulting several tutorials, projects and cosplay websites, I sought out something to make the eye pieces from. In the end I used the tops of two 2-pint plastic milk bottles, and cut out a circle from the cap. I sandwiched two circles of acetate between the cap and the screw-top neck, and attached a leather belt from a charity shop to the eye pieces with upholstry pins and hot glue. A spare piece of leather was glued in as the nose-peice. The most time consuming part was sanding down the raised lettering on the bottles, and spray painting (or rather waiting for the paint to dry) which was carried out over a number of days.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

12 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium goggles1 1298127927 Medium head1 1298127957 Medium head4 1298128010

Description

I wanted some goggles for a steampunk outfit, and my flying goggles looked too modern, so I looked for alternatives. After consulting several tutorials, projects and cosplay websites, I sought out something to make the eye pieces from. In the end I used the tops of two 2-pint plastic milk bottles, and cut out a circle from the cap. I sandwiched two circles of acetate between the cap and the screw-top neck, and attached a leather belt from a charity shop to the eye pieces with upholstry pins and hot glue. A spare piece of leather was glued in as the nose-peice. The most time consuming part was sanding down the raised lettering on the bottles, and spray painting (or rather waiting for the paint to dry) which was carried out over a number of days.

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