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Some of the things i also do.

I like to build and create things very much.
Many things have my interess and these are a few of the things i am doing.

My scrap book locking system This is my scrap book where i keep in my notes, funny ideas and the plans of gadgets that i made earlier. It's a left over from the time that i learned how to bind a book together.
One day i saw this idea on the net ( here ) It got me intrigued. After close examination i decided to enhance my scrapbook with such locking system.
Klik this link to see a small MPG movie to see it in action.

A CD lamp
This lamp is made from 166 old CD's
Inside the land is a TL-tube and a complete starter unit the start the tube.

The top and bottom caps are re-used garden light tops. Each center hole in the CD had the made large to fit in the TL tube
An extra hole was made to hold the starter unit en trafo block.

Klik this link to see a small MPG movie of the lamp in action.

Steampunk style?
I never knew the name of it. For years i adored the marvelous artwork, style and machines till i stumbled into the name steampunk. I followed a this link and i was dropped right in the middle of it. So this is how this wonderfull world is called.

[Short story]
While designing parts for my latest project the lights go out. The room is filled with the dim light coming from the moon shining through the lab's window. "Not again! Power failure!" I grab my goggles. "Sigh!", i close my design manual and prepare myself to go to the boiler room again.
"This is the second time this week. How on earth could i work like this!"
The boiler room is a hot place underneath the house filled with coals, dust and most of all no light. The flickering of the candle displays ghostly figures on the walls. My cloths are already soaked of sweat and i didn't even start with the repairs.

Two hours later i am finished.
While i throw in the last batch of coaldust into the oven the steam pressure is raising again. The dynamo softly starts spinning and the rooms get filled with that typical ozon smell while the electric power builds up.

I am exhausted, the hard labour and heat have cast their toll. I stumble up the stairs and back into the lab. The lights getting on again and getting brighter and brighter. I need a good bath and something to eat. After washing myself i put on some clean cloths. The whistle of the kettle on the stove sounds the alarm that a nice cup of tea is ready to be consumed.
Back to work... Designing!

Like the goggles shown on the images. Big, with a great cool factor and very 'Steampunkish'
I love them, i made them and i wear them...

I made some games and tools for the Nintendo DS. A great little handheld that got lots of functionality. Here you see some examples. One is of a GPS system that i made and the other is a program that can aid you to learn then Japanese kana's
http://nds.zoelen.net

Books, in particulair my boo

My scrap book locking system	This is my scrap book where i keep in my notes, funny ideas and the plans of gadgets that i made earlier. It's a left over from the time that i learned how to bind a book together. One day i saw this idea on the net ( here ) It got me intrigued. After close examination i decided to enhance my scrapbook with such locking system. Klik this link to see a small MPG movie to see it in action.
A CD lamp This lamp is made from 166 old CD's Inside the land is a TL-tube and a complete starter unit the start the tube.
The top and bottom caps are re-used garden light tops.	Each center hole in the CD had the made large to fit in the TL tube An extra hole was made to hold the starter unit en trafo block.
	Klik this link to see a small MPG movie of the lamp in action.
Steampunk style? I never knew the name of it. For years i adored the marvelous artwork, style and machines till i stumbled into the name steampunk. I followed a this link and i was dropped right in the middle of it. So this is how this wonderfull world is called. [Short story] While designing parts for my latest project the lights go out. The room is filled with the dim light coming from the moon shining through the lab's window. "Not again! Power failure!" I grab my goggles.	"Sigh!", i close my design manual and prepare myself to go to the boiler room again. "This is the second time this week. How on earth could i work like this!" The boiler room is a hot place underneath the house filled with coals, dust and most of all no light. The flickering of the candle displays ghostly figures on the walls. My cloths are already soaked of sweat and i didn't even start with the repairs.
Two hours later i am finished. While i throw in the last batch of coaldust into the oven the steam pressure is raising again. The dynamo softly starts spinning and the rooms get filled with that typical ozon smell while the electric power builds up. I am exhausted, the hard labour and heat have cast their toll. I stumble up the stairs and back into the lab. The lights getting on again and getting brighter and brighter. I need a good bath and something to eat.	After washing myself i put on some clean cloths. The whistle of the kettle on the stove sounds the alarm that a nice cup of tea is ready to be consumed. Back to work... Designing! Like the goggles shown on the images. Big, with a great cool factor and very 'Steampunkish' I love them, i made them and i wear them...
I made some games and tools for the Nintendo DS. A great little handheld that got lots of functionality. Here you see some examples. One is of a GPS system that i made and the other is a program that can aid you to learn then Japanese kana's http://nds.zoelen.net

Books, in particulair my boo