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Steampunk Is Bad For You
Warren Ellis —
Jane Irwin:
As many of you know, I make Steampunk Jewelry for fun and sometimes profit. I buy old watch parts off of eBay, glue them together into new and interesting shapes, and make them into pins and necklaces and earrings. Back in October, I won an auction that contained a bunch of old military watch faces. When they arrived, I looked them over, and after fiddling with them for a bit, and even preparing some of them to be made into jewelry, I noticed that several of them had greenish paint on their numerals. Huh, I ...
When eBay and Steampunk Don't Mix [Crafting Dangers]
io9 —
... normal. Still — radium has a half-life of 1600 years, so it's not like it's going to go away anytime soon. Far better safe than sorry. Admit it; now you're beginning to worry about all of your retrofitted jewelry. Vogelein goes on to explain more about the dangers of radium paint, and also who to contact if you're worried about the hotness of something you own, but admit it: You always knew there were hidden dangers of steampunk crafting, didn't you? Steampunk Crafter Public Service Announcement [JanerBlog]
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Radium in Steampunk Jewelry
dashPunk —
... (via Vogelein)
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