Make Your Own Steampunk... Can Opener???
Yes, I have desecrated the venerable P-38 can opener. I carry an unsullied P-38 on my keychain, but I decided to make these to give to some of my co-workers as a semi-useful gag gift related to some projects we have been working on.
I have a collection of brass gears and other clockwork pieces from an authentic broken clock that was definitely only capable of being right twice a day. The result of applying a little imagination to these odds and ends is a silly decorative addition to a very utilitarian item.
Photo by the author
Materials:
P-38 can openers (generally acquired from a local army surplus store)
Super glue (I used Loctite Gel Control Super Glue)
Clockwork bits to taste
Construction
Dry-fit chosen components to ensure they will not interfere with the folding blade. Apply glue. Place components. Wait until the glue is dry. Post self-congratulatory Steemit article. Never mind. That last step is now superfluous, because I already did it here.