About Tom Snout Tinkering

Taking things of age and beauty, the broken and unwanted and giving them new life.

I am a tinkerer, I take the things I find that are broken or unwanted and try to give them new life. I don’t try to make them perfect, their age can be what gives them beauty. All the items I sell are individual and only become the final item depending on what I have in my workshop at the time.
Steampunk and the world of nerd is my inspiration everything from Nerf to nightlights, dice to decorations and lamps to leprechaun doors. The world of imagination is limtiless and I feel we all need a little whimsy.
I produce practical items for the home and life alongside props and accessories for costume and cosplay.

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Tom Snout Tinkering

Steampunk Engineers Cosplay Lamp

A stunning addition for any budding steam engineer, This blowtorch has been made safer by the introduction of a cold steam cell and Light Emission Device. The body is brass construction with the addition of sturdy copper components and a leather-wrapped handle for comfort and belt loop to attach to your work belt. This torch is the perfect addition to any engineers tools kit. Every repurposed/upcycled item I make is unique no two items will ever be the same. Materials that I use may have the odd dent or ding which adds to their history and uniqueness of the finished article, 90% of all my makes are repurposed items with the other 10% being as recyclable as possible About this item:- - Vintage brass blowlamp (all additions are removable). - 12V LED lamp - 12V Battery (Included)
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Wooden wall key clip hanger

Simple little wall hangers for easy storage of your masks, keys notes and other little things. On a plaque of either reclaimed Sycamore (images 1 & 2) or Western Hemlock (images 3 & 4) and featuring a stop clip for anything, you want to be a little more permanent. Every repurposed/upcycled item I make is unique no two items will ever be the same. Materials that I use may have the odd dent or ding which adds to there history and uniqueness of the finished article, 90% of all my makes are repurposed items with the other 10% being as recyclable as possible About this item:- - Untreated Sycamore or Western Hemlock - 2x screws inc. - Size: 14.5cm x 9.5cm (LxW) Approx
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Film Canister Dice or Trinket Box

This stunning Kodak film canister would once have housed the film of many untold projects, movies or home cinema creations. The canister has had three pots added to hold your dice collection and can make a handy dice tray when the centre spool is removed. However dice are not all it is good for, this handy tin can also be a unique trinket or jewellery box. The canister has been sanded and restored, given a hand weaved leather band with a snap connector added to hold your dice or trinkets. Every repurposed/upcycled item I make is unique no two items will ever be the same. Materials that I use may have the odd dent or ding which adds to there history and uniqueness of the finished article, 90% of all my makes are repurposed items with the other 10% being as recyclable as possible About this item:- - Storage for 2-3 dice sets or jewellery - Removable leather band, spool and pots - Size: 18.5cm Diameter
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Steam driven USB floppy drive

Twenty years ago every computer had a floppy drive but not today, However, this retro tech has a useful twist. Adapted with a USB cable and the addition of a 32GB Kingston USB key this is now a functional steampunk retro USB drive that will look great on any desk. The drive also has a latching disk and read/wite light. The drive has been sanded, hand painted and given a hard coat finish to protect the paint effect as much as possible and has a movable disk. The USB key inside can be changed to whatever size you want and I can provide details on how to do this. Every repurposed/upcycled item I make is unique no two items will ever be the same. Materials that I use may have the odd dent or ding which adds to their history and uniqueness of the finished article, 90% of all my makes are repurposed items with the other 10% being as recyclable as possible About this item:- - 1x 32GB Kingston USB key (Inc) - 2x 3V CR2016 Batteries (Inc) - Changeable battery - Latching and ejectable disk - Working read/write light - Size: 16cm x 10cm x 4.5cm (LxHXW)
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