Carriage
Kyle | January 25, 2025
My own photo of the carriage on my 1942-ish South Bend lathe. Licensed as Creative Commons Attribution
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Gear brushes used in my pictures are from several people. Unfortunately, I've lost the credit file of who all of those people are.
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Quick Change
Kyle | January 17, 2025
My own photo of the quick change gearbox selector plate on my 1942-ish South Bend lathe. Licensed as Creative Commons Attribution
Application of Vapourjet for Manned Flight
Kyle | September 10, 2010
Title: Application of Vapourjet for Manned FlightDescription: Indeed, heavier-than-air flying machines are possible.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, 1280×1024Credits: Licensed as Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-alike. Based on these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/richspk/1164873053/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjackrian/459183801/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/14508691@N08/3927569742/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/phonogalerie/4179465818/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitkeeper82/3970918663/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/davefayram/3295328389/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/3456361581/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfuture/4641267746/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianjmatis/3530280988/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/koalie/2681151836/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezioman/2095465978/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaui/3524305769/
Not dead! Massive set of guest wallpapers to tide you over.
Mousewrites | June 2, 2010
Hey all! No, I’m not dead, I’ve just been very, very busy. For one, I’ve been running a tabletop RPG for 10 people (ye gods, I must be mad) that has taken up a lot of my free time. Yes, of course there are airships in it. It’s a reality-bending modern game set in Oklahoma. […]
Fullscreen and Widescreen: The Best Manfg. Co.
Kyle | September 7, 2009
Title: The Best Manfg. Co. Description: Gotta love the old abbreviations! Minimal cropping and resizing from the original. Notes: Please leave comments to let us know what you like/dislike about this. Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024, Widescreen, 1680×1050 Credits:Excellent photo by Gregory P. Smith License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Fullscreen AND Widescreen: Steam Train Gears
Kyle | May 1, 2009
Title: Steam Train GearsDescription: That was its original title. A close-up shot of some Walschaerts valve gear on a steam locomotive. Valve gear is (fittingly enough) what drives the valves, to offset the valve movement from that of the piston, and controls whether the engine runs forward or backward.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Again, by […]
Fullscreen AND Widescreen: Inner Workings
Kyle | April 29, 2009
Title: Inner WorkingsDescription: No idea what this thing is, but it’s cool! Cropped, resized, and minor retouching.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Another wonderful original by Curious Expeditionshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/632777127/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Fullscreen AND Widescreen: Disused gear
Kyle | April 27, 2009
Title: Disused gearDescription: Nice shot of an old gear, rotated, cropped, and resized.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Original by Stef Lewandowskihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/aeioux/107522319/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial
Fullscreen AND Widescreen: Dynamo
Kyle | April 21, 2009
Title: DynamoDescription: A really cool shot of a dynamo at Strasburg (which is known far and wide for their repair shop). Pretty much straight from the source, with just some cropping and resizing.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkemmerer/2593678907/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Fullscreen AND Widescreen: Clockwork
Kyle | April 9, 2009
Title: ClockworkDescription: What can I say, it’s just a really cool photo. Pretty much no retouching – just resizing/cropping.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Joseph O’Connell http://www.flickr.com/photos/joconnell/539761408/License: Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Same as above.License: Same as above.
Guest Wallpaper: Myke Amend’s “Behold the Machine”
Mousewrites | March 13, 2009
Title: Behold the MachineDescription: From Myke “Wallpaper from the painting I did for the same-named Vernian Process CD.” From Mouse “:: whimper :: oh god, this is such a beautiful piece of art. The airship in the back makes me tremble. Thank you so much, Mike!”Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported, by Myke Amend.Myke also gave it to […]
Guest Wallpaper: Widescreen, Race the Turkey!
Mousewrites | October 31, 2008
Today marks the last of the daily wallpapers until December, as I’ll be working on my Steampunk NaNoWriMo project. 50,000 words, baBEY. Here I come. I’ll be tracking progress (and by that I mean you can watch me go insane) at my personal journal: Geekery Abounds. (and yes, I know I haven’t posted much there. This website took […]
Widescreen: The Steam Bell
Mousewrites | October 25, 2008
Title: The Steam BellDescription: Went a little color crazy tonight. 😀 Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based off the e book made available by Project Gutenberg. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Fullscreen: Excerpt from Scientific American Supplement No. 819
Mousewrites | October 23, 2008
Title: Excerpt from Scientific American Supplement No. 819Description: Scientific American has so much awesome stuff in it. This one is from September 12, 1891.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the e book made available by Project Gutenberg. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Fullscreen, by request: Grand Bazaar
Mousewrites | October 21, 2008
Title: Grand BazaarDescription: Fullscreen version of Grand Bazaar.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by Curious Expeditions. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Widescreen: Grand Bazaar
Mousewrites | October 19, 2008
Title: Grand BazaarDescription:Photo basically stands on its own. Gah.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the picture by Curious Expeditions. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Fullscreen, by request: Harry A. Sprague Library
Mousewrites | October 15, 2008
Title: Harry A. Sprague LibraryDescription: Bill from the Harry A. Sprague Library requested a ‘plain’ desktop for use at the library. Here you go, Bill! Enjoy!Type: Fullscreen, 1600×1200Credits: Most of it hand made in photoshop. Creative Commons licensed derivative. Some spatters from Gorguss’s Photoshop brushes.
Fullscreen: Rising
Mousewrites | October 5, 2008
Title: RisingDescription: In honor of the HP Lovecraft Film Festival, which I’m going to later today, I present a metal tentacle for your perusal. My Wacom tablet is still broken, so it’s painted with a mouse. I may do another with the tablet when I get it repaired.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Hand painted in Photoshop.
Fullscreen: Machines of Old
Mousewrites | September 23, 2008
Title: Machines of Old, fullscreen.Description: AND a fullscreen version, because I know I’m going to be asked for it. Based on Machines of Old, again.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the brushes by necrosensual-art and raininspiring. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Widescreen: Machines of Old
Mousewrites | September 16, 2008
Title:Machines of Old, widescreenDescription: Grunge widescreen version of Machines of oldType: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based off the brushes by necrosensual-art and raininspiring. Creative Commons licensed derivative.