The Mad Lab

Nothing says Halloween quiet like a death ray. Whether it’s a night on the town, getting rid of those pesky witnesses, or shopping for new body parts. And this little one can burn through a whole village worth of villagers.

But wait you say while slowly reach for the phone to call the police. What if I want to shot something for far away?

No problem, with this death ray you also get the wireless remote!

But wait again you say while climbing out the window, what if it simply isn’t strong enough to kill my creation that has turned against me and now seeks its creators blood?

Again no problem because I’ll throw in the extra semi portable power supply!

The how to:

I had a couple of old table top fans and a vhs/dvd player laying around so I decided to see what they could offer for this months contest.

The case of the death ray came from the smaller of the two fans, I didn’t like the white so I gave it a coat of black paint.

A paint brush wasn’t working though so I tore some newspaper and used it to spread the paint on. Gave it a nice cast iron look.

The barrel of the ray gun is part of an old table leg, the prongs on the end are from an old brass clothes hanger.

I added a blue wire wheel from the vhs/dvd player to balance out its design.

The controls were an afterthought I did while waiting for the ray gun to dry. Not sure where the cardboard base came from. I was tempted to paint it metallic but decided I like the look of it as it was. I’ve always had a soft spot for things that look cobbled together with exposed wires. Not much of a how to here, just stuck things on where they fit. The buttons came from the vhs/dvd as did the red wire wheel.

Some large springs from an old couch were connected by pieces of the brass coat hanger. They fit perfectly over part of an amp I had.

Now go and build your own and wreck destruction!