As part of my steampunk miko outfit, I wanted a cool gauge and some lights on my hakama belt.  I didn’t want piping so something like a pressure gauge was out, so I turned to the internet. Searching for “diy steampunk gauge” landed me at http://www.epbot.com/2011/06/diy-steampunk-gauges.html which was amazingly awesome! So I decided to try it myself….