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I retired from my job and spend all my time building ‘out of this world’ giant sculptures of everyday objects
By SWNS,
6 hours ago
Meet the man who builds huge versions of everyday household items – including a three-point plug, key and pencil sharpener.
Steve Wainwright, 61, said it was his retirement from the ambulance service that first prompted him to take on some ‘creative’ building projects.
Tape measures, three-point plugs and lipsticks are just a few of the standard, everyday items the former electrician has enlarged over the past year.
Steve Wainwright, 61, builds huge versions of everyday household items – such as a three-point plug. Peterborough Telegraph / SWNS Wainwright said it was his retirement from the ambulance service that prompted him to take on some ‘creative’ projects. Peterborough Telegraph / SWNS
Steve, from Stanground, Cambs, said: “I felt a bit lost. I’ve always truly enjoyed engineering, building and DIY and can put my hand to anything.”
Inspiration hit Steve when a prolonged bout of rain stopped him from “going out to play” on one of his many building projects in the garden.
He said: “I looked at my tape measure and I thought: ‘I wonder if I can build this ten times its size?’”
“I felt a bit lost. I’ve always truly enjoyed engineering, building and DIY and can put my hand to anything,” Wainwright said. “I looked at my tape measure and I thought: ‘I wonder if I can build this ten times its size?’” Peterborough Telegraph / SWNS
Steve said he settled on 10 times the size because it was “easy maths.”
In very short time, the creative handyman had fashioned a stunning tabel-sized tape measure, replete with retractable giant tape.
Shortly after, Steve’s wife set him another challenge and asked him to build her lipstick ten times its size which he duly obliged.
Wainwright fashioned a tabel-sized tape measure with a retractable giant tape. Peterborough Telegraph / SWNS Wainwright has also made a giant padlock. Peterborough Telegraph / SWNS
Since then Steve has gone on to build ten giant versions of everyday items, such as pencils and pencil sharpeners.
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