Halloween Steampunk Drill

If that's the guy's house, he doesn't need to ask for money. Why should anyone donate to someone else's Halloween decoration? Give your money to a worthy cause.

Maybe a homeless/ women's/ animal shelter?

Not garbage like this.

@SeaMonkey - I did not say it was wrong. I said I felt that it was inappropriate. If you are building something that you feel you are sharing with people, it should be out of your own pocket.

Example: It is your birthday. I want to bake you a cake. But I don't have any flour or eggs. Can you loan me some money?
This would be inappropriate.

This is all my opinion. I build things for our neighborhood, every year. Because I like to. Their gift in return is seeing the smiles or hearing about how much people enjoyed my "artwork", the next day. I do this on something called a "budget". I figure out ways to recycle materials from the previous years, or scour the salvage yards for materials. I set out a price limit that I cannot go over. If I find that I may go over budget, I change the idea or the materials.
This should not require donations from others to fulfill.
Again my opinion. I think it is tacky to ask for donations to build something that you are "gifting" to people.

@Frau - Why shouldn't he ask? If you don't want to donate, fine, but why pass judgment on it being "wrong" to ask for help.

@VonSkippy - Did you check out the guy's site? He built a pirate ship one year and a crashed train the next. Not exactly "hipster flunky" material.

Soooooo very sad. Halloween is about scary/spooky stuff, not hipster flunkies and their steampunk crap.

@Aaron - make your book steam punk themed.

while a neat idea -I do not think it appropriate to ask for outside money for your Halloween projects. I create my decorations out of my love for the holiday and seeing people jump or getting a scare. I would never ask for donations to support my "art" . if you are going to create some sort of awesome Halloween yard decos, you should save up your own money and plan accordingly.