The Steampunk Workshop
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At the intersection of Romance and Technology, supporting the Industrial Insurrection.Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:28:11 +0000en-US
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1 Fingers in the cogs
http://steampunkworkshop.com/fingers-in-the-cogs/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:22:58 +0000<![CDATA[Uncategorized]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10489<![CDATA[As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand, more and more people are turning to AI-powered tools like ChatGPT to help create content for their webpages. While these tools can be incredibly useful, they also come with a number of risks that should not be overlooked. One of the biggest dangers of using […]]]>Vintage Receiver Repair – finding a noisy transistor
http://steampunkworkshop.com/vintage-receiver-repair-finding-a-noisy-transistor/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:29:13 +0000<![CDATA[Projects]]><![CDATA[Video]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10484<![CDATA[Troubleshooting and repair of the vintage Pioneer SX-838 receiver that had a noisy transistor. In this video I clean all of the controls, switches, and potentiometers and then because I didn’t have the necessary 2NA725 PNP transistor, I substituted a 2N3906 PNP transistor and it worked great! Featuring music from the Nathaniel Johnstone Band: http://nathanieljohnstone.com]]>How to build, bright, high-quality flickering LED lanterns!
http://steampunkworkshop.com/how-to-build-bright-high-quality-flickering-led-lanterns/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:42:11 +0000<![CDATA[Projects]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]><![CDATA[Mods]]><![CDATA[videos]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10478<![CDATA[When I was young I went to Disney World and while I enjoyed the park, it was the lighting fixture and effects that really captivated my interest. In particular I loved the flickering lanterns that festooned the tree in the waiting area for Splash Mountain. For years I’ve wanted to hang lanterns from the tree […]]]>WTF is a Saturable Reactor?
http://steampunkworkshop.com/wtf-is-a-saturable-reactor/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:30:15 +0000<![CDATA[Projects]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Project]]><![CDATA[transformer]]><![CDATA[welder]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10471<![CDATA[A saturable reactor is an arcane piece of electrical kit that modulates a large AC current with a small DC input. This unit was removed from a Bridgeport Series II CNC milling machine where it was used to regulate the power supply to the stepper motor drivers that moved the X, Y, and Z axes. […]]]>Oooops
http://steampunkworkshop.com/oooops/
http://steampunkworkshop.com/oooops/#comments<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:06:46 +0000<![CDATA[Uncategorized]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10460<![CDATA[]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/oooops/feed/1Rat Welder Mods and a Mold Bench
http://steampunkworkshop.com/rat-welder-mods-and-a-mold-bench/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:53:19 +0000<![CDATA[Uncategorized]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10455<![CDATA[I cover some of the recent mods to the #ratwelder and build a bench for preparing molds for metal casting.]]>Tiny House Stove Build
http://steampunkworkshop.com/tiny-house-stove-build/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:44:15 +0000<![CDATA[Uncategorized]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10452<![CDATA[I cut down an old Trolla 107A cast iron stove from the 1970’s to make a tiny house sized wood burning stove for my school bus RV conversion project. The cut down stove incorporates a fire grate and a labyrinthine damper to extend burn time.]]>TIL: you can totally use a Ford regulator on a Toyota alternator, it bolts right on!
http://steampunkworkshop.com/til-you-can-totally-use-a-ford-regulator-on-a-toyota-alternator-it-bolts-right-on/
http://steampunkworkshop.com/til-you-can-totally-use-a-ford-regulator-on-a-toyota-alternator-it-bolts-right-on/#comments<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:46:08 +0000<![CDATA[Projects]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Project]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10123<![CDATA[TIL: you can totally use a Ford regulator on a Toyota alternator, it bolts right on!]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/til-you-can-totally-use-a-ford-regulator-on-a-toyota-alternator-it-bolts-right-on/feed/2One of the things I discovered converting an old school bus into an RV are these: self-drilling sheet metal screws. They are a game changer.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/one-of-the-things-i-discovered-converting-an-old-school-bus-into-an-rv-are-these-self-drilling-sheet-metal-screws-they-are-a-game-changer/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:47:41 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10374<![CDATA[One of the things I discovered converting an old school bus into an RV are these: self-drilling sheet metal screws. They are a game changer.]]>A pipe broke at work, that green foam is not good. It’s what happens when water, copper, and electricity mix. Children, do not put your PCs directly on the floor.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/a-pipe-broke-at-work-that-green-foam-is-not-good-its-what-happens-when-water-copper-and-electricity-mix-children-do-not-put-your-pcs-directly-on-the-floor/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 17:50:48 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10371<![CDATA[A pipe broke at work, that green foam is not good. It’s what happens when water, copper, and electricity mix. Children, do not put your PCs directly on the floor.]]>TIL: Apple geniuses have no magic. If you can google it and follow instructions you can do everything they can.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/til-apple-geniuses-have-no-magic-if-you-can-google-it-and-follow-instructions-you-can-do-everything-they-can/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:07:22 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10368<![CDATA[TIL: Apple geniuses have no magic. If you can google it and follow instructions you can do everything they can.]]>Gutted to the studs! Gonna block off some windows and insulate to at least an R12.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/gutted-to-the-studs-gonna-block-off-some-windows-and-insulate-to-at-least-an-r12/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:07:32 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10364<![CDATA[Gutted to the studs! Gonna block off some windows and insulate to at least an R12.]]>“It will just take a hour, I’ll do it after work and then I won’t have to use up part of my weekend
http://steampunkworkshop.com/it-will-just-take-a-hour-ill-do-it-after-work-and-then-i-wont-have-to-use-up-part-of-my-weekend/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:55:36 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10358<![CDATA[“It will just take a hour, I’ll do it after work and then I won’t have to use up part of my weekend” #thelieswetellourselves]]>I think the potato harvest is my favorite, it’s digging for buried treasure.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/i-think-the-potato-harvest-is-my-favorite-its-digging-for-buried-treasure/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 14:25:02 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10355<![CDATA[I think the potato harvest is my favorite, it’s digging for buried treasure.]]>Cursing myself for glueing and screwing the partitions in my RV. When a 30 lbs sledge just bounces off you know you have overbuilt.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/cursing-myself-for-glueing-and-screwing-the-partitions-in-my-rv-when-a-30-lbs-sledge-just-bounces-off-you-know-you-have-overbuilt/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:59:21 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10349<![CDATA[Cursing myself for glueing and screwing the partitions in my RV. When a 30 lbs sledge just bounces off you know you have overbuilt.]]>October 31, 2018 (7:00 pm)
http://steampunkworkshop.com/october-31-2018-700-pm/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:00:03 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10344<![CDATA[October 31, 2018 (7:00 pm)]]>@ladyvonslatt harvested the spawn of last years Jack-o-lanterns! ?
http://steampunkworkshop.com/ladyvonslatt-harvested-the-spawn-of-last-years-jack-o-lanterns-%f0%9f%8e%83/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:44:54 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10338<![CDATA[@ladyvonslatt harvested the spawn of last years Jack-o-lanterns! ?]]>DIY Surface Grinder
http://steampunkworkshop.com/all-painted-blued-and-assembled-the-scrap-steel-came-from-exercise-machines-and-mounts-for-a-staircase-chair-lift-the-slide-is-aluminum-from-a-telecom-rack-and-a-pair-of-server-drawer-slides-the/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:58:58 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10330<![CDATA[All painted, blued, and assembled. The scrap steel came from exercise machines and mounts for a staircase chair lift. The slide is aluminum from a telecom rack and a pair of server drawer slides. The “magnetic chuck” is a door magnetic lock and the contact wheel was an eBay purchase ($75). The whole thing is driven with a dc motor from a treadmill I found at the dump.]]>Surface grinder attachment for the belt grinder. The “magnetic chuck” is a $23 magnetic door lock.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/surface-grinder-attachment-for-the-belt-grinder-the-magnetic-chuck-is-a-23-magnetic-door-lock/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 17:36:47 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10325<![CDATA[Surface grinder attachment for the belt grinder. The “magnetic chuck” is a $23 magnetic door lock.]]>Beginnings of a surface grinder attachment for the 2×72” belt grinder.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/beginnings-of-a-surface-grinder-attachment-for-the-2x72-belt-grinder/
<![CDATA[Jake von Slatt]]>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:14:57 +0000<![CDATA[Instagram Posts]]><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]><![CDATA[Instagram]]>http://steampunkworkshop.com/?p=10322<![CDATA[Beginnings of a surface grinder attachment for the 2x72” belt grinder.]]>