Jake von Slatt
@vonslatt.bsky.social
Tinkerer, hardware hacker and proprietor of The Steampunk Workshop. He/Him
steampunkworkshop.com
steampunkworkshop.com
End of the season came all too soon!
October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
End of the season came all too soon!
A tent at #burningman was challenging this year! So only hours after getting home I bought this little cutie on eBay and intend to make the perfect #TTITD camper!
September 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A tent at #burningman was challenging this year! So only hours after getting home I bought this little cutie on eBay and intend to make the perfect #TTITD camper!
Going to #Burningman? Come visit Playa Glass at 7:45 & C. We'll be showing folks how to melt the playa dust into glass jewels from 12-2PM Mon-Thurs! Look for this sign! #TTITD
August 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Going to #Burningman? Come visit Playa Glass at 7:45 & C. We'll be showing folks how to melt the playa dust into glass jewels from 12-2PM Mon-Thurs! Look for this sign! #TTITD
From the archives:
August 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
From the archives:
Signs are done and I’m quite pleased, they show up nicely both in day and at night. Come see us at Burning Man we’ll be at 7:45 and C!
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Signs are done and I’m quite pleased, they show up nicely both in day and at night. Come see us at Burning Man we’ll be at 7:45 and C!
At night the sign will be backlight with a green LED flood light.
July 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
At night the sign will be backlight with a green LED flood light.
Resurrected my homemade plasma cutter to make signs for my Burning Man camp, I think I finally have this thing dialed in!
July 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Resurrected my homemade plasma cutter to make signs for my Burning Man camp, I think I finally have this thing dialed in!
And that’s the mechanical part of the project done! Tomorrow, I’ll clean up and mount the electronics.
July 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
And that’s the mechanical part of the project done! Tomorrow, I’ll clean up and mount the electronics.
I found a 10 inch diameter 1 inch thick stainless steel plate that I dumpstered from my old workplace. If it were 1/8 inch bigger it would not fit on my lathe! It took me about three hours to cut the grooves for the micro-v belt.
The treadmill flywheel is cast-iron and cut much more easily!
The treadmill flywheel is cast-iron and cut much more easily!
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I found a 10 inch diameter 1 inch thick stainless steel plate that I dumpstered from my old workplace. If it were 1/8 inch bigger it would not fit on my lathe! It took me about three hours to cut the grooves for the micro-v belt.
The treadmill flywheel is cast-iron and cut much more easily!
The treadmill flywheel is cast-iron and cut much more easily!
Today’s project is converting a wood, only bandsaw to variable speed for metal cutting. plan is to make a sheave as large as possible to drive the bandsaw wheel with a treadmill motor.
July 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Today’s project is converting a wood, only bandsaw to variable speed for metal cutting. plan is to make a sheave as large as possible to drive the bandsaw wheel with a treadmill motor.
The gloss polyurethane on my desk caused my optical mouse to jump around, so I taped off an area and sprayed it with Krylon frosted glass clearcoat, and now the mouse tracks perfectly!
June 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The gloss polyurethane on my desk caused my optical mouse to jump around, so I taped off an area and sprayed it with Krylon frosted glass clearcoat, and now the mouse tracks perfectly!
Replacing the 20 year old carpet in the RV with dumpstered parquet flooring! Also replacing the booth with a couch for a little more room.
June 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Replacing the 20 year old carpet in the RV with dumpstered parquet flooring! Also replacing the booth with a couch for a little more room.
$120 Bimini from Vevor. I forgot about the back stay but fortunately the bows split in the middle for shipping so all I have to do is sew in a zipper!
May 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
$120 Bimini from Vevor. I forgot about the back stay but fortunately the bows split in the middle for shipping so all I have to do is sew in a zipper!
Bike for TTITD is done! Just need to clear oat the rusty frame.
May 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Bike for TTITD is done! Just need to clear oat the rusty frame.
Any idea what this tool might be for? (pliers for scale)
May 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Any idea what this tool might be for? (pliers for scale)
Reviving a decades old bike project for Burning Man. I used pipe unions to make the bike collapsible for shipping.
May 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Reviving a decades old bike project for Burning Man. I used pipe unions to make the bike collapsible for shipping.
If you see this post yr getaway vehicle
May 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you see this post yr getaway vehicle
Reskeet with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)
April 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reskeet with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)
Boundaries are important.
April 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Boundaries are important.
This morning’s dog walk courtesy of Cyan and Brøderbund.
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This morning’s dog walk courtesy of Cyan and Brøderbund.
Successfully converted a Mercury/Tohatsu 3.5 HP outboard for our dinghy to electric start with Briggs and Stratton lawnmower parts and added markings appropriate to it’s shuttlecraft duties!
March 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Successfully converted a Mercury/Tohatsu 3.5 HP outboard for our dinghy to electric start with Briggs and Stratton lawnmower parts and added markings appropriate to it’s shuttlecraft duties!
It’s important for the young to care for their elders.
March 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s important for the young to care for their elders.
These buttons control the radio in my new car. But I want them to control my iPhone so I took the buttons from my old car and wired them to a $12 Bluetooth controller that I tucked into the steering wheel. The radio has Bluetooth and CarPlay, but in my opinion, good old aux sounds and works better!
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
These buttons control the radio in my new car. But I want them to control my iPhone so I took the buttons from my old car and wired them to a $12 Bluetooth controller that I tucked into the steering wheel. The radio has Bluetooth and CarPlay, but in my opinion, good old aux sounds and works better!
Oh wow! I’ve discovered a use case for AI that I actually am excited about! It’s great for creating specific images for your D&D campaigns!
March 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Oh wow! I’ve discovered a use case for AI that I actually am excited about! It’s great for creating specific images for your D&D campaigns!