The Steampunk Workshop

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 ...

http://steampunkworkshop.com/fingers-in-the-cogs/

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 ...

http://steampunkworkshop.com/vintage-receiver-repair-finding-a-noisy-transistor/

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 tha...

http://steampunkworkshop.com/how-to-build-bright-high-quality-flickering-led-lanterns/

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 wa...

http://steampunkworkshop.com/wtf-is-a-saturable-reactor/

At the intersection of Romance and Technology, supporting the Industrial Insurrection.

http://steampunkworkshop.com/oooops/

I cover some of the recent mods to the #ratwelder and build a bench for preparing molds for metal casting.

http://steampunkworkshop.com/rat-welder-mods-and-a-mold-bench/

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...

http://steampunkworkshop.com/tiny-house-stove-build/

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/

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.

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/

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/

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/

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/

“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

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/

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/

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/

October 31, 2018 (7:00 pm)

http://steampunkworkshop.com/october-31-2018-700-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/

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....

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/

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/

Beginnings of a surface grinder attachment for the 2x72” belt grinder.

http://steampunkworkshop.com/beginnings-of-a-surface-grinder-attachment-for-the-2x72-belt-grinder/