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Jules Vernian Analog Synthesizer

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 21:53 — Jake von Slatt

 

Steampunk Analog Synthesizer

It makes me happy when people write me about things they've made, and when they've been inspired or have adopted techniques they've learned from the Steampunk Workshop it makes me very happy indeed!

 

Peter wrote me a while back with some pictures of his latest project, a Jules Verne inspired analog synthesizer with etched brass control panels.  Now, I cut my teeth on a vinyl copy of Switched-On Bach and I've been a fan of analog synth heroes Tangerine Dream since High School.  So I was very excited to see this.

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The Brass Lion - Steampunk Recumbent

Fri, 06/13/2008 - 11:19 — Jake von Slatt

You'll recall I posted a picture of my recumbent bike last week and that one of things I wondered aloud was how one would go about steampunkifying a bike?  Well Eric and Alan - a.k.a. Steuben's Wheelmen - sent me a whole passel of new photos that show exactly how one would go about this process!

Don't miss the video!

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Steampunk Clock Wedding Gift

Wed, 05/28/2008 - 16:50 — Jake von Slatt

Steampunk Clock Wedding GiftEvery now and again, here at the Steampunk Workshop, we get email that totally makes our day.  Sometimes its simply a note from someone who has discovered Steampunk for the first time - or more precisely discovered that there was, in fact, a name for this thing that has already been passion for most of their life.

But sometimes the notes we receive really get to us because they are about real people, romance, passion and of course making things and that is our Raison d'être.  This was in deed the case this morning when I opened my mail and found a note that began:

 I was married yesterday . . .
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Victorian All-in-One PC

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 16:56 — Jake von Slatt

The inexorable march of technology has rendered my 4:3 aspect ratio 19" LCD mod and my pump-less water cooled PC obsolete, so when I saw a 24" wide screen monitor on sale for $299.00 I grabbed it with the intent on making a Steampunk All-in-One PC.

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Dave Veloz's Mac Mini Mod, Monitor, & Keyboard

Sun, 03/02/2008 - 20:38 — Jake von Slatt

There is nothing in the world that I like better then receiving pictures of things that people have been inspired to build by my projects.  When I opened my mail and discovered these photos of Dave's monitor, keyboard, and Mini Mac wrap I squeed like teen on LJ!  

In interviews I've often described Steampunk as the intersection of technology and romance - well here is the story to prove it!

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Steampunk Car Project - Dashboard, Wiring, Lights

Thu, 02/28/2008 - 10:44 — Jake von Slatt

gauges in dashboard

Work on the Steampunk car continues.  Here I remove the rotted seats and mildewed interior. Rebuild and rewire the dash as well as replace the VW tail lights with reproduction Model A lamps.

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Molly 'Porkshanks' Friedrich's Dieselpunk Headphone Mod

Fri, 02/22/2008 - 10:52 — Anonymous (not verified)

Guest artist Molly porkshanks Friedrich shows us how to update a pair of vintage headphones for use with an iPod or MP3 player.

 

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A Victorian RV

Mon, 01/14/2008 - 04:25 — Jake von Slatt

Victorian RV - Salon

In 1982 I was a sophomore at a small college in the Midwest. It was the beginning of second term and I was again standing in line at the on-campus book store waiting to pay for a too-heavy stack of text books. The line was not moving at all so I put my books down on the floor and started flipping through the coffee table books on display. The book I chose to pick up first was titled Rolling Homes - Handmade House on Wheels by Jane Lidz. Thus the seed was planted.

This project was first published on vonslatt.com but I recently put together this video so I thought I'd collect some of the best images from the original build log and re-publish it here since was really the first  steampunkish project I did.

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A Victorian RV - Construction

Mon, 01/14/2008 - 04:25 — Jake von Slatt

recycled wood and audi seat

Here is a brief summary of the construction of my school bus RV. Most of this images were originally publish at www.vonslatt.com.

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Steampunk Car Project - Initial Survey

Wed, 01/09/2008 - 08:48 — Jake von Slatt

CMC Mercedes Gazelle SSK replicar front

Late in 2007 I spotted this car on eBay with a "Buy it Now" price of $1500 and, well, bought it then.  Its a 1929 Mercedes Gazelle SSK replica made by Classic Motor Carriages. CMC made these cars in the late '70s and early '80s. In fact,

I remember seeing advertisements for the kits in the back of Popular Science magazine when I was younger and thinking they looked pretty cool. I later came to realize their intrinsic cheesiness; but that makes them all the more hackable as I won't be getting email from all over hell-and-gone telling me I've ruined a collectible car!

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