Jake von Slatt Archive
Toyota Yaris Battery Light On – Repair
The day after I returned from SteamCon in Seattle I got into the car to go to the day job and discovered that my battery light was on in my 2007 Toyota Yaris. Being an old Volkswagen man I resisted the urge to get out and hammer on the
SteamCon Seattle Twitterstream
Jake von Slatt vonslatt @VonClaret Thanks! it was mostly @LibbyBulloff ‘s doing – both in concept and execution, I was just the pretty dirty face!2 hours ago @yoyojedi The pleasure was all mine! (as well as the spidery red marks all up and down my arm) Will be in touch for
Chandelier Candle Retro-fit
When we moved into our house there was an electric chandelier in our dining room. It was an adequate enough fixture but incandescent chandeliers are terribly inefficient, six 25 watt bulbs actually put out a fraction of the amount of light as a single bulb of half the combined
Microwave Motor Flying Crank Ghost
This is my cheap and easy version of the classic Phantasmechanics Flying Crank Ghost and it utilizes a carousel motor from a discarded microwave oven and some bits of scrap wood for the armature. Most modern microwave ovens have a small 110 volt synchronous motor that rotates the
Kerosene Acorn Burner Sconce Lamp
I was having a hard time this morning getting started working in the shop. I get one day a week to work in the shop and as a result I often end up with a list of things I want to get done that is about three times longer
Yankee Steam-Up !!
After several years of trying I finally managed to get to the Yankee Steam Up at the New England Wireless and Steam Museum this past weekend. It was a great event with hundreds of steam hobbyists from all over New England showing up. I was even recognized by Rich
SteamCon Seattle – October 23-25, 2009
Well it’s October at last! Here at the Workshop most of our projects will go on hold while we prepare for Hallowe’en, but I do plan to take a few days off to attend SteamCon in Seattle! Tor books has a great interview with Steamcon Vice Chair Diana
How to Build a Wimshurst Influence Machine – Part 2
This is part two in a series of articles describing how to build a Wimshurst Influence Machine with parts and materials available at your local home center and hardware store. In this part I detail how to make a tool to cut the acrylic disks and how to
How to Build a Wimshurst Influence Machine – Part 3
This is part three in a series of articles describing how to build a Wimshurst Influence Machine with parts and materials available at your local home center and hardware store. In this part I detail the construction of the base, supports, charge collectors, and neutralizing bars. If you missed