Heat Bluing Steel for my 2×72 Inch Belt Grinder Project
I’m in the process of building a 2″ x 72″ belt grinder powered by the permanent magnet motor from an old treadmill. The business end of the grinder is a pair of rollers and platen that supports the sanding belt. I milled these out of some 3/8″ steel plate
260 Pound DIY Anvil
I built a 260 pound anvil for some scrap steel plate. The top plate was hardened in superquench and the horn was CNC milled on my Bridgeport Series II.
Meet Geordi The Forge!
I built a coal forge from the remnants of an old Burnham oil furnace and a bunch of other junk I found at the town dump.
The #ratwelder – Part 5 in the DIY Welder Series!
The latest episode in the homemade welder series wherein I complete an enclosure for the #ratwelder so I can store it outside without having to put a tarp over it.
The Steampunk Roadster
Update: car has been sold! In a few short months The Steampunk Workshop will celebrate it’s 10th birthday! I can barely believe that it’s been ten whole years since this whole “steampunk” thing blew up on the internets. It’s been a lot of fun for me, but I also
DIY Engine Driven Welder Part 4 – It Is Alive!
I finished my engine driven welder and started welding up my scrap iron anvil! The welder works well and seems to be able to push rods as large a 3/16″. It’s build with the engine from a 1946 Austin Dorset and a 250 amp high-output Ford alternator.
Lost PLA Cast Aluminum Alternator Pulley
In order to get my engine driven welder working I needed an 8″ diameter multi-groove pulley to drive the alternator. Rather than buy one I decided to see if I could investment cast one starting from a 3D printed PLA part. Guess what? It worked!
Rare chance at a Steampunk Strat pick guard!
Rare chance at a Steampunk Strat pick guard! http://con-or-bust.org/author/186/
The best animated airship in steampunkdom
I recently received a rather cryptic email containing a link to this video. I don’t know much about it, but this is probably the best animated airship in all of steampunk.
Hard Facing a DIY Anvil
I have been assembling an anvil from several slabs of mild steel that have been kicking around the workshop. I milled a horn onto one slab and in this video I harden the billet that will be the top of the anvil. The “right” way to do this is