makerfaire.com:

Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Carnivale Mechanique

MAKE Demos , Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM See how Jake von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop built his astounding Wimshurst generator out of common hardware! Hear the crackle and hiss of energy as the Leyden jars charge ... smell the sharp tang of ozone ... see the sparks fly!

MAKE Demos , Sunday 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM See how Jake von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop built his astounding Wimshurst generator out of common hardware! Hear the crackle and hiss of energy as the Leyden jars charge ... smell the sharp tang of ozone ... see the sparks fly!

Stage A , Sunday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The 19th century produced steam power and the internal combustion engine. The electric light, motors, and power transmission were perfected and industrialized as well as the vacuum tube which, as the first active electronic component, began the journey that lead us ultimately to computers and the internet. Much of today's technology is opaque to the tinkerer. However, as we peel back the layers and journey back in time technology becomes simpler and easier to understand. Even more importantly we discover tools and technique accessible to today's Maker that have long been industrialized and forgotten. Jake will talk about some projects based on this concept of mining the past and survey some example of what a few intrepid experimenters are doing today.

Location: Steampunk Grass F

Carnivale Mechanique is the umbrella term for our group. The Contraptors consist of Jake von Slatt, Richard Nagy (Datamancer), Suzanne Forbes and others who make artifacts in the Steampunk Style. We will bring examples of the items we make and will be on hand to discuss Steampunk artwork and hand crafting with any and all who are interested.

Web site: http://steampunkworkshop.com

About the Maker(s)

Jake von Slatt [
Jake von Slatt is a maker, tinkerer, and junk yard sociologist living and creating just outside of Boston. By day he is an IT Manger, but late at night he toils in his workshop creating artifacts from a past that wasn't.
http://steampunkworkshop.com