In this first video, Jimmy Diresta makes a custom key for a very old lock. It’s a pretty cool way to resurrect something that would otherwise be garbage or decoration.
Matthias Wandel is not your typical woodworker. He uses wood to build precision tools and instruments. If you have an engineering mind, you’ll probably enjoy his channel. Here’s a recent example where he builds a small engine out of a solenoid.
I’ve followed Brian Brushwood for a long time but I’m a little late to the party on his Modern Rogue YouTube channel. It’s full of great videos and here’s one great example. I really want to try out this method for making a hologram out of some old CD cases and a phone.
The first video is look behind the scenes at some of the special effects in the most recent Star Wars movie. Some might say that this ruins the magic, but it just enhances my appreciation for the movie.
Zane Lamprey is still making great videos on his channel. They aren’t all about traveling or drinking. He made one recently full of cute little animals.
Frank Howarth’s YouTube woodworking videos are well-known for his use of clever time-lapse photography and incredible turnings on the lathe. This video encompasses both of them and while I haven’t been completely enamored with his CNC use, this bowl does turn out beautifully.
A 10-ton ice cube was recently placed in Seattle as part of an art festival. It’s an interesting science problem to estimate when it’s going to finish melting. Weather professor Cliff Mass has a couple posts about it:
We see headlines all the time about two seemingly unrelated things. “Eat bugs and you’ll score 10% higher on SATs.” John Oliver had a great video talking about how the media completely misses the point of scientific studies, but it’s even worse than that. Even if you do your homework and read the scientific study, you still might not have the truth. This video does a good job of explaining why, but it comes down to statistics and false positives. For “real” science, studies need to be repeated by other researchers to replicate the results, but in this current social landscape, nobody cares about those replicated results because they take a long time, cost a lot of money, and they aren’t as interesting as the original attention-grabbing headline. Stick around to the end. He does a good job of wrapping it up and explaining that we’re not as doomed as the previous 10 minutes of the video might imply.
You can learn a lot online about your upcoming vehicle purchase. I’ve already written about finding the official order guide and invoice price list in a forum. That was a big help when negotiating the price for my truck. I also learned that members of the American Quarter Horse Association get $500 off their new vehicle. Membership is only $40 and you have to be a member for 60 days before you can use the rebate. Have I ever told you how much I LOVE quarter horses? Obviously I became a member of this wonderful organization.
I was all set to use my $500 discount when Ford corporate swooped in and extended the immediate family discount (A-plan) to nephews. My uncle was able to give me one of his awesome discount codes. The AQHA rebate doesn’t apply to A-Plan vehicles so I didn’t get to use it. Oh well, $40 down the drain and we get some horse magazines fore Elijah to look at.
If you’re in the market, check out the AQHA page and be sure to read the fine print to make sure it applies to you: https://aqha.com/partners/ford/
It’s time for another round of the best stuff that I’ve seen on YouTube recently. First up is a cheap way to add some weights to your shop. I inevitably finish a glue-up and then scrounge around looking for heavy stuff to put on top to hold the boards in place. I think I’ll need to make some of these:
When we travel with Elijah, the flight attendants always make a special point of telling us to put on our own masks before helping Elijah. Every time I think, “Yeah right. I’d help my kid first!” This video was the first time I understood why it’s important to put your own mask on first.
And finally, Minute Physics explains why it takes more acceleration to get to the sun than to other stars.
I use Adobe Premiere Elements for all my video editing and it does a great job. I rarely run into any feature limitations. However, it does cost $90. If you’re looking for something a little better than the default editor that came with your operating system but you don’t want to spend any money, check out Davinci Resolve. They have a very powerful version of their video editor available completely for free! I have not used it myself, but I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about it. They’ve been in the video editing market for quite a while and their video editor has really impressive features including color correction. I’m considering switching over just to get some of those features.
These blog posts were a great idea. Now I’m not just getting lost in YouTube videos, I’m researching content for this site!
First up is the ultimate Nerf gun. What it lacks in maneuverability, it makes up for in power and wow factor. There are a lot of other great videos on this guy’s channel too.
Hungry? How about a burger wrapped in bacon and filled with mac and cheese?
And finally, Colin Furze is at it again. This time he has the most outrageous doorbell you’ve ever seen. Spoiler alert: it involves an Uzi.
It’s time for another round of my favorite YouTube content from the past couple weeks. First up is a video from Mike Rowe explaining why you shouldn’t follow your dreams.
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Next up is a very niche video that hit me perefctly. Grizzly sells a kit for my bandsaw that increases the capacity of the saw. It’s something I’ve thought about quite a few times already and it was awesome to see how easy it is to install.
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April Wilkerson recently built a new base for her mom’s windmill. As part of the project, she also removed a bunch of the rust from the windmill. I never knew that you could use vinegar to remove rust!
I usually spend 15-30 minutes in front of the TV at the end of the night but I’m not watching TV. That time is almost always consumed with YouTube content. There’s so much good stuff to watch on there and I have a nice setup that downloads the content I’m interested in and puts it into my DVR so it’s really easy to see what I’ve watched and what is still in the queue.
Every once in a while I stumble across some really great content like the Adam Savage speech that I posted earlier this week. I’m going to try something new and every once in a while, I’ll make a post with some of the best videos that I’ve seen recently. So without further ado, here’s the first such post…
Just a few days ago I subscribed to a new channel called Cook With Meat. It’s delicious food and the videography is beautiful. The tequilla sunrise pulled pork recipe looks fantastic:
It took me a while to warm up to Jimmy Diresta. He’s a maker who previously had some small TV shows but now runs a very successful YouTube channel. Now I’m watching all of his stuff and even listening to his podcast. He knows how to incorporate a lot of different materials and techniques. One of his latest videos was a biplane scluped on the bandsaw.
Do you remember Zane Lamprey? He has done a lot of great shows like Three Sheets, Drinking Made Easy, and Chug. Now he’s focusing on YouTube. It’s the same formula where he travels the word looking at culture and drinking customs with a lot of laughter mixed in, but this time it’s a series of 3-5 minute videos and he’s traveling with his wife. He releases about three videos a week and he’s been at it for a while so there is a lot more where this came from.
