I’m looking for some more inspiration into guys that are either restoring tools or designing and building tools or neat things. Particularly looking for someone who uses a mill and a lathe and maybe Solidworks. My longtime favorite is MyMechanics. Who are you guys watching?
Best YouTube Designers/Builders
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I'll second OxTool. For making tools and neat stuff you can also take a look at CEE Australia, he throws in making his own tooling and fixturing sometimes. Fireball Tool is another. Most of the other channels I know, what you're looking for is hit and miss.
jack stand
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Donn DIY is a new one to me. So far very interesting.
slowtwitch73
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Make it Extreme is pretty good... not so much solidworks (at least not shown).. def his own style and methods... no talking.
This old Tony gets into cad stuff...
Fireball tool
This old Tony gets into cad stuff...
Fireball tool
slowtwitch73
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Paul Brodie is good too. No computers! Cardboard,tape and sharpies, but he gets it done in a down to earth way.
Poolshark314
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Adam Savage from Mythbusters post a lot of cool videos about his designs and processes
He's such a hack...watching his wobbly *** builds infuriates me.
Do not copy what savage does, at least when it comes to machining.
Oh, and here I thought stopping the lathe chuck with my hand was a good idea....ffs
DuluthMachineWorks
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Jeremy Fielding is a great engineer/hobby machinist and has built some very impressive things. His industrial robot arm is very impressive and I'm hoping he gets it to doing something productive soon. He's also a Solidworks user and has some really helpful Solidworks videos. I'm hoping he makes some more of those because every video where he's designing something, I feel like I learn something new.
Stuff Made Here is also great. All design/builds and he actually gets in to the engineering behind everything he does. Very entertaining too.
Might be out of your normal wheelhouse, but BPS.space does some fantastic design and engineering of amateur rocketry. Very 3D printer heavy, but great technical content.
--Self promotion alert--
I'm not anywhere close to in the category of content creators mentioned in this thread, but I also restore tools, do some machine work, and use Solidworks - my YT channel isn't that filled out yet but hoping to have some videos up on design/build using Solidworks as time permits.
Stuff Made Here is also great. All design/builds and he actually gets in to the engineering behind everything he does. Very entertaining too.
Might be out of your normal wheelhouse, but BPS.space does some fantastic design and engineering of amateur rocketry. Very 3D printer heavy, but great technical content.
--Self promotion alert--
I'm not anywhere close to in the category of content creators mentioned in this thread, but I also restore tools, do some machine work, and use Solidworks - my YT channel isn't that filled out yet but hoping to have some videos up on design/build using Solidworks as time permits.
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slowtwitch73
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Sheet man... watch today's video (ffwd).. he tries to cut open an Al foil ball and about takes fingers off.
I'm starting to see why Jamie H wants nothing to do with him lol.
I'm starting to see why Jamie H wants nothing to do with him lol.
Link to your chan? I always like checking out fellow YouTuber's work.
Yea, not the first time. He's a good story teller and decent costume maker, but as a fabricator/machinist, he is awful. Like I can't even fathom why anyone would have their surface plate on something that is more wobbly than a broken bar stool.
Poolshark314
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His Mandolorian helmet was awesome lol
slowtwitch73
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For the most part he's pretty clear eyed about his abilities or lack thereof. He doesn't pretend to be a machinist.
I liked the vid where he was boring a dp table to fit his column and bored a taper b/c he ran the shank of the boring tool into the work... classic.
DuluthMachineWorks
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Sure! It's https://www.youtube.com/c/DuluthMachineWorks. I'll check yours out too for the same reason.
Ole Slewfoot
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Hand Tool Rescue provides welcome relief from the inane blather.
Wow...for someone with only a few hundred subs, the quality of your vids/editing is quite good, especially on the last few! Could use a bit faster pacing in places, but definitely solid.
Mine is nowhere near as impressive.
Someone should make a poll..
Oxtool
CEE Australia, he throws in making his own tooling and fixturing sometimes.
Fireball Tool is another
Make it Extreme def his own style and methods... no talking.
Old Tony gets into cad stuff
Paul Brodie. No computers! Cardboard,tape and sharpies
Adam Savage’s Tested, Mythbusters guy. Not good for machining
AvE A???? vs. Evil. reviews and stuff. Keep your stick on the ice.
Allen Millyard
BlondiHacks
FarmCraft101
Finnegan's Garage
Mrpete222
Uri Tuchman
Jeremy Fielding is a great engineer/hobby machinist
Stuff Made Here is also great. All design/builds
DuluthMachineWorks
Hand Tool Rescue
And to add to the list, a friend of mines channel:
Nutter's Speed Shop - Old Snowmobiles, jeeps and machining.
Oxtool
CEE Australia, he throws in making his own tooling and fixturing sometimes.
Fireball Tool is another
Make it Extreme def his own style and methods... no talking.
Old Tony gets into cad stuff
Paul Brodie. No computers! Cardboard,tape and sharpies
Adam Savage’s Tested, Mythbusters guy. Not good for machining
AvE A???? vs. Evil. reviews and stuff. Keep your stick on the ice.
Allen Millyard
BlondiHacks
FarmCraft101
Finnegan's Garage
Mrpete222
Uri Tuchman
Jeremy Fielding is a great engineer/hobby machinist
Stuff Made Here is also great. All design/builds
DuluthMachineWorks
Hand Tool Rescue
And to add to the list, a friend of mines channel:
Nutter's Speed Shop - Old Snowmobiles, jeeps and machining.
DuluthMachineWorks
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Thanks! I really appreciate it. Yeah, pacing is hard for sure, hopefully I’m getting better at striking the balance between showing the work that goes in to a project but still making it watchable. I checked yours out and you’ve got great content too. Definitely earned a sub.
Throwing another one out there since I haven’t seen it come up:
Abom79 has some great machining content, a tone of awesome machinery, etc.
Even just a few tighter cuts in spots or some "time lapse" sped up footage of machining and other slow steps with a voice over can do it. It is really hard to separate the important details from ones that won't keep viewer interest or progress the story you're telling. Not that I'm any expert on the matter and I need to take my own advice in spots lol
Thanks for the sub, I've also followed you and will definitely keep watching.Made in Poland isn't too bad. No talking and reasonably fast paced https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeinPolandChannel
txvwnut
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Might as well give Jimmy Dieresta a look if you haven't.
f150skidoo
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On machinist that hasn't been mentioned yet is Abom79, another good channel but is geared more to general construction but he does alot of black smithing and visits some old timers shops is Esential Craftsman.
Joe Pieczynski can be very good when he concentrates on machining. Check out his miniature machining equipment builds. His current videos are on a video game simulator. Not my cup of tea but I imagine some might like it.
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niget2002
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I've been watching Mark Presling lately. It can be slow at times, but there's a lot of knowledge there.
Forgottonia
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"restoring tools or designing and building tools or neat things"
Mark Rober. Okay, he doesn't design, build or restore tools. But he builds neat things! Like the Backyard Squirrel Maze , the Liquid Sand Hot Tub, and the Exploding Glitter Bomb that blows up when a porch thief takes it.
Nothing to do with tools, but entertaining as hell. I watch them with my 6th grade son sometimes.
Mark Rober. Okay, he doesn't design, build or restore tools. But he builds neat things! Like the Backyard Squirrel Maze , the Liquid Sand Hot Tub, and the Exploding Glitter Bomb that blows up when a porch thief takes it.
Nothing to do with tools, but entertaining as hell. I watch them with my 6th grade son sometimes.
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Welker Farms uses a lathe a bunch, they live in Montana in the middle of nowhere so they have to make a bunch of what they need. Another video they separated a tractor that pivots inn the middle and had to make a new pivot pin, they bought a couple feet of maybe 3" round steel and milled and drilled and channeled in some grease groves and tapped for grease fittings
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Colin Furze is fun. Nothing he makes is practical, but the enthusiasm is great. I do like his tunnel project.
ZRX61
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Check out Scott Turner, an Aussie. Lots of cool ****.
redm18
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AvE A???? vs. Evil. reviews and stuff. Keep your stick on the ice. I think its arduino.