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It takes some sifting to find some really good “making” channels on YT. I’ve watched this video and while I applaud author’s efforts, I don’t consider this type
by untech 1y ago
It takes some sifting to find some really good “making” channels on YT. I’ve watched this video and while I applaud author’s efforts, I don’t consider this type of content “good enough” to be subscribing. It felt overproduced and with too epic tone, while giving too little detail on the process, the experimentation, the actual solution (he said ratios are important, but what ratios did he use) and no thorough explanation of what is happening.
The golden standard is Applied Science channel, of course, but there are some smaller channels with similar vibe.
- fourside 1y agoPlease share the smaller channels if you have them handy! I’m very interested.
- pavel_lishin 1y agoI'm not sure how similar these are to what you're looking for, but: - https://www.youtube.com/@primitivetechnology9550 https://www.youtube.com/@primitivetechnology9550 - Primitive Technology, with John Plant. Non-narrated, but subtitled, videos of him building houses & other useful things with just clay, wood & stone. It's not a recreation of how people lived, but of what people might have done - he does research and tries to apply what he's learned to the materials available. - https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections - Technology Connections. Less making, and more explaining, this has deep dives into (usually) older technology. There's something like six hours explaining how a particular pinball machine works, and I think his most recent video about VHS-C has already made it to the top of HN earlier this week.
- zootboy 1y agoA few I like: https://www.youtube.com/@Blondihacks https://www.youtube.com/@Blondihacks - A (primarily) model engineering channel with a focus on hobby / home precision machining https://www.youtube.com/@daliborfarny https://www.youtube.com/@daliborfarny - A guy working to keep the art of nixie tube manufacturing alive https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere - Silly / improbable projects mostly for fun (e.g. basketball hoop that you can't miss a shot)
- untech 1y agoSecond Primitive Technology (don't forget to turn on the captions). Don't recommend Technology Connections to be honest (a lot of talk to the camera, I prefer videos that show things that can't be conveyed via text). Here's the channels I like, in no particular order: - https://www.youtube.com/@TechIngredients https://www.youtube.com/@TechIngredients Thumbnails and titles are clickbaity, but don't let that fool you. One of the most thorough channels. Polymath like Applied Science. - https://www.youtube.com/@HuygensOptics https://www.youtube.com/@HuygensOptics Optical Systems and connected topics from a veteran of the field - https://www.youtube.com/@Borgedesigns https://www.youtube.com/@Borgedesigns Designing 3d-printed tools - https://www.youtube.com/@Nighthawkinlight https://www.youtube.com/@Nighthawkinlight Like Applied Science, but trying to do stuff with easily acquirable materials - https://www.youtube.com/@AdvancedTinkering https://www.youtube.com/@AdvancedTinkering Chemistry and vacuum tech - https://www.youtube.com/@ExcessiveOverkill https://www.youtube.com/@ExcessiveOverkill Hardware projects, one of the biggest is controlling an industrial robot arm, but others are cool too - https://www.youtube.com/@SamZeloof https://www.youtube.com/@SamZeloof Reached home-made semiconductors - https://www.youtube.com/@projectsinflight https://www.youtube.com/@projectsinflight Trying to reach home-made semiconductors - https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke Building industrial 3d-printed parts sorting system - https://www.youtube.com/@MariusHornberger https://www.youtube.com/@MariusHornberger Most thorough woodworker - https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingTaps https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingTaps Like Applied Science, but with more free time - https://www.youtube.com/@benmakeseverything https://www.youtube.com/@benmakeseverything Cool hardware projects - https://www.youtube.com/@ancientjames https://www.youtube.com/@ancientjames Holograms - https://www.youtube.com/@NileRed https://www.youtube.com/@NileRed More entertaining than educational, but a prominent chemistry channel - https://www.youtube.com/@BenEater https://www.youtube.com/@BenEater Classic: made computer on a breadboard - https://www.youtube.com/@theCodyReeder https://www.youtube.com/@theCodyReeder Like Applied Science, but more outdoors type; builds a Martian-like base - https://www.youtube.com/@colinfurze https://www.youtube.com/@colinfurze A welding guy with extremely high energy, builds underground garage - https://www.youtube.com/tomstantonengineering https://www.youtube.com/tomstantonengineering Hardware projects mostly about flying stuff - https://www.youtube.com/@mymechanics https://www.youtube.com/@mymechanics Machining guy restoring things; currently restores a car by individually handling every nut and bolt (yes) - https://www.youtube.com/@HyperspacePirate https://www.youtube.com/@HyperspacePirate Hardware / Chemistry projects, made liquid nitrogen with disassembled AC units in a long-running series of attempts
- MarcelOlsz 1y agoNot small but he's a regular amateur: RestoreIt [0]. I love this guys channel. [0] https://www.youtube.com/c/RestoreIt https://www.youtube.com/c/RestoreIt
- utopcell 1y agoChris from Clickspring, the canonical YouTube machinist who has been slowly but accurately reconstructing the Antikythera mechanism for about one decade now. - https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring