PickVidsBest 3D printing, CNC & maker projects Videos
The 58 3D printing, CNC & maker projects videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 4 introductory, 19 intermediate, 32 for a general viewer, and 3 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Stuff Made Here, DIY Perks, Dan Gelbart.
Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days)
DIY Perks builds a realistic artificial sun for dark winters, using a powerful water-cooled LED, a satellite dish reflector for near-parallel rays, and a scattering layer to mimic the blue sky.
clojure.core/typing - Matt Adereth
Matt Adereth's Clojure/conj talk covers the history of keyboards and how he used Clojure generating OpenSCAD to design and build his custom Dactyl ergonomic keyboard, including 3D printing and laser-cut parts.
Brick Assembly
A maker's time-lapse of building a working computer inside a LEGO-style brick, using a tiny 0.42-inch OLED screen, with a demo at the end.
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 Introduction
First of an 18-part lecture series by engineer Dan Gelbart on building prototypes.
Giant Robot Project, Part 1
The first installment of a hobbyist's video diary documenting his build of a giant walking spider-like vehicle.
FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 1 | Setup , preferences and navigation | Easy Tutorial for Learning CAD
The first lesson of MangoJelly's FreeCAD 0.20 beginner course, covering setup, preferences and navigation.
Telescope Building with John Dobson
A roughly 90-minute film of John Dobson building a Dobsonian telescope step by step, including hand-grinding the mirror.
Basic Beginners FreeCAD v1.0 : Introduction to Course
The introduction to MangoJelly's beginner course for FreeCAD 1.0.
Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight
DIY Perks shows how to turn old or smashed TVs and monitors into realistic artificial window lights, using the backlight and Fresnel lens to simulate distant daylight.
World’s Best Speakers!
Tech Ingredients shows how to build flat panel speakers from exciters and foam board, with construction guidelines, measured SPL comparisons and a complete system playing music.
Here's What's Preventing You From Finishing Projects
Zack Freedman gives advice on why makers fail to finish projects, including scrapping bad ideas, showing work publicly and writing a plan that keeps projects fun.
TWO Unpickable (?) Locks for Lock Picking Lawyer!
Engineer Stuff Made Here builds two new supposedly unpickable locks with different designs and sends them to the Lock Picking Lawyer to see whether they can be defeated.
Weird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation
DIY Perks builds a webcam mod using a two-way mirror in a box so the camera sits behind the screen image.
I sent robot forgeries to a handwriting expert
Stuff Made Here builds a handwriting robot and sends its output to a handwriting expert to see whether it can pass as forgery.
Gridfinity: Your Ultimate Modular Workshop is FREE!
Zack Freedman introduces Gridfinity, his free, open-source modular workshop storage system of 3D-printable bins and baseplates.
Magnetohydrodynamics - Propelling Liquid Metal with Magnets!
Tech Ingredients explains the principles of magnetohydrodynamics and builds several demonstrations, including propelling liquid metal and electrolytes with magnets and a railgun-style setup.
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 10 of 18 Flexures
Part 10 of Dan Gelbart's prototype-building lecture series, covering flexures: flexible joints that give precise, frictionless motion.
DIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD
A two-minute demo of SmartKnob View, an open-source input knob built from a brushless gimbal motor, magnetic encoder and round LCD.
The Secret Life of components. A series of eight guides for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin
The trailer for Tim Hunkin's series The Secret Life of Components, eight guides to mechanical and electromechanical parts for designers and makers.
Are WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?
Maker's Muse designs a 3D-printed and laser-cut puzzle box to test whether wild sulphur-crested cockatoos can solve it.
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 18 of 18 Design
The final part of Dan Gelbart's 18-part Building Prototypes series, focused on mechanical design.
Liquid Sand Hot Tub- Fluidized air bed
Mark Rober builds a hot tub filled with sand fluidized by air blown from below, so that the sand behaves like a liquid.
What is a Geometry Kernel? C3D vs ACIS vs Parasolid
The Plasticity creator explains what a geometry kernel is and compares commercial options C3D, ACIS, and Parasolid, describing his months of research and why he chose as he did.
The Material Science of Metal 3D Printing
Real Engineering explains the materials science behind metal 3D printing, including crystal structure, laser sintering, and why printed parts develop fatigue cracks.