I wanted to sincerely apologize for the delay in sending out shirts and hoodies to those of you who have recently signed up for Patreon. I know you’ve been patient and supportive, and it truly me...
2024-12-12 04:57:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I got my hands on a preproduction review unit for the new Micronics SLS nylon powder printer. Super cool idea, but... Mine doesn't work. I've spent countless hours with them on the phone, taking ...
2024-06-13 02:59:16 +0000 UTC View Post
First things first: I'll be at Open Sauce in San Francisco next weekend, June 14th and 15th. And I have a free ticket to give away. All you have to do is reply to this post with a comment with a vi...
2024-06-07 00:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I think this might be one of the coolest factories I've visited yet. I got to go see World Semi, the manufacturer of the infamous WS2812 addressable RGB led, aka the Neopixel. It's the ...
2023-10-12 16:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Late last year, I was given a Carvera desktop CNC mill to try out by a Chinese startup called Makera. I did an unboxing/first use video on my second channel: 2023-10-10 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't tell you how excited I am to say this is the last post about t-shirts and hoodies. Everyone who was still waiting on a shirt or hoodie (including anyone who needed a replacement) shou...
2023-09-28 22:09:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the first of the five factory tour videos we shot in China in June and July. JLC took us to their flexible circuit board factory in Shaoguan, and then to their PCBA factory in Zhuhai,...
2023-08-29 23:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back in China, and back in my element. I knew I missed being in China and getting to make videos in factories, but I'm not sure I remembered exactly how much. We've been here a week...
2023-06-25 23:48:27 +0000 UTC View Post
For all you Laobans and Changzhu out there - the first video that includes Patron credits is now live on YouTube: ht...
2023-06-05 20:54:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I was in China for a week at the end of April, and Xuan from the Tool Brothers took me to a factory to see an incredible machine that fixes iPhone screens with a laser, while they're still on! &nbs...
2023-06-02 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When I was in Japan last month shooting the next season of Jet Lag with Wendover Productions, I got a chance to hang out with John Daub from Only in Japan. He took me to this amazing tire yar...
2023-05-26 18:16:19 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a quick review of one of the new(ish) Chinese open frame laser cutters. These new diode laser heads are amazing - this one is 40W! You don’t need a huge CO2 laser tube, coolin...
2023-05-13 04:41:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Shhhhh - it's still a secret!
I have successfully milled an iPhone enclosure that has most of the internal features, and parts actually correctly fit!
This is a HUGE win, given that I w...
2023-04-05 22:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostI'm about to hire a camera operator/editor. I have it narrowed down to two candidates. I had each come to the shop and do a test shoot with me, and then edit it down to a short segment ...
2023-03-29 17:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been WAY too long since my last update! I was expecting to have a lot more to share with you a lot sooner, but I figured I should just spill the beans on everything that's been going on ...
2023-02-23 22:33:25 +0000 UTC View PostI was given a Carvera CNC mill by Makera to review - and I'm pretty psyched about it. We're still working on tightening this up, and I think I'm going to add a new conclusion with more though...
2022-12-29 21:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostThank you all for suppporting me and Strange Parts! I'm so so grateful for the support and love, and I'm really looking forward for everything to come in the new year.
A couple quick up...
2022-12-23 23:08:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I recently bought these, and I'm working on getting them working. They have a ton of hand and arm dexterity, force sensors in the fingertips, and some good onboard cameras. But no contr...
2022-12-23 16:37:09 +0000 UTC View Post