Favourite You Tube and why?

[Carl Wilson]

Whose is your favourite You Tube engineering related channel and why?

The ones I watch regularly are Doubleboost, Adam Booth, Keith Rucker and Steve Summers.

They are the ones I am subscribed to. I like all four and enjoy watching them. My favourite of them is Doubleboost.

I like his the best because he works on a similar scale to me. His shop is of a similar size to mine and we have comparable sized machines, though he is much better at using his than I am! We also have similar tig gear.

I also like John Mill's down to earth and straightforward approach. He would make an excellent lecturer. I've learnt more from watching and listening to him than any book. And if course he is British and that counts for a lot to me.

I really get agreat deal from watching Adam Booth, Keith Rucker and Steve Summers too. But in a month of Sundays I'm never going to have a barn sized workshop full of massive lathes, mills, drills etc, the like of which just seem to fall into their laps for a few buttons off their shirts.

Who is your favourite?

 

[Kayos]

2018 was the year I started watching a lot more YouTube
Doubleboost is a firm favourite, I struggle to watch many American engineering stuff but some geeky ones are ok
Geoffrey Crocker is from NZ and very good, machinery and old land rovers
In fact a lot of Australian and New Zealand stuff is good, mighty car mods and the skid factory are 2 favourites

 

[Carl Wilson]

The American stuff can be tiresome. Their steadfast belief that there is no world outside their own borders is annoying. As is their constant and irksome habit of always talking in thousandths.

Small annoyances and mostly down to me, though. I still enjoy them. Forgot to mention This Old Tony - really enjoy him too.

 

[Tangledfeet]

2018 was the year I started watching a lot more YouTube

Likewise, but I'm more picky than I used to be!

This Old Tony - superb entertainment besides good explanation of the processes, humour. His recent CNC basics series meant that even I could understand more than I ever did previously!

Bad Obsession Motorsport's 'Project Binky' - the utter brilliance of the creativity shown.

Abom79 - his passion for metalwork and sharing what he does.

AvE - can take or leave, think he's gone off the boil a bit.

Clickspring - use of hand tools with current project 'Antikythera'.

Red Poppy Ranch - a recent find, the story of a hardworking American building his family a home. His narrative is very uplifting, almost spiritual.

Several others but these are the ones I'm most keen on.

 

[Dieselman 63]

2018 was the year I started watching a lot more YouTube
Doubleboost is a firm favourite, I struggle to watch many American engineering stuff but some geeky ones are ok
Geoffrey Crocker is from NZ and very good, machinery and old land rovers
In fact a lot of Australian and New Zealand stuff is good, mighty car mods and the skid factory are 2 favourites

Another for Geoffrey here. Interesting for me also living in NZ to see at least one other person restoring old machines.

 

[mrsbruce]

This Old Tony is one if the best (not forgetting Doubleboost, but his channel goes without saying), as already stated, his humour, and sensible explanations make things easy to follow.

 

[Migmac]

I don’t have any particular favourites. Only really started to watched YouTube videos recently. Have to give DB a look

 

[8ob]

I don’t have any particular favourites. Only really started to watched YouTube videos recently. Have to give DB a look

Well worth a look, he has a no nonsense direct approach without all the normal time wasting frills. A bit Guy Martin ish and straight to the point.

Bob

 

[R-D-R]

This old tony
Double boost
Abom
Geofory crocker
Stefan gotteswinter
Joe pieczyski
Keith Rucker
Jdbrewer
Weldingtipsandtricks
Mrpete 222
Make it extreme
Fireball tools

Engineering related entertainment

Ave
Colin furze
Jimbosgarage

 

[Kayos]

Very geeky but fascinating , restoring the Apollo mission guidance computer

 

[doubleboost]

Welding tips &tricks
Old Tony
Abom
Keith Fenner
Never watch myself

 

[Burdekin]

YouTube is the best thing on the internet. I don’t have any particular favourite but have probably watched Gunman by far the most, it’s taken a while to grasp spray painting and listening to him and watching has helped a lot. I’m very much still a novice but spray painting I find enjoyable and would like to be better and do more.

 

[Carl Wilson]

Good shout DB. I like welding tips and tricks too.

 

[maz0]

Welding tips &tricks
Old Tony
Abom
Keith Fenner
Never watch myself

Cant believe Keith Fenner is so far down! Has to be one of the best engineers on youtube, just posting videos of his every day job.

AvE - can take or leave, think he's gone off the boil a bit.

I've gone off him lately, his language is terrible. Can't be bothered getting headphones out every time I want to watch him.

Matthias Wandel - not sure this guy needs an introduction, general wood working/engineering. Builds everything from power tools to mouse traps and marble machines.
Jeremy Schmidt - builds some decent stuff, has a nice belt grinder I might copy in future with plans available.
Rainfall Projects - American farming lad that likes to build stuff/metal work in his spare time.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor - German (i think) science and mechanical engineering. I could listen to his voice for hours and he is next level intelligence, crazy smart guy.
Jeremy Fielding - this guy is just getting started but his teaching style and videos have taught me so much, first youtuber I have donated to.
Tech Ingredients - I get the feeling this guy was a science teacher or something, excellent videos covering all sorts of topics and you are guaranteed to learn lots watching him.

I'm sure I will think of more later!

 

[Johnrob]

What! no Electroboom ??

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

In addition to those already listed. Project Farm and Diy Autoschool.

 

[fizzy]

This old tony
Double boost
Abom
Geofory crocker
Stefan gotteswinter
Joe pieczyski
Keith Rucker
Jdbrewer
Weldingtipsandtricks
Mrpete 222
Make it extreme
Fireball tools

Engineering related entertainment

Ave
Colin furze
Jimbosgarage

Almost the same as my list - along with clickspring.

I also love watching history videos - just watched one on the Mosquito.

And this channel is very good

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfPxenwh-J_mSl2nUrKAHg/videos

Museum of industrial heritage - 1940s USA but very interesting and detailed. Techniques haven't changed!

 

[Screwdriver]

Yeah, all of the above. Surprised no-one has mentioned weldingtipsandtricks! Probably an oversight, you all watch it. (and Keith Rucker come to think of it)

Some of my faves not mentioned also include

Clickspring
HABU Hassan Abu-Izmero
PBS Spacetime
JimmyDiresta (come on, who hasn't seen him?)
michaelcthulhu (not for the swords but for the brilliant metalworking bodges)
Oxtoolco

 

[addjunkie]

I occasionaly watch U tube for my self and also use it to entertain my grandson with peppa pig etc. However as a learning tool it is superb, visual learning is so much better than reading in old text books.

I tend to use it as a research tool, when I figuring out a way to do something, like roofing, building works, and obviously how to change light bulbs etc in my kids cars, as they seem incapable.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Surprised no-one has mentioned weldingtipsandtricks

John did in post #11