How Many Hobby Knives Should You Have?

The Hobby Knife is a VERY USEFUL tool that has found its way into shops of all types. Often called an X-ACTO knife mistakenly, Hobby Knives have been around for over 100 years, this video gives you information about this tool that you may not already know. Topics covered in this video:

• What is a Hobby Knife?
• What is an X-ACTO knife?
• Who uses Hobby Knives and where are they used?
• What do Hobby Knives cost?
• What features make for a GOOD Hobby Knife?
• What are the weaknesses of most Hobby Knives?
• Short demo of how to use a Hobby Knife.

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Chris

The TRUTH About Getting One Million Views on YouTube

Take a look at the brutal reality of YouTube even after hitting 1 MILLION views.  Whether you are starting out, or just thinking about creating your own YouTube channel, you will benefit greatly from this video. In this rare, open and brutally honest discussion about operating a YouTube channel, you gain a perspective few ever talk about.  Topics covered include:  

• How much MONEY can you make as a YouTuber? 
• How much WORK is it to run a YouTube channel? 
• What SKILLS do I need to make videos? 
• Is it DIFFICULT to produce a YouTube channel? 
• How many VIDEOS do I need to get to 1 million views? 
• How much COMPETITION is there on YouTube? 
• What are the UPSIDES to doing a YouTube channel 
• What are the DOWNSIDES to operating a YouTube channel? 
• Is it WORTH doing a YouTube channel?   

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Chris

Used extensively in electronics and soldering, but what is it?

Work holding is critical for most hand tasks.  When working on circuit boards you need a device to hold the circuit board securely and because of the unique shape, specialized devices are used.  These tools can be very simple and very complex.  This video covers a lot of information about circuit board holders with plenty of tips to help you make the best choice to use. Here are some of the questions answered in this story:

• What is the name of this tool?
• What is a Circuit Board Holder used for?
• Who would use a Circuit Board Holder?
• How much do Circuit Board Holders cost?
• What attributes are beneficial on a Circuit Board Holder?
• Are there different types, sizes, etc. ?

Cheers

Chris

Mysterious Interrupt Problem Solved - Great lesson in Troubleshooting

This story is about HONEST trouble shooting, debugging, and self evaluation. Making mistakes is assured in just about anything and this leads to problems that need be dealt with. This video dives into the process of discovering mistakes made, how they were covered up, how they were discovered and fixed.  It is wrapped up with a VERY HONEST self evaluation what I did wrong in this project.

If your trouble shooting skills are lacking, this video will certainly give you some pointers to help you stay on target and focused on an HONEST solution.

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Chris

Soldering Irons, very useful tools for electronics, but invest wisely.

Soldering Irons are used in electronics (and other applications) all over the world and have been used for centuries!  In this video, we will be discussing Electric soldering irons that are used for electronics.  For anyone considering the purchase of a soldering iron, this video will be helpful as it answers these questions:

• What is the name of this tool?
• What is a soldering iron used for?
• Who would use a soldering iron?
• Why do you need to solder parts together?
• What is the history of soldering irons
• How does a soldering iron work?
• How much do soldering irons cost?
• What features are beneficial?
• How do you use a soldering iron?

Cheers

Chris

Are interrupts causing the position errors with this Raspberry Pi PICO controlled robot?

Mysterious positioning errors have been a major problem for this project.  In some reason testing a very mysterious and seemingly impossible problem was discovered. This problem is related to: Interrupts, Sleep, and Print.  Sleep and Print are influencing the interrupts and associated counter. That isn't the mysterious part, it seems like it is doing the OPPOSITE of what you would expect.  This video takes a deeper dive into the problems with the Raspberry PI PICO controlled robot and its MicroPython program using Interrupts with encoders to measure distance traveled.   

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Chris

Machinist's Edge Finder, without this too, making precision parts is very difficult

Machinists use this tool on milling machines to find the location of a part on the machine table. Without this tool, the ability to precisely machine parts to exacting tolerances would be much more difficult.  Learn all about this tool as we cover the following questions:

• What is the name of this tool?
• What is an  Edge Finder used for?
• Who would use an  Edge Finder?
• Why would you need to know where the edge of a part is?
• How accurate is an  Edge Finder?
• What is the history of the  Edge Finder?
• How does an  Edge Finder work?
• How much do  Edge Finders cost?
• How do you use an  Edge Finder?

Cheers!
Chris