ThatLazyMachinist. Great beginners videos.

[SouthernChap]

We all (well, apart from Joe Pie it seems!) love BlondiHacks, and her Lathe Skills and Mill Skills playlists are often deservedly well-regarded. MrPete is also often talked about (I love the man*), and to be fair, Joe Pie is also very good (albeit a little click-baity with his video titles), but there's another YouTube machinist teacher who is less well known, but just as good as the others and arguably in some ways better.

Take a look at ThatLazyMachinist on YouTube. I've been watching a lot of his videos and have learned a lot from them.

If you're after something that goes a little deeper into the subjects us beginners often need help with, Marc's videos are very good.

They tend to be set out in a more 'course'-like way (he used to be a shop teacher) and do delve deeper into what's going on behind the scenes (his videos on chips, feeds, and speeds, for example talk about phases of chip formation: penetration, accumulation and separation).

He has a sense of humour that's very dry, but also a bit absurdist (think it's the French Canadian coming out in him!) that lightens up his videos nicely too.

The sound on the videos (as he himself has acknowledged) isn't Dolby beautiful but you can always hear what he's saying (although he does pronounce 'x' as 'icks'; that French thing coming out again, I guess).

Warning though, if you're averse to safety being talked about and get irritated by anybody who isn't afraid to bring the subject up regularly (he doesn't bang on about it for long periods, apart from in his four part 'Safety' series obviously, but he will briefly mention safety at the appropriate point in many of his videos), then Marc's videos may not be for you.

He has a complete beginners machinist course ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudDtFHckFPiWdQbI-BmDcpIQtR_x0xxZ&si=hU0_YYkP-xr4SuFX ), that is definitely worth checking out.


*I reckon if my ADHD had been diagnosed and treated and MrPete had been my DT teacher (Design and Technology; that was what 'shop class' was called in my school in the 1980's), I may well have ended up doing something very different as a career than the software engineering career I burdened myself with!

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Wecandothatbetter is another good channel.

Clickspring has a lot of good if not offbeat content. He really gets into some detailed handskill type of work. Maybe not as informative for some, but relaxing and fun to watch.


Not aimed at you southern, but
anyone who is adverse to safety talk or actively speaks out against it should be avoided like a bad smell.

I’ve spent more hours on mandatory after action safety investigations than I care to think about due to people doing dumb things.

Funny thing is it’s usually the same few individuals who gripe the most about the classes and investigations that get caught bending the rules.

 

[SouthernChap]

Wecandothatbetter is another good channel.

Clickspring has a lot of good if not offbeat content. He really gets into some detailed handskill type of work. Maybe not as informative for some, but relaxing and fun to watch.

Anyone who is adverse to safety talk or active speaks out against it should be avoided like a bad smell.

I do like wcdtb. I like his very German sense of humour. He does good work too, with some clever ideas.

I've only watched a couple of Clickspring videos but enjoyed them.

The thing I like about both Quinn's Lathe Skills and Mill Skills playlists and even more so in the case of ThatLazyMachinist's 'complete' course, specifically for beginners (thus the forum section I chose for this thread) is that they're very much pedagogically driven. The beginner has some guidance on what to start with and where to go next. With Marc, you also get some of the practical 'theory' too.

I do think, though, that it's good for beginners to watch channels like the two you mention, and others too.

I've learned a lot from ToT videos, even though it's unlikely I'll ever have space for a Deckel FP series mill or have a honking great welding table like him, and the same goes for Stefan Gotteswinter

There's another fella I like too: MrCrispin. If you want to see the stereotype of an Englishman in a model engineering workshop with lots of old English iron, that non-Brits imagine, MrCrispin is yer man (in truth, the much more common reality is someone like Keith Appleton or Steve Jordan).

@RaisedByWolves in fact, I will definitely commend MrCrispin to you. You'll either really love his videos or want to punch him squarely in the face, but eh, worth a punt!

It's great to see really good machinists doing complex stuff even as a beginner; it show's you the potential of the hobby are as boundless as your skills and (sensible) imagination will take you...and ToT is really quite funny too (as is Stefan, if you can tune into his German sense of humour; he could dehydrate one of the larger Great Lakes, that one!)

 

[RaisedByWolves]

I do like wcdtb. I like his very German sense of humour. He does good work too, with some clever ideas.

I've only watched a couple of Clickspring videos but enjoyed them.

The thing I like about both Quinn's Lathe Skills and Mill Skills playlists and even more so in the case of ThatLazyMachinist's 'complete' course, specifically for beginners (thus the forum section I chose for this thread) is that they're very much pedagogically driven. The beginner has some guidance on what to start with and where to go next. With Marc, you also get some of the practical 'theory' too.

I do think, though, that it's good for beginners to watch channels like the two you mention, and others too.

I've learned a lot from ToT videos, even though it's unlikely I'll ever have space for a Deckel FP series mill or have a honking great welding table like him, and the same goes for Stefan Gotteswinter

There's another fella I like too: MrCrispin. If you want to see the stereotype of an Englishman in a model engineering workshop with lots of old English iron, that non-Brits imagine, MrCrispin is yer man (in truth, the much more common reality is someone like Keith Appleton or Steve Jordan).

@RaisedByWolves in fact, I will definitely commend MrCrispin to you. You'll either really love his videos or want to punch him squarely in the face, but eh, worth a punt!

It's great to see really good machinists doing complex stuff even as a beginner; it show's you the potential of the hobby are as boundless as your skills and (sensible) imagination will take you...and ToT is really quite funny too (as is Stefan, if you can tune into his German sense of humour; he could dehydrate one of the larger Great Lakes, that one!)

Pedagogiwhat now?

MrCrispin the one with the magic tricks and butler?

TOT and Stefan are different sides of the spectrum so to speak. I would love to make videos like that, but both of them and inheritance machining must be independently wealthy or retired.

I barely have time to post my meager progress I’m my threads let alone perform and edit video.

I would probably throw in pratfalls like the Indian/Pakistani electric guy who is always getting shocked.

 

[ChazzC]

TOT and Stefan are different sides of the spectrum so to speak. I would love to make videos like that, but both of them and inheritance machining must be independently wealthy or retired.

Stefan has a real job (making "flux capacitors") that pays for his shop, as does James; Quinn also does programing or something in electronics IIRC. Tony - who knows.

I barely have time to post my meager progress I’m my threads let alone perform and edit video.

I would probably throw in pratfalls like the Indian/Pakistani electric guy who is always getting shocked.

There's a reason I don't put out many videos: they take a lot of time & effort, both in the setups and editing.

There's another reason I stay out of frame, other than my hands from time to time, but that's another issue (maybe Tony has the same problem?).

 

[ChazzC]

We all (well, apart from Joe Pie it seems!) love BlondiHacks, and her Lathe Skills and Mill Skills playlists are often deservedly well-regarded.

IIRC, it wasn't Joe that had an issue with Quinn, it was a number of his followers who had opinions on the way Quinn approached the build and her work holding when she and Joe made a Stuart horizontal engine a couple of moths apart. Due the the comments (now purged?), Joe either replied or made some comments as part of a video that it was to be expected that an Amateur Hobbyist, using Hobbyist machines with size limitations would approach the build differently than a Professional Machinist with full-size machines.

I am a fan (in no particular order) of Quinn (amateur like me), James Clough (I like the way he thinks and we in many cases do things the same way for similar reasons), TOT( he is entertaining, while being instructive), Tom Lipton (well, he's Tom Lipton), Mr. Crispin (talented, English – reminds me of back issues of Model Engineer), Keith Appleton (because he is down to earth), Joe Pie (he use a 14" lathe on parts that are smaller than Chris [Clickspring] does on his Sherline) and Stefan (who else works to µm?); none of them talk-down to anyone. I have exchanged emails and/or messages via Patreon with many of these folks and they are quick to reply, friendly and helpful.

 

[Paul Fithian]

Ditto on Blondihacks, I have learned much from her presentations.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

IIRC, it wasn't Joe that had an issue with Quinn, it was a number of his followers who had opinions on the way Quinn approached the build and her work holding when she and Joe made a Stuart horizontal engine a couple of moths apart. Due the the comments (now purged?), Joe either replied or made some comments as part of a video that it was to be expected that an Amateur Hobbyist, using Hobbyist machines with size limitations would approach the build differently than a Professional Machinist with full-size machines.

I am a fan (in no particular order) of Quinn (amateur like me), James Clough (I like the way he thinks and we in many cases do things the same way for similar reasons), TOT( he is entertaining, while being instructive), Tom Lipton (well, he's Tom Lipton), Mr. Crispin (talented, English – reminds me of back issues of Model Engineer), Keith Appleton (because he is down to earth), Joe Pie (he use a 14" lathe on parts that are smaller than Chris [Clickspring] does on his Sherline) and Stefan (who else works to µm?); none of them talk-down to anyone. I have exchanged emails and/or messages via Patreon with many of these folks and they are quick to reply, friendly and helpful.

Abom and clough are both good for me if I’m looking for something specific to learn outside of my knowledge base, but having skills in common makes it a little boring.

There’s another guy I find interesting, but I disremember his name. Husky guy that can’t film when it rains due to his shop having a tin roof.

IRRC he does both welding and machining.

Akorn tool?

 

[verbotenwhisky]

Wecandothatbetter is another good channel.

Clickspring has a lot of good if not offbeat content. He really gets into some detailed handskill type of work. Maybe not as informative for some, but relaxing and fun to watch.


Not aimed at you southern, but
anyone who is adverse to safety talk or actively speaks out against it should be avoided like a bad smell.

I’ve spent more hours on mandatory after action safety investigations than I care to think about due to people doing dumb things.

Funny thing is it’s usually the same few individuals who gripe the most about the classes and investigations that get caught bending the rules.

Sorry man, did a little word smiting for you....

I’ve spent more hours on mandatory after action safety interrogations than I care to think about due to people doing dumb things.

Wasn't meant to be funny.. .. just sat through a few myself, they generally lead, in my experience to over reaction because safety tends to be reactive rather than proactive.

 

[verbotenwhisky]

IIRC, it wasn't Joe that had an issue with Quinn, it was a number of his followers who had opinions on the way Quinn approached the build and her work holding when she and Joe made a Stuart horizontal engine a couple of moths apart. Due the the comments (now purged?), Joe either replied or made some comments as part of a video that it was to be expected that an Amateur Hobbyist, using Hobbyist machines with size limitations would approach the build differently than a Professional Machinist with full-size machines.

I am a fan (in no particular order) of Quinn (amateur like me), James Clough (I like the way he thinks and we in many cases do things the same way for similar reasons), TOT( he is entertaining, while being instructive), Tom Lipton (well, he's Tom Lipton), Mr. Crispin (talented, English – reminds me of back issues of Model Engineer), Keith Appleton (because he is down to earth), Joe Pie (he use a 14" lathe on parts that are smaller than Chris [Clickspring] does on his Sherline) and Stefan (who else works to µm?); none of them talk-down to anyone. I have exchanged emails and/or messages via Patreon with many of these folks and they are quick to reply, friendly and helpful.

I agree 100%. I also, despite his social qwerks, like ABOM79's content, for the most part.