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This might be slightly off-topic, but if you like this type of teardown content, I highly recommend checking out AVE's channel on Youtube [1]. He does plenty of tool teardown's, things like drills, all types of heavy industrial gear, and some electronics thrown in. I find is fascinating, because you start to learn about the manufacturing process, why mechanical engineers choose specific materials, how they cut corners, and generally how things are made at low cost and high volume.

Here's some highlights:

- Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-vJxez9UF8

- Hammer Drill Mechanism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joetVGrMfAY

- Blendtec Blender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA0kiYqyBmo

- KitchenAid Mixer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKp-0h9P18

- $500 Mining Flashlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te06Y26Hyiw

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil/videos?view=0...

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If you find youself watching AvE's vid-jeos and enjoying the content pertaining to machining Id sugest you check out This Old Tony [0]. He's the "Dad" to the AvE's "estranged uncle who can only come over if he wears an ankle bracelet".

IF you like the teardowns then EEVBlog [1] goes without saying for an electronics-perspective. I learn a lot just by watching him mess around and take apart piles upon piles of gear. It strikes me as him making the videos he wanted to see when he was a kid.

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5NO8MgTQKHAWXp6z8Xl7yQ

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog

Yes, This Old Tony one of the best Youtube channels at the moment. His old videos are all good, but the last few videos were really excellent.

edit: Another good channel is Clickspring, right now he is building that ancient greek mechanical computer thing which was found in a shipwreck.

Oh that's a hilarious description of AvE (and I'd say it does match the purveyed image)

Keep away all body parts from the vise

AvE is one of my favorite YouTubers. Always a learning experience with him.

Similarly, bigclivedotcom[1] does almost exclusively electronics teardowns. Usually cheap gadgets from Chinese eBay sellers. A lot less profanity than AvE too, haha.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom

Seconding this because Big Clive is easily among my top 5 favorites, but it might be because I absolutely love the dry witty humor (and having ties to the UK helps culturally, I'm sure). His Baby-cutor video [1] is absolutely hilarious (if you find dark humor fun). I actually enjoy Clive's videos more than AvE's. Although, I do wish Louis Rossmann would do teardowns periodically, but you can't have everything!

He also does a few build projects, sometimes with stories, and it's strangely... relaxing.

Gosh, I never thought I'd see his name pop up in a YT discussion on HN. This is great stuff.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIUJWIT9GrU

Love AVE's channel. Fictiv also has more of these, it looks like: https://www.fictiv.com/blog/topics/teardowns

+ they've done the other Nintendo controllers:

https://www.fictiv.com/blog/posts/nintendo-controller-teardo...

"AVE-speak" has basically taken over our hackerspace.

I started watching the Blendtec video. I had a hard time understanding what he was trying to communicate. He said flame instead of fame. It felt slapdash.

If you are somewhat anonymous (Officer401) it makes sense to roll some video with voiceovers. But this video felt like a voiceover and a completely pointless one at that.

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