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this is so incredibly impressive. I find projects and the people who do this so inspiring and also deflating because while I can appreciate the work ethic and polymath skills needed for this I couldn't recreate this. I'll just have to hang back and appreciate.

Any other similar creators with this level of polish (pun intended) and interests to follow?

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If you're into the custom PCB design, I highly recommend Carl Bugeja: https://youtube.com/@carlbugeja He has lots of super interesting projects using micromagnetics, motors, flappers, and the like.

If you liked the part where he machined the housing, check out Clickspring. I think it's fair to say he is the greatest machinist currently active on YouTube, both in videography and storytelling, and in actual skill. https://youtube.com/@clickspring

I of course don't know your specific circumstances, but nonetheless I'd like to recommend you the author's own take on their work described in a rant titled "Spare Time and Hard Work".

It's available here: https://mitxela.com/rants (unfortunately It's not possible to link directly to it so you'll need to scroll a little bit down to find it)

I personally like coming back to it from time to time, since it's inspiring in it's own way for me.

Direct link: https://mitxela.com/rants#:~:text=Spare%20Time%20and%20Hard%...

That's a great read - thanks for sharing!

Don't be deflated, get started.

I second this. I bet the creator of this would be bummed to read this - it's not like their skills came from out of nowhere, just because they're humble about it.

I do my own little hacking project that I enjoy - and definitely where I sink my spare time when I can carve it out! But this level of dedication and final result can be very humbling.

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