Favorite YouTube Channels

Off-topic Chatter
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Hey all, I just was wondering what your favorite YouTube channels are.

It’d be great to see what others are enjoying, so I think if we mentioned a couple of our favorite channels and posted one or two representative videos, maybe we help find great video content for others too.

I’ll give it a go:

1. The Signal Path Blog

In this channel, Shahriar does repairs and teardowns of electronic equipment, explaining how they work during the process. The concepts are often quite advanced, but if you’re a student studying electrical engineering, his videos are great.
Hopefully when I become more knowledgeable about electronics, I’ll be able to give back to the community just like Shahriar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx596o8t_TY

2. EEVblog

One of the most popular electronics channel. I find Dave quite funny and entertaining, and the channel is geared towards those who want to get their hands into electronics. Runs a large forum as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYHt5XviKc

3. Photonicinduction

Mr. Photon likes to blow stuff up by hooking up appliances to 2-3x their rated voltages. Not too educational, but quite entertaining to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka-LEcZaYqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vROdVsU_K80

4. Tek Syndicate

Logan, Wendel, and others talk about computers and technology. Well edited and has a large fanbase.
Gathers up tech news and discusses them in a weekly basis, and they keep me up to date.

Most recent video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24h7oL5tFKY

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Gotta give a shout out for the Old Lumens channel. I’ve actually learned quite a bit from him and this is an official thank you to him.

http://youtu.be/lyB1qqdF5nM

The rest are primarily gun related because let’s face it, I’m a gun addict and I don’t want any rehab for it either.

FPSRussia, it’s stupid but I enjoy it

http://youtu.be/Zj3tYO9co44

Ryan Pahl because he had some of the same struggles in long distance shooting as I have had

http://youtu.be/HUx-lC8Eiqc

Jerry Miculek because he’s freaking awesome

http://youtu.be/WzHG-ibZaKM

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EEVblog and OL…

And i love watching smartphones put through hell

TechRax

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You’ve got some of my subs there, Photonicinduction, FPSRussia.
cutlerylover
John+Eric Grimsmo
Gavko Knives
Iraqveteran8888
Lazy Lizard Gear
Paracord 101
ParacordKnots
SpartanJohns
Taofledermaus
The Slow Mo Guys
Tuffthumbs
Dirty Room Knives
Weavers of Eternity
Heinnie Haynes
Blade HQ
Jim Skelton
Ian Atkinson - Leodis Leather
Tactical Bushcraft

Favourite video has got to be Jim Skelton visiting Stan Wilson’s workshop, it will show you why people pay a lot money for true custom knives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCW0TDikags

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LED lights and other electrical stuff with dissasembly videos:
bigclivedotcom
electronupdate

Beautiful Handmade Knives :smiley:
Trollsky
not knives, but even more awesome videos:
Rextorn Metalwork
I think everyone knows him:
Awe Me Channel

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No Cliff Stamp channel ? what kind of heresy is this ?

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Cliff stamp is in there, don’t worry!
As well as
cKc Knives
Davis Blade Works
jdavis882
edgeobserver
CHOSEN7X7
davematic1
Kuttrs
hickok45
ITS Tactical
Menovade
onikuss
MrCoop
SHTF Gear
SierraOscarLima1
smokeeater908
SugarcreekForge
The Late Boy Scout
Tactical X-Rays
The Thor153 - Christensen Knifeworks
Will Moon
XIUXIU1313
ColinOutdoors
TheFineBros

And that about does it for me.
Note, no Nutnfancy, I used to rate him but now I think he’s a pratt, good for a laugh but I couldn’t take him seriously any more.

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I like EEVblog and OL as well, I also like a few of the mechanist channels. oxtoolco Abom79 and Keith Rucker are always enjoyable to watch.
Tips from a Shipwright because the guy is a true craftsman.
I also like watching Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ although I’ve always avoided old mines myself.

I almost forgot Hiram Cook because apparently I really do enjoy watching water boil.

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Well since I started doing some videos for “Tech Tool Supply”: https://www.youtube.com/user/ttsvideos, how about that one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgfANZZcT7E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZx7_lFTXME

Other than than that, or my channel with flashlight reviews, I sort of like funny channels and camera stuff.

Mattias Burling, for his camera videos.

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For the knot tyers , Tyingitalltogether .

for some interesting non-YouTube sites , have a look at these .

For self improvement , The Art Of Manliness .

For the Outdoorsman , BushcraftUSA .

For EDC , EDCForums .

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One I left out is unplugged woodshop. I like watching people with skills I’ll never hope to have. This guy makes beautiful wood items like the architect’s table in the video below. Only thing, he uses no power tools. He only uses hand saws and hand planers and hand bits. I priced the tools he uses and each planer is about $300 and each saw costs just as much. He also uses very few if any screws as he uses hand made dowels to put the pieces together. His hand fitting of pieces together rivals what most skilled woodworkers can do with up to date machinery, but he does it all by hand. It takes a little while to watch each video until he’s done, but it’s impressive. My dad has about $40K in woodworking equipment and he was impressed.

http://youtu.be/YuSf2w4Wero

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Most of mine are vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/groups/35mmandrisdamburs/albums/6587

https://vimeo.com/search?q=kogonada

https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou

https://vimeo.com/fandor/videos/page:1/sort:date

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Locktube is interesting when researching locks.

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https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting

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I have:
The Slow Mo Guys
Abom79
OldLumens
R&TPreppers
BackyardBower
lasersaber
knurlgnar24
Julian Ilett
Tinkernut
ChrisFix
electronhacks
MikeysRC
MrTeslonian
SmarterEveryDay
vlogbrothers (NerdFighter!)
GREENPOWERSCIENCE

Those are my “techy/nerdy” subscriptions…I have 64 in total (many are conservative talkshow vblogger channels)

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+1. Perfect to learn the knots.

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Some of their early stuff is a bit “adult rated” as two knotty boys, they have a brand named two knotty boys that sells paracord supplies now as well.

A great resource for paracording though.

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I learned about well made shoes and raw denim on the art of manliness, so I second that.

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Haven’t seen listed yet:

Ben krasnow’s channel

Vsauce

Veritasium

Periodic videos

Sixty symbols

Numberphile

Computerfile

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I hate you all as I dont have time to watch a tenth of these but one I did watch and glad you could not see the expression on my face as I was dumbfounded by the abilities of this guy Stan Wilson. What an ability to use basic tools and his imagination. Wow.