Create/Invent Podcast

Matthew joins us again for some "off-the record" conversation about frame rates, camera problems, discussion about the show itself between Pat and Jeremy, and various other discussions that didn't quite fit into the flow of the main podcast.

While most of it will work audio-wise, there are a few camera issues that may be better as video. Hope you enjoy!

This Episode on YouTube:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fbn...

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaJk...

Part Extras (This one): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw7L-c6KvAU

DIY Perks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DIYPerks

0:00 Intro

0:17 Jeremy's camera overheats

0:44 Jeremy discovers notebook camera slide technique

1:27 Microphones should be super cheap (but are not)

2:42 Matt may have a solution to the mic expense

3:00 Matt's camera goes out

3:45 What frame rate is best 24P or 30P?

5:30 Remove noise - Neat Video plugin works well

8:02 Matt's wall paint (damp, various paint, and ink cartridges)

9:07 Matt is frozen in time? Are we recording?

10:30 More name discussion Cooke or Cook?

11:59 Confuse your name = get mad?

12:30 It's "Matt Perks" not "Mart Perks" and definitely not "KMart Perks"

13:04 Middle names - "J" is popular

14:15 Matt's National Insurance Number

14:42 Duplicate Social Security numbers?

15:25 Is Pat's uncle from the Falkland Islands?

15:30 Aluminum or Aluminium?

16:30 Winnie the Pooh is cross

17:03 More camera issues? The same one?

17:35 Good interview? We think so!

19:00 It's all about the guest!

Matthew from DIY Perks joins the show again to discuss his pursuits and answers questions from Twitter.

Podcast also on Youtube:

Pt1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fbneeqEuQ

Pt2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaJkJqVhwM

0:00 - Intro

0:59 - How has the last year been for Matt?

2:24 - Matt is building a cob house

5:10 - You never know what will do well on YouTube

8:13 - Jeremy has too many ideas and he has to film all of them!

9:43 - Matt tries to make projects that the majority of people could recreate

10:50 - Many people attempt to recreate Matt's projects

14:56 - Is the jigsaw still Matt's favorite tool?

19:10 - Matt usually has 10 hours for footage for each build video

20:12 - Is Matt a gamer? Don't get eaten by a cougar!

25:22 - Jeremy switched to a Mac

27:22 - Sometimes you have to go to a shop to get ideas

32:55 - Coffee break!

35:27 - Intro

35:49 - Questions for Matt from Twitter!

35:57 - Is your name actually Matthew Perks?

36:58 - Where does Matt live?

38:17 - Where is Matt's charming accent from?

43:13 - How did Matt become so good at electronics?

44:46 - What does Matt recommend for DIY education?

51:00 - Jeremy switched from Sony a6600 to Mac webcam mid recording

53:17 - Matt strikes up some controversy: aluminum vs. aluminium

56:20 - Why does Matt only test his creations after completed?

58:45 - How's Matt's dog doing?

61:07 - Matt tells us about his carbon fiber and walnut stealth PlayStation 5

63:41 - Pat tells Matt about the OoberLights project

69:37 - Jeremy is working on two projects!

DIY Perks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DIYPerks

Jasmine from Tindie and Kenny from Cloudfree (Tasmota IoT devides) stop by to discuss the intricacies of selling and shipping custom electronics on the Internet!

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNaXsc4Jl7o

https://www.tindie.com/

https://cloudfree.shop/

0:00 - Intro

2:35 - Jeremy's boss is in the waiting room

3:52 - What is Tindie?!

6:26 - What does Pat sell on Tindie?

- Breadboard vise: https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/breadboard-spring-vise/

- Carbon fiber cooling duct: https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/cooling-fan-duct-for-silverstone-ds380b-case/

8:55 - Let's meet Jasmine's puppy!

10:03 - Jeremy is now selling things on Tindie

- Jeremy's Tindie store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/jeremycook/

16:06 - Jeremy's Grounduino board for the Arduino Nano

- https://www.tindie.com/products/jeremycook/grounduino-nano/

21:38 - Kenny from Cloudfree.shop joins the stream!

- https://cloudfree.shop/

22:45 - NASA says you can't launch a rocket from a weather balloon

23:40 - Pat wants to buy more Cloudfree smart plugs!

- https://cloudfree.shop/product/cloudfree-smart-plug/

29:17 - Pat's OoberLights project

- https://blog.patshead.com/2020/05/our-ooberlights-prototype-boards-are-lighting-up.html

30:57 - Kenny tells us about OtterCast

- https://cast.otter.jetzt/

36:43 - Jeremy misused a Cloudfree switch!

38:57 - Why do so many IOT manufacturers require the use of their own cloud services?

41:44 - How long did it take to sell 1,000 Cloudfree switches?

44:20 - Shipping to customers outside the US is difficult!

52:36 - Kenny tells us about pirateship.com shipping services

- https://www.pirateship.com

55:15 - Jeremy says Pat is a killer CEO

56:39 - Coffee break and a shout out to our Patrons!

58:20 - Jeremy tries to figure out how college works these days

1:01:31 - Pat's chair occupancy sensor (a.k.a butt sensor)

1:04:23 - Kenny's bed presence sensor

1:08:07 - Winding down the episode

1:11:26 - Outtakes

SlingFest on the news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kacsOd8f__Q

A broken trebuchet almost hits Tommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=302&v=4asvcKgXML0

The Dallas Makerspace's trebuchet breaks an arm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0N7nycgIA

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - Wikipedia says a trebuchet is a type of catapult

2:00 - How did Tommy start flinging pumpkins for fun?

6:31 - How did Tommy and his friends start competing with trebuchets?

8:42 - SlingFest?!

12:32 - A really close calls at SlingFest

17:55 - Pat manned a trebuchet one year at SlingFest!

19:40 - Tommy tells us about the SlingFest funky fling

26:40 - How far were people throwing pumpkins at SlingFest?

28:28 - Are there different classes of trebuchet at SlingFest?

32:43 - Coffee break!

34:38 - The coffee break is over

35:38 - Pat's first SlingFest memories

38:08 - Can I throw something smaller than a pumpkin?

39:49 - Everyone misses Pat referencing The Office

40:16 - MURLIN trebuchets are awesome

41:09 - Tommy was on an episode of Dude Perfect on Nickelodeon

44:00 - What does Tommy do for a living?

47:24 - Tommy is VP of TheLab.ms makerspace

49:21 - Clippy is now your Google Assistant

53:13 - Gilbert Gottfried was once the voice of Clippy

55:25 - Talking about Tommy's toys in the background

61:02 - Where can we find Tommy Falgout/Trebuchet?

62:27 - What's everyone watching on TV?

65:48 - Where can you find Jeremy?

68:22 - One more trebuchet catastrophe story?!

On YouTube with video:

Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiVoJqRHWs

Pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rXYCp3-Yw

Tommy Falgout:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lastcoolname

Websites: https://www.lastcoolnameleft.com/ https://thelab.ms/

Pat Regan:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​

Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​

Jeremy Cook:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​

Website: http://jeremyscook.com/

Rex Krueger joins us to talk about hand tools. We discuss not only how you can make interesting pieces by hand today, but get to tap into his wide range of knowledge on historical woodworking practices around the world.

0:00 - Intro

2:47 - Rex comes from a family of makers

5:00 - Science and business are creative

5:53 - Acting helps as a teacher, presenter, and YouTuber

9:10 - Rex is creating community through Patreon

10:56 - Rex's second book, Everyday Woodworking, is coming out in May!

13:17 - Pat asks Rex about the low Roman bench

18:35 - Hand-tool woodworking isn't what most people think it is

19:48 - Coffee Break

21:00 - Hand-tool woodworking doesn't require as much space as power tools

24:00 - Rex tells us about vises. Vise Squad

26:21 - Japan never invented the vise?!

31:20 - Parallel development of the dovetail joint

34:10 - Axes and hatchets for woodworking?!

36:44 - Until fairly recently furniture was made with undried wood

37:55 - Using differential moisture content for joints!

39:06 - Woodworking vs. Creative Fabrication

44:53 - It is easier to be a hand-tool woodworker when making preindustrial furniture

48:28 - Jeremy has machined complex curves on a manual mill!

49:54 - What project is Rex working on now?

51:45 - Pat's playing with a $180 NEJE Maser 2 laser engraver from Banggood

54:03 - What's Jeremy working on right now?!

55:17 - Rex advocates for content creators!

57:15 - Where can we find everyone?

58:45 - Jeremy talks about The Head on HBO Max

[E:42] All About CNC with Winston Moy

Max Maker talks about running a small business in Germany and Jeremy reveals his Florida Man credentials. We also discuss how RVs (caravans) relate to Knight Rider, which relates to Hulk Hogan (who may himself be the original Florida Man)

In this first ever TCP livestream, we discuss problems that we have with various projects. Includes discussion from a "call in" guest about his Glowforge laser, my laser fume extraction system, network attached storage, quadcopter design, and more!

Chad Dowdell, a former art teacher, talks about how he uses a 60W laser cutter and engraver to help run a profitable business, Chad's Custom Creations. We talk about some of the finer points of his setup (as well as mine, and the one Pat has access to which are very similar). Discussion includes whether mine and Chad's are actually 60W, safety, selling on Etsy, and much more!

After a number of solo episodes with excellent guests–but no secondary source of commentary–Please welcome Pat Regan as the new co-host of the show. Pat's a prolific maker, quadcopter aficionado, electric unicycle rider, and (for now) early retiree. He promises to add a bit of "Pennsylvania Texan" flair to the show!

We also discuss how I got a new laser cutter/engraver, and our various experiments with home automation.