Chainsaw + robotic arm = art?

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When I was offered the opportunity to beta test an upcoming robotic arm from Tormach, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. CNC chainsaws baybeeeeee. Aside from being fundamentally awesome, it is a very interesting software problem. Since I didn't have to build the arm I was able to focus the project and the video on the software challenges of making something like this work. Thank goodness I didn't have to build the arm because the software almost killed me. I can imagine all kinds of next steps for this creation like machining textures with the chainsaw or cutting topiaries. I hope you like it!
Sources:
* Low Polygon Labrador Model: www.thingiverse.com/thing:446787
* RRT GIF: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapidly...
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[@noahroberts.701]

"Fortunately I know a guy with a tree" God I wish I had these kinds of connections

[@pvic6959]

That might be too narrow, start with looking for a guy with wood and go from there :P

[@tangsolaris9533]

I know a tree

[@oneagleswingsmerritt5929]

Man that’s funny 😆

[@Lizlodude]

aaand now he doesn't

[@Carldasly]

Have you tried having a bear instead i heard their good with their knowledge about trees

[@MCLooyverse]

"This is one of those ideas that's so bad it wraps back around to good." Buddy, that's your entire channel. It's great.

[@Jakub_27]

+ most of my decisions

[@salt-emoji]

The Maryland point of robots

[@laststand6420]

This channel is the epitome of "I could spend 2 weeks manually doing this, but I think I will spend 2 months automating it to showcase my brilliance."

[@Etrehumain123]

With 59 days of failing tho. I think he is amazing to never give up

[@Alcoholic_Nerd]

@@Etrehumain123 100% of human existence is trial and error....

[@danielchin1259]

Computer scientists explaining gradient ascend: "imagine a ball on a curved surface" Mr.s stuff explaining gradient ascend: *actually have a ball on a curved surface*

[@isosev]

Being able to physically represent your explanation is always great for teaching.

[@BloodChampagne]

what? how does this make sense

[@parthkhaladkar9017]

"I optimized it so hard that it didn't actually compute anything" legend

[@randxalthor]

Everything about his journeys is so relatable as an engineer. Except that he can write a 3D path planning algorithm in his spare time with a baby in a week. Friggin genius.

[@baoboumusic]

Been there, done that, burnt the t-shirts.

[@FirstLast-gw5mg]

Lazy Man's Optimization - if you're working hard it's not optimized hard enough yet!

[@victornpb]

Its faster! no one said it had to do something...

[@xxxuchihairl9732]

thats a quote for the ages

[@Insym]

You know you've made a good robot when it has a "kill radius"

[@draconic_dreamz3818]

You know you've almost created the perfect robot when it has a "Kill Mode"

[@ViolentNut]

It's weird that I started watching Stuff Made Here, then I found your channel, started watching you, and now that I come back to Stuff Made Here you're here, too.

[@frankmurphy5]

"Stay back. I will kill you." - so relatable, my robotic friend.

[@blakealexbale]

Bender would 100% love this

[@Defuvltalt]

Glad a poltergeist can’t get into that, Would be bad

[@jameshancock]

2 tips for wood: 1. Use a carbide tipped chain 2. File the guards down. Lots of people that don’t do it for a living don’t realize you need to file the guards every 3 or so filings of the teeth otherwise they block the cut. The more you file, the more the teeth bite. Since you have a robot with lots of strength holding the saw, you can file them down way more than a human could hold back and have it cut well at all angles.

[@yonatanh.2746]

filing down the rakers allows the teeth to remove more material at a time which is dependent on the power of the chainsaw.

[@gadgetg9479]

Use the tip of the saw

[@Oroborus710]

@@gadgetg9479 If you paid attention and/or watched the whole video, you'd know that the guards are precisely why he can't cut with the tip.

[@gadgetg9479]

@@Oroborus710 I got that bit but the tool parth might need some adjustment after looking at quite a few freehand chainsaw milling videos over the past 3 years Me and my father have completely changed our technique with the saw. Less is more to optimise a saws cutting ability you want to cut with as few teeth as possible this let’s each tooth do the most work possible. Not slow the saw by making lots of teeth all work at once!!! This can be quiet dangerous if the saw is held by a man but (safety first always watch for kickback) but I don’t see that problem with a robot!

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

You are SEVERELY overestimating how strong a robot arm is lol, that particular robot can only lift 13 lbs. If you look closely you don't see any massive hulking motors sticking off that robot or anything like that because the motors are so small they fit inside the arms and they don't even really have insane gearing ratios either because robots are quite fast, usually a 2:1 or 3:1 reduction with a small belt and sprockets is very standard. Its very unlikely he will ever get a robot that small to be able to cut wood with a human chainsaw.

[@fredtrunce5931]

“This is called a cheater, when you get way out here you can snap your wrench in half” Yes, that has been my general experience lol😆

[@dialga4688]

That or you snap the head off of the bolt.

[@Insomia404]

My experience is that I always have the bolts in really cramped spaces so I can’t even use that

[@deadbob9]

His dead pan is too good 🤣

[@InsanityPlusOne]

My experience has been with the cheap wrenches before my current (nice lifetime warranty) one that the wrench doesn't snap in half, it sheers off at the bolt grabby attachy piece... I only have a good wrench set and good torx set cause old euro luxury cars are cheap here and I know a guy who has much more experience fixing their issues than me who got me into some good tools for the essential repairs. Or in the case of turning it the wrong way with a good wrench the bolt being cut in half...

[@arh6624]

In the UK there used to be a van manufacturer called LDV. They went bust a long time ago, I think they have re-emerged under new ownership, but the ones built in the UK in the 90s and 00s are somehow still on the road. How many wrenches and breaker bars do you think I broke before realising the wheel nuts were reverse threaded on the passenger side lmao! Lesson learnt!

[@integza]

Thats the way: " Why buy one when I can do a much worse one for free."

[@lost_]

Yo integza keep up the great vedios

[@treasuretotrash2067]

Tomato lord junior is behind you

[@sanitallica]

Not for free, for thousands dollars more!

[@jimybobjim]

@@treasuretotrash2067 lol

[@gabedarrett1301]

Ain't that the truth!

[@toantruong2581]

I love how his third screen always has something fun to show off

[@nefariousyawn]

But why ARE wiener dogs so long?

[@distractedrogue6472]

Bro I love this man. He made a useless wood part just to explain a concept to us to make sure we were on the same page.

[@Jorscam]

“I almost run out of way to screw it up” Is my life in a quote.

[@zeedause5289]

"there is a finite way to screw things up, so you will eventually finish" is great life advice, honestly.

[@janbernad4729]

Mr. Stuff: "There is a finite way to screw things up, so you will eventually finish." My dumb, incompetent ass: *Hold my beer, son*

[@marshallc6215]

You underestimate the big O notation of my capacity for failure

[@thepastaprogenitor851]

"there is a finite way to screw things up". Ever seen re;zero episode 15? They may be finite, but not any less painful

[@ryanmccampbell7]

But not necessarily true... in general there are uncountably infinite ways to screw things up!

[@zeedause5289]

@@ryanmccampbell7 many, but not infinite, if you put monkeys in front of typewriters they'll eventually produce shakespeare, or whatever.

[@bioemiliano]

"I optimized my code so hard that now it doesn't even do anything" sounds like a title from a post on StackOverflow

[@wesleymays1931]

me

[@ncot_tech]

Or the title of a book

[@wesleymays1931]

@@ncot_tech "I optimized my card so hard that it doesn't do anything - And other things to say to pretend you're a good programmer"

[@alfonzo_]

you can't waste cpu cycles if your program doesn't have any code **taps head**

[@JamesChurchill]

1. All programs can be optimised, and 2. All programs have bugs. Therefore, you can optimise every program down to only one line which doesn't work.

[@crataegus125]

"If it's so hard, why does this dog have a crown on?" You are a brave man, asking that question.

[@4philipp]

Because the wife said so. No other reason needed

[@rossmischnick]

As a mechanical design engineer with 10 years in product development, this guy is an absolute beast. Makes me realize I need to step my game up. He would make newton, tesla, franklin etc proud the way he applies the scientific method. Mad respect.

[@only1gamer49]

“There’s a finite amount of ways to fail so eventually you’ll get it” best quote ever

[@wwijsman]

I feel underestimated

[@BobbyxZx]

there's actually an infinite amount of failure types, tho. that's just wishful thinking.

[@246-trinitromethylbenzene8]

Its actually quite motivating lmfao

[@juanpablozamoramoncada9946]

Time stamp?

[@isairivera2149]

Seriously gave me hope for life

[@Popdady68]

Wow, this guy is crazy smart. I’m a developer myself, that doesn’t just take a couple of minutes to program. But he also knows how to metalwork, engineer, teach what he’s doing, make you laugh, and edit a very high quality video. 👏🏼

[@jgbelmont]

Yet I would not trust him to cut down a Christmas Tree. 🤣😂

[@hybrex6226]

Yeah, this video makes me feel really stupid 🙃

[@adriandenson8855]

He’s straight up stupid smart

[@yort7002]

Hes a talented man

[@geordirendum583]

He is mostly very motivated.I am in engineering but i am so lazy . He makes me feel lazy atleast lol

[@Stepher45]

Man is a computer engineer, electrical engineer, and mechanical engineer all at once. Respect.

[@FroZenMemes]

14:30 The key to being a great robot maker is apparently 10 hours of dance till you're dead

[@saugesmith2760]

"There is a finite number of ways to screw it up, so you will eventually finish" That's oddly inspiring and optimistic

[@guy_in_ashopping_cart-sfs967]

This dude is full of quotes, the entire comment section is people quoting him

[@jasongreene303]

Unfortunately, they have tried to calculate pi, also. =)

[@DieselRamcharger]

oddly enough, its the absolute truth.

[@danielmahon1589]

hidden in the demoralization and pessimism of failures

[@jakobvalinder1772]

That assumes that you learn from your mistakes... When has that been shown to be the case?

[@omfgitsbatman1]

"When you have a bolt that's really stuck, you get way out here and snap your wrench in half" Had me rolling.

[@It-b-Blair]

😂😂😂💀

[@junjiexie]

After your wrench is snapped in half, you think to yourself "oh ya, lefty loosey" and finish your beer

[@visfiresteam6542]

I once tried it with an allen wrench and it literally broke in half

[@deepenproductions3675]

“You get way out here, and snap your wrench in half” been there lmao 😂

[@jade_green_tears1143]

“If I tell it to stab itself in the face, it’ll do it” has to be one of the most terrifying sentences I’ve heard.

[@BensBrickDesigns]

No matter what I do in life, this channel will always make me feel like I'm gluing popsicle sticks together.

[@KnightMirkoYo]

Just build a machine that would glue them together for you. Easy!

[@asailijhijr]

You can build a lot of cool things out of popsicle sticks.

[@mchagnon7]

That'll be true even if you become a hardcore CNC programmer, because this guy insists on doing everything the hard way.

[@fish9468]

This guy just made an entire slicer software for a highly advanced robot system. That is incredible. Well done

[@fish9468]

@Umbrella Corporation whoop whoop wins all round

[@Lumi_nance]

it's not a slicer software but cam

[@mgalese]

Yep. He used to work at Formlabs writing many, many slicing algorithms for 3D printers.

[@Lumi_nance]

@@mgalese what doesn't mean, that this is also a slicer. my understanding is, that a slicer works layer for layer and has an relative simple strategy, while a cam has a way more complexe approach((as long as it should give a good result)

[@kevegonczi2835]

Then rates it as a fun project

[@zero-zero-2755]

It’s always been a dream of mine to one day own a house where I could drill holes into the floor when I need to make things work. Never mind all the other amazing stuff you did over this project… just based on the drilling, you’re my new hero. Awesome work 👌

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

I really like how the foam dog turned out. It looks cool! The extra "error" cuts give it more character IMHO.

[@TheFarmed]

His ability to explain extremely difficult formulas and theories to children or just dumb adults like myself is incredible

[@klauzcultivo6884]

That's a sign of intelligence. He's very intelligent.

[@sir_vix]

Agreed. Makes me wish I didn't have dyscalculia. It really gets in the way of my ADHD hyper-focus on problem solving from being productive... By which I mean I have a BA in political science / sociology instead of something useful like engineering.

[@Yoonsung7]

"Dude is smarter than me" -Destin from SmarterEveryDay

[@turtleduck9198]

You guys understand him?

[@patrickoconnell9387]

Right? He makes me feel a lot smarter than I actually am

[@harperpitts3288]

I'm already worried for the next video he going to post. "I figured that if my robotic chainsaw arm could carve a dog sculpture, why couldn't it give me a haircut?"

[@calebwall8058]

"there are no mistakes, just happy accidents"

[@atokeman]

You’ll probably never see this, but I think you’re a really talented teacher. The way you explain things is brilliantly understandable and enjoyable to learn from you. It’s makes you videos better than 99.9% of what’s in this digital universe 😌

[@camtron1967]

Agreed

[@LordWhirlin]

Can I just give Tormach a additional shoutout for supporting you on this and enabling you to test this new piece of machinery? I've gained so much respect for them as a result of this ploy, even though I know it's marketing and user testing, it just speaks heavily to their company.

[@OGbluetooth_]

At least they care what users of their products think, have seen companies much worse

[@nalinea18]

I swear the engineers at Tormach are fans of Shane and got the marketing department hella drunk so they'd do this :D But tbh Shane is the best kind of beta tester. His projects are so far outside the norm that if the robot has any weaknesses they will come out. I've done beta testing for video games, and a part of it is trying really stupid ideas or really weird speedrunning tricks that might screw with the code. Basically if a speedrunner searching for new tricks can't glitch the game even by manipulating code, a normal gamer is really unlikely to ever fall through the floor. Same principle applies here: if the robot arm can survive Shane's project, a normal customer will never run into a problem.

[@nikkiofthevalley]

@@nalinea18 Course, actual speedrunners will immediately glitch through the floor or go the speed of light

[@DamienPup]

@@nikkiofthevalley sounds about right

[@ihugoaway]

One man doing the work of an entire team of engineers... As an engineering student, this guy is my inspiration and role model

[@herrgerd1684]

If this guy teaches you ONE thing, it is to keep at it and not give up easily. Bravo!

[@bek8255]

Inspired to make enough money to be like this guy one man team

[@ameenurrahmankhan6933]

Idk mann this guy is either blessed or he worked hard sooo muchhhhhh !!😭 He deserves much respect + he's good at memeing and sarcasm ! God damn it

[@unculturedswine5583]

@@ameenurrahmankhan6933 both obviously

[@majidmohd100]

Anyday.

[@Alex-xl4xe]

"There's a finite number of ways to screw it up, so you'll eventually finish" is probably one of the best things I heard in my life. xD

[@iluomopeloso]

That is the core of the R&D engineer's mind, right there.

[@Jonathan.D]

He should just use the Chinese method of problem solving. Step one: Find a company or person who already found a solution to this problem. Step two: Hack said company or person and steal their solution. Step three: Use the stolen solution and pass it off as your own. Step four: Deny that you stole any solution or that you're killing off an ethnic minority living in your country. This is similar to the Russian method of problem solving. Except you poison all of your political rivals instead of killing off ethnic minorities. Secretly you're doing that too but no one yet.

[@shepardice3775]

@@Jonathan.D Lol you are such a weirdo wtf. A video from funny engineering man doing a ridiculous and complex project and you decide to turn it into a tirade about China that even Mike Pompeo would think is a bit too much. Go outside or something lmao

[@Jonathan.D]

@@shepardice3775 It's called satirical comedy. I'm sorry don't get it and can't understand humor. There was no tirade in it. However, it seems that you might be a triggered snowflake. Take a chill pill snowflake.

[@nathanb4530]

@@shepardice3775 I think most will laugh at what he wrote because it's funny. It's not a tirade. What you wrote is a tirade. Why don't you go outside and find a sense of humor! Don't call people weird when it's you who doesn't understand what is being said. Do you always criticize what people say when you don't have a clue about what they're talking about? Either you are a troll or like the other guy said you are a snowflake. Do us all a favor and keep your comments to yourself.

[@wischmopps293]

17:26 - this is not anti kickback. It's the tooth that controls how deep the cutting element (the next one in the chain) cuts. It should be like 0,5 - 1mm lower than the hight of the cutting tooth

[@KirtFitzpatrick]

I was thinking something similar. Couldn't his issue be solved with a different type of chain?

[@mustachio2]

@@KirtFitzpatrick Possibly, but what he should do is just use a carver chainsaw and modify it to run on the electric motor (also probably needs a bigger motor)

[@mrbfros454]

I watched this video 7 months ago, but when it popped up again I couldn’t resist. You are clearly a genius on many levels, but the most impressive thing to me is how humble you are. Your content is very entertaining and I always do a little happy dance when I see you uploaded a new video!

[@astang1072]

“We both made dogs.” Who else here thought the green wire glow thing was a cat???

[@nvrndingsmmr]

I think that may have been the joke!

[@sarahmargaret234]

I've once taught of investing in Bitcoin but was always discouraged by my friends

[@Ensign_games]

me too

[@w_ldan]

Bot go brrrrrr

[@aadiMjoahi]

"snap the wrench in half" The timing was so unexpected and caught me off-guard, Hilarious.

[@vincentasher9903]

Bro, i felt that one for sure

[@HorseWatcher]

Exactly 🤣

[@SD-oi9gr]

Who hasn’t either snapped it or snapped the bolt off and gone flying lol.

[@mouthwash3804]

@@SD-oi9gr I know I have Haha

[@markbos2367]

Yea.. that's a ratchet tho...? Not a wrench😬

[@roelesch]

On gradient descent: I think there are some approaches that start from a number of random points in order to more likely find a global optimum point.

[@JulianMancera-ox5vf]

a mechanical engineer like him could earn 200 grand/year without easily , he is insanely smart

[@Wavesonmars]

As a Robotic Design Engineer, this project impresses, frightens, and concerns me. Great work!

[@KX36]

does it inspire you to do something awesome? like.. evil genius awesome? 😈

[@fbiagent2735]

We asking the good questions here😈

[@dudebro1234]

“When you have a bolt that is really stuck you get way out here and snap your wrench.” Haha this line was great.

[@ihavetype2depression665]

I have type 2 depression

[@dudebro1234]

@@ihavetype2depression665 what is that?

[@jackmularky1819]

i came to the comments looking for something about that

[@bruhlasagna9441]

@@ihavetype2depression665 joe

[@aj_mcnamara]

I'm going to leave a reply actually relevant to the comment, cuz nobody else is. Yeah, A coworker of mine once snapped a socket wrenches' ratchet doing that.

[@glebabroskin1094]

As a software engineer I’m amazed how the author is converting “I have spent a week on this algorithm with no success” into the coolest gradient descent “animation” I have seen! Amazing video!:)

[@sondrebrandso6887]

16:44 I'm dying!!! That emotion is so relatable :)

[@Pika_Gabe]

10:49 "I'm sure there's someone really smart out there who could make this work, but I cant." - Someone really smart

[@interlooper83]

Smart != being able to do everything He’s clearly very smart. But some other smart person still knows more about this particular software problem than he does.

[@kevreeduk222]

Knowing your limitations is probably the surest sign of intelligence there is.

[@j.t.484]

Best part is that the solution is to just take multiple guesses at the initial parameters and run the ascent simulation simultaneously; and for best results, having the simulations and their results linked and iterative. Its called a MCMC (Markov-Chain Monte Carlo) algorithm, and usually doesn't take too much time.

[@brandenbrooks8560]

LOL I was thinking the same thing. He is basically using DUM-E as a personal artist. Stark barely got the thing to put out a fire.

[@electronresonator8882]

because in this channel he tried doing many different projects instead of just one, he realized that there are people who are specialized for certain project, who knows way better

[@CinnahBaer]

"There is a finite ways you can screw it up, so you will eventually finish" is surprisingly motivational.

[@trentbosnic]

As a software developer I’m gonna start applying this mindset to my work, it’s actually a great way to think which will probably make you more resilient

[@BobHansler]

If you only sharpen one side of the chain… you get a curve cut.

[@uegvdczuVF]

And if you sharpen both sides you CAN make cuts with the tip of the saw. Most people who don't use a chainsaw for a living seriously underestimate how sharp the teeth need to be for the saw to run properly. I sure did.

[@avlinrbdig5715]

@@uegvdczuVF needs sharp indeed

[@mustachio2]

yeah but keep in mind that he has a robot arm, it's strong enough that it'd probably stop a curved cut just from brute force.

[@taylankammer]

Easily one of the best KZbin channels. Both ingenious and WHOLESOME 100.

[@RetroCandyArt]

20:57 "my wife is totally different, which is one of the reasons i love her so much" i was not expecting this amount of wholesomeness

[@smartereveryday]

Best video yet. Great job buddy.

[@hikaruyoroi]

I feel like you guys could be best buds

[@fumiko___]

I’m surprised I’m the second person to comment :o also didn’t expect to see so many checkmarks here

[@ArjunSharma-gy1eq]

Yes it's a great one.

[@slpi8452]

Big brain

[@tormachinc]

The two nicest and smartest guys on the internet!

[@singhshobhit11]

This guy is genius, and I say this to each and every single one of his video. How wide and deep his expertise is on different subjects is inhuman.

[@cameronrich2536]

You and your wife have the best dry humor. It kills me

[@rubex.]

"I optimized it so hard that it didn't actually compute anything" is the most relatable thing ever

[@joebarrett4353]

"There is a finite number of ways to screw it up!" The ultimate in optimism!

[@wizewizard1840]

right - because there is more like an infinite number of ways to screw anything up :D

[@nalinea18]

"And I'm going to be the one to invent all of them! :D"

[@BarioIDL]

my life: are you sure about that?

[@HuslWusl]

I like how he decided to not do the apple-peeler method because it would take 10h+. Then he decided to take over a week to find a different solution.

[@nikkiofthevalley]

The problem wasn't just the amount of time it would take. It was that the tiny chainsaw probably wouldn't survive cutting for that long.

[@thehiggsboson]

I knew in my heart, that I could make a much worse one, for free. Always so inspiring.

[@bluecobra95]

i like how having a small child at home doesn't stop you from making something called a "kill box"

[@janbernad4729]

@@yeoj_ well, guns are predictable and therefore quite safe. What is however unpredictable and therefore quite unsafe are guns wielded by idiots.

[@dawolfaxe]

I'm just about finishing a year long dissertation that's working toward using a robotic arm on a rail for ship welding. I know of at least 2 PhD students and a professor working on the same project. You've covered a significant proportion of the work this team has done over a few years within a couple weeks. My mind is blown

[@thetalantonx]

You have some of the best content on the platform, and are one of the few creators that I can just start the video and be absolutely enraptured for the full run of the video.

[@knm5405]

I REALLY like your efforts and successes. You are so patient and of course ... pretty dang smart. Thank you for taking the time to help us understand things the way you do. It makes it so much more interesting. BTW - You both are actually artists , without a doubt.

[@nuclearexplosion5841]

Who else is still waiting for the lock picking lawyer to pick his lock

[@hampusborgstrom7730]

Me

[@PabzRoz]

me

[@kamalelhodayebi1917]

Yes

[@seowonmin223]

Hes probably trying to figure out how to

[@craftsmanwoodturner]

No, I'm waiting for the new version of the lock to be made and sent to LPL. He can't pick a lock he hasn't been sent yet...

[@stevelavalle2729]

Hey, I'm glad your wife seems to think my book is more interesting than carving logs with a robot! Hahaha. That made my day. :)

[@StuffMadeHere]

Thanks for making such an amazing book! I learned so much from it - one of my favorite textbooks :)

[@stevelavalle2729]

@@StuffMadeHere I appreciate the kind words, and many thanks to you for your brilliant work that shows why we are in love with robotics!

[@EddieBurke]

@Connor Towns it is, it’s great that two people who admire each other are able to communicate via the comments of a video platform.

[@johnvonhorn2942]

Go Steve! Okay, I'm going to fall prey to such shameless marketing and buy the damn book. With my limited faculties, I need all the help I can get.

[@samhart6420]

My first thought: That looks like a good book to read. Stopped here to comment, looked up the book, and haven't even watched the rest, yet (I promise I will as soon as I'm done looking)

[@josephstone4842]

The editing and commentary does a great job of keeping things interesting! Keep up the good work

[@bernb]

First of your videos for me and I love how you are able to catch the importance and difficulty of the 'details' and technicalities. Many non-tech people do not understand how much work goes into such projects because without experience and from a high level perspective it all always looks super simple.

[@bingus7033]

I like how he dumbs down everything for us 😂😂

[@dave6012]

“Imagine this pretty shape here. I made it a fun color to hold your attention”

[@bingus7033]

@@dave6012 😁lol

[@SAIIIURAI]

Is it possible to dumb down the dumbed down version even more? Iam asking for a friend! 👀

[@jonatansvar8076]

And I still can't understand it

[@lopdat8353]

"There is a finite number of ways to screw it up, so you will eventually finish" hit a little too hard

[@skrrtskrrt646]

''The true definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result'' is what i usually do.

[@benjaminmiller3620]

The only problem is: There are actually an infinite number of ways of screwing it up.

[@NewbGamingNetworks]

Until there are multiple variables and sometimes doing the human representation of a rapidly expiring random tree is the best way to go.

[@peterfus9543]

Ok how they make this is really insane you need to now what you are doing its not just cut you need to put proper speed it is not a saw were you can rip it fast as you want and thats not a proper saw there is no gaurd you need a guard a gaurd is these teeth in the back of the chain the chain will pull foward sow it blocks its wood gaurd you need a person to run that saw not a robot that why it smoked

[@kailoucleary6025]

Anyone here watch Wintergatan, he knows that struggle, and has almost won.

[@carterfoster3789]

This guy took like 6 different fields of engineering and threw them into one KZbin video. Genius.

[@osorio4k744]

Greetings from Brazil! Just graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and have watched your videos for a while now! Thanks for the inspiration

[@kirankokilepersaud8200]

I'm a PhD student. This guy could honestly write academic papers in several different fields if he wanted to. Just listening to him describe optimization algorithms and the trade-offs behind each really shows a level of intuition that inspires me to keep going whenever my code isn't working or my results aren't making sense. He doesn't stop trying until it works. That never giving up mindset is what inspires me more than anything else.

[@VincentKun]

Same! I really want to have the same perseverance that he has with my project or my code

[@nikkiofthevalley]

Me: Is slamming head against table every 30 mins

[@shadowlord0162]

@@nikkiofthevalley have you tried slamming the table against your head?

[@nikkiofthevalley]

@@shadowlord0162 lol

[@Cooe.]

He has... He also has a bunch of patents to his name. He headed up/ran Formlabs entire R&D department for like 5 years.

[@atomspalter2090]

"I optimized it so hard it didnt compute anything" I want to bring this joke to my boss if I fail next time.

[@arthurchase8570]

"You're fired"

[@shadowlord0162]

"the fastest way of solving the problem is by not even trying" mood

[@atomspalter2090]

@@arthurchase8570 ):

[@atomspalter2090]

@@shadowlord0162 kennt man

[@jaytalbot1146]

@@shadowlord0162 "A STRANGE GAME THE ONLY WINNING MOVE IS NOT TO PLAY"

[@brianward7550]

20:20 lol! Look at all the pink fluff on the robot

[@marcin.99]

insane amount of work, knowledge. Your videos really motivates me to make my own projects.

[@BluShinigami]

Tormach: Hey, how many pieces of equipment do you think we can send Stuff Made Here before his wife leaves?

[@operationelderscrolls1694]

Well he’s gonna need the space she’s taking up for his equipment eventually.

[@MariusHornberger]

The amount of energy you're able to put inside these projects and videos is absolutely amazing. So many creative details in the video. And all the stuff that needs to happen off-camera to get the projects done. So far watched each of your videos at least two times, Just fantastic!

[@stevenson720]

100% agree

[@elDoober]

Oh hi Marius!

[@jpkalishek4586]

I'm shocked, shocked I yell you, to learn someone like Marius enjoys SMH videos.

[@rita-want-sex152]

James is an

[@casinoroyal93]

He is truly a monster tho. I mean he has an ENORMOUS amount of skills just to make these things work

[@midnightgadget3459]

I was almost going to skip the in video advertisement. But you asked so politely to watch it, i was totally okay in doing so. I wish i had half the ingenuity and creativity you have. Awesome project.

[@bobandres5559]

Thats is the coolest thing ive seen in a long time. Thank you. Will be binging your videos to catch up on all your cool projects.

[@BravoNineThreeTwo]

What I love is how every seemingly impossible project ends with him saying how much he enjoyed a process made-up largely of false-starts, dead-ends and frustration. In a world where everyone wants easy success, instant wealth and a life free from problems, perhaps that’s a lesson we could all benefit from. It’s all about finding pleasure in what you do, overcoming adversity and enjoying the journey.

[@AcMrPro]

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Life is difficult so happiness must come from enjoying adversity!

[@ethantominey5940]

@@AcMrPro @BravoNineThreeTwo hes trying to carve a bear, chill.

[@ClemintineCake]

@@AcMrPro Praying is kind of an oxy-moron in that phrase that I never noticed

[@pedrobettt]

Adversity is most rewarding when it is chosen. We're still very far from being able to grant that to everyone. He enjoys the work precisely because there's no real stakes to cause anxiety and desperation.

[@ScrawnyMcMassive]

"I'm almost out of things I can screw up, so I'm feeling pretty good about this one" - Engineer, right before screwing up about 500 things he never could've even imagined

[@lennutrajektoor]

The famous last words!

[@MichaelSteeves]

The project is 90% complete. Only 90% left to go! -- Engineering mantra.

[@DeathProductions200]

@@MichaelSteeves that also feels like animation and music.

[@cromba]

honestly man what i love about you and your channel is that you make me and a lot of people actually interested in engineering, you make younger audiance into engineering once again you're one of the few rare people who make engineering fun dreamy and intresting the way you mix AI, Robotics and software engineering all together to build so much intresting things is amazing you're one of the few who make kids dream about becoming engineers not tiktokers and "influencers" once again anyways man i love your content keep it up ❤

[@Rynlox]

Dude... You amaze me with the crazy lessons and science jargon more and more every episode. Absolutely brilliant you are.

[@thunder852za]

"This is one of those ideas that is so bad it wraps back round to good" - I will be remembering this for some time to come

[@erikig]

🤌 Every super successful web business

[@devine9018]

"I optimised it so hard that it didn't actually compute anything" has me laughing waaaaay too hard

[@_FFFFFF_]

This is the number one rule of software optimization, don't do work you don't need to do. Its genius really.

[@jangxx]

Can't do a mistake if you don't do anything _taps temple_

[@devine9018]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[@SuckMyGreasyPrick]

lol been there done that haha

[@live4life767]

Awesome & inspiring! Happy New Year😁

[@ShitkidOfJamrock]

I think it's crazy how just applying your knowledge as an engineer can get you free stuff I thought you had to be practically famous to be a beta tester for new tech, but it even happened to me and I don't even have my degree yet I bought an electric scooter and offered the company some design tips and they asked to put me in their beta tester program for a free scooter. I'm so glad I chose this career path, it's a dream

[@shootingstar123524]

Love tuning in to see what kind of suicide booth you’ve made this week.

[@jimybobjim]

Lol

[@MrKert86]

Kill all humans

[@jimybobjim]

@@MrKert86 yup

[@the_bottomfragger]

Best comment. Pretty sure this is coming on this channel at one point or another.

[@ryanjohnston9313]

I’m an engineering student, and I watch these videos imagining the day I can make projects this good, but the further I get in my degree the more I realize this guy is just a wizard.

[@willsk3122]

He does this as a job so he has way more time and money to do this stuff, and every tool under the moon so don't feel too bad. But he still is very impressive.

[@KlLLER6]

@@willsk3122 The most important thing that he has is experience. You could have all the tools, money and time under the sun, if you don't know what you're doing and how to troubleshoot when something goes wrong, you're pretty much screwed.

[@sebastianjost]

Another important side effect of this being his job: Giving up on a project is a much worse option than usual

[@chrism45]

@@willsk3122 He only very recently started making videos. He had most of this equipment at his home already so I'm curious what his job was previously

[@MrTheomossop]

@@chrism45 I think he was in 3D printer product development, so very familiar with cnc coding, manufacturing and the product lifecycle. That plus a passion for DIY and craft will get you 75% of the way there. The rest is, I believe, dark magic

[@flwi]

Awesome project. I like how you present your "failures" as learning opportunities in an educational way. Congrats on solving this software problem!

[@marshallmann7620]

this is great! I applaud your dedication!!!

[@purnaresa]

I work as an engineer in a well-respected global company. I solve many complex projects for employers or customers. But watching every each of your videos makes me feels like a school grader tinker. And the storytelling of this video is at the NatGeo level (or even better). You are the model I would like my kid looks up to.

[@balikis]

Feeling the engineering to the core !

[@orwellianyoutube8978]

I work as a well respected global company in an engineer.

[@loginavoidence12]

raise the bar then man. maybe a 4-6 motor dc brushless dronecraft with a chainsaw on the front of it. with radio or ir tracking that ominously stalks people

[@randomaccount6111]

@@loginavoidence12 Ah yes, wish I'd thought of that

[@1scle]

This man gives me motivation to actually study

[@Freight_Train]

Very interesting video. The "anti kickback tooth" is a depth gauge. You need to file it down. Sharpen the blades first with a round file and then file down the depth gauges with a flat file so that they leave enough room for the blades to work. It will cut like a hot knife through butter.

[@GolfTube]

I'm a trained mechanical engineer and I am compensated handsomely. Having said that, in order to sleep better at night i tell myself that you are not just one guy who has this enormous breadth of knowledge but that there is a collective of at least 7 different people behind this channel doing all the work and you just pretend that it was all you. Please don't destroy that illusion for me. And i hope my boss never stumbles across this channel and suddenly expects me to code and weld and video edit and built robots in a month

[@RafaelKarosuo]

I know that feeling!!, I'm a software engineer, and he just says "I would have to write a lot more code" just after saying that he can't implement the previous algorithm, as if he would be stoping that plan due to his inability to write it fast, correct and optimized... which is what he ended doing. I really tell myself, those 7 people MUST be real.

[@Earthling409]

Lol

[@ZedZerps]

We can't all be the most talented and motivated one in the room.

[@soninh4357]

Im a safety engineer. Even tho my job dont need me to build stuff or coding anything, but it need me to understand what kind of machine is this and WHY YOU SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH IT.

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

@@soninh4357 He’s not playing with it he is doing experimental beta testing :)

[@amiteshshrey7178]

I am doing a really hard programming assignment right now and the quote "There are only a finite number of ways you can screw up" has really motivated me :)

[@macmarc6661]

while (screwedUp) { breakSomeOtherCode(); }

[@martindobrev7263]

Actually they are countable but infinite :(

[@barefootlyrooted]

Absolutely incredible problem solving. Thanks for the healthy dose of inspiration!

[@christopherfassett9973]

"You get way out here and you snap your wrench in half" Can confirm from personal experience

[@AstoundingAmelia]

Can second it for sure

[@lauraner99]

I had to pause the video to laugh at the beautiful delivery of that joke.

[@5hoo142]

@@lauraner99 Me too 😂

[@LRN2DIY]

With the amount of work you put into these videos, I can't believe you're able to do more than one a year! I'm a full time KZbinr and I'm in awe of effort that goes into these. 3D modeling, CNC, 3D Printing, Robotics engineering, more math than I've ever even heard of, welding, electrical, software engineering, etc., etc. You combine about 40 full time professions into every video! And I love the self deprecating humor too :) Keep up the amazing work!

[@khgytd]

I agree, it's unbalivable, the knowledge neeeded for this and the time in which he does this stuff, i mean he posts a video every month with a compltly crazy ideia that would take an expert like an year to reproduce!

[@5am0036]

Don't forget the editing and cinematography!

[@frankierzucekjr]

Well said. This channel is so underrated. He has a brain big enough for 10 adults. LOL

[@mauricecarvalho4122]

You could add standup, teaching & video editing to the list of skills as well

[@mauricecarvalho4122]

@@frankierzucekjr I think its less do with the brain and more with perseverance and the ability to stick to a project from start to finish

[@guylelanglois6642]

You are an amazing human being. Got five subscriptions to Kiwi Co for my grandkids. Great selections

[@danielschiefer1184]

Man I wish i had half of the machines you have in your workshop! Beautiful job, love the videos!

[@Frey_64]

6:02 Anyone else just burst laughing like crazy when he said " .. and snap your wrench in half"

[@tomgray971]

No. Broke a wrench that way. Not funny.

[@chrispartridge2125]

Or if your wrench is composite, it'll bend it. Ask me how I know

[@DrummingFishhead]

I almost died. So funny :D :D

[@arealhumanname4150]

I think people that have snapped their wrenches in half that way were particularly weak to that joke.

[@mostevil1082]

I was thinking it right as he said it. It's long enough ago that it's funny.