Educational resources
Links and information for learning new skills
Woodworking
Metal Working
- Blondiehacks lathe skills An excellent entry level youtube playlist intro to lathe cutting, measurement and operation theory.
- Blondiehacks mill skills Similar to lathe skills...but for the mill.
- This Old Tony General metalworking. Some welding, some CNC conversion, milling, grinding and assorted random projects, heavy on the dad jokes.
Electronics
- Building an 8bit breadboard computer An excellent deep dive into low level digital computing.
- Keysight Labs Keysight promo channel, lots of great information on bench testing techniques and information. Heavy on the fancy Keysight equipment, but excellent knowledge regardless.
CAD/CAM
- What is CNC? A high level introduction to CNC tools, workflow and introduction to feeds and speeds
CNC
Fusion 360 CAM Tutorial for Beginners! Get started in Fusion 360 for CAM & CNC - Complete Beginners Tutorial [ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqnvzxuXFTQ - Making a "Kevin" ] An easy to follow tutorial on how to make a simple CNC project called "Kevin"
Cosplay/Crafting
- Punished Props Academy Lots of tutorials on foam work, painting and weathering, vacuforming, mold making and casting.