Educational resources

Links and information for learning new skills

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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.

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.
Course slides for "learn to solder++"

What is CNC? A high level introduction to CNC tools, workflow and introduction to feeds and speeds
Learn Fusion in 30 days - Tutorials Series
DXF Addon for Fusion 360. By adjusting your geometry for the width of the laser cut you have full control over how tightly your parts fit together. By using this add-in with a small (or even negative) value for your kerf you can make loose fitting parts for a child's puzzle perhaps, or you can make parts that need to be gently pounded together for no-glue assembly

Punished Props Academy Lots of tutorials on foam work, painting and weathering, vacuforming, mold making and casting.