For someone who made a living as a programmer and having built my house and two kitchens from scratch I need to acknowledge that Matthias was the first creator who really impressed me with his skills in engineering on the net. Thank you Matthias.
Livesream replays are often best of both worlds. Seek past the boring bits but the livestream format of natural unscripted talking + doing can be more fun to watch.
That's what I told my wife. I don't like vacations that only the kids can have fun. I'm not their butler. If you want me to go as a butler, just tell me and don't count that as a vacation.
I still like the "idea"...I wish there were a way to actually make patenting work to protect innovators and to help disseminate new ideas. What we have is clearly not working.
I am a hopeful inventor in the United States. The situation here has changed drastically in the last five years. The law switched from first to invent to first to file. But at the same time programs were set up to assist inventors. I applied for one of these Pro Bono legal help programs that was suggested by the USPTO. I had to have low enough income and get certified on some things. Then I was paired with a lawyer and we worked on the application for months. I still had to pay filing fees and drafting fees, which were less than $1000. The lawyer said that normally his work is about $16,000, but in my case he would normally have charged $30,000 because a mechanical patent is much more complicated. Obviously programs like this don't help with any problems that come after the initial application. And these programs aren't even set up in every state yet. I do recommend going through the training program they make you complete. It is a good education in the basic concepts and is done through the USPTO. Also it's generally a good idea to keep your invention very hush hush.
Also I had a bad experience with patent help in the past. A non profit organization that was set up to help inventors connected me with a school. There the students would write my application. In the end my application was a joke in how poorly it was written. The entire thing cost $2900. My experience this time was better. The application impressed me tremendously in comparison and the lawyer had 18 years experience. If you aren't fantastically wealthy, then get your legal info from the government itself.
@@markfischer5044 The goal was to encourage the useful arts, but even as an ideal, protecting innovators was only a side-effect. Open source licensing is a better way to promulgate new ideas. I guess without patents, the only reward for inventing something new is the opportunity to be first to the market, which is pretty much the status quo anyway.
Regarding patents he is totally right. As you might be abled to tell i´m from the Slingshot community and al lot of us used a metal core to make non laminated wood stronger. We just saw it as an obvious choice, like scales on a blade, the layer of aluminum inside the vintage woodden steering wheels etc...you laminate wood onto metal to gain a stronger workpiece...just natural thought right? and along came someone who patented a "metal core slingshot" and wrote to each and every guy who used metal cores he demanded money from their work...gladly this only applies if you actually sell stuff, but the fact alone that you actually CAN try to patent such obvious stuff made a lot of people leave. It feels like a slap to the face that such attempts are not laughed at in the patent office.
Another female woodworker viewer here! We may be few but we're definitely here! Great q&a, it was kept engaging throughout, love to see things. As to going in depth on topics, please do that occasionally, it's so good to see people geeking out on the things they're passionate about even if it doesn't 100% optimize for view count so is going to be only a small portion of videos.
"It's an extortion racket" -- Marvelous. It takes a good concept of self and maybe some good cajones to state this out loud. When I worked for phone company, it was in fact Exactly that way. Kudos.
Agreed. If you're interested in the topic you might like reading these arguments from Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney who is against intellectual property. mises.org/library/case-against-ip-concise-guide
Oddly, that was one of the best videos you've done in a loong time. I just realized your channel was the first on YT I ever subsrcribed to, many years ago. Thanks, and all the best.
I agree completely with your assessment of live streams. I never watch live streams live; I do occasionally watch the recording of a live stream. The other issue with live streams for me is the length; I don't often have multiple hours where I want to sit in front of a screen (unless I'm programming). I look forward to your videos and almost always watch them as soon as I see the notification.
Please DON't Chase trends on your channel. Keep doing whats interesting to you. Not only is chasing "cheap" IMHO its also not you and your authenticity is part of what draws me to your channel.
Yeah but you gotta remember even if he did chase a trend. He would probably pick one that he somehow found interesting and in the end hed probably do it in his own way and with his own twist anyways so it would end up quite interesting possibly.
Chasing trends can be cheap. Or a creator can offer their own unique perspective on a topic. The potential to contribute something positive always exists.
Literally said "yes!" out loud when you said you recruit based on personal projects. Definitely do the same. They mean so much more when it comes to what a person truly likes doing.
I used to invite candidates, where possible (and always prepared to sign NDA!), to bring in a project if portable, or designs and pix where not, and just tell me about it. That's all that really mattered - the rest was on their resume/cover letter/application form.
I really appreciate that you took the time to make this video. As a young man and recent graduate I really value your insight and experience. I miss my dad. Watching your videos really makes me feel nice. 🙂
With all the less than smart people that just constantly speak all the time these days, it is easy to forget what a simple joy it is to just sit somewhere quietly for half an hour and listen to a brilliant person answer some questions. Thanks for this :)
Thank you Matthias. I especially enjoyed the patent ‘part.’ I wish I asked you a question but seems like the rest had it covered ☺️ I look up to you greatly and big respect for this video. More please!!! 🤝
Man knows his audience. I appreciate that. I agree with you on Colin, hes still down to earth (or whatever planet hes from) no matter how famous he gets..
I've been a fan ever since I first bought your gear generator program almost 10 years ago now. Following along with your projects and watching your content has been great! Me and my wife always get excited when we see a Matthias Wandel video in our feed. Keep up the great work!
I’ve applied to a several high-tech companies in recent years. Your advice is still sound. Having projects available on GitHub or a website is highly desirable for most tech companies. Indeed, the most interesting jobs for which I had the opportunity to interview, the interviewer was drawn to me because my master’s thesis was in a very obscure area - Gallai-Ramsey Theory.
Hello Matthias . I must say, i’m not much into this kind of video. But anyhow i watch the whole video. Your as a TH-camr , caught my attention many years ago . And I really enjoy everything you’re making . Thank you for many hours of entertainment and great project . It’s really enjoyable. And I hope you and your familie will stay safe. And keep up the great work you’re doing . Greetings from Denmark
I enjoyed the video! Especially about the engineering viewpoint! I couldn't afford to go to an engineering university. But I took technology courses for industrial. I had numerous drafting classes. You are absolutely right, you do not learn a job in schools. It does show that you had enough Drive to finish. I quite by accident fell into an electrical construction drafting job and literally fell in love with designing electrical systems. As you said, it is something that is within you. I always strived to be the best I could be. Electrical engineers are generally not taught this type of work. They are taught electronics. I became a Professional Engineer in 2007(no EE degree, but did have Masters). Good luck with your new family addition! Best Wishes! Kevin
Your comments on patents is spot on. I recall an obvious and ubiquitous feature of digital clocks that was a super moneymaker for the patent holder. The blinking semicolon between the hours and minutes. Every manufacturer who made and every retailer who sold those clocks had to pay up.
Pask Makes is another brilliant small-ish youtuber. He makes all sorts of things, usually out of wood and with consideration to appearances and has a high production quality. He's a fellow Queenslander so he's also close to my heart. highly recommend
You are my far my favorite youtuber. I have learned so much from you. I must have watched your bandsaw videos a hundred times. I build the 16 inch one. Very happy with results. Thanks
The biggest thing I think someone can take from this is that you have your shop setup for you and everyone needs to setup their own shop for what they do and how they work. People always ask what’s the best way to do something and the answer is often whatever works for them...
Yes, but there are larger concepts that can help inform and guide that setup. Many, if not most, people have never setup a shop and don't even know where to begin.
Love your view on engineers! You have a natural talent and see things before others see the relavence or why you do what you do. Sounds like your son is just like you. I too was a mechanical designer for 35 years until I had a stroke forcing my retirement. I started as a 5 year old taking my toys apart to see how they functioned not by playing with them. It drove my dad nuts because wanted to play with the toys. Several times I was labeled as a trouble maker as I made changes before I had authority to change the design by busy engineers when I saw a problem. In 1995 I took a course in auto cad and ended up telling another student to forget mechanical engineering. I was already past his level of understanding after only 2 weeks compared to him being there for 3 months. Due to my mechanical ability I was almost always employed and never really was unemployed when the economy took a dive and all mechanical jobs disappeared due to everything being done elsewhere! One job I remember was designing a small robotic arm used in assembling something the size of the blackberry. Officially I did not know who the customer was only that the customer was by London and I worked in Burlington at the time. I ended my career working in Sudbury working for a small Job shop as their engineer, estimator and designer all rolled into 1. After 6 months I had 5 people working for me. I have been following your TH-cam channel now for many years enjoying it very much!!! THANKS!
One of my co-workers has an older brother who just retired from a very high level VP position at a very large and well known tech company where he ran their patent litigation department. Your description is spot on.
14:59 - Very interesting question and answer, thx for including it! Some people are great problem solvers and others not so much. I guess that anyone can improve their skillset by "learn by making/doing it" but if someone is clumsy and accident-prone, the improvement will be slim at best.
Too “faddie”. If everyone is doing it I tend to stay away. Not that I’m a hipster, but the market is saturated and people get tired of that stuff eventually.
Really appreciated your video. Some of your top pick TH-camrs are the same as mine. I'm an old guy but my wife is younger and has to work with IT people in India and none of them really know what they are doing. Of course the terabytes of data she deals with for a major corp is somewhat daunting even for people that are skilled, which she is. Take care and don't go away, Bill
The comment on the telecommunications industry is very true for business. I’ve never worked for a company that was successful when they tried to be the same as their competitors.
If you're getting pain deep inside the bicep, it sounds like tendonitis. Since the lockdown, I've been getting it really bad - it turns out it's due to my home desk being just a bit too low for me, I only noticed after working at it 8 hours a day. I boosted the desk up a few inches, and the pain has gone
Hi Matthias, when it comes to pronouncing names my surname could give yours a run for the money but that is not important. Congratulations on your child to be and I found your Q&A very interesting. I also like Jeremy Fielding’s channel as I find his enthusiasm refreshing. I have a lot of your plans and a few of you programmes “Big print and gear generator” are two that come to mind and that I have used the most, I find that if I don’t have measurements for something I can load a picture of it into big print and as long as I know one measurement I can find out the others by using the tape measure, I am sure that isn’t the reason you create the programme but it has helped me on numerous occasions.
That is so funny what you mention about River tables. I remember back in the 70s there were people selling basically tree stumps with a high gloss finish and a flat top and selling them as tables. They were pretty expensive from what I remember. I am sure most people who bought them, thought in the 80s: "What was I thinking bringing that huge, ugly thing into my living room? They are probably all deteriorating at the bottom land fills across the Nation. Same thing with those River tables in a few years.
Interesting opinion about patents at 5:00 Just leaving the comment because I was to be able to come back to it. Best opinion I've heard and feel you're correct.
Perfect. Answers to questions I wanted to ask just never gotten around too. Answers to questions I had not thought about. Answers to questions I thought might be to personal or nosey.
FWIW, I like when you get into details more. I'm a structural engineer so I like the engineering aspect of things and yes I can look at things and tell where the stresses are going to be.
When I was a respectable professional, our company started giving a $1500 bonus for filing a patent and, if I remember correctly, another $1500 when it issued. I considered that quite a royalty indeed. I heard from a guy who was laid off while he was working on 37 patent applications. The bonus payments he missed added up to quite a bundle.
I found Matthias Burger through you. I can't thank you enough. Wonderful man, wonderful content. I get the same reaction as you whenever he uploads a new video
I have watched many of your videos and learned a great deal from them, particularly that you have figured out many different ways to do things that would have stumped me repeatedly. This comment is not intended to be trite or self satisfying, but your comment at 2:25 concerns me. As a retired doctor who diagnosed many different "X"s over the years I hope if you develop some form of complex disease you will make the right guess as to which physician to consult.
I enjoy most all your videos but I especially like your series on motors and all things electrical. Maybe some projects using the Raspberry Pi. How you set up your Pi for the freezer experiment, connecting instrumentation to a Pi and using it as a data recorder, transmitter, or controller would be interesting, to me anyway.
You might want to have a Physiotherapist (soft tissue or sports specialist would be ideal) look at your shoulder/elbow - we're quite good at diagnosing these sort of problems. Love your videos by the way - the way you think fascinates me! Take care :)
It sounds like tendinitis. I have the same condition and have had for 40 years. It will never go away you just have to learn to live with and manage it.
For your injury, have you tried alternating hot and cold? I had a tendon injury in my triceps last year and the thing that worked for me was soaking the elbow in ice water for 15 to 20 minutes, letting it settle for 10 minutes and then soaking it in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. I did each cycle twice and then repeated the whole process again in the evening. What it does is force blood flow to the and from the area being soaked which brings in more platelet rich blood which promotes healing in that area. It also reduces swelling with the cold and relaxes the tissue with the warm. You could do the same thing with a cold pack and heating pad but Ive always found them to be more trouble due to needing to strap the pack to a limb, the ice pack not being pliable enough to conform to the area and sometimes the pressure of application causing more discomfort. whereas the water adds no pressure and saturates the whole affected area. Plus it costs nothing so it wont hurt you in anyway to try.
I've been debating attempting to build the 20 inch bandsaw. I'm pretty sure I don't have the skills or the patients or most importantly the time. If Mathias is most proud of that I'll have to try it. I thought for certain he would have said the pantorouter in reference to what he's most proud of. I love my pantorouter. It's my second favorite tool. My first is my Klein lineman pliers. The simplicity of design and how effective they are is a winning combo.
Richard Patterson Do it. I’m trying the 16” one currently. I’m not that confident but if it fails I just try again and get better. If you can do the Pantorouter you can do a bandsaw.
@@richardpatterson4312 Ha!, I thought about that right after I hit "reply". Just do it. I reckon my wheels are not true by about 1.5mm. I'll run with it. If it causes problem, I'll make new ones. That's the good thing about doing it yourself.
A short explanation video about wood movement and the different grains would be awesome. So we can avoid some of the mistakes you mentioned and better understand wood in general.
When you said you’re not starting any construction I thought of your dad starting to build a house when he was 61 years old. I think there is some crazy saturation into the wood for river tables but it all depends on many things. Some might survive and others not so much. Dare you to do one anyway. Just need a good reason to do it. Something to make it different method or unique enough in your taste. I commented on Adam Savage videos whenever he said he couldn’t find software to print multiple pages. Suggested BigPrint maybe three times.
love the answer on the doctors yes I do find he was right there had the surgery done for the carpal tunnel syndrome done still have some discomfort I did before the surgery
I just want to say I feel your pain about bringing all the wood when moving. I moved about five years ago and threw out a bunch of stuff, and now I'm wishing I didn't. It actually makes me sad that I can't get it back.
You can't take everything. The next time I move I don't think I am taking anything. Because I'll probably be moving far away. Nothing I have is that great anyways.
You will have many new scraps of wood if you keep making new things. I'm getting to the point of the scraps taking up more room than the tools. Now, I make smaller things and end up with even smaller scraps. :)
@@GeekboyNC That's the problem. I'm not making new things because I can't afford to buy wood right now. It's food or wood, and I'm buying food. That's why I'm regretting it. Because I could be getting a ton of use out of all the wood I gave up that I already owned.
5:03 So, you regret not bringing more wood from your old address. If you ever move house again, be sure to scope out the neighbourhood trash situation before deciding whether to set down roots someplace else!
Matthias you are not an engineer you are Simply Genius you haven't to be proud of your bandsaw you must be proud of all you have made pantorouter, dustcollector, ect ect
This format was an interesting way to have a Q&A. Do not like the "Live" style. To me they are annoying and too choppy. Thanks for taking the time to do it this way.
You were spot on with the things happening in India with people taking computer engineering, it just annoys me a lot as those people in retrospect do not know the electronics side as much as an electronics engineering or the mechanical side while making programs which will run on things with a mechanised aspect.
For someone who made a living as a programmer and having built my house and two kitchens from scratch I need to acknowledge that Matthias was the first creator who really impressed me with his skills in engineering on the net. Thank you Matthias.
Yeah, I don’t watch live streams. They are almost always over an hour and not that exciting. This format is much better.
Agreed, waste of time & effort, can´t be arsed
Live streams always start with way too much, "Can anyone hear me? Is the video working now? I guess we can get started. Is anyone watching?"
Livesream replays are often best of both worlds. Seek past the boring bits but the livestream format of natural unscripted talking + doing can be more fun to watch.
it's 27 mins
That was the shortest 27:34 minutes I have every experienced. I enjoyed every minute of it. You are a very interesting person. Thank you for sharing.
"Does a vacation means i can do what i want to do?!"
ahahahah never heard words so true!
That's what I told my wife. I don't like vacations that only the kids can have fun. I'm not their butler. If you want me to go as a butler, just tell me and don't count that as a vacation.
I feel him 😂
If you wanted your vacation to be about you doing what you want. Shouldn't have had kids. Or... a wife for that matter. :)
Amen on the view on patents. We should end this racket.
I still like the "idea"...I wish there were a way to actually make patenting work to protect innovators and to help disseminate new ideas. What we have is clearly not working.
I am a hopeful inventor in the United States. The situation here has changed drastically in the last five years. The law switched from first to invent to first to file. But at the same time programs were set up to assist inventors. I applied for one of these Pro Bono legal help programs that was suggested by the USPTO. I had to have low enough income and get certified on some things. Then I was paired with a lawyer and we worked on the application for months. I still had to pay filing fees and drafting fees, which were less than $1000. The lawyer said that normally his work is about $16,000, but in my case he would normally have charged $30,000 because a mechanical patent is much more complicated. Obviously programs like this don't help with any problems that come after the initial application. And these programs aren't even set up in every state yet. I do recommend going through the training program they make you complete. It is a good education in the basic concepts and is done through the USPTO. Also it's generally a good idea to keep your invention very hush hush.
Also I had a bad experience with patent help in the past. A non profit organization that was set up to help inventors connected me with a school. There the students would write my application. In the end my application was a joke in how poorly it was written. The entire thing cost $2900. My experience this time was better. The application impressed me tremendously in comparison and the lawyer had 18 years experience. If you aren't fantastically wealthy, then get your legal info from the government itself.
@@markfischer5044 The goal was to encourage the useful arts, but even as an ideal, protecting innovators was only a side-effect. Open source licensing is a better way to promulgate new ideas. I guess without patents, the only reward for inventing something new is the opportunity to be first to the market, which is pretty much the status quo anyway.
Regarding patents he is totally right. As you might be abled to tell i´m from the Slingshot community and al lot of us used a metal core to make non laminated wood stronger. We just saw it as an obvious choice, like scales on a blade, the layer of aluminum inside the vintage woodden steering wheels etc...you laminate wood onto metal to gain a stronger workpiece...just natural thought right? and along came someone who patented a "metal core slingshot" and wrote to each and every guy who used metal cores he demanded money from their work...gladly this only applies if you actually sell stuff, but the fact alone that you actually CAN try to patent such obvious stuff made a lot of people leave. It feels like a slap to the face that such attempts are not laughed at in the patent office.
Another female woodworker viewer here! We may be few but we're definitely here! Great q&a, it was kept engaging throughout, love to see things. As to going in depth on topics, please do that occasionally, it's so good to see people geeking out on the things they're passionate about even if it doesn't 100% optimize for view count so is going to be only a small portion of videos.
"It's an extortion racket" -- Marvelous. It takes a good concept of self and maybe some good cajones to state this out loud. When I worked for phone company, it was in fact Exactly that way. Kudos.
Agreed. If you're interested in the topic you might like reading these arguments from Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney who is against intellectual property.
mises.org/library/case-against-ip-concise-guide
The panterouter and your gears are huge contribution to wood working in general. Thank you
*pantorouter
so did he invent it?..
@@ddnaveh yes indeed.
Hear! Hear!
momo hagever yip
Thanks Matthais for always thinking of your audience, striving for clarity being honest and self effacing
Oddly, that was one of the best videos you've done in a loong time. I just realized your channel was the first on YT I ever subsrcribed to, many years ago. Thanks, and all the best.
I agree completely with your assessment of live streams. I never watch live streams live; I do occasionally watch the recording of a live stream. The other issue with live streams for me is the length; I don't often have multiple hours where I want to sit in front of a screen (unless I'm programming). I look forward to your videos and almost always watch them as soon as I see the notification.
have a few times commented on a live stream, but the comment scrolls into oblivion in a matter of seconds. So then, what is the point of live?
Please DON't Chase trends on your channel. Keep doing whats interesting to you. Not only is chasing "cheap" IMHO its also not you and your authenticity is part of what draws me to your channel.
Yeah but you gotta remember even if he did chase a trend. He would probably pick one that he somehow found interesting and in the end hed probably do it in his own way and with his own twist anyways so it would end up quite interesting possibly.
Chasing trends can be cheap. Or a creator can offer their own unique perspective on a topic. The potential to contribute something positive always exists.
Literally said "yes!" out loud when you said you recruit based on personal projects. Definitely do the same. They mean so much more when it comes to what a person truly likes doing.
I used to invite candidates, where possible (and always prepared to sign NDA!), to bring in a project if portable, or designs and pix where not, and just tell me about it. That's all that really mattered - the rest was on their resume/cover letter/application form.
I really appreciate that you took the time to make this video. As a young man and recent graduate I really value your insight and experience. I miss my dad. Watching your videos really makes me feel nice. 🙂
With all the less than smart people that just constantly speak all the time these days, it is easy to forget what a simple joy it is to just sit somewhere quietly for half an hour and listen to a brilliant person answer some questions. Thanks for this :)
I want to wish you all the best for you and your new family member! Thank you for tons of entertainment and be safe!
Thank you Matthias. I especially enjoyed the patent ‘part.’ I wish I asked you a question but seems like the rest had it covered ☺️ I look up to you greatly and big respect for this video. More please!!! 🤝
I appreciate your honesty and sticking it to whatever the heck you want. I find your problem-solving and analysis inspiring.
I could listen to you talk about things all day.
Man knows his audience. I appreciate that.
I agree with you on Colin, hes still down to earth (or whatever planet hes from) no matter how famous he gets..
I've been a fan ever since I first bought your gear generator program almost 10 years ago now. Following along with your projects and watching your content has been great! Me and my wife always get excited when we see a Matthias Wandel video in our feed. Keep up the great work!
I’ve applied to a several high-tech companies in recent years. Your advice is still sound. Having projects available on GitHub or a website is highly desirable for most tech companies. Indeed, the most interesting jobs for which I had the opportunity to interview, the interviewer was drawn to me because my master’s thesis was in a very obscure area - Gallai-Ramsey Theory.
Hello Matthias . I must say, i’m not much into this kind of video. But anyhow i watch the whole video. Your as a TH-camr , caught my attention many years ago . And I really enjoy everything you’re making . Thank you for many hours of entertainment and great project . It’s really enjoyable. And I hope you and your familie will stay safe. And keep up the great work you’re doing . Greetings from Denmark
I enjoyed the video! Especially about the engineering viewpoint! I couldn't afford to go to an engineering university. But I took technology courses for industrial. I had numerous drafting classes. You are absolutely right, you do not learn a job in schools. It does show that you had enough Drive to finish. I quite by accident fell into an electrical construction drafting job and literally fell in love with designing electrical systems. As you said, it is something that is within you. I always strived to be the best I could be. Electrical engineers are generally not taught this type of work. They are taught electronics. I became a Professional Engineer in 2007(no EE degree, but did have Masters).
Good luck with your new family addition! Best Wishes! Kevin
Thanks for doing this, Matthias.
Your comments on patents is spot on. I recall an obvious and ubiquitous feature of digital clocks that was a super moneymaker for the patent holder. The blinking semicolon between the hours and minutes. Every manufacturer who made and every retailer who sold those clocks had to pay up.
I normally do not watch live streams. You hit the nail on the head about live streams. Thanks.
Pask Makes is another brilliant small-ish youtuber. He makes all sorts of things, usually out of wood and with consideration to appearances and has a high production quality. He's a fellow Queenslander so he's also close to my heart. highly recommend
You are my far my favorite youtuber. I have learned so much from you. I must have watched your bandsaw videos a hundred times. I build the 16 inch one. Very happy with results. Thanks
Seconding Marius's Channel. His lifting table is a thing of beauty.
And shelf
The biggest thing I think someone can take from this is that you have your shop setup for you and everyone needs to setup their own shop for what they do and how they work. People always ask what’s the best way to do something and the answer is often whatever works for them...
Yes, but there are larger concepts that can help inform and guide that setup. Many, if not most, people have never setup a shop and don't even know where to begin.
If they don't know where to begin, they should NOT begin by setting up shop. They should begin by getting just a few tools and tinkering first.
This is one of the best videos you have made. You look happy. I hope that happiness is real.
Love your view on engineers! You have a natural talent and see things before others see the relavence or why you do what you do. Sounds like your son is just like you. I too was a mechanical designer for 35 years until I had a stroke forcing my retirement. I started as a 5 year old taking my toys apart to see how they functioned not by playing with them. It drove my dad nuts because wanted to play with the toys. Several times I was labeled as a trouble maker as I made changes before I had authority to change the design by busy engineers when I saw a problem. In 1995 I took a course in auto cad and ended up telling another student to forget mechanical engineering. I was already past his level of understanding after only 2 weeks compared to him being there for 3 months. Due to my mechanical ability I was almost always employed and never really was unemployed when the economy took a dive and all mechanical jobs disappeared due to everything being done elsewhere! One job I remember was designing a small robotic arm used in assembling something the size of the blackberry. Officially I did not know who the customer was only that the customer was by London and I worked in Burlington at the time. I ended my career working in Sudbury working for a small Job shop as their engineer, estimator and designer all rolled into 1. After 6 months I had 5 people working for me. I have been following your TH-cam channel now for many years enjoying it very much!!! THANKS!
Glad you’re, “back,” “MATT!” Let’s build something, man! Love your work, and your mind.
Thanks for making videos that take "We the viewers" into account. This one did not suck!
It was good.
One of my co-workers has an older brother who just retired from a very high level VP position at a very large and well known tech company where he ran their patent litigation department. Your description is spot on.
14:59 - Very interesting question and answer, thx for including it!
Some people are great problem solvers and others not so much. I guess that anyone can improve their skillset by "learn by making/doing it" but if someone is clumsy and accident-prone, the improvement will be slim at best.
I love this format. I find live streams are mostly saying "Hi from Wherever..." and silence as you try to keep up with reading the comments.
i loved the river table comment. will be fun to see the "projects 2 years later" updates
Too “faddie”. If everyone is doing it I tend to stay away. Not that I’m a hipster, but the market is saturated and people get tired of that stuff eventually.
Really appreciated your video. Some of your top pick TH-camrs are the same as mine. I'm an old guy but my wife is younger and has to work with IT people in India and none of them really know what they are doing. Of course the terabytes of data she deals with for a major corp is somewhat daunting even for people that are skilled, which she is. Take care and don't go away, Bill
Have you seen the Channel "Stuff Made Here"? I just found him and really appreciate the engineering process he goes through.
The comment on the telecommunications industry is very true for business. I’ve never worked for a company that was successful when they tried to be the same as their competitors.
This was great, I’d say this is in my top ten of your videos. Looking forward to the next one.
I'd recommend 'My Mechanics', on youtube. He does really great work on restoring old hand tools and old items.
When Matthias' videos became a little thin on the ground, I was weak and started clicking on stuff. Pask Makes was one of my favourites.
Best restoration channel on youtube, and no bullshit.
Matthias we love you talking. If it's possible please do a live stream from time to time.
I really enjoy this content, this would be a great monthly or every couple of months video series
Thanks Matt, these are my favorite videos - Frank straight forward answers.
If you're getting pain deep inside the bicep, it sounds like tendonitis. Since the lockdown, I've been getting it really bad - it turns out it's due to my home desk being just a bit too low for me, I only noticed after working at it 8 hours a day. I boosted the desk up a few inches, and the pain has gone
An ergonomic setup is a real life saver. Hope you get it sorted out.
Thanks Matthias, you're right, never go to the doc if you don't know the diagnosis. So keep healthy. Thomas
I appreciated the live style. You are right. Much more concise but simple.
Thank you for answering my question, best wishes on the birth of your child.
Hi Matthias, when it comes to pronouncing names my surname could give yours a run for the money but that is not important. Congratulations on your child to be and I found your Q&A very interesting. I also like Jeremy Fielding’s channel as I find his enthusiasm refreshing. I have a lot of your plans and a few of you programmes “Big print and gear generator” are two that come to mind and that I have used the most, I find that if I don’t have measurements for something I can load a picture of it into big print and as long as I know one measurement I can find out the others by using the tape measure, I am sure that isn’t the reason you create the programme but it has helped me on numerous occasions.
That is so funny what you mention about River tables. I remember back in the 70s there were people selling basically tree stumps with a high gloss finish and a flat top and selling them as tables. They were pretty expensive from what I remember. I am sure most people who bought them, thought in the 80s: "What was I thinking bringing that huge, ugly thing into my living room? They are probably all deteriorating at the bottom land fills across the Nation. Same thing with those River tables in a few years.
So glad you are exposing the IP/Patent scam of High Tech. Thank you!!!
“ or half of April Wilkerson’s shop.” LOL! 🤣🤣🤣
And that’s just the woodwork half of her shop!
I quit watching her channel.
@@MrDintimid8or i just unsubscribed to her channel recently. I'm not sure what made me do that but i really lost interest in her channel.
Half of which workshop she has 2 now lol.
@@MrDintimid8or Why?
Interesting opinion about patents at 5:00
Just leaving the comment because I was to be able to come back to it. Best opinion I've heard and feel you're correct.
I am so glad you explained the patent's , I was just researching them a few days ago.
That was great Matthias!! You're a;ways so genuine, Thank you for sharing!
Perfect. Answers to questions I wanted to ask just never gotten around too. Answers to questions I had not thought about. Answers to questions I thought might be to personal or nosey.
FWIW, I like when you get into details more. I'm a structural engineer so I like the engineering aspect of things and yes I can look at things and tell where the stresses are going to be.
"Do your patents still result in royalties? HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Excellent summary of the patent system!
When I was a respectable professional, our company started giving a $1500 bonus for filing a patent and, if I remember correctly, another $1500 when it issued. I considered that quite a royalty indeed. I heard from a guy who was laid off while he was working on 37 patent applications. The bonus payments he missed added up to quite a bundle.
I found Matthias Burger through you. I can't thank you enough. Wonderful man, wonderful content. I get the same reaction as you whenever he uploads a new video
Dang, I really enjoyed your explanation of patents. Thanks Matthias.
I have watched many of your videos and learned a great deal from them, particularly that you have figured out many different ways to do things that would have stumped me repeatedly. This comment is not intended to be trite or self satisfying, but your comment at 2:25 concerns me. As a retired doctor who diagnosed many different "X"s over the years I hope if you develop some form of complex disease you will make the right guess as to which physician to consult.
all your videos are excellent. It is nice to learn more about you as a person, on the other end of Canada. I am in Esquimalt.
I enjoy most all your videos but I especially like your series on motors and all things electrical. Maybe some projects using the Raspberry Pi. How you set up your Pi for the freezer experiment, connecting instrumentation to a Pi and using it as a data recorder, transmitter, or controller would be interesting, to me anyway.
You have a very interesting stance on patenting. I've never seen or viewed the topic of patents from that perspective. Very informative.
You might want to have a Physiotherapist (soft tissue or sports specialist would be ideal) look at your shoulder/elbow - we're quite good at diagnosing these sort of problems. Love your videos by the way - the way you think fascinates me! Take care :)
Saw quite a few physiotherapists too. Physiotherapy is excellent for stuff that gets better on its own.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 Wouldn't know about that, worked mostly in Intensive Care and Neuro-Rehabilitation myself... ;)
Thank you for doing this video Matthias! It was very interesting to watch.
It sounds like tendinitis. I have the same condition and have had for 40 years.
It will never go away you just have to learn to live with and manage it.
well, it feels entirely different from tennis elbow (which I do have flare up from time to time as well)
Thank you for answering my question! You've inspired me and others more than you know. :-)
River tables fad still going strong 3 years later. Maybe they found a way to prevent those catastrophic failures.
For your injury, have you tried alternating hot and cold? I had a tendon injury in my triceps last year and the thing that worked for me was soaking the elbow in ice water for 15 to 20 minutes, letting it settle for 10 minutes and then soaking it in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. I did each cycle twice and then repeated the whole process again in the evening. What it does is force blood flow to the and from the area being soaked which brings in more platelet rich blood which promotes healing in that area. It also reduces swelling with the cold and relaxes the tissue with the warm. You could do the same thing with a cold pack and heating pad but Ive always found them to be more trouble due to needing to strap the pack to a limb, the ice pack not being pliable enough to conform to the area and sometimes the pressure of application causing more discomfort. whereas the water adds no pressure and saturates the whole affected area. Plus it costs nothing so it wont hurt you in anyway to try.
I've been debating attempting to build the 20 inch bandsaw. I'm pretty sure I don't have the skills or the patients or most importantly the time.
If Mathias is most proud of that I'll have to try it.
I thought for certain he would have said the pantorouter in reference to what he's most proud of.
I love my pantorouter. It's my second favorite tool.
My first is my Klein lineman pliers. The simplicity of design and how effective they are is a winning combo.
Richard Patterson Do it. I’m trying the 16” one currently. I’m not that confident but if it fails I just try again and get better. If you can do the Pantorouter you can do a bandsaw.
@@coalitionofrob436 on no, I bought the pantorouter! I wanted that to work perfectly. It does.
@@richardpatterson4312 Ha!, I thought about that right after I hit "reply". Just do it. I reckon my wheels are not true by about 1.5mm. I'll run with it. If it causes problem, I'll make new ones. That's the good thing about doing it yourself.
I enjoyed it all and you held me through the whole process!
This is the right way to do Q&A. Live streaming just doesn't work for me! thanks Matt!
It can't go to Collins head that his channel ist big - he was completly crazy before :)
I imagine that before he started making videos Colin still was just screaming at the walls of his shop about his projects and various video games
You were so right about Martin and the MMX.
Woah Matthias, I never realized how close you were this whole time! Watching from Listowel area.
I moved from waterloo at the time I started woodgears.ca
20" band saw is my favorite. I hope you build a bigger one. Arthur here
Love how you describe patents.
In your list of interesting youtubers, did you mean _Marius_ Hornberger? I love Marius' stuff.
He would prefer if Marius would take up Matthias as his artist name. He deserves it. :)
Yup he misspoke.
@@daily8150 Or rather miswrote. ;)
I thought this was a joke, and a quite funny one as well
A short explanation video about wood movement and the different grains would be awesome. So we can avoid some of the mistakes you mentioned and better understand wood in general.
When you said you’re not starting any construction I thought of your dad starting to build a house when he was 61 years old.
I think there is some crazy saturation into the wood for river tables but it all depends on many things. Some might survive and others not so much. Dare you to do one anyway. Just need a good reason to do it. Something to make it different method or unique enough in your taste.
I commented on Adam Savage videos whenever he said he couldn’t find software to print multiple pages. Suggested BigPrint maybe three times.
love the answer on the doctors yes I do find he was right there had the surgery done for the carpal tunnel syndrome done still have some discomfort I did before the surgery
I just want to say I feel your pain about bringing all the wood when moving. I moved about five years ago and threw out a bunch of stuff, and now I'm wishing I didn't. It actually makes me sad that I can't get it back.
You can't take everything. The next time I move I don't think I am taking anything. Because I'll probably be moving far away. Nothing I have is that great anyways.
You will have many new scraps of wood if you keep making new things. I'm getting to the point of the scraps taking up more room than the tools. Now, I make smaller things and end up with even smaller scraps. :)
@@GeekboyNC That's the problem. I'm not making new things because I can't afford to buy wood right now. It's food or wood, and I'm buying food. That's why I'm regretting it. Because I could be getting a ton of use out of all the wood I gave up that I already owned.
5:03 So, you regret not bringing more wood from your old address. If you ever move house again, be sure to scope out the neighbourhood trash situation before deciding whether to set down roots someplace else!
Fantastic Q&A. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I agree with you on the live streams. I much rather prefer this style of Q&A.
Thanks for all the info, very interesting. I loved how you ended it!
Matthias you are not an engineer
you are Simply Genius
you haven't to be proud of your bandsaw
you must be proud of all you have made pantorouter, dustcollector, ect ect
Q : How to pronounce "Matthias"
A : "Marius"
I can feel an adam savage and matthis collab video coming.
I don't think either of them has the time unless they do a long distance video collab of some sort.
well, travel is certainly out at the moment. I wouldn't want to go there, and they wouldn't let him into new brunswick.
Totally agree with you about livestreams. And also this video was enjoyable.
Thanks for taking the time to share!
This format was an interesting way to have a Q&A. Do not like the "Live" style. To me they are annoying and too choppy. Thanks for taking the time to do it this way.
Great video, stay safe everyone reading this!
Excellent information density. Well done.
Proud to be one of the 3 percent!
You were spot on with the things happening in India with people taking computer engineering, it just annoys me a lot as those people in retrospect do not know the electronics side as much as an electronics engineering or the mechanical side while making programs which will run on things with a mechanised aspect.
fun video Matthias! Thanks for posting !