"A step backwards is still a step, and my fitness tracker still counted it towards my daily goal" was a sentence that I did not know I needed to hear today
@@JordanSugarman Yeah this project really lead her around the shop there for a while. What a solder she was to get through the shattered dreams of the original idea!
I mean. I love the “Simone builds an amazing thing” videos, but I also love the “Simone partly or entirely fails to build an amazing thing” videos too. I mean, it’s all amazing, amazing job as always Simone 🤗
Lessons learned: a) it's okay to just accept a loss sometimes; b) it is also okay to move the goal posts instead; c) stained glass robots look cool as heck
I like how the stained glass that came from another almost-failed project turned into an actual hobby. So the not-giving-up here was only possible because you didn't give up there, either. There's probably a moral lesson in there someplace but who cares? Cool project.
I have seen all-wood and all-acrylic robot arms before, but stained glass? *glorious*. And it fit *so well* in the "cottagepunk" scene at the end, even with all of the "domestic assistant" robots efforts out there, I've never see one that was just so... *cozy*. Well done!
Hey Simone, super excited for you to have found a new hobby! Just a word of warning, a family member of mine got into stained glass not to long ago, and between the lead in the solder and the myriad of other chemicals and fumes that come with working in metal and glass, she suffered from some pretty rough, pretty permanent nerve and mood changes. You're a gem of a soul and I'd hate for something you love to affect you in the same way. Stay safe so you can keep making for years to come, and know we'll all be here watching
For stained glass projects, the solution for load-bearing parts (usually for hanging it) is to solder in wire, since the copper foil is thin and easily broken, and solder does little to help that under high stress. Get some thick copper wire, like from romex/house wiring, and solder that around the outside of the elements that seem to split apart. it'll help it hold together really reliably. :D
There is a flat 'wire' we sometimes use for such things. It's more like a VERY thick tape, and is similar to the stuff Tiffany used when he developed the copper/lead soldering technique for stained glass.
Morton Glass Works Strongline reinforcement are probably available at her glass supply shop. They are pretty widely available and come in reinforced lead H-channel, to copper bar, to steel reinforcement bars specifically designed for both copper foil or pure lead methods.
@@zoinomiko I absolutely adore how Ea-Nasir has become a meme. As someone who has studied archaeology for a very long time, I'm glad ancient memes are getting widespread attention!
Add a solar panel, sensor and battery to make it autonomous. Add motorized wheels/treads and you got yourself a story of a stained glass robot arm chasing the sun, to keep the little potted plant happy.
I feel your pain SImone. I design robots for a living, and the process of designing a new robot involves dozens of moments where it fails *again* exactly where you redesigned it specifically not to break there. Well done for persevering.
Really felt that "No, this is how they get you, they make you think you can fix it!" You show us your mistakes and frustration but also your "I hate it!...no, no I don't hate him" Simone is perseverance goals.
I'm mostly writing code rather than building stuff, but I felt this on a visceral level. "THIS IS SHIT I GIVE UP FUCK THIS but wait what if I just NO I GIVE UP alright I'm just gonna try this last thing before giving up for real…"
As a developer, I have previously sent links to Simone's videos to non-technical managers to try to get them to understand my mindset when I'm in the "nothing is working and I don't know how long this is going to take" stage. Also I just send Simone's videos to everyone because she's literally the most awesome person ever.
I like watching these videos while I crochet/knit because I feel really commiserated whenever Simone breaks something and I drop a stitch at the same time lol
I just have to say - I always love the music choices Simone (and/or her editor(s)) make. The brass instruments are always just so awesome in Simone's videos
It might be possible to build a arm out of metal lattice/frame, then solder the glass into the spaces in the frame. The frame could provide most of the mechanical strength, and the glass makes it look cool.
Glass is very strong, and would be stronger than the frame. To prevent the glass from breaking you'd need to "float" it in the frame to isolate it from any stresses, and at that point the glass would only be decorative.
A similar idea would be to wrap the tension regions with steel wire and then cover them with the solder (so it looks like regular solder, but has tensile strength)
I love that Simone's newfound obsession with stained glass actually amounted to another crazy project. And she's keeping at it no matter what goes wrong. Never change!
The quote about the tracker hit me so hard. I just love this girl. Simone is the best example that even smth fails hard, you can at least laugh about it (sometimes hysterically 😅), or get back to it and do the best YOU personally can at this very moment. Not overdoing it, not being the greatest of the greatest. Just being Simone. And this in particular is priceless.
The range of emotions displayed and felt in this video is as impressive as Simone's commitment to all her different pretty hairstyles despite the stress of it all.
This is just gorgeous. It looks like something I'd see in a movie or read and just think "thats so ridiculous, i wonder how they faked it" or someone decided to get to fanciful. Id say you're a magician, but I know that series of excitement-frustration-bartering-catharis looks. The work of an artificer
I love the mess of assorted cables on a plate on the table, it just fits the whole mood! Also, the "Monday" and Simone's expression capture the essence of monday in itself.
So this is what you've been working on for the last month or so. A 5-second video of a brilliant looking robot badly dunking a teabag in a cup. Definately worth it.
The sawdust-print socks are super cute, but the Real Life version has two black "clean" stripes from sandal straps and I'd love that to be available as well as a variant pattern!
I can now imagine an art gallery opening with stain glass robots motorising around with canapes & champagne. Thank you for that scenario now a part of my mind.
Really beautiful, and i appreciated her frustration and learned a lot about myself. Real makers know the struggles, the feelings of disappointment and anger. This is a great video
This feels like the most untapped fantasy concept. Like something you could find if you where to combine high elves and dwarfs into a high priest artificer culture with a city full of stain glass robots. They would build into the side of a mountain sized waterfall near a a colorful sea side where they would harvest there sand. in morning you would have the sun rising and hitting the waterfall and glass contraption and everything would just shine. Who knows could be fun.
Well, unless you curve the glass, you're mostly just going for a bit of accidental blindness on the outside and a greenhouse on the inside, so you have to make sure you angle the surfaces such as to reflect the sunlight to somewhere outside of living and working areas in the brightest hours of the day and have a good airflow to avoid stagnant hot air... (This is the dwarf nerdiness that helps make the elven artsiness viable!)
This is one of those videos that reminds me of everything I love about your videos, and why I've been watching for 8 years. Creativity, artistry, engineering, making something new not because you should or because it's needed, but making because you can and you want to, accepting challenges and making the most of failures, not being too hard on yourself when you can't achieve your perfect vision, and showing authenticity about that, not presenting as perfect and polished. Every video is a treat but some of them feel extra special, and this did for me. Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with us
There is a da Vinci puzzle game series out there with lots of cool contraptions, but not a lot of robots and stained glass. Now you've commented this, I do need a stained glass robot puzzle game.
I think a few copper wires along the side that the crack ran at a right angle to could have been enough to reinforce that seam. That and slower motors. And like a tiny warm lightbulb somewhere inside to make it absolutely stunning in a grandma sort of way
A uniquely satisfying build. Somehow, the contrast of my expectation of a utilitarian object normally associated with cold efficiency, strength, and durability against the experience of watching you construct one from fragile materials I associate with less tangible connotations of art and spirit felt particularly good. Thank you.
The all brass rendition of “Hard Times Come Again No More” sent chills down my spine. I’ve only ever heard the deeply moving cover by Scott Ainslie before, and that version has deep meaning in my life. Happy to see it in any form. :- )
Simone Giertz is a persone that is able to display without taboo what it is to be an engineer in general. Do something fancy, be hyped, spend a long time on it, realize bad choices, be frustrated a minute until motivation comes back, work smarter, realize something breaks, repair it by making an initially unwanted choice, retry, it breaks again, then all stages of grief, then motivation again to repair and finish it, then joy, but most importantly, wait until monday.
Simone, I don't mean this in any sort of creepy way, but I absolutely love you. I'm so glad you do what you do, and that you share it with the world. Every video is a delight to watch, and there are always some truly deep and insightful bits. "A step backward is still a step, and my fitness tracker will still count it towards my daily goal" ... "and I was back to queefing with confidence"
@@simonegiertz I honest to god (bless their noodly appendage) thought I miss-heard that. I was like, "Wait, what? Naaaahhh, I'm just being a dirtyminded dork."
@@simonegiertz I'm glad this is confirmed in the comments, because I listened three times trying to make sure I hadn't misheard 😅. A well done surprise!
I loved the musical selection with horns, the craft, sense of humor, three legged dogs, the creativity, and your passion for the rights of the marginalized. Your channel is top notch Simone. I look forward to every video.
I love that small snippet of the tune i know as "Simone's Theme" that played when she picked herself up. It always invokes a sense of child like wonder for me
Your editing is second to none on the tube. So good. Almost as good as the actual content. ps. these are the videos I watch when I am sick of working and want to live vicariously through you instead of attending another 'alignment' meeting at work.
I saw the chair and it is so wonderful. Just encompasses all Simone is about. Shows her skill, made with love (and to further love) its a bit silly and just wholesome all the way ^^
Thank you so much for showing us when things go wrong. It really helps to see that even someone as knowledgable and talented as yourself still makes mistakes, and its fine!
I remember at the metropolitan museum of art if NYC once they had an entire exhibit on old Tiffany’s stained glass lamps. This reminded me of that, but so much better. Hoping to see your robots in an art gallery/museum someday :)
There is an actual Tiffany museum near Orlando, FL and it is amazing. It’s called the Morse Museum and it displays lamps, windows, some art, that ENTIRE CHAPLE that Tiffany & Co made for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It’s an incredible museum and I loved going to visit it.
In the most parasocially appropriate way, i kinda teared up seeing her 'protect trans youth' shirt. Ive been a fan for years, and love the creativity and ingenuity in all of simone's content. Its just nice to know theres people on our side when things are as scary as they are :')
same here. she's posted a few times on her insta story whilst wearing that shirt and it fills my heart with so much joy. i've had to drop so many of my ex-fave youtubers bcs of transphobic comments or bcs they played hogwarts legacy and it hurts bcs they used to bring me so much comfort. i'm so glad simone is someone i can continue to watch knowing she cares about ppl like me
What I love about your work, frustration, and raging emotions is this is hidden in many engineering situations. You just let it out. People need to know this side. So, thank you for showing/sharing.
Simone is basically a perfect content creator - Engineering genius - Superb creativity - Artistically talented - Finishes every project and never gives up - Hilarious and relatable commentary - Wears a t-shirt with a based message What more could you want?
Thanks for pointing out that tshirt. I already thought that Simone, Scraps, the robot and the video were cool, but my old eyes and small phone made me miss that awesome detail.
Okay what?! This is such a great idea and execution! I am self taught when it comes to sewing and the "i'm gonna come back to it on monday"-moment is sooooo relatable to me 😂 It turned out SO COOL!
I love that Simone is so precocious and unwavering. Watching the breakdown and then the comeback was inspiring. But I’m also kinda surprised she didn’t think to incorporate a limit switch to stop the arm when it goes too far.
A Stained-glass robot, that is the kind of book I would love to read about, graphic novel I would enjoy, show I would binge, and movie I would watch. Especially that little scene in the end of a little glass, robotic arm handling it Tea. I am smitten. 13:14
I understand how it feels to be burned out by the self-imposed challenges of personal projects. Yours was amazing, you are trully a great craftswoman. Thanks for the video.
as a uk effects guy and maker , i find your vids inspirational, diverse and educational . thank you . both you and Laura are absolute heros to me . and your style of making and coming across on film is so utterly down to earth charming . love from the uk x
I’m just laughing at how Simone was so careful to not hurt herself during the ENTIRE process of this build to only burn herself on a candle in the ending shot 😂😂😂
It might not be completely practical, but I think there are concepts here that can continue forward. I'd love to see more mechanical things decorated with stained glass (maybe not the functional bits). I feel like that would be a new kind of Glasspunk style. Stainedpunk. Tiffanypunk.
Simone thank you for including ALL of your process, including the setbacks. Especially the setbacks. It's inspiring to see the success despite the challenges. It's even ok to mad and frustrated and have to walk away at times. But in the end you completed it by putting your hair back and coming at it from a fresh angle.
if it's breaking at the solder your solder might be too soft, i don't know about making stained glass but in jewelry making you can get hard solders that will hold up better (the reason i'm not sure with stained glass is that the harder the solder the higher its melting point which could crack the glass)
Of all the important takeaways from Simone's perseverance, taking a break when frustrated is the one i want to remember personally. Coming back rested is a game changer.
Simone’s videos bring me so much inspiration. I feel like I’m watching a parallel to what my life could have been if it had worked out differently, and weirdly it makes me feel really fulfilled vicariously! With her and Laura I feel like I have carved out a special space for some truly creative makers in my life again.
started the video and went "oh boy somethings gonna break let's see how this turns out" always excited to see how you work around difficulties in production!
It was a crazy idea. I like how Simone stuck with it and got it working. I also like the chair with the dog house underneath and the steps and bed area for the dog. Brilliant.
Stained glass supply stores are really dangerous places, so much temptation... Multicoloured glasses such as Wissmach and Spectrum are almost too beautiful to cut.
I found a local stained glass supply store and I have absolutely no reason to learn to work with stained glass but what do you expect me to do, just like not buy a bunch of stained glass there?
Have you considered drilling the holes in the glass instead of soldering two pieces together at the holes? You can do it with a diamond glass grinder or dremel tip.
GrandmaCore defintiely needs to be a thing, especially if it involves stained glass. This thing looks fantastic, it's functional art. I would also like to vote that "Queefing with Confidence" should be a new channel slogan. 😂 Fun project and video! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work. I wonder if soldering a wire around the edge of that glass piece that came apart might reinforce it enough to work. In any case the glued on reinforcement is a perfectly acceptable solution. Keep up the great work Simone
I absolutely feel deciding to just give up because the project sucks and then realizing that it doesn't suck and giving it another try. Also wow, this video came out unexpectedly fast after the last one! And it's a robot project! I shamelessly used it to cheer myself up after experiencing a setback myself.
An impractical idea, but a beautiful one to attempt! Maybe it can only exist in a painting, but it makes me imagine how spectacular the light would be in a studio with colored, transparent equipment. Anyway, knowing when to stop is a skill that's actually nice to see. (2:19 - nice shirt :))
"A step backwards is still a step, and my fitness tracker still counted it towards my daily goal" was a sentence that I did not know I needed to hear today
This video is so full of great, motivational quotes like "I'm back queefing with confidence."
@@bierrollerful LOL i thought i misheard that !
That statement is a serious winner on the motivation train
I missed that quote, what's the time stamp for that?
3:30 ish
Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's a ✨river rock✨
Fancy seeing you here, Rachel.
haha, I got a Maybelline ad before the video :DDD
collab when
WHAT R U DOING HERE
Two queens collide. Weird robot queen and vintage ginger queen.
Simone being so precious she had to say “No i don’t, I don’t hate him” to a robot arm brightened my day
I dunno. Seems like a pretty toxic relationship.
It was so sweet
@@JokeswithMitochondria ur username made me cIick on ur profile. Ur channeI is a hidden gem bro
@@JordanSugarman Yeah this project really lead her around the shop there for a while. What a solder she was to get through the shattered dreams of the original idea!
“Queefing with confidence!”
I mean. I love the “Simone builds an amazing thing” videos, but I also love the “Simone partly or entirely fails to build an amazing thing” videos too. I mean, it’s all amazing, amazing job as always Simone 🤗
:))) ❤
The original is such a perfect art piece tbh - it's functional until you use it, then it breaks. But it's beautiful while doing it
Lessons learned: a) it's okay to just accept a loss sometimes; b) it is also okay to move the goal posts instead; c) stained glass robots look cool as heck
Failing is refusing to try again only through decision and choice, through confrontation, physical or mental, that you may grow.
That laundry room is the most serial killer laundry room I've ever seen.
And somehow it fits Simone perfectly.
It genuinely looks like it was purpose built for dismantling humans. It’s perfect!
Its Dexter’s old place
it like doesn't even have a door......
I had one that was pretty much identical haha
OMG, I didn't think that when I saw it, but now I cannot unthink it or the fact that I kinda liked it...
I like how the stained glass that came from another almost-failed project turned into an actual hobby. So the not-giving-up here was only possible because you didn't give up there, either.
There's probably a moral lesson in there someplace but who cares? Cool project.
Oh wow I hadn’t connected those dots before!! I guess you’re right!
I love this!
"Fuck around and find out!" is not necessarily bad :)
Maybe the real moral lesson was the glass we stained along the way.
I have seen all-wood and all-acrylic robot arms before, but stained glass? *glorious*. And it fit *so well* in the "cottagepunk" scene at the end, even with all of the "domestic assistant" robots efforts out there, I've never see one that was just so... *cozy*. Well done!
COZ-BOT!! 🫖
Hey Simone, super excited for you to have found a new hobby! Just a word of warning, a family member of mine got into stained glass not to long ago, and between the lead in the solder and the myriad of other chemicals and fumes that come with working in metal and glass, she suffered from some pretty rough, pretty permanent nerve and mood changes.
You're a gem of a soul and I'd hate for something you love to affect you in the same way.
Stay safe so you can keep making for years to come, and know we'll all be here watching
For stained glass projects, the solution for load-bearing parts (usually for hanging it) is to solder in wire, since the copper foil is thin and easily broken, and solder does little to help that under high stress. Get some thick copper wire, like from romex/house wiring, and solder that around the outside of the elements that seem to split apart. it'll help it hold together really reliably. :D
As long as it's not from Ea-Nasir
There is a flat 'wire' we sometimes use for such things. It's more like a VERY thick tape, and is similar to the stuff Tiffany used when he developed the copper/lead soldering technique for stained glass.
Also, lead free solder is a bit stiffer, a little less prone to bend failure, and obviously safer for objects that will be handled regularly.
Morton Glass Works Strongline reinforcement are probably available at her glass supply shop. They are pretty widely available and come in reinforced lead H-channel, to copper bar, to steel reinforcement bars specifically designed for both copper foil or pure lead methods.
@@zoinomiko I absolutely adore how Ea-Nasir has become a meme. As someone who has studied archaeology for a very long time, I'm glad ancient memes are getting widespread attention!
I love the idea of a stained glass robot arm that holds a little potted plant in the sunlight as it moves through the day.
Add a solar panel, sensor and battery to make it autonomous.
Add motorized wheels/treads and you got yourself a story of a stained glass robot arm chasing the sun, to keep the little potted plant happy.
Also limit switches, so it doesn't break itself again. I'd hate to find the little plant dead after a crash
The perfect idea
Those do exist actually. Well without the stained glass. They're just robots that move around the room like a turtle with a plant on its back.
That's like something the Jetsons would have, except cuter.
"I feel like I'm cheating, but then I'm the one making the rules." It's not cheating, it's re-engineering! And what you made is amazing (as usual)
I feel your pain SImone. I design robots for a living, and the process of designing a new robot involves dozens of moments where it fails *again* exactly where you redesigned it specifically not to break there. Well done for persevering.
"I swallowed whole humility the project had served me, and I was back to queefing with confidence." I love how poetic you are! ❤
I had to double-check in the comments to make sure ever done this
QUEEFING WITH CONFIDENCE! I, too, had to come here to have a double take... And I WILL be using this phrase in the future.
Lol had to wind it back twice, and _then_ check the closed captions lmaooo 😂
I choked at that part. wtf lol
@@Trepanation21heh, _wind_
Man, I still can't get over how good the shop looks after you and Laura's organization overhaul.
Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote:
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid"
~ Epictetus
Really felt that "No, this is how they get you, they make you think you can fix it!"
You show us your mistakes and frustration but also your "I hate it!...no, no I don't hate him"
Simone is perseverance goals.
I'm mostly writing code rather than building stuff, but I felt this on a visceral level. "THIS IS SHIT I GIVE UP FUCK THIS but wait what if I just NO I GIVE UP alright I'm just gonna try this last thing before giving up for real…"
As a developer, I have previously sent links to Simone's videos to non-technical managers to try to get them to understand my mindset when I'm in the "nothing is working and I don't know how long this is going to take" stage. Also I just send Simone's videos to everyone because she's literally the most awesome person ever.
When giving yourself the ok to bin the project is all it takes to not bin the project.
"Giving up" is just another way of saying "postpone till we figure out how to get it to work right"
I've written code for a living for >40 years. Still like this some days :)
I like watching these videos while I crochet/knit because I feel really commiserated whenever Simone breaks something and I drop a stitch at the same time lol
I just have to say - I always love the music choices Simone (and/or her editor(s)) make. The brass instruments are always just so awesome in Simone's videos
Can’t find the Music anywhere.
It might be possible to build a arm out of metal lattice/frame, then solder the glass into the spaces in the frame. The frame could provide most of the mechanical strength, and the glass makes it look cool.
Also, Simone should make a robot that makes stained glass. Bonus points if it's a stained glass robot lol
this could be a job for the laser cutter
@@aaronhunter7026 the queen of sh*tty robots building something that functions reliability? I think not!!!
Glass is very strong, and would be stronger than the frame. To prevent the glass from breaking you'd need to "float" it in the frame to isolate it from any stresses, and at that point the glass would only be decorative.
A similar idea would be to wrap the tension regions with steel wire and then cover them with the solder (so it looks like regular solder, but has tensile strength)
I love that Simone's newfound obsession with stained glass actually amounted to another crazy project. And she's keeping at it no matter what goes wrong. Never change!
Yeah, I never would have imagined she could mix her newfound obsession with stained glass with her perpetual obsession with weird robots.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 It's a matter of time until she gets bendable glass and make something equally cute and genius with it. :D
It reminds me of the tech in arcane so gorgeous
A stained glass robot is probably one of the coolest ideas I've ever heard! Reminds me of that one old movie that had a stained glass CG knight
Young sherlock Holmes
Young Sherlock Holmes
That would be "Young Sherlock Holmes" from 1985.
Industrial Light & Magic made new breakthrough advances in technology and filmmaking with this one.
It was the first time a fully CG character was comped into a live filmed background. Very groundbreaking.
The first ever fully CG character? Neat!
Looks freakin sweet.
Hey ur here to
glass is glass and glass breaks
Please don’t test this glass pleass
Scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7?
The quote about the tracker hit me so hard.
I just love this girl.
Simone is the best example that even smth fails hard, you can at least laugh about it (sometimes hysterically 😅), or get back to it and do the best YOU personally can at this very moment.
Not overdoing it, not being the greatest of the greatest. Just being Simone. And this in particular is priceless.
Love how casually Simone returned after a month, glad she still has fun doing YT after 8 years and doesnt look like she's gonna retire anytime soon
I'm like that feral cat that you won't see for three months and then suddenly shows up on your porch again being like "where's my food"
@@simonegiertz and we're the people who go " :o Hello cat! :D"
@@simonegiertz I’ll give you a sandwich if we ever meet irl
@@DoctorX17 You could just give her a sandwich now...
@@MrTJansen how do I fit a sandwich in an email?
The range of emotions displayed and felt in this video is as impressive as Simone's commitment to all her different pretty hairstyles despite the stress of it all.
This is just gorgeous. It looks like something I'd see in a movie or read and just think "thats so ridiculous, i wonder how they faked it" or someone decided to get to fanciful. Id say you're a magician, but I know that series of excitement-frustration-bartering-catharis looks. The work of an artificer
I love the mess of assorted cables on a plate on the table, it just fits the whole mood! Also, the "Monday" and Simone's expression capture the essence of monday in itself.
Spaghett
Honestly, as impractical as it may be, stained glass machinery is such a cool aesthetic that I had never even considered before.
So this is what you've been working on for the last month or so. A 5-second video of a brilliant looking robot badly dunking a teabag in a cup. Definately worth it.
Shes going back to her roots
That was a bit snarky!!
"this is a project best done with high blood sugar" is about to be a DAILY phrase in my household❤
The sawdust-print socks are super cute, but the Real Life version has two black "clean" stripes from sandal straps and I'd love that to be available as well as a variant pattern!
I can now imagine an art gallery opening with stain glass robots motorising around with canapes & champagne.
Thank you for that scenario now a part of my mind.
Really beautiful, and i appreciated her frustration and learned a lot about myself. Real makers know the struggles, the feelings of disappointment and anger. This is a great video
2:24 amazing shirt! Support is needed these days. Thank you
This feels like the most untapped fantasy concept. Like something you could find if you where to combine high elves and dwarfs into a high priest artificer culture with a city full of stain glass robots. They would build into the side of a mountain sized waterfall near a a colorful sea side where they would harvest there sand. in morning you would have the sun rising and hitting the waterfall and glass contraption and everything would just shine. Who knows could be fun.
accidental fire capital of the world, literally everything is a magnifying glass
@@fomalhaut_the_great First I was enamored, but you are absolutely correct! There is a building in London that melts cars.
Well, unless you curve the glass, you're mostly just going for a bit of accidental blindness on the outside and a greenhouse on the inside, so you have to make sure you angle the surfaces such as to reflect the sunlight to somewhere outside of living and working areas in the brightest hours of the day and have a good airflow to avoid stagnant hot air... (This is the dwarf nerdiness that helps make the elven artsiness viable!)
This is one of those videos that reminds me of everything I love about your videos, and why I've been watching for 8 years. Creativity, artistry, engineering, making something new not because you should or because it's needed, but making because you can and you want to, accepting challenges and making the most of failures, not being too hard on yourself when you can't achieve your perfect vision, and showing authenticity about that, not presenting as perfect and polished. Every video is a treat but some of them feel extra special, and this did for me. Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with us
There needs to be a puzzle/horror game set in DaVinci times that has stainded glass robots. The esthetic is undeniable.
not quite the same train of thought, but close enough I guess: this glass robot reminds me of Little Big Planet
There is a da Vinci puzzle game series out there with lots of cool contraptions, but not a lot of robots and stained glass. Now you've commented this, I do need a stained glass robot puzzle game.
You know what…
That’s really cool that you did that.
I found great joy in seeing your joy spring forth.
Thank you for being you.
Scraps using the double chair exactly how is was designed to work warms my heart. Good work Simone!
I think a few copper wires along the side that the crack ran at a right angle to could have been enough to reinforce that seam. That and slower motors. And like a tiny warm lightbulb somewhere inside to make it absolutely stunning in a grandma sort of way
A uniquely satisfying build. Somehow, the contrast of my expectation of a utilitarian object normally associated with cold efficiency, strength, and durability against the experience of watching you construct one from fragile materials I associate with less tangible connotations of art and spirit felt particularly good. Thank you.
Are you an art critic Eric? Excellent wording sir.
@@MrTJansen Shots on goal, my friend. Even I am bound to score a sentence if I put enough of them together. Thank you for the kind words. Be well.
Absolutely wonderful analyzes of this thought provoking work of art.
The all brass rendition of “Hard Times Come Again No More” sent chills down my spine. I’ve only ever heard the deeply moving cover by Scott Ainslie before, and that version has deep meaning in my life. Happy to see it in any form. :- )
Simone Giertz is a persone that is able to display without taboo what it is to be an engineer in general.
Do something fancy, be hyped, spend a long time on it, realize bad choices, be frustrated a minute until motivation comes back, work smarter, realize something breaks, repair it by making an initially unwanted choice, retry, it breaks again, then all stages of grief, then motivation again to repair and finish it, then joy, but most importantly, wait until monday.
They joy I felt when I saw Scraps using the chair as intended!
I often thought about the chair, sad because I assumed it didn’t get used but it does!!
It's so simone to get burnt not from working all day with a solderning iron, but from a candle she forgot she lit 😂
And the tea 😂
Aww. When Scraps joined her on the chair! ❤
Like Cody'sLab who got hurt not from the explosives he was making, but from the butter he forgot fell on the floor.
Simone, I don't mean this in any sort of creepy way, but I absolutely love you. I'm so glad you do what you do, and that you share it with the world. Every video is a delight to watch, and there are always some truly deep and insightful bits. "A step backward is still a step, and my fitness tracker will still count it towards my daily goal" ... "and I was back to queefing with confidence"
I do love to throw in some surprise crudeness
@@simonegiertz I was so taken aback by that and made a face like people do when they walk into an old spiderweb they didn't see. Brilliant
@@simonegiertz I honest to god (bless their noodly appendage) thought I miss-heard that. I was like, "Wait, what? Naaaahhh, I'm just being a dirtyminded dork."
She is truly a master wordsmith 😌
@@simonegiertz I'm glad this is confirmed in the comments, because I listened three times trying to make sure I hadn't misheard 😅. A well done surprise!
I loved the musical selection with horns, the craft, sense of humor, three legged dogs, the creativity, and your passion for the rights of the marginalized. Your channel is top notch Simone. I look forward to every video.
The "it broke again!" Pure rage, 5 minutes later, calmly problem solving by compromising your original aesthetic was so relatable ❤. I feel seen😊
I love that small snippet of the tune i know as "Simone's Theme" that played when she picked herself up. It always invokes a sense of child like wonder for me
Your editing is second to none on the tube. So good. Almost as good as the actual content. ps. these are the videos I watch when I am sick of working and want to live vicariously through you instead of attending another 'alignment' meeting at work.
Thank you so much!! Editing takes such a long time for me, so you telling me that means a lot.
Here's an extra one: "You are amazing, Simone. My life is happier with you in it". Save it and use it when you're having a shitty day.
@@simonegiertz oh wow, most people just hire an editor to do the video work
@@simonegiertz Are you serious you also edit your own videos? It's really good! I can't believe I underestimate you when I think so highly of you
Back to "queen of shitty robots" status, but with constant growth in aesthetics 🙏
Love you Simone, Keeo going with the delightful, slightly confused machinery. It always makes my day!
I love your being able to smile a huge from your heart smile in the midst of frustration when you were able to make your partner laugh.
I saw the chair and it is so wonderful. Just encompasses all Simone is about. Shows her skill, made with love (and to further love) its a bit silly and just wholesome all the way ^^
I love Simone's character arc from making shitty robots to making really classy robots!
Me, watching Simone make the wooden base: "Wow, that came out nice!" - Simone three minutes later in the video: "The base is ugly". Me: "Noooo!"
I was like "Wait! what?"
Loved "Hard Times Come Again No More" during the final stretch. Sums it up perfectly
Thank you so much for showing us when things go wrong. It really helps to see that even someone as knowledgable and talented as yourself still makes mistakes, and its fine!
I remember at the metropolitan museum of art if NYC once they had an entire exhibit on old Tiffany’s stained glass lamps. This reminded me of that, but so much better. Hoping to see your robots in an art gallery/museum someday :)
There is an actual Tiffany museum near Orlando, FL and it is amazing. It’s called the Morse Museum and it displays lamps, windows, some art, that ENTIRE CHAPLE that Tiffany & Co made for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It’s an incredible museum and I loved going to visit it.
In the most parasocially appropriate way, i kinda teared up seeing her 'protect trans youth' shirt. Ive been a fan for years, and love the creativity and ingenuity in all of simone's content. Its just nice to know theres people on our side when things are as scary as they are :')
Yeah, it's nice to know she's an ally.
I stopped watching and started looking for comments here as soon as I read it (the shirt). I need one. :D
same here. she's posted a few times on her insta story whilst wearing that shirt and it fills my heart with so much joy. i've had to drop so many of my ex-fave youtubers bcs of transphobic comments or bcs they played hogwarts legacy and it hurts bcs they used to bring me so much comfort. i'm so glad simone is someone i can continue to watch knowing she cares about ppl like me
"a step backward is still a step and my fitness tracker will still track it" that astounding optimism literally made me snort laugh.
Love the work !! One thing you could try to strengthen the solder is soldering copper wire along the outer edge of the solder
What I love about your work, frustration, and raging emotions is this is hidden in many engineering situations.
You just let it out. People need to know this side. So, thank you for showing/sharing.
Simone is basically a perfect content creator
- Engineering genius
- Superb creativity
- Artistically talented
- Finishes every project and never gives up
- Hilarious and relatable commentary
- Wears a t-shirt with a based message
What more could you want?
- only uploads a video every three months
Thanks for pointing out that tshirt. I already thought that Simone, Scraps, the robot and the video were cool, but my old eyes and small phone made me miss that awesome detail.
I started doing stained glass myself after your first video on stained glass. Thanks for the inspiration Simone! I love it!
Okay what?! This is such a great idea and execution!
I am self taught when it comes to sewing and the "i'm gonna come back to it on monday"-moment is sooooo relatable to me 😂
It turned out SO COOL!
I love that Simone is so precocious and unwavering. Watching the breakdown and then the comeback was inspiring.
But I’m also kinda surprised she didn’t think to incorporate a limit switch to stop the arm when it goes too far.
We all need more limit switches in our lives to let us know when we've reached a breaking point!
A Stained-glass robot, that is the kind of book I would love to read about, graphic novel I would enjoy, show I would binge, and movie I would watch. Especially that little scene in the end of a little glass, robotic arm handling it Tea. I am smitten. 13:14
The new shop design makes the videos look so good and cozy!
I understand how it feels to be burned out by the self-imposed challenges of personal projects. Yours was amazing, you are trully a great craftswoman. Thanks for the video.
Despite the project setbacks, I love how a good hobby can make someone seem so free. :) Keeping doing stained glass projects!
as a uk effects guy and maker , i find your vids inspirational, diverse and educational . thank you . both you and Laura are absolute heros to me . and your style of making and coming across on film is so utterly down to earth charming . love from the uk x
recognise what im making in my profile pic lol
How can we not love you Simone! Every project is you on a plate, the highs and the lows and all the fun of invention.
I’m just laughing at how Simone was so careful to not hurt herself during the ENTIRE process of this build to only burn herself on a candle in the ending shot 😂😂😂
Simone: “It would be so nice if this worked out”
Checks time and sees there’s still 9 minutes to go in the video
Me: “yeah it’s not gonna work out”
Did the same.
This is such a pretty piece! It matches your maker atmosphere while being a decorative piece, and I love it so much!
It might not be completely practical, but I think there are concepts here that can continue forward. I'd love to see more mechanical things decorated with stained glass (maybe not the functional bits). I feel like that would be a new kind of Glasspunk style. Stainedpunk. Tiffanypunk.
Simone thank you for including ALL of your process, including the setbacks. Especially the setbacks. It's inspiring to see the success despite the challenges. It's even ok to mad and frustrated and have to walk away at times. But in the end you completed it by putting your hair back and coming at it from a fresh angle.
I love that when you’re surprised you slip back into the swedish ”oj”
This makes me want a deeply, deeply processing power intensive video game where all the cool magic tech is made out of stained glass
if it's breaking at the solder your solder might be too soft, i don't know about making stained glass but in jewelry making you can get hard solders that will hold up better (the reason i'm not sure with stained glass is that the harder the solder the higher its melting point which could crack the glass)
A perfect fusion of art and technology: a beautiful robot arm
Of all the important takeaways from Simone's perseverance, taking a break when frustrated is the one i want to remember personally. Coming back rested is a game changer.
You're so inventive and innovative! I mean who else would even think up such a cool idea?! Very inspirational!
Simone’s videos bring me so much inspiration. I feel like I’m watching a parallel to what my life could have been if it had worked out differently, and weirdly it makes me feel really fulfilled vicariously! With her and Laura I feel like I have carved out a special space for some truly creative makers in my life again.
Simone, you are a national treasure. Thank you for being you and sharing it with us.
Don't you mean 'international'?
started the video and went "oh boy somethings gonna break let's see how this turns out" always excited to see how you work around difficulties in production!
It was a crazy idea. I like how Simone stuck with it and got it working. I also like the chair with the dog house underneath and the steps and bed area for the dog. Brilliant.
12:46 my sims when I let them do an activity they love
wheeze
I need a clip of that moment as a reaction tbh
I definitely did think Simone looked more cartoonish than usual.
Stained glass supply stores are really dangerous places, so much temptation... Multicoloured glasses such as Wissmach and Spectrum are almost too beautiful to cut.
YES! I love it. Times just moves slower in those stores.
@@simonegiertz Glass time machine?
I found a local stained glass supply store and I have absolutely no reason to learn to work with stained glass but what do you expect me to do, just like not buy a bunch of stained glass there?
4:30 The typical artist moment when they snap out of their focus and realize what they have created
Have you considered drilling the holes in the glass instead of soldering two pieces together at the holes? You can do it with a diamond glass grinder or dremel tip.
it might not have been a 'Practical' robot, but it was beautiful and cool as hell
and i think that makes it a great robot
GrandmaCore defintiely needs to be a thing, especially if it involves stained glass. This thing looks fantastic, it's functional art. I would also like to vote that "Queefing with Confidence" should be a new channel slogan. 😂 Fun project and video! Thanks for sharing!
can't believe I had to scroll this far to find somebody talking about "queefing with confidence"😅
Beautiful work. I wonder if soldering a wire around the edge of that glass piece that came apart might reinforce it enough to work. In any case the glued on reinforcement is a perfectly acceptable solution. Keep up the great work Simone
Came here to say this too. Wire reinforcement around the outside to bind the small pieces together.
I absolutely feel deciding to just give up because the project sucks and then realizing that it doesn't suck and giving it another try. Also wow, this video came out unexpectedly fast after the last one! And it's a robot project! I shamelessly used it to cheer myself up after experiencing a setback myself.
An impractical idea, but a beautiful one to attempt! Maybe it can only exist in a painting, but it makes me imagine how spectacular the light would be in a studio with colored, transparent equipment. Anyway, knowing when to stop is a skill that's actually nice to see.
(2:19 - nice shirt :))
Oh my word, the joy I felt seeing your pup use his/your work chair!!!!!