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Canadian Hobbyist YouTubers
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Dabbler
ersatz engineer
There's this little channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsMetalworking/videos Called Matt's Metalworking. He doesn't post much. His few videos are all good, though.
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
So after sifting through hundreds of channel links I've saved, I've found another Canadian Youtuber hobby machinist, Cruiser Mack, from Enderby, B.C. His channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CruiserMac/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/CruiserMac/videos
Just stumbled on this one. I think he said Vancouver on one of the vids but just getting into it. Bike intensive but lost of metal stuff, what's not to like.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjb4tzi9ECiOhVDgoocC3Q
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjb4tzi9ECiOhVDgoocC3Q
Crankit
Well-Known Member
He has quite the variety on his channel!
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
what's that? Sometimes I surf metalworking vids for hours....
chip4charlie
Well-Known Member
Paul Brodie is a legend in the mountain bike world (I run a bike shop). His shop is in Richmond, BC. Pre-COVID he taught a bike framebuilding course at a Lower Mainland college.
Chicken lights
Forum Pony Express Driver
He’s hilarious! Last trip out west I drove through Tuffnell (on purpose), there’s not much there to look at
His book is a good read, burned through it one night and had a chat with Paul over Messenger. He has some wizard skills but is very humble.
Six O Two
(Marco)
I'm definitely liking Paul Brodie's channel. His book is great, I would have loved to take his framebuilding course when it was still offered, but I'd already taken a different course, so it didn't really make sense.
On the knifemaking/forging side, there's Simple Little Life (he's near Chestermere, AB, I think) and also Timothy Dyck, who forges axes and stuff in the lower mainland. there's sometimes some machining content, but that's not the thrust of these channels.
Similarly, these Canadian custom car channels sometimes feature metal work/machining, but that's not their main focus - Fitzee's Fabrications (nfld), Halfass Customs (MB), Make It Kustom (BC).
John Heinz has been mentioned for woodworking, but don't forget Matthias Wandel.
Edit: Oh, and for welding... Pacific Arc.
On the knifemaking/forging side, there's Simple Little Life (he's near Chestermere, AB, I think) and also Timothy Dyck, who forges axes and stuff in the lower mainland. there's sometimes some machining content, but that's not the thrust of these channels.
Similarly, these Canadian custom car channels sometimes feature metal work/machining, but that's not their main focus - Fitzee's Fabrications (nfld), Halfass Customs (MB), Make It Kustom (BC).
John Heinz has been mentioned for woodworking, but don't forget Matthias Wandel.
Edit: Oh, and for welding... Pacific Arc.
deleted_user
Super User
Over the years his persona has become stale, tired and overly verbose filled with BS. Too much entertainment content and too little information for my tastes. In many of his good info videos he takes far too long to deliver info... to many of his colloquialisms, misogyny and other assorted crap... because more time = more money and his target demographic is, well I've leave it at that
I haven't unsubscribed yet, but I skip his new notifications when the content is not readily apparent.
I have subscribed to a couple other Canadians but I just can't recall their names or channels, since most are not too prominent or memorable to me. I tend to choose solid content over flash... there are the likes of Joe Pieczynski, and Stefan Gotteswinter for instance I prefer
deleted_user
Super User
I watch Paul's videos and would have loved to take his course back in the day. I am building a flying merkel inspired ebike from scratch with a lugged frame and could have used some tips.
deleted_user
Super User
I've been subscribed to Ron's channel for so long I dont even recall when I started following him.
deleted_user
Super User
The greatest all time Canadian youtuber of course is Mehdi Sadaghdar.
We NEED a thread on your build. I am pondering building a road frame if for no other reason than to use up all the components I have
deleted_user
Super User
We NEED a thread on your build. I am pondering building a road frame if for no other reason than to use up all the components I have
I'm still in the design phase and early motor design that is pretty unique. The cranks will go thru the motor shaft... Dual gates belts, one on the cracks and one on the motor to the disk brake side of the rear hub.
Oh I forgot to mention I'm including a sidecar to take my dogs along for rides. They didn't like the bike trailer, so I hope they'd like a side car
I also have a thread started on salvaging ebike friction drive conversion kits from a Montreal company that went bankrupt. They over engineered and made a kit that was wayyyy over priced, used all proprietary components and had too many staff. I picked up five partial kits less batteries and am making them work with off the shelf components, starting with new battery packs built to fit their existing extrusions.
I wish I had bike components to repurpose... and frames. But alas I used all mine to make bikes for under-privileged kids.
Very cool, clear design influence from old boardtrack racers!I'm still in the design phase and early motor design that is pretty unique. The cranks will go thru the motor shaft... Dual gates belts, one on the cracks and one on the motor to the disk brake side of the rear hub.
Oh I forgot to mention I'm including a sidecar to take my dogs along for rides. They didn't like the bike trailer, so I hope they'd like a side car
I also have a thread started on salvaging ebike friction drive conversion kits from a Montreal company that went bankrupt. They over engineered and made a kit that was wayyyy over priced, used all proprietary components and had too many staff. I picked up five partial kits less batteries and am making them work with off the shelf components, starting with new battery packs built to fit their existing extrusions.
I wish I had bike components to repurpose... and frames. But alas I used all mine to make bikes for under-privileged kids.
Are you using BikeCAD?
deleted_user
Super User
No bikecad. I dont know how to use it and I am replicating the Merkel as closely as possible so I'm not sure that bike cad would be beneficial.
The Merkel had both spring forks, rear springs at the seat post and a pivot at the chainstays and cranks.
The only modifications I've made is to move the cranks to the center of the motor shaft since I think that geometry is better.