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Hes mad and interesting all at the same time :)
He needs a lower TPi on the band saw blade, it would cut much quicker ;)

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If you watch enough of the vids you'll see the girlfriend (note to reeder, even this guy has one!) and chain mail outfit for keeping fit always :)

He does seem to be slowly going mad :lol: Evil genius?....not sure yet....

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Steampunk revolution is afoot! Muahaha!

http://scifiblog.net/wp-content/uplo...-Wild-West.jpg

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Wow where the hell did my evening just go?? :o I think I started watching about 7.30pm. I'm on episode 20 now

He's nuts but funny :) and really quite brilliant with some of the stuff he comes up with. Very interesting, and I like how he doesn't really let you know what's going on as he builds lol

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<potential spoiler alert!>
Watched all 68 giant robot vids (skipped little bits) and the giant robot worked to a degree but unless I missed other vids of it I never saw it operating fully, real shame especially as I spend so long watching his progress.
</potential spoiler alert!>

Mostly done with scrap aluminium and not a lathe in sight just grinder, pillar drill, band saw and welding gear. He's moved into kids toys of the same thing though it seems, first step in a steampunk society maybe :)

In all seriousness we do need more people like that guy in the world, gotta love his principles and creativity. It makes me feel like emigrating, buying some land and giving the free living thing a go.....


Join the club! Finished a little while ago, worth it though I think

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What's going on with the chainmail? He expecting the robot to come to life itself lol

Love the sped up math in #53, wish I could do that...

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He has a sweet life

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My favourite episode is the one where he builds a road for the pickup :mrgreen: One capable hombre, I want him with me after the apes take over

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lol, he can shimmy up that rope quick smart...made me laugh when he mentioned he felt like he had super powers when the chain mail comes off

Indeed, having his own piece of forest, being able to cut down trees, make planks and build...just quality!

Just reinforces my wants! One day I WILL migrate to Fiji (wife is Fijian) for the simple "good life"...one more baby on the way right now though so quite some wait yet for us...still could do it in a couple of years if we really want to, the mrs wants to keep small livestock (pigs, goats, chickens) and I want a small eco-tourism spot well out of the way. Not sure I'd be building robots though, maybe software applications and web sites instead...

lol, he went ape himself aye...wearing sandals when welding got me, freedom above all else :)

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Welding in sandals is amazing since he repeatedly mentions being careful about wearing long sleeved shirts...
I've been known to weld with a T shirt on, nice tan on 1 arm lol


Like the dome building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjoyB...eature=channel


Seen a far cooler way to do it though, they pour a flat disc of concrete then inflate a membrane under it which lifts it into a dome shape.