Dive into the guts of Japan’s retro vending machines with Strange Parts and Only in Japan! We’re looking inside everything from microwave popcorn to hot rice curry machines to uncover their quirky and brilliant inner workings. Go watch John’s video on Only in Japan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVJ4qz9B-2E

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During this seventh stream of the show & tell, we talk a little bit about my projects I’m working on but can’t show you JUST yet and I lift the curtain just a little bit about why I’m SO EXCITED for Strange Parts this year! I show everyone my process of micro soldering 01005 components […]

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Buy an xTool D1 Pro laser cutter: https://www.xtool.com/products/d1-pro-10w-laser-machine-40w-laser-module?ref=hDdyqQ8zkyij&utm_source=influencer Use the coupon code XT20 for $20 off $300 or the coupon code X50 for $50 off $999 Watch this video without ads on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/strangeparts-naked-and-confused-a-40w-unenclosed-laser-cutter-the-xtool-d1-pro Support Strange Parts on Patreon: https://patreon.com/strangeparts A hands-on review of the small, unenclosed xTool D1 Pro laser cutter. While the form […]

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WOW. Ultrawipf shows off his AMAZING OpenFFBoard which is a modular open source force feedback system for steering wheels, joysticks and similiar devices. I cannot overstate how cool this project is – and if that wasn’t enough, oh_bother joins us on stream as it turns out he has quite some overlapping experience in similar projects […]

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To learn more about Carvera and get 20% off your purchase, go to https://strangeparts.com/carvera To see an hour long behind the scenes tour of my shop, go to https://nebula.tv/videos/strangeparts-exclusive-tour-of-the-new-strange-parts-shop Help support these videos on Patreon: https://patreon.com/strangeparts

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I got hit in the back of the head by a metal pipe nearly 18 months ago while making a video. I wanted to give you a long overdue update you on how am doing, and how my brain is healing.

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Waiting for your phone to charge sucks. As someone who constantly is forgetting to charge his phone, I wanted to see if I could make it faster to charge. A LOT faster. And I succeeded!

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I spent the past 6 months, hundreds of hours, and tens of thousands of dollars building out my dream workshop. I built everything from custom furniture to custom fixtures, and it’s everything I’ve dreamed of. Come work with us at Strange Parts: https://form.typeform.com/to/Svyf3WVL A huge thanks to the following folks for helping me build the […]

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We built the 250 lb combat robot Switchback for the latest season of BattleBots (2022) with a team of 11 engineers. With an 80 lb drum spinner on the end of a 180 degree articulating arm, Switchback is full of engineering challenges. And we had only 3 months to get it working… You can watch […]

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I get hands-on with the $2,000,000 fMRI machine that imaged my brain as part of the treatment for my head injury earlier this year. We learn how to run it, what it can do, and what can happen when things go terribly wrong. For more, watch interviews with the neuroscientists that run Cognitive FX about […]

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