jakkarth

Sorry, what's AvE?

Hey Matthias! Thanks for all the great videos and resources over the years. I've bought several of your plans recently and look forward to building them. I've got a few questions!

• What is a metal supermarket? You've used this term several times. Being south of the border, I'm not sure what the equivalent would be here. The local Home Depot and Lowes have abysmal metal selections. With the understanding that it's not an endorsement, do you have a particular store or online resource you'd recommend?
• Do you have two different youtube channels? The one I'm subscribed to has a latest video of the egg hardness tester, but your Facebook page has a video about a tape recorder belt. They both have the same channel name but different subscriber counts. What's up with that?
• Many of your projects call for small knobs, either for holding things fast like stops or templates on the quick set tenon jig, or for fine adjustment like on the table saw dovetail jig. The tensioning crank on the bandsaw or the height ratchet on the slot mortiser are similar in concept. You've either mentioned making the knobs in passing, or spent around 30s-1m talking about making them. Some have the threaded rod/bolt attached to the knob, some have a t-nut or similar. How do you determine which knob style is more appropriate in a particular circumstance? Could you perhaps do a video dedicated solely to these types of jig parts, the various types, their uses and how to make them? This would be super handy for making our own jigs.
• Where do you find all this stuff in the trash? Whether it's blower motors or old desks or inkjet printers, it seems like you've got a huge collection stuff you've trash picked. Do you drive around housing complexes looking for cool stuff as part of your daily routine?

Again, I really appreciate your efforts to educate the masses and bring some engineering to woodworking on YouTube. Every time I see one of your videos pop up in my feed I know I'm about to get an education. And thanks for the AMA!

Whoa, I never thought about it being an actual store with that name. Turns out there's one just a 10 minute drive from me. I know what I'm doing on my lunch break tomorrow: grabbing some rod for the quick set tenon jig build.

Thanks for the answers! Still crossing my fingers on the knobs video :)

Arduino Versus Evil, got it. Thanks!