This guy has to be one of the best YouTube makers

[Graham Orm]

Jimmy DiResta extremely talented with wood and metal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iohD7HN9sM4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd_zP38OToY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQs9uV3zlTc

 

[cusimar9]

Certainly is B)

 

[blackrodd]

A very talented man, well worth viewing!
Very well found, thanks for sharing. Regards Rodders

 

[Claymore]

aye he's one of those guys who can make virtually anything..... and just proves that getting your kids into crafts at an early age is a good thing (his father had him using tools etc at an early age) my father gave me my first tool kit and i helped him in his garage polishing his pride and joy a Rover P5 coupe sadly he died when i was 9 and never got to see my workshops but I still have my first tool kit and best of all his pint pot mug! lol ehh those were the days
Cheers
Brian

 

[blackrodd]

aye he's one of those guys who can make virtually anything..... and just proves that getting your kids into crafts at an early age is a good thing (his father had him using tools etc at an early age) my father gave me my first tool kit and i helped him in his garage polishing his pride and joy a Rover P5 coupe sadly he died when i was 9 and never got to see my workshops but I still have my first tool kit and best of all his pint pot mug! lol ehh those were the days
Cheers
Brian

Strange you should mention early workshop experience for kids, my Dad got me interested at 8, and 9 years old.
He had a table saw, bench planer, slotted collar spindle etc, etc, and a 3O" lathe
I was turning ash trays, candle sticks,(still my favourite)! and egg cups at 10 years old, but nothing any bigger at that age.
I did jobs around the village at 15, sign boards for the shop and pub repairing old outhouse doors etc, etc.
Always loved fiddling about in the workshop, even for some peace and quiet.
A friend of mine refers to his work shop as Paradise, "I made this in Paradise today", or "I had a clear out in paradise last week and found----" When I asked him why he called it Paradise he said it was getting away from 'er indoors.
Regards Rodders

 

[petermillard]

+1 He does a good podcast as well called "Making It" (www.makingitpodcast.com or through your podcast app of choice) with a couple of other woodworkers which is well worth a listen. His vids for Core77 and Make are pretty nice too.

 

[will1983]

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[mind_the_goat]

Been following him for quite a while now, find him hugely inspiring. The only problem is I've been getting more and more fed up with my IT job and more desperate to escape into my garage at every possible moment to do something practical. Not sure how much of that I can blame on Diresta but he is directly responsible for my purchase of a MIG welder a few years ago.

 

[rafezetter]

I've been a fan of Jimmy D for several years now - he's just my type of maker and inspiration, Next time I go to NY I'm going to try and look him up, although maybe a few days at his upstate home that used to be a bed and breakfast might be grounds for not coming back to UK!

 

[n0legs]

Brilliant Graham, thanks
I really like the DeWalt box.

 

[damo8604]

It's very good stuff! Makes it look so easy...... I want a Mig welder now!

 

[Graham Orm]

It's very good stuff! Makes it look so easy...... I want a Mig welder now!

I've had one for years. So much easier than stick welding. They don't like dirty metal, everything has to be clean, but extremely easy to use.