Dan Gelbart: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 Introduction", recommended as a gold-standard free course for anyone learning to build precision mechanical things.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2015–2022courseRecommended as a gold-standard free course for anyone learning to build precision mechanical things.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2015–2023lectureHN recommends the series as a fascinating, practical course in precision prototyping, with the flexure episode singled out as especially impressive.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2015–2024lectureHN recommends it, and the whole series, for practical mechanical design insight such as how structures achieve stiffness.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2019–2025demoCited as a marvel of absurd precision in home-built machine tools, and a pointer to Gelbart's other videos.
Questions
Which Dan Gelbart video does Hacker News recommend most?
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 Introduction: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2015 and 2022.
Is this every Dan Gelbart video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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