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Precision Engineering (Alex Slocum)
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Precision Engineering (Alex Slocum)

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A YouTube lecture playlist by MIT professor Alexander Slocum covering precision engineering: the design of machines and mechanisms for high accuracy, including topics such as stiffness, kinematics, bearings, and error budgeting.

Commenters mention it as a great course on precision engineering by Alex Slocum, pointing to it alongside a list of machining YouTube channels.

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  1. Recommendspillars2025in “Making tiny 0.1cc two stroke engine from scratch”

    Sorry for offtopic, I want to share,

    Some Machining related channels on youtube:

    this old tony, Chronova engineering, cylo's garage, inheritance machining, breaking taps, blondie hacks, tarkka, dan gelbert, Jonesey Makes, Eric(with a K), Clough42, Alec steele, NBR Works, Not An engineer, Stefan Gotteswinter, oxtoolco, ROBRENZ, MrCrispin, Clickspring, Artisan Makes, MH Anything, Jellyfish machine,Maker B,

    And also there is great course on precision engineering by Alex slocum:

    https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLksE8LDXGXl_MQHKr2DqhfD...

  2. Recommendspillars2025in “Show HN: I engineered a 2mm micro-bearing D20 ring that free-spin for 20 seconds”

    Sorry for offtopic, I want to share,

    Some Machinist channels on youtube:

    this old tony, Chronova engineering, cylo's garage, inheritance machining, breaking taps, blondie hacks, tarkka, dan gelbert, Jonesey Makes, Eric(with a K), Clough42, Alec steele, NBR Works, Not An engineer, Stefan Gotteswinter, oxtoolco, ROBRENZ, MrCrispin, Clickspring, Artisan Makes, MH Anything, Jellyfish machine,Maker B,

    Check out this video on small rotor design , it is beautiful

    https://youtu.be/CVszJMlvZcA?si=MEdoo_sHZcXezZtj

    And also there is great course on precision engineering by Alex slocum:

    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLksE8LDXGXl_MQHKr2DqhfDC6...

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