Blondihacks

Blondihacks is the channel of Quinn Dunki, who makes projects and educational videos about machine shop work and more. Many videos have a full written write up on her website.

Most videos are filmed in her home workshop, working on lathes, mills and other machine tools. Some are beginner guides to a single technique. Others are long build series, such as making a shaper machine or a model locomotive part by part. She explains each step and the reasons behind it, including mistakes and how she fixes them. Some extra content is only for supporters, but plenty is free.

Some highlights include:

Three different ways to machine a square hole in metal, a classic workshop challenge.

A beginner’s guide to silver soldering, a strong way to join small metal parts.

The start of a build series to make a shaper, an old style machine tool, from scratch.

Blondihacks has over 280,000 subscribers.

Machining is at the heart of manufacturing. Knowing how parts are actually cut helps engineers design things that can be made. This channel is a good way into mechanical and manufacturing engineering, and into apprenticeships as a machinist or toolmaker. Quinn Dunki is also a good role model for anyone who wants to see a woman leading in the workshop.