Websites for the Bored

We all know this forum is the best place to chat and keep occupied, but you can't spend twenty four hours a day on the forum!

Please use this thread to suggest websites that are likely to interest forum users.

I'll print some of the suggestions in MEW.

My suggestion is the Bovingdon Tank Museum's YouTube channel, especially the wonderful Tank Talks by David Fletcher.

www.youtube.com/user/TheTankMuseum

The best place to start is his 'Bottom 5 British Tanks':

"It's not really bullet-proof. Except from a revolver. For a while. From a distance."

This particular page for Neil...

National Technical Museum Prague

I have become 'hooked' on a number of boat building/repair/restore sites ...'Acorn to Arabella', 'Tally Ho - the Sampson Boat Co.' and, probably the most extensive - 'SV Seeker'. A mix of skills, not just metal working, and some fascinating machinery and techniques.

rgds

Bill

Thnaks Pgk! Visiting now...

One of my favourite places to visit on the annual family pilgrimages by road to the Adriatic in the 60s and 70s (father the only driver!) was the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

Deutsches Museum

Click on the Union Flag in the top right hand corner of the screen if it does not automaticall sense your location and English as a language choice.

Collections was my first stop on the site followed by Exhibitions

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You can do virtual days out at Model Engineering clubs by picking a county each day and finding all the club sites there and 'visiting' the club. Many have enough video and stills to give you a good feel for their activities.

Smithsonian : **LINK**

https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/trade-literature/scientific-instruments/CF/SIsubject_2-drilldown.cfm

MichaelG.

I could suggest a long list but one I've mentioned before and which I think is well worth revisiting - is Ed Hume's Gauge '1' Shay build. Over 600 photos, plus 12 videos - you do not need to be a G1 enthusiast (I'm Gauge '3' myself) to enjoy and learn something from Ed's site. The Loco is based on the 3.5" Kozo design of course...

Ed Hume - Gauge 1 Shay Build

And since i've mentioned G3 - I'll give us a plug too!

Gauge '3' Society

Regards,

IanT

"3blue1brown" youtube channel.

Excellent explanations of various maths topics, at various levels. For example: the recent COVID-19 statistics.

The Science Museum Group has lots of stuff online including the NRM.

Not quite the same as when I used to turn handles and press buttons on engines in display cases at South Kensington as a lad but plenty of interactive things.

Science Museum
 

Edited forgot the link!

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I'm lucky enough to have visited that museum in Prague and its fantastic. Highly recommended.

As a volunteer and Gofor for this museum I suggest this one https://www.internalfire.com/ lots of big engines and some steam.

May I also suggest this museum which I visite recently http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/ the period it covers is post war with loads of jet types, both museums are mobility capable.

Martin P

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+1 for the Deutsches Museum

Mike

I watched this guys builds Tips from shipwright
He demo builds some small stuff but serious hand tool skills and quite a sonorous voice with some good tips.

pgk

As a volunteer at the Bolton Steam Museum I can thoroughly recommend this site https://nmes.org/ , with its large collection of mill engines and ancillaries.

Dennis

I like "Erotic memories of the Bilston and Eccles model admiration society" but be careful how you spell it.

I don't understand how any model engineer with a current project can be bored! I'm self isolating in the workshop and getting lots done, and some of it is even correct.

Brian

There are factors which can make using a workshop more problematical at times like this such as:-

Nervous wives families etc who do not necessarily see us vanishing off to a workshop for hours as helpful!

Boredom can set in if one is stuck in the house 24/7, looking at websites can be useful especially if you can say oh look at this etc.

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An obvious suggestion:

www.ted.com/talks

If you haven't discovered TED talks yet, this really is worth a look. The range of subjects is vast and the quality of speakers is very high.

This site has always fascinated me. I just hope that I don't get a mention! **LINK**

* Danny M *