[E:46] Matthew DIY Perks Talks About His Year, Answers Your Questions

Create/Invent Podcast

Matthew from DIY Perks joins the show again to discuss his pursuits and answers questions from Twitter. Podcast also on Youtube: Pt1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fbneeqEuQ Pt2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaJkJqVhwM 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - How has the last year been for Matt? 2:24 - Matt is building a cob house 5:10 - You never know what will do well on YouTube 8:13 - Jeremy has too many ideas and he has to film all of them! 9:43 - Matt tries to make projects that the majority of people could recreate 10:50 - Many people attempt to recreate Matt's projects 14:56 - Is the jigsaw still Matt's favorite tool? 19:10 - Matt usually has 10 hours for footage for each build video 20:12 - Is Matt a gamer? Don't get eaten by a cougar! 25:22 - Jeremy switched to a Mac 27:22 - Sometimes you have to go to a shop to get ideas 32:55 - Coffee break! 35:27 - Intro 35:49 - Questions for Matt from Twitter! 35:57 - Is your name actually Matthew Perks? 36:58 - Where does Matt live? 38:17 - Where is Matt's charming accent from? 43:13 - How did Matt become so good at electronics? 44:46 - What does Matt recommend for DIY education? 51:00 - Jeremy switched from Sony a6600 to Mac webcam mid recording 53:17 - Matt strikes up some controversy: aluminum vs. aluminium 56:20 - Why does Matt only test his creations after completed? 58:45 - How's Matt's dog doing? 61:07 - Matt tells us about his carbon fiber and walnut stealth PlayStation 5 63:41 - Pat tells Matt about the OoberLights project 69:37 - Jeremy is working on two projects! DIY Perks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DIYPerks