Blondihacks YouTube channel
Shares rank 18 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
People recommend it for engineering videos on engines, boilers and machining that outsiders can follow and that open up unfamiliar subjects.
People recommend it for engineering videos on engines, boilers and machining that outsiders can follow and that open up unfamiliar subjects.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Accessible to non-specialist viewers
“the most outsider-watchable content on building boilers and steam engines like this”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “The Beam Engine” “that Blondiehacks video opened my eyes to a whole unknown world”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The Beam Engine” Opens up unfamiliar engineering topics
“that Blondiehacks video opened my eyes to a whole unknown world”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The Beam Engine” “Blondie hacks guided me on how to lathe, which was grand”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The Beam Engine” Ranked alongside top machining channels
“Blondihacks is a favourite along w/ Clickspring and Pask Makes.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business” “I would also recommend "Artisan Makes" and "Blondiehacks"”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business”
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| Blondihacks YouTube channelThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Blondihacks is a favourite along w/ Clickspring and Pask Makes.”
“I would also recommend "Artisan Makes" and "Blondiehacks"”
“Blondie hacks guided me on how to lathe, which was grand”
“that Blondiehacks video opened my eyes to a whole unknown world”
“the most outsider-watchable content on building boilers and steam engines like this”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.