The Secret Life of components. A series of eight guides for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin

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The three-minute intro to The Secret Life of Components, a series of eight guides for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin, creator of the TV series The Secret Life of Machines. The series explains how mechanical and electromechanical parts work.

HN people recommend Hunkin's components films as great stuff for anyone who likes building things, in the spirit of his earlier Secret Life of Machines.

“It is really great stuff if you enjoy building things.”
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@lukasschwab2025 · in “Novelty Automation”
His recent "Secret Life of Components" series covers lots of fascinating electromechanical tinkering, including many of the mechanisms in the Novelty Automation arcade machines: ▶ this video
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@csours2022 · in “Open Circuits – No Starch Press [pdf]”
Tim Hunkin created some amazing films in this vein link ▶ this video
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@nieksand2021 · in “The Secret Life of Machines”
Mr. Hunkin has been publishing a new Secret Life of Components series to youtube: ▶ this video It is really great stuff if you enjoy building things.
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@frosted-flakes2021 · in “The Secret Life of components. A series for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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@piceas2021 · in “Everything you ever wanted to know about chains”
This is part one of a series by Tim Hunkin. He is known for his late '80s UK TV series The Secret Life of Machines and the Novelty Arcade, a new London arcade of satirical home-made machines. The Secret Life of Components series intro (3min) ▶ this video link
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