Talks to Watch

Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill

84.4M views · Jan 22, 2016 · 8:24 · 3 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2016–2018

Primitive Technology shows building a cord drill from scratch and then upgrading it to a pump drill, using only primitive materials like a stone flywheel and cord.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN people link it as a satisfying demonstration of hand-powered drills being made from nothing.

“If you're interested in seeing someone make these take a look at this Primitive Technology video”HN comment, 2017

What Hacker News said 4

Strongly recommendslazysheepherdJun 2018

“I have watched it myself many times as well.”

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I definitely agree. I think this is the video you mentioned. I have watched it myself many times as well. "Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill" > this video

Recommendsfuryg3Jan 2016

“just added a neat video of himself making a cord drill and a pump drill.”

Making a cord drill and pump drill from scratch.

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The guy over at the primitive technology vlog on YouTube just added a neat video of himself making a cord drill and a pump drill. this video

in “Hand powered drilling tools and machines (2010)” · view on HN
Recommendsoakesm9Aug 2017

“If you're interested in seeing someone make these take a look at this Primitive Technology video”

See someone make hand-powered drills.

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If you're interested in seeing someone make these take a look at this Primitive Technology video and the others he produces: this video Make sure you turn on captions to see descriptions of what's going on.

in “Hand powered drilling tools and machines” · view on HN
Cites itagumonkeyFeb 2016
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Oh the title sounds familiar, on the other hand no talk in mind .. great. ps: his fire starting example reminded me of this, this video (no supermarket involved though)