Martin Saban-Smith - Happy Birthday! Collin French 2017-06-06 | A very special celebration for a man, nay, legend, that has contributed so much to the international woodturning community in the last 12 months. With contributions from:Chris FisherColin John Conrad CunninghamDave Capper-SandonDavid HollidayDennis WakeDiarmuid O'SullivanEd (I'm So London) OliverGregory MoretonJason AddisJeff (I'm American!) HornungJohn ClothierLes ThorneLigia (Biggest Fan Evar!) RodriguesMaggie IrvingMike "Coventry Goblet" WaldtMike DavidsonRob HallShaun NeedhamSteve "Captain Skew" JonesTom MillwardWilliam HuntAnd....Me!Happy Birthday Martin!
Tiger 800 XRX - Sunny Afternoon Ride Collin French 2022-04-03 | Finish work early, the sun is shining, what else you gonna do?Trying out a new mount for my Insta 360 camera. Much of this doesn't use any of the funky stuff you can do with the 360 camera, but there's a bit of "tiny planet" I'm afraid!#Triumph #TriumphTiger #Tiger800
Parkrun - 05 March 2022 - Lee On Solent Collin French 2022-03-06 | Lee-On-Solent Parkrun on International Womens' Day.My 55th Parkrun, due to injury (from last November!) I walked today's event.I really hope you enjoy the video!#parkrun #lee-on-solent #leeonsolent #bestparkrunintheworld
Woodturning - Hampshire Sheen Citrus Burnishing Oil Collin French 2021-08-31 | My first experience using Hampshire Sheen's Citrus Burnishing Oil.And what a great experience it was too. 50% tung oil and a fantastic citrus smell. The smell has diminished over the last few days leaving a beautiful food safe finished on the inside of this gorgeous bowl.Hampshire Sheen Citrus Burnishing Oil is available at all HS Stockists. I recommend buying it at The Woodturning Shop: thewoodturningshop.com/product/citrus-burnishing-oil
Woodturning - CA Finish on A Wood Pen Blank Collin French 2021-07-15 | A demonstration of *my* method of putting a CA finish on a pen blank.The blank is Spectraply on a Taylor's Mirfield Ares pen kit.Pen Kit: taylorsmirfield.co.uk/collections/taylors-pen-kits/products/tm-ares-pre-orderMicromesh Pads: oliverswoodturning.co.uk/product/micro-mesh-sanding-padsQuality CA: thewoodturningshop.com/product/hampshire-sheen-medium-ca-glue-50gPre-thinned Sanding Sealer: thewoodturningshop.com/product/pre-thinned-cellulose-sanding-sealer
Woodturning - Applying Embellishing Wax - Time-lapse Collin French 2021-03-21 | A simple - no talking - video applying Hampshire Sheen metallic blue embellishing wax to a bowl that has been dyed with Intrinsic Black water based dye.Embellishing wax and Intrinsic dyes are available from www.thewoodturningshop.com in the UK and sellers worldwide. Check the website for stockists.
A Quick Tiger Trip Collin French 2021-03-18 | Just a short video of a trip out and back and trying to relearn the GoPro Quik app.
4 Ride The Military Road Collin French 2019-03-15 | We went to the Isle of Wight. In March. It was windy. Very windy. I mean, REALLY windy!We rode the Military Road and went to Culver Down (amongst other events from the day). This is the helmet cam (Drift Ghost X) footage from those two sections of our adventure.
Volunteering at parkrun Collin French 2018-04-07 | I wanted to volunteer at parkrun, so I did! This is my first, but definitely not my last session as a volunteer.
VLOG 001 - Lee-On-Solent Parkrun Collin French 2017-09-02 | A new PB for my 5th Parkrun at this awesome and free 5K event.Links:http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx - NHS Couch To 5K Website (with links to podcasts and apps)http://www.parkrun.org.uk - The Official site for Parkrun UKparkrun-barcode.org.uk - The place for your barcode wristband
Woodturning - Timelapse hollowing and finishing an off-centre bowl Collin French 2017-01-22 | A short timelapse of hollowing and finishing on an off-centre bowl.I have no idea what the wood is but it's 12"x2".A couple of mistakes:1. I didn't wear a dust mask. ALWAYS wear your dust mask kids!2. I should have finished the face of the bowl before hollowing, would have made life much easier!3. At some point I caught the outside rim and had to spend a few minutes sanding that along with the face. :(4. I forgot my dust mask!Hyperfun by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400038Artist: http://incompetech.com
Woodturning - Oops Moment Collin French 2015-12-13 | The most expensive pen kit that I have purchased, with one of the most expensive woods that I have, and this happens...Alpha pen kit with ebony blank.Gutted is not the word!
EMax Nighthawk 250 Maiden Flight Collin French 2015-06-12 | It's flying Jim, but not as we know it...EMax Nighthawk 250 pro carbon quadcopter, CC3D Flight Controller, FlySky FS-i6 tx, Gemfan 5030 props, stabilised mode(!), one nervous pilot....Couple of "oops" moments, but I didn't break a prop!Really happy with how this flies, think it needs some tuning, but not much!
Those Magnificent Men Collin French 2015-06-10 | The first flight of my new Emax Nighthawk 250 quadcopter.Still needs tuning, but, it's complete and it flies!
Bala 4x4 - The Raised Air Intake Incident Collin French 2015-04-08 | When going wading it's generally a good idea to check the depth of the water. Thankfully I noticed the sign before Brian plunged in!
Bala 4x4 - We Got Stuck! Collin French 2015-04-08 | At a pay and play day at the Bala 4x4 centre in North Wales. This was my first (but not last I hope!) time driving off-road. We attempted a hill that showed my complete ineptitude at driving the Land Rover Defender 110.
Woodturning - Zeta Pen Kit Assembly and Review Collin French 2015-02-28 | A Quick review of the Zeta pen kit from Taylors Mirfield.This awesome pen is available exclusively from Taylors Mirfield at http://www.taylorsmirfield.co.ukIt uses a standard parker refill and is slightly smaller than the similar Sierra pen kit available from many distributors.Also consider fitting a high quality refill from http://www.beaufortink.co.uk
Playing with Picture in Picture Collin French 2015-02-20 | Although I used two cameras to record my last video, I only used the footage from one. Since I published I have been playing with iMovie, figured out PinP and re-edited a short section of the video. Would love some feedback to see if you prefer this approach please!
Collins Man Cave - Making a Pen Collin French 2015-02-17 | In this video I go through my process for making a pen on my lathe. This particular one is a Sierra pen dressed in Spanish Olive.This is "my way", it isn't necessarily the "right" way, but it works for me!
Chasing Smilies Live Recording of Show Three Collin French 2014-09-23 | Live recording of this week's show!!!
First Setup of DD Frontline Hammock - GoPro Timelapse Collin French 2014-07-24 | I won this beast in a Facebook competition. Got to try it out and decided to timelapse the setup.Hammock is a DD Frontline Hammock, tarp is a standard 3x3 DD "seconds" that I got for £15 a couple of years ago in a group buy.
Half a goblet, 54 seconds... Collin French 2014-07-14 | Is this a world record? Cleaning up the shop and turning the "cup" in a walnut goblet.
GoPro Timelapse Collin French 2014-07-06 | Watching the weather...Playing with my GoPro - one shot every 30 seconds for almost two hours (until the battery died...
Mark Woodturning a bowl Collin French 2013-07-16 | My brother making a woodturned bowl from a blank of London Plane. A few photos and three bits of video.Enjoy!
P&SMOC Dartmoor Tour November 2012 Highlight Reel - Part 1 Collin French 2012-11-27 | Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Dartmoor...
The Mini that doesnt die Collin French 2012-08-11 | 3.5 years after I took him off the road, it's time to get him going again.This is the first time he has moved under his own power since Christmas 2008.
My Old Smoker Collin French 2012-05-16 | I'm sure this isn't good. It's (obviously!) the engine of my Mini Cooper after a 10 mile round trip.Migrated from Google Video - original upload July 2006
Minis On The Hill Collin French 2012-05-16 | 5 Minis coming off the roundabout on top of Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UKMigrated from Google Video - original upload July 2006
Bemis at The Cellars, Southsea 11-11-11 Collin French 2011-11-24 | First ever recording of the new Bemis track! I am sure Gareth will be along soon to tell me the name of it...
Bemis - Weather With You - Crowded House Cover Collin French 2011-05-22 | A The Blue Key Hotel, Southampton, May 21 2011
Bemis The Swimming Song Live at The Blue Keys Hotel 21-05-2011 Collin French 2011-05-22 | Please will someone tell me the real name of this song? I can't remember...
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellendor - Naomi Bedford Collin French 2011-05-10 | Performed live at The Ranelagh, Brighton, 7 May 2011.More from Naomi on her website at http://www.naomibedford.co.ukHer new album Tales Of The Weeping Willow is available at the above website too. Well recommended for a second third and fourth listen!
St Georges Mini & Motorbike Runout 24-04-2011 Collin French 2011-04-27 | A video of the Minis and Motorbikes leaving the Red Lion - Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire on the St George's Day parade.
Temperature Sensor Arduino Part 2 Collin French 2011-04-21 | This is a simple circuit and sketch to display the current temperature on the LCD screen and display Max/Min or reset at the touch of a button. This is my interpretation of excercise 2.2 at http://tronixstuff.wordpress.comMore information on this project at http://www.cornellfinch.com
Brooklands Hill Climb Minis 2011 Collin French 2011-04-21 | Lots of Minis doing the hillclimb at Brooklands Mini Day 2011
Broken TMP36 Collin French 2011-03-04 | Think I screwed it..Connected to Freetronics Eleven (100% Arduino compatible)
TMP36 Temperature Sensor & RGB LED Collin French 2011-03-03 | Short video showing the use of a TMP36 Temperature sensor to control an RGB LED via a Freetronics Eleven (100% Arduino compatible). For the purposes of the video the temperature limits were set at 22 degrees C for "too cold" (LED goes read suggesting needs heat) and 26 degrees C for "too hot" (turn on the air conditioning). 22 - 25.9 degrees the LED is green for temperature OK.A huge thanks for John at www.tronixstuff.com for his fantastic tutorials.More information on the Freetronics Eleven at www.freetronics.comFollowing requests in the comments I have uploaded the Arduino sketch to http://pastebin.com/kvgTTd24
Freetronics Crossover Larson Scanner Collin French 2011-02-26 | Simple circuit with a tiny sketch to make the crossover as seen in the new Knight Rider and KARR of old. Haven't figured out the fading yet.And yes, I know it's fast, I forgot to reset the delay before I did the video!
EMSL Larson Scanner Collin French 2011-02-24 | This is the Larson Scanner kit available from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.Remember KITT from Knight Rider? This is the EMSL take on the scanner on the front of the car.A super simple kit to solder up, you'll notice there's no video of the reverse - my soldering skills are apparently a little lacking!More information on the Larson Scanner Kit at http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/larsonkit
Hawk Conservancy Half Day Flying Experience - 20 Feb 2011 Collin French 2011-02-20 | A wonderful morning with Mike and Simon at the Hawk Conservancy near Andover, Hampshire where we saw (among other things) a burrowing owl (flying to the glove indoors), a Secretary Bird called Dave and we got to fly a vulture and a pair of Harris Hawks.
Flashing SOS on a Freetronics Eleven (Arduino Clone) Collin French 2011-02-19 | A simple sketch uploaded to the Freetronics to flash SOS in morse code on the onboard LED.
Using Freetronics (Arduino compatible) to flash an LED Collin French 2011-02-19 | A very simple video showing the effects of changing the delay in the software to make the LED flash at different speeds. Nerdy!!Info on the unit at http://www.freetronics.com, arduino at http://www.arduino.cc and my projects at http://www.cornellfinch.comIf you listen carefully you might be able to hear the Mythbusters on the TV in the background. ;)
Fire Force At Santa Pod Collin French 2010-08-19 | Fire Force Jet Car prepping and then running up the strip at Santa Pod
Minis Can Do Donuts! Collin French 2009-12-30 | RC Mini Cooper doing donuts on the kitchen work surface!
