Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
William Osman is a mechanical engineer turned YouTuber. Since 2016 he's been making science and engineer videos that have been viewed by hundreds of millions of times. Notable projects include electrifying carpet to keep his upstairs roommate from walking loudly, a bicycle built entirely out of wood, and inventing and manufacturing a PCB blood squib in 3 weeks for a 3 million dollar YouTube production. His recent endeavor is founding a STEM event called Open Sauce happening this July 15-16 in San Francisco. Open Sauce is a celebration of weird inventions and scrappy engineering. You can find him on YouTube @WilliamOsman2.
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Ludwig Scandinavian-Type Whipper: geni.us/GE5JgE
9:26 - Leica DISTO X3 - Rugged Laser Distance Meter: geni.us/NiSru
15:19 - 20V MAX* XR® Brushless Deep Cut Band Saw Kit: dewalt.com/product/dcs374p2/20v-max-xr-brushless-deep-cut-band-saw-kit
21:32 - HCD3e-1501 Series 1-Head Embroidery Machine: happyemb.com/products/single-head-machines/hcd-1-head-embroidery-machine
30:45 - Bonus Tool - Ford 445D tractor: tractordata.com/industrial-tractors/000/2/0/208-ford-445d.html
35:57 - Open Sauce https://opensauce.live/agenda/
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/william-osman-mechanical-engineer-and-youtuber
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
William Osman is a mechanical engineer turned YouTuber. Since 2016 he's been making science and engineer videos that have been viewed by hundreds of millions of times. Notable projects include electrifying carpet to keep his upstairs roommate from walking loudly, a bicycle built entirely out of wood, and inventing and manufacturing a PCB blood squib in 3 weeks for a 3 million dollar YouTube production. His recent endeavor is founding a STEM event called Open Sauce happening this July 15-16 in San Francisco. Open Sauce is a celebration of weird inventions and scrappy engineering. You can find him on YouTube @WilliamOsman2.
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Ludwig Scandinavian-Type Whipper: geni.us/GE5JgE
9:26 - Leica DISTO X3 - Rugged Laser Distance Meter: geni.us/NiSru
15:19 - 20V MAX* XR® Brushless Deep Cut Band Saw Kit: dewalt.com/product/dcs374p2/20v-max-xr-brushless-deep-cut-band-saw-kit
21:32 - HCD3e-1501 Series 1-Head Embroidery Machine: happyemb.com/products/single-head-machines/hcd-1-head-embroidery-machine
30:45 - Bonus Tool - Ford 445D tractor: tractordata.com/industrial-tractors/000/2/0/208-ford-445d.html
35:57 - Open Sauce https://opensauce.live/agenda/
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/william-osman-mechanical-engineer-and-youtuber
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
