Blondihacks

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's a new month so it's time for new credits (blog and videos) and stickers are going in the mail for new Sprocket-level Patrons who joined in October. The stickers for September will also be going out in the same batch, now that the Canadian postal strike has switched to rolling regional strikes. Mail is moving again, so I think it's safe to send these now.

As always, if you haven't received your stickers after a few weeks, let me know and I can try again. Sometimes th...

Patron Drive for November

Hey Patrons!

Here's the newest link for the Patron drive. Apologies for being a day late on this one. I normally do this on the 2nd of the month (to give Patreon's database a day to update itself) but it landed on a Sunday this time and I had family things afoot. Anyhoo, here ya go. Enjoy!

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7...

Quick Update On Stickers

Hey everyone! As I mentioned previously, the October sticker mailing for new Sprocket Patrons is on hold due to a postal strike here in Canada. They've now moved to rolling regional strikes, so some mail is moving again. I'm still going to wait a bit as there is a huge mail backlog for them to work through. I'll most likely combine the October mailing with the November one in a couple of weeks. Thanks for your patience!

Patron Drive For October

Hey Patrons! Here's the Patron drive link for October. In here you'll find all the drawings, 3D models, spreadsheets, and anything else I may have generated during my projects. Enjoy!

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7pMKV6zb9beV8yfPp3g?e=q6JPZ1

Stickers & Thanks

Hey Patrons! Thanks so much for another great month here on Blondihacks! Credits have been updated and sticker packs are ready for all new Sprocket-level Patrons who joined in September. Note that these stickers are not yet in the mail and may not be for a while, I'm afraid. We're in the midst of a national postal strike here in Canada so there's little point in me dropping these in the mailbox where they may sit for a long time, just to get damaged or lost. I'll sit on these for now (not lit...

Patron Drive for September

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link for the Patron drive. Apologies that it's a day late. I got to spend a day brushing the cobwebs off my Python skills, but we're back in business here at Blondihacks World Headquarters.

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7pMKV6zb9beV8yfPp3g?e=p4AwHQ

Stickers & Thanks

Hey Everyone! It's a new month and that means credits are updated in videos and on the blog. It also means stickers are in the mail for new Sprocket Patrons who joined in August. It's exciting times here with the locomotive build really nearing the point where it will be drivable! I've also got some other great projects in the pipeline. A new bench for the shaper will be coming, and I've got some tool and engine casting kits on the pile. Stay tuned!

It's also been a crazy couple of week...

Patron Drive for August

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link for the Patron drive, which includes all the drawings, spreadsheets, napkin sketches, and whatever else I generate while building stuff. I hope it's helpful!

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7pMKV6zb9beV8yfPp3g?e=okpF1B

Stickers & Thanks

Hey Patrons! It's a new month (and a hot one!) so that means stickers are in the mail for new Sprocket patrons and credits are updated. Thanks as always for your amazing support! You all enable me to be independent and not have to prattle on at you about mobile games nobody wants or crappy tools nobody should buy.

Patron Drive for July

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link for the patron drive, where you'll find all the project plans, CAD models, etc that I generate while making these videos. The link changes every month, as you probably know by now. Cheers!

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7pMKV6zb9beV8yfPp3g?e=ywrfor

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's a new month, which means stickers are in the mail and video/blog credits are updated for all new Sprocket-level patrons who joined in June. It's been a very hot summer here, so I've been grateful for the heat pump in the shop that means I can keep working in there. Even better, I have all of you who continue to show interest and support for what I'm doing. Thank you all so much!

2025-07-02 16:35:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's a new month, which means credits are updated on the blog and in upcoming videos to include all Sprocket patrons who joined in May. Stickers are also in the mail to those same folks. All the patrons are the reason this channel still exists, so thank you! For niche content like this, ad revenue or corporate sponsorships are never going to pay the bills and I never wanted to run a channel on those things anyway so thank you all for making it possible to be independent and focu...

Patron Drive for June

Hey Patrons! Here's the new link for the Patron Drive for this month. Password is same as always. 🐈 Patreon sent it to you when you signed up. Check your spam folders if you didn't receive it. If you can't find it, let me know.

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABY1QklEixmf0CpsXPmcbcAA?e=bgujDN

Pennsylvania A3 Switcher Errata

Hey everyone! A viewer recently sent me a precious long-lost document. There was once a community effort to document all known errors in Kozo's book and it was posted on Yahoo Groups. Yahoo Groups went away many years ago and nobody archived it, so this errata was thought lost. Well, someone had it and sent it to me! I have cleaned it up and am now hosting it on my site, with my own thoughts added.

Hope someone finds this useful!

2025-05-23 23:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Patron Drive for May

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link to the Patron drive, where you'll find all the drawings, 3D Models, etc, that I've generated for various projects. Enjoy!

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABh-c7pMKV6zb9beV8yfPp3g?e=xfibSi

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's a new month, which means credits will be updated in future videos and on the blog. Furthermore, stickers are in the mail for all new Sprocket-level Patrons who joined in April. Thanks as always for your incredible support! This channel exists because of you. 💖💖

Patron Drive for April

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link to the Patron Drive, where you'll find any drawings, 3D models, CAD files, etc that I have generated while working on projects. If a drawing you want isn't here, it's likely because the copyright to that drawing belongs to someone else, but feel free to ask.

https://1drv.ms/f/c/e96af4da37912e31/EjEukTfa9GoggOlqAAAAAAABY1Qkl...

Stickers & Thanks!

Hey Patrons! It's April, and that means stickers are in the mail for new Sprocket-level patrons who joined in March, and credits have been updated in blog posts and videos. Thanks as always to everyone who supports the channel. I'm the luckiest person on YouTube to be able to make these videos about such niche topics and have enough of you willing to support that to make it viable.

Patron Drive for March

Hey Patrons!

Here's the latest link to the shared drive where you'll find all the files that I have generated as part of working on projects. Note that only my drawings are here (I won't copy and host drawings owned by others) and not every project has a drawing because I don't always produce them as part of the work. But if I made it, it will be here!

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Stickers & Thanks!

Hey everyone! It's a new month, and that means credits are updated in upcoming videos and on the blog for all new Sprocket patrons who joined in February.

As YouTube gets increasingly polluted with scams and disingenuous stealth-sponsored content, I am increasingly grateful that my work is sponsored only by you, the viewers. It gives me the freedom to make the kind of videos that I want ...

The Ready Saw

Hey everyone! One of the most-asked questions on my entire channel is “What is that bandsaw wall mount?” I’ve never been able to answer that question because it was a prototype sent to me by the inventor and he asked me not to talk about it until he got his patent approved and he was able to build them in volume. I’ve been honouring that ever since, even though the guy never responded to any of my emails after that and I never heard from him again. Years went by, so I assumed he fell...

Patron Drive for February

Hey Patrons! Here's the latest link for the shared drive where all my project files live. If you're looking for drawings, a CAD model, or other info about something I've built, it'll be here (assuming it isn't someone else's copyrighted drawing of course). The password is the same as always, and was sent to you by Patreon. If you're new, check your spam folder as Patreon emails tend to end up there.

2025-02-03 18:53:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's a new month which means stickers are in the mail for all new Sprocket Level patrons who joined in January, and credits are updated for the blog and upcoming videos. I'm eternally grateful for all of you, no matter what your support level. Every bit helps and all together it adds up to make this possible. Thank you all so much! 

Patron Drive for January

Hey Patrons! Here's the newest link for the Patron drive. Here you'll find any drawings, 3D models, etc, that happen to get produced while I'm working on things.

Note that this is only drawings that I have made. You will not find the A3 Switcher on here or other drawings made by others, because of course those are copyrighted to other people and I don't have the rights to share or host them. I've been getting more and more questions about that, so hopefully that clears things up a bit....

Stickers & Thanks!

Hey everyone! It's a new month (and year, and quarter-century, and 0.025 millennium) which means stickers are in the mail for new Sprocket-level patrons who joined in December! It also means credits will be updated for upcoming videos and on the blog.

It was a great year for the channel, and it's because of all of you. I really can't believe so many of you not only take your valuable time to watch my little videos, but also send me your hard-earned money to do so. It's so humbling. Tha...

Ask Me Anything!

Hey patrons! It's been a while since I did a Q&A, so I thought it would be a nice video to cut together for the new year. Fresh starts and all that. As is tradition, you Patrons get to ask the questions, and I'll answer as many as I can as best as I can in a main channel video. Ask your questions in the comments below!

I hope your holidays are as cozy as a cat in a linen closet!

UPDATE: Okay gang, I'm closing the comments on this one (honour system- I can't actually stop you ...

Stickers & Thanks

Hey everyone! It's December, which means stickers are in the mail for all new Sprocket-level Patrons who joined in November, and the credits have been updated for the blog and upcoming videos. Note that due to a minor production ordering snafu, this week's video will still have the old credits list in it. New credits will begin on the 14th. Apologies for that- the logistics around here got a little out of hand in November.

Also a quick side note to thank everyone who has been checking i...

Patron Drive for December

Hey Patrons! It's a new month, and that means a new link to the Patron drive. This link is good for another thirty days, and the password is the usual furry supervisor.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AjEukTfa9GrpamCleuS0qbU1Gaw?e=2HI6gD

Stickers & Thanks!

Hey everyone! It's a new month and that means stickers are in the mail and credits are updated for all the new Sprocket-level patrons who joined in October. I'm incredibly fortunate to have you all here and to have had so many of you stick with me over the years. I wish I could say thanks enough!

 

Patron Drive for November

Hey Patrons! Apologies for being a little late this month. Had a busy weekend here at Blondihacks World Headquarters, what with the uprising in Sector 9 and all.

Here's the new link for the Patron drive. If you're new here, a link is posted every month in this feed that is valid for 30 days. The password is Sprocket. Enjoy!

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AjEukTfa9GrpamCleuS0qbU1Gaw?e=8ucaFo