Extra long chatty project build

A very long and relaxing project build where I answer questions and chat for two hours. These ultra long videos aren't usually as popular as the shorter ones, but can help people relax and sleep.

This project does involve mains voltage, and should only be attempted by those with good electronic assembly experience. The end result is a technical art item and not intended for use as a toy by children or non-technical adults.

This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.

#ElectronicsCreators

[zebrasprite]

Thanks for being my friend, Clive. These help a lot on lonelier days.

[iandawkins]

I absolutely love these long videos, it' seems so long since you did one. Thanks, and keep them coming PLEASE 👍👍

[TeddB]

I could listen to, and watch, your videos all day long! Thanks, Clive.

[maxyhusky]

OMG YES FINALLY HOUR + CLIVE VIDEO WE SLEEPING GOOD TONIGHT

[gregorythomas]

This is a completely enjoyable & relaxing video...I truly love these longer ones and have watched many of your older build videos repeatedly.
Thank you Clive!

[ElectroKevDotCom]

This is what we need Clive. Back to the old format. Long builds and Poundland deconstructs. ❤

[jkobain]

My best relaxation is soldering some silly kit while listening to Clive mumbling in the headphones, lol. Thanks for being you, thanks for coming to us. Cheers!

[AndrewSteffenHB]

This is incredible, I was just wanting a long Clive vid and here it is. I will play this on repeat all the time, such a good voice 😊

[Stuartrusty]

With regard to techy folks, I kind of knew from an early age that I was going to do something electronic or mechanical or both. I can remember my Mum telling me that when I was very young, (12-18 months) I had already worked out how to undo the wooden screw retainers on my cot and get out of it.
Always taking things apart to see how they worked, setting fire to stuff, giving myself electric shocks, seeing if I could improve the power or efficiency of stuff, dismantling and repairing my bicycles, watching and helping my Dad (an electrician) repair our old Hoover twin tub washing machine or his old 2 stroke moped.
I was also very curious about food, always helping my Mum with cooking or baking, also washing, cleaning, ironing and other household tasks. So much so that when my mum went back to work after my sister and I started high school, I was the one usually tasked with cleaning, simply because Mum said I was better at it than anyone else in the house.

I really struggled scholastically, and was classed as over sensitive with a tendency to be easily distracted by anything other than what I should have been concentrating on. There was only one tutor at my high school who recognised that I had a talent that could be nurtured.
Struggled with relationships of all kinds too, including family. It was in my early 40s after a couple of episodes of intense anger outbursts I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and was on medication for them. Further investigation and curiosity led me to another diagnosis of borderline Asperger's syndrome. This answered a lot of questions for me, especially my tendency to have high standards for cleaning and organisation.

I'm now medication free, in my late 50s and managing 'my disorder' with yoga, meditation, cycling, walking, travelling, working and many side projects both mechanical and electronic. I do so dislike calling it 'my disorder', because contrary to the description, I am not disordered in any way and don't take ownership of any condition by calling it mine.
My full time job is now a production repair technician for a well known American yellow precision test equipment manufacturer, working with lots of other folk who are much smarter than me and who design all the above test equipment. Basically, lots of other nerds, geeks etc. I get paid to take apart and repair very expensive metrology grade electronic test equipment, work with it and use it on a daily basis too. What's not to like about that?

Long and rambly comment for a long and rambly video, many thanks Big Clive.

[HS_]

I’m a young adult that’s looking into going into trade school to become a certified electrician, then I’m moving on to get a bachelor’s in electronics. I have certain fascination with basically everything to do with electricity and the time I have off work I’d like to do some projects. I for one, would definitely love to see more videos like this where I can pick some stuff up and maybe get a new project idea along the way. It’d be awesome to see more stuff like this man.

[lmwlmw]

Yeahp, my Zen moments are exactly the time I sit at my workbench and start immersing myself in electronics just like Clive
with this nice chandelier....!!!

[barthanes]

Poundland sounds like an adult theme park.

[quakesin]

I love longer videos thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed it.

[Petertronic]

Really loved this build & chat. I'll take these over a short any day.

[moderndiscourse]

“An odd electric shock from time to time is a very educational thing… it teaches you respect for electricity”

As electrician, nothing rings more true. Every time I get a little too confident working with electricity, she never fails to remind me who the REAL boss is 😆

[dw]

o yes classic big Clive making things and talking great video looking forward to the next one of these

[EmptyMTYT]

Saving this for tonight, your voice is very calming

[sparkyprojects]

I was in electrical maintenance and installation on the same site for 32 years, i was brought up on the old danfoss thermostats/pressure switches, and saw the gradual introduction od BMS controls like Trend and York
A recent vid of a radio tower engineer (Greeling) showed what RF can do to a hot dog
For epoxy or other glues, i have a couple of silicone table mats, one of shich i cut a small square for mixing, the other i can use to protect the table, once the epoxy has hardened, it can easily be peeled off.

[someguy]

The old ceramic light bulb bases make good jigs and test stands. I made a 3d print model with a light switch, a power meter, a gfci power outlet and an edison screw bulb holder. All of it in a small 3d printed container. It makes dealing with and testing far easier.

The GFCI is protecting the bulb (sort of, it cant be grounded) such that if the outlet trips the power shuts off the bulb socket. It also of course allows a decent remote-ish on/off when turning on fixed items for the first time.

[joshuatheregularguy]

"...I'm American sized..." 😅

I dig the long format. Especially repetitive work like this was. It's less distracting to my eyes, which SHOULD be focused on my own work, but listening to you while I'm working from home is like having an actual coworker here to mindlessly converse with instead of being by myself.