Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2016–2018.
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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.
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”
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
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
in “Yam, cultivate and cook” · View on HN
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
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
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)
in “Making Charcoal [video]” · View on HN