We don’t have a youtube channel at this point, it is activated but since we are still recovering from the event, definitely something to work on for next year as we are looking at livestreaming the talks that happen in the maker lounge and hopefully some event stuff, pending better internet at the venue.
I will talk with the creators that have made content from the event and get their permission to share/repost of course crediting them.
With how much it takes to organize an event, we need to prioritize so that we can make next years event even better, and have a lot of work ahead of us to do this again and at the same or higher success level.
I know that a lot of content creators are making videos about RMRRF and they have a ton more people subscribed than we could ever hope for if just reposted their stuff.
Things to think about and work on, thanks for the advice.
Justin- If you already have a channel it would be a great idea to make a playlist. I use them on my channel. That way you are not taking away from the original creator it still links to them. It just lets people like us not have to search “RMRRF” several times a day to find new content. That way as you see a new video you just add it to your playlist.
Might be good to add a PRE-2024 RMRRF for any hype videos to build anticipation for next year, and then the day of the event make a new playlist for actual event content.
Then we can just subscribe to you and get all the info we need and not miss a single video we might otherwise miss from creators we are not subscribed to.
Ryan - V1 Engineering Inc - YouTube Looks like I even have some MRRF playlists. I use them for the machines, and do things like link them to my site for automatically updated video pages. Videos – V1 Engineering Inc might be useful for next year’s promo page.
Most of us didn’t see any of the behind the scenes stuff, but even if you left it as is, with the amount of contact you gave to everyone, it’s pretty perfect as is.
I’ve just gotten back to this today. So much good stuff has been said, of course, but my offer of $0.02 is that 1) if invited again, I’ll REALLY focus on finished work examples. This time, I mostly had test pieces, etc. There is much more possible, just as the 3D printer booths had tons of finished pieces. 2) I would have some partly assembled subassemblies. I suspect that for the average visitor, it’s tough to wrap their head around how this whole thing works. As an example, consider the substantial interest in work holding and artwork prep. We take that stuff for granted but, it’s actually really important. And 3) I would have a “demo” schedule. We’d have to think about how to pull this off, but I’ve been to many woodworking equipment shows through the years, and one of the MOST popular elements are the scheduled demonstrations. We’d only need to do 2 or 3 a day, with each lasting 15-20 minutes, but they would draw a crowd of interested people. And, it could be accompanied either by a video or coupled with a live camera feed of some detail and a large-ish display. (Which I can bring! I also have a battery operated PA system to help with sound.)
I would love to do a few demo cuts. I have been doing a few 4 minute cuts today. That would demo a lot. It also takes some sort of sound deadening box, and a vacuum. If I do a local show…probably doable, but shipping is a bummer.
I think a few good videos on display would work almost as well. Just like having something to put in the hands and point to a video could do that. I need to get a playlist or something to bring next time.
Yeah, I have all sorts of things I would like to do different. I am heading to MRRF I think, so about a month to get me stuff together. Traveling with large machines is a bummer.
But, if the travel is only 10 minutes, it’s not so bad.
Let’s stay in touch on this. I think a short demo on aluminum would be awesome. I have some ideas for the enclosure. And, the equipment to test the effectiveness for sound suppression.
