# my mechanics insights: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-28, my mechanics insights has 620,000 subscribers, 127,054,154 total views, and 67 videos. It ranks #122,445 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [my mechanics insights](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for my mechanics insights is “Cracked Datsun Wiper Bracket - Aluminium Laser Welding”, a long-form video published Oct 20, 2026.
- These are my mechanics insights’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Dec 3, 2020 and Oct 20, 2026 (43 long-form videos and 5 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 514,092. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Making a Crazy Part on the Lathe - Manual Machining” (19,970,290 views, Apr 27, 2022). Least viewed: “Sandblasting a Rusty Bench Vise - Real Time” (84,946 views, Nov 30, 2022).
- Median length: 9:52 for 43 long-form videos; 0:34 for 5 Shorts.
- In this sample, my mechanics insights’s consecutive uploads were a median of 29 days apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 205 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cracked Datsun Wiper Bracket - Aluminium Laser Welding](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/et7_XBuFWLI/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 1,064,413 | 8:03 | 1.99x |
| [How to Weigh and Balance Connecting Rods - Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/WavBc684cvE/) | 2026-05-10 | Long-form | 343,150 | 6:07 | 0.69x |
| [Datsun 240Z Valve Cover Mod – Shaved & Cleaned](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/Y_-Q0cMSayA/) | 2026-04-11 | Long-form | 523,905 | 16:07 | 1.06x |
| [Datsun L28 Carb Swap - Filling Injector Ports with Laser Welding](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/ykZt8d90H1U/) | 2026-02-20 | Long-form | 474,462 | 9:52 | 1.1x |
| [Restoring a Broken Brake Booster - Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/eNG_z_X2ny0/) | 2026-01-21 | Long-form | 1,426,523 | 14:19 | 3.97x |
| [I Make a New One! Making new Parts for the Datsun 240Z Restoration (Compilation Part 6)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/9EvFHAaAgEI/) | 2025-12-07 | Long-form | 2,236,289 | 35:34 | 6.24x |
| [Making Custom Parts for Ronald Finger's Datsun 280Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/D2bxsEyYdo0/) | 2025-11-30 | Long-form | 513,065 | 8:05 | 1.43x |
| [Destroying Original Struts to Install Coilovers – Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/5HrxqS6OoV0/) | 2025-11-10 | Long-form | 527,840 | 14:13 | 1.47x |
| [I Upgraded the Linear Scale - Dirty Lathe and Clearance Issues](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/KDZEzsRGLq0/) | 2025-04-19 | Long-form | 186,118 | 12:02 | 0.52x |
| [Everything wrong with this Bead Roller](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/zBIqITpCV9U/) | 2025-03-21 | Long-form | 139,600 | 12:49 | - |
| [Sandblasting the Whole Car for 11 Hours!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/0ES1398-w-4/) | 2025-01-25 | Long-form | 277,259 | 36:19 | 0.63x |
| [milling ball](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/bjS6AeFIC5E/) | 2024-12-10 | Short | 8,378,223 | 0:34 | 1.29x |
| [I make my own Locknuts - DIY Nylon Nuts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/otc2hwnTdYw/) | 2024-11-02 | Long-form | 386,201 | 6:15 | 0.78x |
| [machining oil grooves](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/9uhIK_PoXlA/) | 2024-10-22 | Short | 3,497,050 | 0:24 | 12.15x |
| [Stop using Ziploc Bags to Store Parts!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/AhZOGB_UPQ4/) | 2024-05-31 | Long-form | 329,498 | 7:24 | 0.6x |
| [Building a Car Dolly - Moving a Car with No Wheels](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/HbwDf6qHNmk/) | 2024-05-25 | Long-form | 198,663 | 7:03 | - |
| [Tailgate Alignment - Customizing for the Perfect Fit (Datsun 240Z)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/V-85c-swhIY/) | 2023-12-30 | Long-form | 614,499 | 5:43 | 1.11x |
| [Worn Out Sloppy Hood Hinges Restoration - Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/cS-JybqIzak/) | 2023-12-01 | Long-form | 1,335,692 | 8:29 | 2.67x |
| [Fixing the Wobbling Tailgate on my Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/c-YUKtv-Vuo/) | 2023-11-17 | Long-form | 486,776 | 13:12 | 0.97x |
| [Forming steel sheet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/ZQxWOhDSQ_M/) | 2023-09-05 | Short | 2,806,885 | 0:34 | 9.75x |
| [How to weld a Patch on a Car - Side Markers Delete 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/GScGGbleQfY/) | 2023-08-22 | Long-form | 825,099 | 14:51 | 1.96x |
| [How to put a Car on the Rotisserie - Datsun 240Z](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/VNMuIuYtU5g/) | 2023-07-27 | Long-form | 509,176 | 8:02 | 1.77x |
| [Removing oil can effect](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/CJnAE-CaGcY/) | 2023-07-22 | Short | 6,776,143 | 0:44 | 23.55x |
| [How to remove the Engine from a 240Z - Step by Step Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/GF09B5Dg1w4/) | 2023-07-14 | Long-form | 332,103 | 9:31 | 1.25x |
| [dry ice sound deadening removal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/xaj0vch9GJM/) | 2023-07-12 | Short | 6,472,902 | 0:47 | 22.49x |
| [Datsun 240Z - Background, Infos and Plans for the Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/2_xHGVT7kMQ/) | 2023-07-08 | Long-form | 741,565 | 15:06 | 2.76x |
| [I Make a New One! Making new Parts on Lathe & Mill for Restoration Projects (Compilation Part 5)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/bh4fD1-1DX8/) | 2023-01-31 | Long-form | 595,827 | 25:56 | 2.22x |
| [Sandblasting a Rusty Bench Vise - Real Time](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/JpUdXGGY7Wc/) | 2022-11-30 | Long-form | 84,946 | 3:56 | - |
| [Making a Vise Spreader Tool](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/VXvMa_n3zls/) | 2022-11-23 | Long-form | 198,133 | 12:19 | 0.77x |
| [How to install Wooden Handles on Files](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/R5oPltkZHa0/) | 2022-10-21 | Long-form | 211,676 | 3:24 | - |
| [Knurling from two Sides - The Perfect Knurling](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/EEspbXVuMOE/) | 2022-10-05 | Long-form | 1,797,919 | 6:29 | - |
| [Customizing a Graphite Thrust Bearing (Throwout Bearing)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/P1rkhaD73O8/) | 2022-09-28 | Long-form | 240,811 | 10:28 | - |
| [Making a Big Concave Radius on the Lathe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/2VVjyRT5FGU/) | 2022-07-26 | Long-form | 173,194 | 4:24 | - |
| [Building the Perfect Cart for my new Kiln](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/sF_kMvmu9TM/) | 2022-05-28 | Long-form | 291,542 | 14:22 | - |
| [Making a Crazy Part on the Lathe - Manual Machining](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/VH5gkQGTNfw/) | 2022-04-27 | Long-form | 19,970,290 | 4:15 | - |
| [I Make a New One! Making new Parts on Lathe & Mill for Restoration Projects (Compilation Part 4)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/Xb8FGgakRHU/) | 2022-04-16 | Long-form | 914,310 | 36:30 | - |
| [Making a Wooden Box for my Door Bell](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/G6RHQA-k1SI/) | 2022-04-13 | Long-form | 262,799 | 9:09 | - |
| [Making a pair of Rivet Headers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/EdtGTcdfbxI/) | 2022-02-11 | Long-form | 249,740 | 6:22 | - |
| [Trying to make my own Spark Wheel - Fail](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/5IGWCoskU1I/) | 2022-02-05 | Long-form | 167,517 | 4:41 | - |
| [Making a Custom Gear](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/Mzx3aSatHhk/) | 2022-01-18 | Long-form | 420,875 | 8:44 | - |
| [Making Custom Chrome Door Knobs - BMW 323 I E30](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/P6zqDe5HyH8/) | 2021-10-31 | Long-form | 224,665 | 8:04 | - |
| [Learning Metal Spinning! Making Hubcaps for Wheels - DIY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/gb05osfGey4/) | 2021-10-02 | Long-form | 681,693 | 12:19 | - |
| [This Bolt is Broken... I Make a New One! Machining Left-Hand Thread](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/biVjw2HRiu4/) | 2021-07-20 | Long-form | 616,293 | 12:55 | - |
| [Domed Cap Nut - How it's made (DIY)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/-uXZIZI7rLg/) | 2021-07-07 | Long-form | 179,750 | 4:52 | - |
| [Making a Dead Blow Mallet - Inspired by 'PB Swiss Tools'](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/J73Xurq70H4/) | 2021-05-28 | Long-form | 1,531,956 | 13:23 | - |
| [Making Power Hammer Dies for 'Black Beard Projects' - with Lock Mechanism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/r8Z83CG_xMw/) | 2021-03-13 | Long-form | 515,119 | 13:06 | - |
| [I Restored this Broken and Cracked Tank for 'Mister Patina'](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/u_Pn-ePPvKg/) | 2021-02-17 | Long-form | 1,009,226 | 11:29 | - |
| [Building a Huge Rotary Tumbler from Scratch - Homemade Rotary Tumbler](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanicsinsights/videos/c04x6ZF9kKc/) | 2020-12-03 | Long-form | 1,868,993 | 20:33 | - |

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