@polymatt.bsky.social
I make things. Sometimes I make videos about making things. https://youtube.com/@polymatt
Just submitted a talk. Would be a ton of fun!
07.02.2026 17:38 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🙏
06.02.2026 23:12 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Totally this. Too much acetone can make a larger area warp, remove texture, etc. repair looks great!
06.02.2026 23:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks for the share! And yeah def post pics. I’m also curious to know how brittle it is. If it’s not there are a few good options.
06.02.2026 23:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Interesting. You let riffraff like me into these things?
05.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
THE HALIKAN LIVES
youtu.be/3_XdQwZSrag
The Chaplet Halikan LA-30 is an interesting 80s laptop on its own but this one busting into 1000 pieces & being restored by PolyMatt takes it to another level. Let's dive into using the PC itself, its odd quirks, and its small but fascinating spot in history!
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27.01.2026 00:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That’s actually hilarious. Now, if it’s real and not a funny joke from the developers, it’s still hilarious but in a laughing-at-you way and not a laughing-with-you way…
26.01.2026 21:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Had a blast chatting with Joe, Javier and Ron on Retro Repair Roundup! Thanks so much for having me on guys!
www.youtube.com/live/jf4BG5e...
Same experience. It’s an 80s term but it was definitely used in the industry. But it actually WASN’T limited to 3.5” inch format…
11.01.2026 20:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lazy Sunday easing into a project I’ve been looking forward to for a while…
www.patreon.com/posts/147979...
Such an amazing product from yyzkevin.com. Can’t wait to try it on my ThinkPad 701C collection. If you’ve got a beloved vintage laptop this thing is a Swiss Army knife of gloriousness…
06.01.2026 15:03 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our little pup Pickles headed to see the grandpawrents.
04.01.2026 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And while it’s tempting to change things up, I’ve decided to stay the course and keep my release schedule and cadence and focus on making the videos even better — and there are some awesome videos to come!
02.01.2026 18:28 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Well everyone it’s been an EPIC year. I’ve released 4 long form videos, got written up in PC Gamer, Engadget, techradar, hackaday, broke 100k subscribers and had over 36 years of watch time from 1.8 million views.
And it’s all thanks to you. I’m incredibly grateful for your support. 🙏
And while it’s tempting to change things up, I’ve decided to stay the course and keep my release schedule and cadence and focus on making the videos even better — and there are some awesome videos to come!
02.01.2026 18:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And while it’s tempting to change things up, I’ve decided to stick with my current format and release cadence and just focus on making the best videos possible — and there are some awesome ones to come!
02.01.2026 18:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That is absolutely something I want to do…
28.12.2025 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Another awesome restoration from @iiidiy.bsky.social. Still one of the most underrated channels!
27.12.2025 18:17 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Doing a new (additional) format and hoping to release short, unstructured videos about interesting things that come up in my projects or research. Would love feedback!
NUCLEAR Plastics — Bench Notes
youtu.be/kqZKBZ1BFiE
“Hey do we ship to China?”
“Yep.”
“Do we have a Chinese font?”
“Why would we need that?!”
I have no idea what I just watched, but it feels deeply important.
18.12.2025 23:09 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
While I’m done for the year for videos, as we’re nearing the end of the year I’ll leave you with this one from last year (that’s actually one of my faves). Enjoy and wishing you all a safe, happy and healthy holidays! ❤️🎉
youtu.be/VjY1QNXn0Vg?...
Starting to get some serious @colinfurze.bsky.social vibes. Where’s Chris Bibby?!
18.11.2025 05:16 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ooooh man you must be stoked!
12.11.2025 17:09 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I mean NGL that’s pretty tempting 😁
10.11.2025 22:24 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Amazing work man!
10.11.2025 17:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks for the kind words Steve! 🙏
08.11.2025 06:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New video up! Just finished the massive project of restoring/rebuilding @lgr-yt.bsky.social’s destroyed Chaplet Halikan LA-30A. This was a big one 😅. Enjoy!
youtu.be/BilLgXkR_Kw
After months of work I’m putting the finishing touches on a new video and new… Restoration? Reproduction? Resurrection? You decide 😁
29.10.2025 15:57 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
