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A fast follow but a project ive had in the works for a while now: youtu.be/ZxjuEHTKXMw?...

At VCF Midwest crashing @lgr-yt.bsky.social’s booth this year. If you’re here come by and check out the Halikan rebuild in person!

And now for something completely different. Ok not completely. Still a retro tech build 😁 youtu.be/9kU6V6sayL0?...

Just posted some new Tees on the merch store. From here on out I’ll be doing a design for each major video. You can get your “Core Memory Unlocked” or “Copy That Floppy” tees today and help support the channel! merch.polyma.tt

My first Open Sauce and man is it a maker’s dream. The projects and creativity here is unreal. I don’t need a laser welder… I don’t need a laser welder…

It will be my first time at Open Sauce this year! If you’re going come find me and say hi. I’ll have some sweet new stickers 😁

I made memory from scratch and I may have gone a bit overboard. Ok 64 bits overboard… Enjoy the new video! youtu.be/IOtf85sHRlg

And it’s out! First video shot (well, half of it anyway) in the new studio and the promise of more to come and more often! Enjoy youtu.be/ORz3dcgBAVE

Sunday Studio vibes… youtu.be/JoILqzWGK0U?...

Been a lot of work but I’m finishing a new project in my new studio. Having a dedicated space also comes with the promise of videos - more often and more awesome…

CNCing my own PCBs in hard mode. Technically functional but emotionally concerning. Send help.

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!

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...

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…

Another awesome restoration from @iiidiy.bsky.social. Still one of the most underrated channels!

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

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?...

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 😁

Another huge restoration project is slowly coming together… actually this one is as more like a complete reproduction 😅 Doing some color matching and texture tests for the final finish. That means the video isn’t too far away!

Stoked to be heading to VCF Midwest. I’ll be mulling around the floor all weekend so if you spot me, come say hi! I’ll be the middle-aged bald guy with facial hair… Can’t miss me.

In case anyone is interested here are some better pics of the save button - er - floppy disk shell I CNC milled out of aluminum!

So for the last 3 months, I decided to dive head first into the mouth of madness. Enjoy! I Made a Floppy Disk from Scratch youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8

New video is up! As always this one took an unexpected turn… or three… The CRT with a SECRET; Restoring a tiny 1980s monitor… youtu.be/9xYQU5SldcA

New video today! Watch as I design and print a custom case for the #BlueSCSI v2 in a retro Apple design style. youtu.be/MUnvxrXHrfE