Xyla Foxlin
I'm an engineer by degree with a passion for the arts and working with my hands; and a disdain for the way engineering is taught in schools. I'm a bit of a speedy jet with a broken compass, I'm always racing in the direction of the skill that's caught my interest... for now. My goal is to inspire others to get out to their local makerspace or their garage and get making things. Thanks for stopping by!
For my store:
shop.xylafoxlin.com/
To send me mail:
Xyla Foxlin
3727 W. Magnolia Blvd. # 174
Burbank, CA 91505
(Parents! If your kid is a fan and wants to receive a response postcard please include their age and favorite color as well as anything else they'd like me to know in your mail!)
For sponsorships and business inquiries, feel free to shoot me an email (confirm you're not a robot below) (although, I do love robots).
Huge thank-you to TotalBoat for supporting my channel!
Use my affiliate link for 5% off your whole purchase :)
www.totalboat.com/BotalToat
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The New Janky Workshop made an awesome video about making a glowing BotalToat sign for my new workshop! It's super rad and a really well made video, you should check it out :)
(I will permanently home the signs I received in the BotalToat corner store very soon!! Many thanks to the 3 of you who sent wildly different and all very awesome signs)
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My next video is now live for patrons! My patreon is a huge factor in my ability to keep making videos for y'all. In addition to early videos (when possible) I host quarterly Patreon zoom hangouts and have an active and lovely discord :)
www.patreon.com/posts/112265996?utm_campaign=posts…
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Thank you all for the love on these swoopy modern Adirondack Chairs from my last video!
I've made plans for them and you can get those juicy DXFs/PDFs/SVGs in two ways:
1) they are available for FREE on my Patreon to all tier levels (plus you can get access to fun perks like my Discord server and Patreon Zooms): www.patreon.com/xylafoxlin
2) they are available for sale on my merch store: shop.xylafoxlin.com/products/adirondack-chair-digi…
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I had a lovely time chatting with Kevin Scott, CTO of Microsoft, about engineering creativity and being curious as a job <3
Thank you for having me Kevin, and the entire Behind the Tech team!
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PLEASE DON'T GET SCAMMED!
I've been seeing an influx of spam and phishing comments targeting commenters on my channel, and am doing my best to block them as they arise but it's a bit like Google whack-a-mole :(
If you receive any comments or contact that is NOT from any of my official accounts (@xylafoxlin on instagram, twitter, and tiktok) or THIS channel (check for the verified check!) it is NOT ME. I do not have Telegram, and am doing my best to block all these accounts as they spring up.
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My dear dear friend @andrewadams6473 posted one of the greatest rocket films (i think) ever made today. If you are looking for a documentary that perfectly encapsulates the thrill of the chase, and the rollercoaster of highs and lows that make high power rocketry so electrifyingly enchanting, I can't recommend this video enough.
This is the rocket I briefly showed in my solar eclipse weather balloon video; a 2 stage monster attempting 90k feet that we launched out of Blackrock Desert during the 2023 annular eclipse.
Enjoy <3
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YARD SALE SETUP IS UNDERWAY! [redacted address], Los Angeles. 9am-3pm, don’t be early 🙃
See you there!
It’s a pretty standard moving sale + lots of scraps and garbage from old projects (want some iron man molds? Or a few bones from skellybones? lol). There will not be many tools for sale as I still need them, but there will be a few. Lots and lots and lots of very discounted partially used bottles of BotalToat Resin though! Also, if you want a wall or two… I’m gonna take down all the walls I put up in the garage. It’s just painted luon though so lower your expectations 😂
Lots and lots of Xyla sized clothes including a pair of Xena workwear steel toed boots, a microwave, a queen sized bed that doesn’t fit in my new place, random crap that makes me question if I have a hoarding problem… you get the gist! Also my canoe will be there but *not for sale* just for people to see if you want. And we have some random merch (including sample products that didn’t make the cut to the store, talk about exclusives!)
**keep in mind that I no longer live at that address and my shop has mostly been moved out, so you won’t be able to see all my tools / setup the way it was in my videos. You’ll still get to see the garage and help take down a wall or 2 if you want though!**
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Signing lots of welcome postcards for my new patrons this morning! Thank you all so so so much for the support. 💜 It’s not too late to join :)
www.patreon.com/xylafoxlin
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This was so satisfying I had to post it somewhere!
But for everyone asking how the trailer holds up to mud and rain… here ya go 🙃
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PLANS PRESALE ENDING SOON!
We are wrapping up development of the digital plans for my teardrop trailer, so your window to get $75 off while we are still in presale is rapidly closing! Once the plans are published they'll be available for general sale for $275.
Justsayin' building your own little teardrop is a great winter project, ready for use by spring! :)
shop.xylafoxlin.com/products/missadventureplans
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