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@jaredj631

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Savage’s Tested knife making aluminum! I would love to know the specs on that. I couldn’t find anything about it in my quick google search.

@Logan-1138

4 жыл бұрын

For safety you should put that switch and wiring in a box like a handy box. If you cut metal and a shard crosses the exposed posts that’s a accident waiting to happen. Just saying. Don’t know if you’ll read this or not.

@skathiri2608

4 жыл бұрын

You know, you should get a contour gauge, it would make figuring out the shape easier.😐

@skathiri2608

4 жыл бұрын

They're not that expensive, you can get the for less than 20 dollars.😐

@richwojehowski1123

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaredj631 Aluminum of any type or alloy wouldn't hold an edge. It's certainly for other parts of the knife (scales, bolsters, etc.)

The mini tabletop bandsaw build is my favorite Adam Savage video. Stuff falls over. Nails pop through and have to be snipped off. He doesn't have a Torx screwdriver handy. It takes him a long time to find the switch he is looking for. It shows that even at his high level of craftsmanship, he still inhabits the same reality that I do.

I like to imagine that Adam just talks to himself in his shop like this even with no cameras

@oldschoolman1444

3 жыл бұрын

It's called thinking out loud, I do it when I build things. =)

@Xfactor7430

2 жыл бұрын

Thinking out loud improves the memory. Converting thoughts into audio is allmost like creating a backup file in case you loose focus or have to get some sleep. By thinking out loud it is much much easier to simply get into the groove and just continue on the task at hand. Try it.. it actually works.

@Xfactor7430

2 жыл бұрын

If you start the morning at the workbench with the sentence.. 'Let me see.. where was I..??' You need to start thinking out loud.. No need to pick up the trail of thought.. Your audio back up/mental dash cam😎 will simply replay the last recording and Tadaaa of you go.👍😉🤘😎

@stoichiometry147

2 жыл бұрын

I do, lol. Remember, nothing wrong with talking to yourself. It when you begin answering yourself, it’s an issue. Lol

@bobmybob9493

2 жыл бұрын

Talking to oneself and working out problems is fine it's when you argue with oneself and loose the arguments and no longer talk to oneself is where it becomes a problem

Watching people build stuff is so popular because it relieves stress ...it has calming affect. But watching Adam builds stress. He builds everything like it's 3 am and the prop is holding up the entire production of the show.

When watching Adam work in his shop alone with these one day builds, I like to pretend he's trapped in space by himself and he does these projects so he won't lose his mind from space madness and he's recording himself to keep an historical record for when he's found/rescued years from now. Anyone else do that? Lol

@cajunmaker6917

2 жыл бұрын

No but this just changed the whole experience for me.

@akkadian102

Жыл бұрын

In a way he is, his shop is like his spaceship.

Whoever is doing the editing for these videos, keep it up, I love the subtle humor in the edit :)

@MrOtistetrax

4 жыл бұрын

The temptation to edit it all to make him look like a complete fool must be strong.

@maxpower700

4 жыл бұрын

Its Norman, as credited in the description 😃

@Panda27289

4 жыл бұрын

I think it shows just how fast his brain works that he can over look something that is so basic and if he stepped back it would be obvious too him. Adam making rookie mistakes because his brain works too quick just shows hes human 2.0 lol

@VeraTR909

4 жыл бұрын

@@Panda27289 ADHD in a nutshell :)

@mitchahbw

3 жыл бұрын

Do those littlest mistakes all the time when I'm in deep enough creativity 🤔 guess I am a little adhd after all

9:56 - I hope this is something everyone does: Just randomly starts doing stomp beats in the middle of their thought process.

@Aleph-Noll

4 жыл бұрын

reminds me of matthew mcconaughey's character in wolf of wall street lol

@Andrew-uk1bz

4 жыл бұрын

Unless I'm missing something, I believe you meant 9:56 not 5:56!

@TimTrOn3000

4 жыл бұрын

Wait... no one else does that?

@JS-gk9et

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. yep.

@jasonk1540

4 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-uk1bz yes that's what I meant... Thank you for pointing that out! (I corrected it)

Adam, here’s a cool trick I learnt a while ago when using hole saws. Drill a hole in the periphery of the cut but inside the cut hole not to make a dent in your piece. Then, when you use the hole saw, the peripheral hole will catch all the staffing and blow them out of your cut.

@tomwagemans1872

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going try that.

@TimMillernapavalleyfilmworks

10 ай бұрын

Genius

Watching you rummage through your collection of switches, looking for the "right one," is one of those times where I can truly see the intersection where your Maker meets your Artist. The inspiration ebbs when you get through the first box, almost like colour draining from the picture, and then, just as quietly but just as vividly, it peaks with the satisfaction of finding the one that feels right. Investing in the future pleasure of using the tool must translate into whatever the tool then makes, and watching you put that effort in is a lovely thing to behold. I'm so glad that footage was left in.

No. Way. I was looking for something to have on in the background while I did my own build... Of literally doing this to my portable bandsaw!

@tested

4 жыл бұрын

!!!!

@short7440

4 жыл бұрын

What are the chances? Lol

@CptPatch

4 жыл бұрын

You should show us a picture of the finished project and compare notes with Adam!

@TimeWasted8675309

4 жыл бұрын

Dude... me too! except my base is a repurposed crappy ryobi table saw frame that I pulled the motor out of.

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

@@gl15col the finish to that is fools seldom differ ... tbh i think it would make a neat conversion kit .. even a mini portable workshop if you make the table pivotable and perhaps able to take a fence for measured cuts ... and a few different inserts for say round things rest on a v groove brass insert so they dont slide around and as you slide it in it cuts at the length you set the fence to ... and even carry a spare blade of different material blades ... perhaps a mini brass vise that uses the brass insert as its base ... to hold something very steady and put that on a slide through the brass base ... there are so many things that could be done to make it super useful ... and most of them can be done as 1 day builds as he improves the capabilities of the minibandsaw

That cut at 51:09 was just freakin' brilliant!

@Decenium

4 жыл бұрын

it kinda scared me, like I thought for a sec that he cut part of his finger off

@eccenux

4 жыл бұрын

I think he actually did cut off part of his finger. That bandaid wasn't there before the cut I think 🤔... Generally I think you shouldn't work in a shop when angry 😉

@Tantrumspam

3 жыл бұрын

@@eccenux no, the plaster bandage was there from a prior shop incident (he made a video about that injury)

@jasonbell5905

3 жыл бұрын

You watch that video that long, that’s freaky

@NakedSponge

3 жыл бұрын

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I love how you can see his brain running through potential solutions during the first 10 minutes. It's the visual problem-solving experience.

I did this with my saw 5 or 6 years ago. It is one of my most used tools. Mine differs from Adam's design a bit. My table is easily removable with a single nut and the saw is held vertically in a stand. I can convert it from portable band saw to vertical and back in about 20 seconds. I also have a foot switch to control it.

@DCarlson2882

2 жыл бұрын

This is the design I want!!

I love watching these one day builds because even if I will never actually make the project you are making, I often use some of the concepts and ideas that you use to solve problems in what you want to create. It is also really nice to be able to find all of the tools in the description.

29:34 That moment when Adam flips off a Torx screw on his band saw.. 🤣

@PublicAtLarge

4 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing about that is NOBODY would expect him to flip anything off!

@theangryintern

4 жыл бұрын

He just expresses how we all feel about Torx screws.

@morgansinclair6318

4 жыл бұрын

And blows it a raspberry for good measure.

@zebfischer6088

4 жыл бұрын

@@theangryintern torx is the superior drive. I feel sorry for plebs still using philips.

@trevorpiccone1327

4 жыл бұрын

The only thing Adam and I disagree on is the superiority of the torx drive. Like, how can you NOT love torx?? lol

Wow, never seen such frantic energy........maybe when I was younger.

Idk why, but this build specifically made me feel like I was watching an old episode of Mythbusters. The Nostalgia hit hard.

Adam - " I need a simple tool solution but it has to use every tool in the shop including itself". Legend.

"oh that's Torx" *middle finger* I'll come back later to watch the rest when I've stopped laughing.

@powder749

4 жыл бұрын

Precisely! 🤣☠💀🤣☠💀

@martianmatt82

4 жыл бұрын

Blows raspberry * Lol I screen grabbed it, its memeing time!

@francescosirotti8178

4 жыл бұрын

There's a special place in hell for the inventor of Torx

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best choices for high torque applications though

@BlueCollarBachelor

4 жыл бұрын

Literally one of the best fasteners ever developed... I weep for the unwashed.

41:12 Hell's teeth Adam! My heart was in my mouth for a second there.

@nathankouris8491

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one! Talk about nervous!

@calvin1715

3 жыл бұрын

That and when he was connecting the staple gun to the compressor with it pointing in the general direction of his money maker. Too many times have i connected a nail gun only to have it fire off a nail across the shop. That made me real nervous

@lazar2175

3 жыл бұрын

You should have seen my friend change an angle grinder stone with it still plugged and between his legs. Fortunately nothing happened that time but the same dude literally gutted himself using the angle grinder again and the chain saw blade/ wood carving blade. I don't know how is he still alive or why does he do dumb stuff like that, he is very smart, but when it comes to safety he's not the brightest.

@kaieteurcanada

3 жыл бұрын

Savagely stupid ....

@RedMaij

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same thing! I think I lost a year of my life there.

Tanks Norman, love the way you include minutes of Adam's staring, thinking and deep looking in silent until he says GOT IT!! I hope someday find someone that loves me like Adam loves his bandsaw :(

1:37 "KNIFE MAKING ALUMINUM, NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE" Hahaha xD

36:20 the moment i have been waiting for since he bore a hole trough the aluminium table xD

@bpronka

4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@BioHazard36

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how far into the video it would be before he realized.

I love how every tool he talk about is “one of his favorites”

@aldenallen28

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. Every tool in my hand is my favorite.

@VonBlade

4 жыл бұрын

I imagine when it's your shop, and you've been doing it for thirty years including two major sponsors, you probably don't own anything that isn't your favourite tool for the job.

I liked watching and listening to Adam mess with the platform at the beginning of the video for several minutes. In a way, it feels more authentic compared to a super polished video where an issue plus solution are neatly presented together. I liked seeing the actual problem solving and brain storming. I also love the element of ASMR, clomping boots on the floor, cutting corrugated cardboard, drumming on surfaces. Something really pleasant about all of it. Thanks for the edit, Norm :)

29:34 is the best Adam savage moment ever 😂😂😂

@stackman120

4 жыл бұрын

Here I am loving torx. They provide much better leverage and make for better holding power. Lastly, they are far less likely to strip out.

@Dreddy72

4 жыл бұрын

@@stackman120 its still 100% what i do, any time some inanimate object does not agree with what i had assumed.

@ElkinsEric

4 жыл бұрын

stackman120 agreed! I always use tori headed deck screws. Never have a bit skip the drive slots with a torn head; Phillips head screws alway end up skipping on the driver bit.

WARNING! The way Adam wired the switch, the unused top lugs will be HOT when the saw is switched off! With a double-pole switch like that, it's also considered safer to switch both hot and neutral.

@arkieguy1

4 жыл бұрын

Switching hot and neutral would probably also allow the lights on the switch to work as intended. :)

@stupidkidlol

4 жыл бұрын

Just as a learning point, can the unused lugs be just be snipped off and covered with liquid electrical tape?

@hoshiadam

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good idea to wire both hot and neutral through the switch, but it looked like the bottom lugs were the unused ones. If he wired the wall connection to the top of the switch and the tool side to the common (which is fine for how he is doing it) , that would keep only one lug hot when the tool was off. It looks like a lighted switch and I wonder how the lights are connected internally, which could throw off my answers.

@daanwilmer

4 жыл бұрын

@@stupidkidlol It'd be better to connect the power cord to the switch lugs, and connect the band saw to the common. That way the other lugs are switched to the band saw when it's switched off, and the power is connected to nothing.

@evenlouderthanthat

4 жыл бұрын

@@stupidkidlol you can't get guaranteed safe insulation this way. Although it probably is safe you would not find this in a professional product.

Watching Adam's thought process as he is building something is amazing. You can almost see the gears turning as he figures out the right way to make things work out to achieve his goal.

me: sees Tested post a One Day Build - gets excited also me: sees that it's over 1 hour long - *excitement intensifies*

Ow ow ow, please cover that switch with a cover, in light of metal bits and filings dropping on it.. It's probably a remote chance, but it's al fun and games until there's a short. Stay safe Mr. Savage

@ksulli25

4 жыл бұрын

He mentions this at the end of the vid

@AnderssonHenning

4 жыл бұрын

I'd also would like to see a cover so no one accidently touches the bare connectors...

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnderssonHenning in this day and age someone would probably try and put their tongue on them .. where's Tory B when you need him ;)

Personally, I f'in hate philips. Torx all day, every day. It grips the bit much better. With philips, I slip too often, or destroy the head.

@GeorgeBryantLuxtylo

4 жыл бұрын

Torx is nice. I'm a fan of pozidriv, because then you can use a philips screwdriver in a pinch!

@ThePoesn

4 жыл бұрын

And not having the right bit all the time is a fallacy, because if you switch to torx you have as many torx bits lying around as you have philips now.

@samroesch

4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I see a torx I feel like I'm part of special club, of people who have torx bits. They're great if you're part of the club, they suck if you're not.

@JasperJanssen

4 жыл бұрын

As long as everything g on a device is torx. Half Phillips and half torx is just bad attention to detail.

@zmuzzy101

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePoesn you've missed the point Adam was making. A Phillips screw can be used with a range of Phillips (or slotted for that matter) bits whereas torx needs the right sized bit. A 15mm is no good for a 20mm torx.

This is a piece of cake for Adam, he’s just acting like he’s thinking hard.

I am glad to know I'm not the only one who flips off screws they don't like. haha

When you connected the lugs on the switch, I hope you have the motor load connected to the middle terminal and the hot AC input on the outside lug, otherwise when you switch it off you could switch the hot AC terminal to the other side of the switch throw where it would be exposed.

@ReverendTed

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, saying that the switch is always connecting something gave me concern that you could brush against two poles when the switch is off and get a jolt. Seems with those connectors exposed that would always be true.

@oOWaschBaerOo

4 жыл бұрын

also, he should make use of that feature of disconnecting 2 seperate lines, by adding both neutral and hot to it , with the way some stuff is wired it can happen that a neutral wire will get hot and other way around ( atleast here in eu with the 2 prong euro plugs , thats how it can happen ) ( not talking about earth btw )

@danielabrams555

4 жыл бұрын

@dncingshadow How is that better? If the shops wiring was done correctly than it won't matter either way, but if the shop wiring was incorrect then there would certainly be an advantage to having both wires switched.

@fristlsat4663

4 жыл бұрын

@@dncingshadow Right, because it will never be plugged into an extension cord that someone has whacked the ground off of, or a two wire ungrounded extension cord. It is always safer to break all connections except ground, and the switch is already there.

@bob9802

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't cover the other terminals yet anyway, so it is only marginally more dangerous. I am concerned and reaching for it blind, and rubbing right across the live on the side. He said he was going to protect it from metal shavings, but hopefully it gets fully enclosed

I'm actually in the middle making one of these as well. Just entirely out of steel and welded together. Same method of mounting for the portaband to the table. Yours looks amazing. If only I had a mill and lathe. Some day.

One of the longest DIY videos I have ever watched. Practically raw and uncut. Love the way you work, reminds me of myself, we would go crazy building shit together *in a good way no homo.

41:13 adam nearly F's up his finger again look how close his hand came to that running blade! I know you are excited but jeezus

Watching Adam drum on his body around 10 minutes was interesting. Apparently I'm not the only maker doing that while thinking haha anyway, good modification!

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

its like a mantra ... rhythmic beating gets the juices flowing ... that's is also why sex is so relaxing .. it is all rhythmic beatings

42:30 you don't need a full warehouse of imperial screw, but it's nice to have some. To be honest: only a few colonies still use imperial measures and imperial screws. Mostly every tool sold to an international market is equipped with metric screws today. And I think it's beautiful

@txm100

4 жыл бұрын

YES. I don't need any imperial except maybe those for camera equipment. 1/4 " or something.

@eatmedrinkme9628

4 жыл бұрын

The US being one of those EX colonies, where he lives. We in the US have an advantage over you, we can use either. Giving us a wider selection of fasteners than you. The pretentiousness of people that think one is better than the other never ceases to amaze. They each have their benefits and downfalls.

@txm100

4 жыл бұрын

@@eatmedrinkme9628 LOL dude. They are only fuckin screws. Of course compared one to another they are the same. But the big point is STANDARDIZATION. If the US would go metric nothing would change terms of quality or selection. You just would end being the laughing stock of the world ;) (BTW, the us is using metric to define their imperial units 😂)

@scottmichaelharris

4 жыл бұрын

Eat Me Canada also has both but the default is metric.

@scottmichaelharris

4 жыл бұрын

tm don’t let them know they already converted. Likely to get a 9mm to the face.

I made a vertical table attachment for my milwaukee portaband 20 years ago. I use it everyday. Best tool in my shop.

Nothing cheers me up more than a new tool in the shop .

Okay I'm kinda confused, you wanted to recess the switch so it wouldn't get banged up, but the cable gland sits proudly to the side? :D Regardless, this is a nice practical build. Guess its time i refurbish that old broken Makita Protaband i found and turn it into this.

@stevewallace853

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thought, why not put the power switch above the input wire, it wouldn't need that silly additional piece he used to recess mount the switch and would keep the (dodgy) wiring job away from hands and metal shavings....remind me not to ever let Adam wire anything in my house :-D

@mikegursky429

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly! I was yelling at my screen while he was drilling the hole. He also needs a single throw switch because that double throw switch is dodgy as hell.

“Torques!” *flips off thing*. Hits me right in the feels

This is it. My favorite video on the internet. The last punch line convinces me. "with support"

My neighbor just had a 200-amp transformer dropped in his yard to power his garage shop. Meanwhile I'm still running on a 12-amp tap off my garage lighting circuit (sigh). This project renews my hope of having a bandsaw without major rewiring!

Im gonna make this.

@Chri710

4 жыл бұрын

I made one exactly how he did in the video. I somehow ended up with flux capacitor

@MrIggybo

4 жыл бұрын

Chris M try making a flux capacitor. You'll end up with a bandsaw table instead.

@TimTrOn3000

4 жыл бұрын

You can spend the same money on a cheap used band saw and get way more function. I find you need at least a 9-10 inch throat for the most part. I got my 12" band saw for 25 bucks at a flea market.

@mrpw1402

4 жыл бұрын

TimTrOn3000 yeah but is it portable battery powered? That’s the whole reason why he did this project to begin with

@StraightLineCycles

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrpw1402 will it fit on the portable battery powered one?, he did use the plug in version...

Adam in most video's with his stapler: "It's best to make sure there is no flesh in the trajectory of the stapler" Also Adam: 31:30

@Skorpeonismyrealname

4 жыл бұрын

"I had a friend who used a piece of scrap inbetween the work and the nail. Once, the nail gun doubleshot and fired a nail through both pieces of work, the scrap, and his hand." *Also buffers with a piece of scrap*

@wit6665

4 жыл бұрын

i would be pretty impressed if a 23ga nail makes it through two pieces of 3/4 inch ply.

@brandongreene3213

4 жыл бұрын

@@wit6665 with enough psi anything is possible!

@nicflatterie7772

3 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend when she was a nurse at a trauma center, saw guys with nails through almost every bone you can think of. These nail guns are super nut are also dangerous.

just fyi for those that only have one portaband, they are designed to be hing from the handle, and the back hits the wall making it very secure and level! A piece of 30mm angle works well for this. I keep mine on the wall, and use a welding clip for on and off. I use it more this way than just about any other. Best tool ever! Keep up the good work Adam!

I love the internet. Its seriously amazing. I was searching for a video on how to make a portaband table and I get an hour long video of the person who inspired me to become an engineer, a huge idol of mine, BUILDUING A PORTABAND TABLE. -cheers Adam

Was just a bit stressed when you clamped down the aluminum without upward support as well. Especially given the drilling pressure. Super glad it didn't pop out on you.

@ericchambers9023

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Some machinist jacks would have come in real handy there. When he started with the boring bar, you could see the plate wasn't level in the vise.

@TheTalonts

4 жыл бұрын

@@ericchambers9023 - You could even see it when the hole saw started up.

@justkiddin1980

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and he could have done with one block less...And take a few pointers on feeds and speeds..that poor boringbarr is rotating way to fast it seems...

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

look closer at his grips ... the bed the back grip is on was supporting the plate for the majority of the plate ... the drilled portion was done over the open of the mill .. so he had a cantilevered plate with only perhaps a 1/3rd of the plate only compression supported on the weakest side ... so fine minimal warpage from drill pressure especially since he he moved the bed up and not the drill down ... he was able to scrape micro cuts off and not push down heavy on the plate at all ... the burrs are where his bit caught from a chip in it ... thats why he had to reshape the head it was in need of refinishing ...

Really worried that the insert doesn't have a registration that would prevent it from spinning and catching the blade during use. Or even just a recessed screw that holds it in place. Great build though!!! Loved the final product.

@TheTalonts

4 жыл бұрын

It could be added easily enough without a full redesign. There should be enough of a lip to tap a machine screw between the plate and insert. Or press-fit a dowel halfway between the 2, like on a crank pulley. Good catch.

@ConorNoakes

4 жыл бұрын

The blade is moving down through the table, if it catches all it will do is chew a small amount off of the insert (which will be tricky anyway as the non-toothed majority of the blade will be keeping it from spinning all that far) Inserts like that are a consumable, it will get nicked and eventually wear out and need replacing

@Glisern

4 жыл бұрын

the registration is the blade. It cannot move, because the width of the blade "hole" is not bigger than the blade depth. it physically cannot spin.

@peckenstein

4 жыл бұрын

@@Glisern Just not a risk I'd be willing to take. I thought of that and that the blade rotation is down toward the insert. But things happen, and It's always better to prepare for and prevent them if you have the ability to. This seems like a scenario that could be planned for accordingly.

@mildyproductive9726

4 жыл бұрын

When I made a fancypants aluminum insert for my wood bandsaw, there was no room to add a drill hole in the table. If you did, the hole would be right in the edge of the insert and destined to break. So I filed a notch in just the bottom lip of the table recess. Same result.

Adam pontificates on the importance of clamping properly, then proceeds to hold metal to metal during a cut with some tape...love it.

You might think about wearing a light weight tool belt for holding your markers, pens, scrolls, small square, etc. Nothing so big though that it would start to bother you while you work, brainstorm, invent, etc. I really like your channel and now watch it just about every day. Thank you!

"When you clamp something down, man... Life is good!" He's channeling The Dude over here...

@Mengmoshu

4 жыл бұрын

But he clamped down the end that was floating! He should have put stands or something under the spots he was clamping if he was worried about securing that end.

"Oh that's Torx" *grabs a flat screwdriver 😜👍

@maxhouseman3129

4 жыл бұрын

Because that are combined screws for torx and slotted.

@trevorpiccone1327

4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand adams preference on screw heads. Torx is solowly but surley replacing phillips drive. How Adam feels about Torx head is how I feel about slotted head screws, talk about a pain in the ass.

The way you transferred the whole pattern felt like a cheat code for me. I watched the whole video just for that! Thank you!

Hi Adam! That was another FUN build! You turned a "Hack" Saw into a useful Bench Tool! HA! HA! HA!!!! .... Have a Great Day!

"I have a rubber feet drawer." Of course you do :) I wish I had a rubber feet drawer.

@osas9104

3 жыл бұрын

I like your comment.

Great build. I always enjoy watching! Looking forward to the next one. Suggestion for you: I think you should try putting the handle back on, point it at 12:00, and make your portable truly portable. It shouldn't impact the footprint terribly.

I love how it makes designing things so much easier when you make shapes and air gestures with your hands.

Love the homage to the final episode to The Sopranos, with the fade to black during the power cord cut, very hilarious.

When I see the mess, the cooling fluid does to the sourrounding. A one day build could be a shield which - at least - protects the stuff in the back from getting dirty.

thats a lovely little tool! i was looking forward to some kind of external mechanical linkage to the speed control though. also, did the switch actually light up? you could use the other switch prongs to integrate a dedicated little handheld vacuum with a dead battery or cosmetic damage. i'd also make a little finger clearance cutout in the back so you can still use the carrying handle comfortably, and a lick of paint would be nice. but lovely job, its very cute.

adam savage is the bob ross for makers

I received a swag offroad portaband table for Christmas. Best thing I ever received as a gift. Thinking of making one like yours for my second saw.

51:08 That moment I genuinely thought Adam screwed the whole thing up and edited it in a dramatic way

@andrewmartin1829

4 жыл бұрын

My brain went to- he cut the cord to the camera or something

@Darkshadows90

4 жыл бұрын

My mind went to he clipped a chunk of his fingertip off.

@hellionfi

4 жыл бұрын

Kudos to the editor for that little piece of brilliance. :)

Adam, as my uncle always says to me: "Don't get excited. Think it through first." Order of operations usually comes along with that on its own.

love your sense of humour. When you cut the cable and the screen went black, cracked me up.

Man I'll bet it's a chore to help a do-it-yourselfer like you move. Looks like paradise in there though

Classic Nip Adam he’s real excited about this one

29:34 Needs to be a new emotion with a new name. We've all felt it LOL.

Watching these always reminds me of my wood shop teacher from high school.

36:21. Lmao! I was wondering about the slit in the table. You are exactly right…order of operations. To be honest that’s most of building anything that I’ve ever done. With experience comes true order of operations. Have loved your work for 20 yrs. Thx

Adam: I'm feeling kind of lazy today. Adam: *is manic*

Adam's one of those guys that goes to a hardware store for fun, just to stand in the tool isle so he can fantasize of what can be built by each tool. I wish I had that kind of imagination 😒

@arkieguy1

4 жыл бұрын

And the money to do it. ;)

@saschaschneider6355

4 жыл бұрын

I do that too. Then I start to imagine how I would injure myself in the process and I start to hate my imagination ;)

@se1j114

4 жыл бұрын

I do that 😅

@mildyproductive9726

4 жыл бұрын

I used to do that, until the one time an employee asked me to leave.

36 minutes in I kept asking myself about how the blade would get installed. I figured I missed something and was waiting to see what it was. I love seeing his process and learning from him. Always a pleasure to watch and learn from a master.

I think this is the best one day builds Iv'e watched, I really like that Adam is the one moving the camera, immersing you into the video.

Would you guys be making a Mini Vacuum Former for small pieces someday?

@Dfrantz87

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Punished Props Academy they have a really good one and Adam Has a history with Bill Doran so he would probably suggest it to you as well...

@MichaelBerthelsen

4 жыл бұрын

Adam already has a show-and-tell video about that I think, when doing some for a project, where he explained how he made it.😊

@CeleryCarrots

4 жыл бұрын

Just checked out the channel and their work is fantastic. Thanks for pointing me their way!

41:12 you sent chills down my spine for a second there

I did something similar to a broken horizontal band saw. Now one of my favorite tools. I also helped a local knifemaker build one out of a corded Milwaukee portable saw. both work great.

He has to have soooooooo much invested in shop stock. And the sheer joy he has when he finds exactly what he was looking for. Its priceless.

46:00 when you'er looking for the one crucial LEGO piece...

You really must cover the elektical connectors

@gadi70

4 жыл бұрын

Seems somewhat lethal to me at the moment. Dual switch is most likely to cut off both neutral and phase wire (in some cases you can plug the socket either way), so that the phase is surely disconnected. Probably the glim bulb inside the switch will also work, if both neutral and phase are connected.

@adammarkiewicz3375

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Throwing metal shavings (possibly hot) on electric power wires, and even not insulated switch can shorten a life a bit. It was the worst possible place for this. Safety first! Having this said, there was also handle to control speed initially planned? I was very curious how it will be solved.

@gregkeddy6446

4 жыл бұрын

@@gadi70 He connected hot to the switch. Neutral is securely connected in a wire nut

@dontakeshit

4 жыл бұрын

@@adammarkiewicz3375 yeah I was most interested in the handle to control the speed.

@adammarkiewicz3375

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregkeddy6446 We're talking wall sockets here. You cannot be 100% sure which wire really is the hot one. Therefore switch on both is safe approach.

Now you've done it. I have resisted the urge to buy a bandsaw because I don't have enough space in my garage for such a large tool. But this thing will fit right next to the drill press. Off to work!

23:24 I dunno what came over me, I didn't get much sleep, I skipped breakfast. Thanks man for catching me when I was passing out.

9:56 Adam auditions for STOMP!

OK... 1:36 glossed over "knifemaking aluminum" WAY too quickly for my interests! DESIRE TO KNOW MORE INTENSIFIES!

@TerryLawrence001

4 жыл бұрын

6061-T6 aluminum custom handles are fun to mill

@dadams106

4 жыл бұрын

casually like, oh that's crucifix wood.

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

check out excalibur ... or the aragorn sword builds ... that bit is leftovers ;)

That cordless DeWalt Portaband is my favourite tool ever. I have no idea how useful it actually is, but It looks like a sci-fi weapon and I love it for that..

Oh haha. Yes that "M5" screw reference was bringing back memories lol.

1 Has stationary bandsaw. Not portable enough. 2 Buys corded portable bandsaw. Not portable enough. 3 Buys cordless portable bandsaw. Not sturdy enough. 4 Makes stationary bandsaw. Goto 1.

@GibClark

4 жыл бұрын

That stationary bandsaw is not speed controlled. That style is difficult and costly to modify in that way. Which keeps you from cutting several types of metal.

@burritoriot5724

4 жыл бұрын

This one is small. No one wants to turn on a full size machine to make one half inch cut, with a smaller machine it makes it more viable to make those cuts with a bandsaw

@snaplash

4 жыл бұрын

I have a full size du speed bandsaw (metal /wood), ehich usually has a wide blade in it. If I had a mini one, I'd keep a narrow blade in it for small workpieces and tight curves.

@dontakeshit

4 жыл бұрын

@@GibClark did I miss the part where he added a speed controller? He mentioned he was going to put a handle to control the throttle

@jm7650273

4 жыл бұрын

@@dontakeshit that's probably in the promised "to be continued"...

He is such a kid showing off everything he has. I LOVE IT!

I loved the edit at 38:10 when Adam goes off screen left and walks back on right. Just beautiful work.

I can't believe I'm making a *"I would've"* comment ...... ( please forgive me ) *I would've run the plug wire out the back instead of the side (-:*

@davecc0000

4 жыл бұрын

Adam commented that he wanted to keep the right and back sides unblemished so to be able to store it in a corner. Then he put the cord out the side...?

Tool-ception: Making a tool with your tools.

@omegonchris

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, how else do you make tools?

@KnuckleHunkybuck

4 жыл бұрын

Metalworking: Working with metal to make things. Metaworking: Working with things to make those same things.

I definitely prefer these less edited videos we've been getting since the lockdowns started. These are one thing the lockdowns have brought us that I hope stay around. It's so helpful to watch Adam's process and see all the mistakes and how they're overcome organically like this.

1. Adam Used like 3 bandsaws to make this bandsaw that he "needs to have". 2. Portabands have variable speed triggers. Put an offset cam on a shaft at a 45deg to the back panel and make that be speed control on a knob. Friction (rubber) on the edge would keep it on the switch and allow you to slow down the blade. Otherwise... good build. I have a corded Milwaukee I've been meaning to make into a tabletop bandsaw.

Adam the electrical work on this build is really unsafe, you have left the hot wires exposed to touch at the back of the switch, this should be enclosed. Also the point of a double pole switch is so that you can switch the hot and neutral conductors, double pole switching is always better than just using the hot, also I think in this case if you had connected hot and neutral to the switch you would have got a light in the switch too, which would have been a good addition. Using the type of switch you did means that you have no zero volts protection, most similar power tools on the market will have a switch that includes a contractor so that if the power fails or the cord becomes detached from the outlet, when the power is restored you don't suddenly get the blade spinning with possible risk of injury. Also I would probably have run a ground to the new aluminium section you added just for additional peace of mind. You mentioned at the end of the video that you would be doing more work on this project, please included upgraded electrics. Buy a zero volts stop start switch, ensure any live parts are enclosed or at least not able to be touched and ground the table. Sorry for the long comment but electrical safety is important and I know many people follow the examples you set in these videos.

your electrical work scares me, you really should show good electrical practices online so that if somebody copies you they will have less chance of getting hurt

@McClane6666

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in Germany he would have probably violated about 50 laws with that wiring. But US only uses half the voltage so maybe you survive the occasional shocks you get when using that machine.

@ianc4901

4 жыл бұрын

@@McClane6666 Half the voltage means double the amps !

@Warshipmodelsunderway

4 жыл бұрын

On my version of this, I used a blue plastic 2 gang electrical box from the home center along with a light switch rated at 15 amps, which is half again as much as the saw pulls. I put a receptacle next to the switch it so I wouldn't have to cut the plug off the tool. Seems a easy, safe and cheap solution. I unplug the box after use, just to be safe.

@lsdave

4 жыл бұрын

@@ianc4901 double the voltage means less resistance is needed for the amps to flow regardless how many amps there is.

@ianc4901

4 жыл бұрын

@@Warshipmodelsunderway There are a number of simple and inexpensive solutions that are far safer and probably more reliable than what Adam cobbled together there. If you want to put together electrics in that manner that's up to you but you shouldn't be putting them online

I am more entertained by Adam's narrating than I am by the project. Is it just me? 😂

I love Adam’s enthusiasm. It always gets my inner mad scientist/Edison so excited and inspired to try and make something clever!