Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Savage Sortimo Storage Cabinet! 

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I worked at RadioShack before they went under. The grey sorters in the background look like the parts drawers at RadioShack. They were incredibly efficient as long as people kept them clean and organized. If a hyper bunch of Boy/Girl Scouts or an elementary school electronics club came in and ransacked them, it would take a day to re-organize them. But I didn't mind because those kids were so enthusiastic to learn about building electronics that they didn't have time to put things back where they got them. I was happy to do that for them after they left so they could get back to their den or club and start learning and building. Really, that only happened one time. It was a Boy Scout bunch. And regular every day adults were sometimes just as bad, if not worse.

For the sort of highly repetitive spacing work, like the slider rail installations, I would recommend making a spacing block as it reduces the opportunities for error. Just watch how you fabricate the spacer, and how tightly you fit the adjacent bars to each other and it or else you might find a creeping error spacing things a little farther than you planned, and insufficient space for the top container.

Really nice, well-constructed, well thought out, but wow! $105 for one? Afraid I'll be staying with my HF $10 boxes for a long, long time.

After binging Tested videos for weeks now and seeing how much Adam loves those boxes, Ive been wondering if we would ever have a Sortimo/Savage collab! Congrats on the new product!! The orange is awesome!

Adam... I know there's a bit of time since you posted this video, but I wanted to thank you for the insights on this VERY simple build. There's a certain beauty to how well it works with a minimum effort. I built one of these for some older "pre-VersaStack" Craftsman sorters I inherited from my grandfather, and the one thing I added was a piano hinge down one side with a piece that swings out over the front opening from top to bottom, preventing all the sorters from sliding out, and I keep this in the back seat-area of my F150, behind the driver and facing the door. That way, I can keep all my tools reasonably secure, and still have access to my "hardware store" from the drivers-side rear door. I did add a sealing finish because down here in Florida, humidity and the heat fluctuations from this living in my truck would degrade and destroy MDF in a matter of a couple months,

The editing on this video is *chef's kiss*

The editorial additions are really great. Today's hashtag expansion had me howling. Nice work!

I would love to just spend a day with Adam you can learn so much from him. I love to fix broken things. It's the only thing I'm good at is taking something that doesn't work and making it work again is the best feeling ever but I would love to be able to build tings but I have a issue with measuring things correctly. I have a lazy eye so I basically only have one good eye so I have to measure things 20 times to make sure it's right. I think you could just learn so much from him and he has so much knowledge to give.

I could binge Adam's videos to eternity and still keep coming back. I have watched this video multiple times already! I'm finally tackling shop organization myself as I've come to a point I have just too much stuff and too little efficiency when it comes to storage. I would love to be able to use the Savage Sortimo boxes, they are my color after all, but they are unfortunately out of my price range. I did however just purchase 18 similar boxes that were on sale from Harbor Freight and will be building myself an organizer rack to finally get stuff out of bags, carboard boxes, jars, coffee cans, and the like. Thank you for the inspiration to finally pull the trigger on this project!

Congratulations on the deal. I love seeing one day organising builds.

I am sure Adam can build just about anything.He makes it look so easy as well.Very Talented and just great to watch him build anything.👌

Yow! $105 per box. Trying hard to push my price pain point that high. I’m sure it’s a lifetime investment and supporting Adam is a good thing.

Harbor Freight has a similar line of parts sorters for a fraction of the cost. $7-14. Indexed lids, too.

Sortimo is fantastic. My favourite is definitely the packout system but they are bigger, bulkier than sortimo however so rugged and their ability to mix tools, accessories and storage together is amazing. I love the orange and the clear lid these sortimo’s are definitely a very nice product.

$105 + shipping for one???? Yikes that’s a tough sale. I’m sure they’re great and I’d love to have a few but not at that price.

I built a cabinet like this for Stanley sorters several years ago when you first showed your Sortimo system. I realized I could do much the same thing at a fraction of the cost.

Very nice, but the price on these is absolutely nuts!

Just received mine. Very sturdy..very orange! As I grabbed my old HF plastic box that holds all my drywall screws the whole front broke off as I lifted it. Can't wait to get them all re-sorted into the new Savage Industries Sortimo's! They are so nice. Worth the money as they feel so much sturdier than my other cheap sorters. Good amount of internal boxes and dividers provided as well. Thanks Adam!

Great seeing Adam so Stoked ~Smile oN

fun insight to see how you tackle this problem. I've made similar sorter racks. I built both sides with guides as a single piece first (with both sides as part of a single sheet of ply), then separated the the sides with a vertical cut through the ply and the guides. This assures symmetric spacing and reduces the number of times you have to measure the gaps. Any time I can reduce the times I have to measure stuff the better.

Was looking around for storage ideas since trying to organize my garage and stumbled upon this. This is a great idea. Nice build. Will have to try to build one of these when i get situated enough in my house i recently moved into. Thanks for sharing.

Just bought 2! I'm stoked!

Adam, I'm not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but you can cut a spacer of the exact size needed to go between the runners and after the first set, use that to position the rest as you go along. Spacers in general have a ton of uses in woodworking. Great build! I haven't jumped on the sortimo bandwagon yet, but I get closer and closer every time I see them in use, and I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out...

I've been meaning to do something like this (inspired by a previous build) this'll finally be the push I needed. Thanks!

Adam, perfect timing for this - I have been thinking of developing a solution for my organizers, and to have a master like you build something so basic is such a treat. Thank you! $105 for a box though.. pricey.

The second i saw the box, it reminded me of what Alexandre Chappel did with his sorting boxes on his YT channel - 3D printed compartments and a mix of ply and more 3D printed parts for the cases. For anyone daring, I believe his designs would inturn be a good value and a rewarding DIY experience for those unwilling to fork over a premium for These orange beauties. Loved the video as always, love to see collabs like these.

“As this shelf/storage will be static in my cave”. Proceeds to put wheels on it. 🤩

I love the "mad scientist" hair. Warms my heart.

Thank you for all of the vast and varied contributions that you've made to our world, Adam. Truly

Congratulations on the collaboration! I'm looking forward to organizing my workspace with these.

A fun one! It's always great to see Adam work so confidently and freely. I might be able to make that particular box (sort of), but when it came to gluing and tacking, I'd use up all the bar clamps in the shop and then go buy more before I drove a single brad! And congrats on the Sortimo deal!

will you guys be making another run of these boxes? I hope so

Pure gold editing!

Thats WILD! It looks amazing. Congratulations.

This is exactly what I have been looking for!

Congrats!

I think this is a great place to note that if you spray your dry wood with water before gluing it creates a stronger bond

A nice addition for the top, or the bottom of ones without wheels, would be stacking caps and nesting targets.This seems incredibly important for Adam's shop where they'll surely got 3 high.

I love their sorting cases and work-van innovations. I have some collecting dust since I went with the lightweight option of Aluca.

Thanks again for another great 1 day build. You have inspired me to do great things as a model maker and to organise my work shop 😊

Sign it! - I was so happy to hear you say that.

Systainer bame out with their version a couple years ago. I ended up buying four at their promo price for screws and oft used hardware. They lock into each other and I made a couple mobile bases for the sorter/tool boxes. Getting to the box you want is a bit annoying, but being able to roll your entire tool stack and fasteners to where you need it is a huge plus.

I was looking at item organizers last night, happy to see this in my sub-box, may pick up a couple sortimo's!

I surprisingly knew about this product and build before his video came out thanks to my product notification from savage industries for the bedroll finally being back in stock. I cannot wait for my bedroll to come in and I’m very tempted to be getting these sortimo boxes so I can organize stuff better.

I love how the vibration from the table saw is causing the storage drawers to slowly creep open. (4:25, on the left, under the gold orb. Easiest to see each time the shot cuts.)

Awesome product, Adam - and in my favorite color! I think painting the box a shiny medium grey would go with the 'Too Hot To Handle Orange'.

Can you imagine having such a well equipped shop that a Milwaukee brad nailer is your cheapest brad nailer. Kind of an after thought, Savage Industries should sponsor a little give-away promotion. The contest could be "Guess how many casters are being used in the cave." Not including the stockpiled casters, just the ones separating something from the ground. Who ever gets closest without going over wins, in the case of a tie. the earliest post wins. The prize... a Sortimo 5 pack.

I've been thinking of building something similar except making them the height of my bench and putting them underneath. Cheers for the inspiration Adam.

Even the caster are orange! Very cool!

jack of all trades. Really admire the guy.

Hi Adam, I have similar setups but use Aluminum angle instead of wood cleats. I think it's 1x1x1/8", which makes it really easy for approach angle and organizers need far less room for top/bottom clearance.

I've just started an organising system, but when looking at boxes, I could not justify the cost of the Sortimo (even though I really wanted them). I ended up purchasing sorters from Lee Valley, due to their lower cost. They seem pretty decent so far!

You are awesome. I might never build the cabinet or buy the boxes, even though Germany is a 2h away from me. But you manage to make me smile many times, with your video's.

was excited and then saw the price....just going to get a few more milwaukee packout boxes and 3d print my inserts.

i love the color too, its like the orange dieter rams used to use

I see signs of Adam's Mythbuster days being a little over 100% for the camera...and I fracking love it!

Excellent

Dang it. Only 5 months later and not for sale. I liked the orange

Great simple built. I always put wheels as well on all my static furniture! 😉

I like the idea of these types of sorting systems; in my case I go with the sort boxes from Harbor Freight, because they’re more than good enough for what I need and they’re inexpensive; depending on sale times/prices you can get boxes from $6-$15 a piece, which is nice because $ starts adding up quick depending on how much sporting you need.

Have you checked our Zach Freedman's 3D printed gridfinity system for quick modular work?

I really like this design, 5 per box. When I make mine, I'm going to add some kind of retainer on the front so I can take them from the shop, and put them in my truck. Some simple device to keep them from sliding out. Maybe a retaining plywood bar that pivots out of the way. Thanks for sharing.

Great work sir you are awesome

I recently invested in 10 sortimos and built something quite similar. Though I used aluminum angle for the rails and bent up the front corners to hold the in. It was the first biggish project since things calmed down after the lockdown

BOOM BOUGHT ONE!!!

My ocd was very satisfied to see orange casters to match the new sortimo boxes.

Very neat

It is very inspiring to see your solutions to everyday challenges. Have a nice day Per Hedegaard Denmark.

love your glue bottle and the sortamos

I love them. I bought one, but may it sure was a difficult choice. My Husky bins to the exact same thing and only cost $20.

Cool seeing Ted work on your shop guitar! Lookin’ forward to you sharing it with us when it returns, if you would!

Adam you may want to check out antique dental drawers. You may like those for storage of tiny items that you don't need to pull the drawer out and take it with you. I use mine on the daily and love it

I want one but the price is hard to justify

Very nice storage system

Great video! I also love that color orange keep up the great videos

Unsure if it was suggested yet, but the sides being manufactured around the 10 minute mark could be assembled as one big piece and then cut down the middle guaranteeing alignment.

Yea, I also am a happy T-Box user. I own 6 of them for sorting my electronic components. They are great, but also a bit pricy. They also have a rail on their side that is intended to rest on runners. It has a "nose" that would fit into an indentation on a runner, so you can have e.g. racks on rolls or in a service car without risking the boxes to glide out of them. Edit: You mentioned the nobs on the runners Sortimo has on the racks they sell, but that is not what i am talking about. just have a look on the sides of the boxes.

You do this job very well

congrats

Just a few thoughts on improving the processes when making future ones… leave the side panels and rails as double length for assembly (using pre-made spacer) then cut in half on the table saw for each half

You and me both, Adam. Orange is also my favorite color.

For the price of a few of these just buy a 3D printer. ALCH has a great system very similar to these. I’ve printed so many and integrated into drawers. He also has plywood box designs that are great.

I love it a simple solution that can't really be improved hence it will last for as long as people need to sort and store stuff

I just love the Sortimo organizers, but they always seemed so expensive. I first fell in love with the Sortimo boxes when I saw Adam's a few years ago, but I just couldn't justify the cost. I kept going back to them and could never pull the trigger. After much research in trying to locate a more affordable alternative that was also not flimsy, I came to the conclusion that I would need to bite the bullet and purchase some Sortimo organizers (that's two gun references now--hmmm...). Fortunately, I soon realized that I could get 20% off if I bought 5 of the Savage Sortimo boxes--SOLD! Skipping ahead a week, I received my first set of T-BOXXes and could not be happier with them. They are SUCH good quality and worth every penny! The clarity of the clear cover is unmatched. The sturdy and grippy handles put the cheap alternatives to shame. The latches are actually robust. Lastly, the overall construction is much more substantial and much better quality. I can't believe I've gone so long without them. Comparing them to the cheap alternatives reaffirms why the Sortimo boxes are worth it. The only change in the Sortimo boxes that I'd like to see would be the addition of more dividers in each box. I quickly ran out and now need to buy a bunch more. Adam, last night, I started my own "Logjam" sort-fest and am loving it! Thank you.

Once the wheels were on, it reminded me of a roady case. Put some of that carpet stuff on the outside, and voila! Roady case with parts storage FTW!

They make very good tackle boxes too

Nice job 👍

I did built in storage for my Milwaukee versions, but using cheap drawer slides and a 1/2" plywood bottom so they can be pulled out and open the lid, get what I need and push pack in, or take the entire thing with me. More convenient that way.

Bit of a Tim the Tool Man Taylor grunt at the end there 😂

I seen you added wheels which could lead to them slipping out. Instead of adding bumpers to secure them in place you could add a velcro strap down the front to hold them in place and it would be easy to remove. You could even put the strap through the handles for extra support. We use a velcro netting to secure our hoses on our rigs at the fire department. Just a suggestion to keep them secure while wheeling them around.

Nice!

If i could be so bold as to make a suggestion. Use a plywood spacer for installing the runners. Gluing them in starting from the bottom one. Glue it in, then place the spacer on top followed by the next runner, progressing on up to the top. That way you don't have to measure anything and they come out perfect.

Wow. Those look awesome! I'm working on getting my random hardware collection sorted right now and those would be absolutely perfect... Of course a set of 5 plus the wood for the rack would be the entirety of my yearly project budget, soooooo....

Nice good simple build

the price on those things are insane! at work and home, i started buying the husky double sided compartment organizers and theyre insanely good for the 12 bucks or whatever. they dont ever migrate even with the tiniest nuts and they have the real only deal breaker feature for me: theres no way to tote it without keeping everything in place because the lid is part of the handle so even if you forget or better yet break all of the latches itll still work

Love it. Time to upgrade my harbor freight storage

Cut and use a gauge block between those runners

Something like this would be very useful for organizing left over/extra parts from Gunpla kits. Interesting. Thanks for the good idea!

Adam, love all the content. Please use up your inventory of Phillips head screws and start integrating torx head screws