Yes, Sometimes Adam Savage Fakes It

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Does Adam Savage have off days? Did companies worry about renting cars and gear to MythBusters? How does Adam reconcile the creative process with the waste it generates, and when he works with a new material on his lathe, does he research its properties first or does he wing it? In this live stream excerpt, Adam answers these questions from Stephen Gordon, charlesm.1638, Clyde M and Ian Rigby. How do you reconcile creation and waste?
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@tested 23 часа назад

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@associatedblacksheepandmisfits 10 часов назад

Waste should be taken into account in the planning if only to conserve resources. ❤😊

@Zeaiclies 5 часов назад

They are called Huck Towels. Look for Surgical Huck Towels (Not Micro Fiber). Do not buy Huck Towels without the word surgical or surgery before it, because they are fake and micro fiber but cheaply made.

@gtree7047 22 часа назад

“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” - Bilbo - Fellowship of the Rings

@mzaite 22 часа назад

Every year I comprehend that quote just a little bit more.

@jonathancook4022 2 часа назад

This made me laugh, thank you

@Bigrignohio 23 часа назад

"Here comes the Mythbusters, pull out the old K-rails for them. They need replaced anyway".

@writerpatrick 22 часа назад

There's often a deposit on rental items to allow for damage.

@Emthe30something 22 часа назад

Generating waste is a great discussion in the maker space. A whole vid contemplating that from Adam, Norm, and others perspectives I think could fill an hour!

@SCUL-E 22 часа назад

Eh it'll be a waste of time lol jk couldn't help myself

@Emthe30something 22 часа назад

@@SCUL-E haha. It's true. They don't have as much "free" free time, as Adam references in the vid

@thetommantom 21 час назад

The oily rags keep things shiny and take the dust off real nice

@spicy110 22 часа назад

Yes! When you have rags you start with clean ones in one pile, and then built new piles sorted by dirtiness and that goes on and on until the last pile might be good for starting bonfires! lol

@jimyeske8498 21 час назад

@@spicy110 As I’m sure you’re aware, storage of soiled rags needs to be carefully managed. Spontaneous combustion is real and happens more than you would imagine. I keep some soiled rags but only ever sit individually on the bench with nothing on top. 🤔

@spicy110 14 часов назад

@@jimyeske8498 I do not use linseed oil or turpentine so this is not a worry for me. Also the risk of that happening requires you to do a few sily things that you do not do when you know the risks.

@BigArmBoss 14 часов назад

As an anesthesiologist, seeing that second huck towel gave me palpitations.

@DT-dc4br 22 часа назад

3 R- reduce, reuse , recycle. My "making" is really just geared at fixing things, repurposing end of life gear and on energy saving projects- I find positive action is the only way to take a semblance of control. I get depressed when I see things like woodworkers with projects are more plastic than wood. Anything which wastes food for clicks particularly irks. When I was younger I would hope smart people who understand the consequence of waste & excess would change their behavior....but alas, they're just more skilled at justifications and ultimately we're still in a society where excess is equated with success.

@breakshot7451 8 часов назад

have to build many kits for my boss. the amount of boxes and little plastic bags , almost for every single screw, drives me insane

@controlfreak1963 19 часов назад

I faked it at my job for about 20 years until I realized I had become an expert.

@pim1960 11 часов назад

Isnt that what we all do?

@OrigamiMarie 10 часов назад

@@pim1960 there's a gender difference in this behavior. Men are more likely to interview for jobs that they know they can't do yet, on the assumption that they'll fake it 'til they make it. Women are much more likely to restrict themselves to interviewing for jobs for which they are fully or nearly qualified. This is one source of the pay gap.

@pim1960 7 часов назад

@@OrigamiMarie Never thought about that! Its how I got my job, but more because I am a big fan of "if I cant yet, I'll learn it" instead of faking it, but in the core I still got my job without being 100% ready for it.

@writerpatrick 22 часа назад

I like working with waste materials since they're free and you're not really generating any more garbage than you had before. If anything, you're reducing it.

@SAOS451316 17 часов назад

I tell people that they wouldn't believe the stuff that gets thrown away, and they never do.

@Alex-js5lg 22 часа назад

I really appreciate you discussing these kinds of topics openly. I also struggle with generating unnecessary waste, especially if I know the material I'm working with is environmentally harmful in its production and/or disposal. Like, how do I justify repainting a wall just because I want it to be a different colour? How do I stop feeling guilty for using brake cleaner on anything that could have been cleaned by less harsh means?

@smob0 19 часов назад

You can spend money on books and courses and those can be good investments that pay you back and then some. "Wasting" materials because you mess up and are learning is the same thing in my mind, it's all the cost of education.

@MajorMokoto 22 часа назад

I struggle with the wasted from 3d printing. I know when I buy a 1kg roll that eventually all of it will be waste. But depending the builds, having 100g of a roll end up being instant waste does bother me a lot. I hope that it becomes easier to turn waste 3d prints at home back into usable filament, that would be awesome.

@outisnemo4780 18 часов назад

look up polymer pressing the printer waste. essentially you grind it in a blender, put it in a hot press (like a tshirt press), and you now have a workable polymer sheet for doing cutting work on a laser cutter or mill. make badges, boxes, whatever. the sheet and it's waste is recyclable again and again, until it gets brittle from the repeated heating breaking the long polymers down.

@saucyl3477 22 часа назад

"That's just called being a person" Well said! It seems like more and more everyone (of all ages) feel the need to broadcast their bad moods to everyone around them to try and make themselves feel better.

@iota-09 10 часов назад

Hm... I don't know about others or the specific examples you think of but i don't like faking my mood, feels like lying, like masking, tho it also doesn't mean i would just be saying to everyone i meet "shit day huh?"

@EngravingsByNick 20 часов назад

I had a client doubt my abilities and they over-questioned all the ins-and-outs of the process of the project. Some of his expectations exceeded my tools and setup, but not my abilities. I made the executive decision to reassure him 100% that all would be well and the finished product would exceed his expectations. I threw-in some free extras and he was absolutely elated in the end. Had I given into his doubts - I would have lost the job. In the end, everything worked out and I’m proud to say that my customer/client was very satisfied with the finished product. Know your abilities. Know your worth. Know your value. Believe in the value of YOU!

@thirstyCactus 22 часа назад

I love that time vs. material inversion theory. I've found it so true. These days, as I get older, I find that I need to be careful about which projects I get into. For example, If I can buy something that does what I need, I'll usually buy it, so as to preserve my remaining time for more novel projects.

@TJtheBee 23 часа назад

I love that point about material cost - they are definitely the most expensive part of my practice, at least for now. Thankfully, as a disabled student, I can get reimbursed for a lot of my materials through sponsorship. Cannot put into words how thankful I am for that.

@horstrj 21 час назад

I feel like he dodged the waste question. How about talking about how much plastic/foam gets generated so you can have another light saber sitting on a shelf. Just the other day he posted about how much extra 3d printed stuff he generates just in case.. some 3d printer channels have shelves and shelves of benchies on display. Future generations are going to marvel at the sheer number of tiny plastic tug boats they find. It conflicts me greatly

@Henrik.Yngvesson 21 час назад

Stainless work hardens a bit but what makes it so difficult to machine is the ductile properties of the nickel in it. It's gummy and hard to cut and makes the cutting tools overheat and dull fast. For example drilling stainless sheet metal is a pain in the butt as it gives and heats up fast and prevents the drill from cutting through. Grinding the drills with a sharper point and more relief angle helps. Slow speed, high pressure and coolant is a must.

@jonanderson5137 21 час назад

Slow. Everything with stainless is slow. It'll gum everything up It'll work harden And it'll give right until it doesn't. Evil stuff

@Darwinpasta 12 часов назад

I made the mistake of drilling fast once. Not only did it dull the drill, it hardened that spot in the stainless to where the only thing that would go through it was the plasma torch.

@mzaite 22 часа назад

Spinning is definitely one of the most DIFFICULT hand processes for metal. It’s all about feel with a maddeningly small amount of actionable insight from writing. It makes all other sheet work tame by comparison including english wheel and hand hammering.

@jonanderson5137 21 час назад

Spinning is magic

@dominicsunshineyahoo 20 часов назад

ADAM!!! Omg! I'm sooo glad I found your channel! I am beyond late 🤦🏽🤦🏽

@NoVIcE_Source 9 часов назад

haha same

@SocksAndPuppets 22 часа назад

I bet if you sent that cymbal to dankpods Wade, he'd love it. He has an entire channel ("the drum thing") devoted to dumb cymbals.

@EthosAtheos 19 часов назад

That movie camera in the background is AMAZING!

@Vickie-Bligh 22 часа назад

Adam, those towels can be washed.

@robadams1645 22 часа назад

I doubt a towel that Adam has fully used would benefit much from being washed 😊

@Vickie-Bligh 22 часа назад

@@robadams1645 Hee heee. I have to say, having worked with those towels for over 30 years using them both in the hospital and at home as shop towels, even the worst gets pretty clean.

@kchortu 21 час назад

Your description is quite like most AuDHD folks and the struggle to fake it (masking).

@iota-09 10 часов назад

Yeah. ...which i don't really appreciate ngl Having to do things when you don't want to do them, sure, but masking your feelings feels like... Being a people pleaser. At least that's how it came off from the way he described it and how some described it in the comments.

@AmazingFrenchman 21 час назад

I work in retail, I have to phone it in all the time. Some people are just boring or annoying, gotta be professional and friendly. It becomes routine, I can act like I'm genuinely laughing eventhough I can be super triggered by cringe people. Been in retail for nearly 20 years.

@ItzApeK 22 часа назад

Thought they was talking about hitting kettamine ☠️

@davedujour1 22 часа назад

It's not a sword...it's a Bat'leth. 🙂

@jimyeske8498 22 часа назад

Speaking of waste management… I’m the cheapest person in world history! If I have a small spill, I’ll clean it up with a swatch of shop towel 3x3 and then let it dry and reuse it. In the same situation, my brother will take two full towels and then toss them. A while back, I dated a lady who when had a sniffle, she’d pull 3 tissues, dab her nose and then toss. That got tiresome real quick! 😡

@reginapopihn9853 13 часов назад

Even more tiresome are those who use their tissues to wipe their noses, and then put them up their sleeves, only to use them again. Of course, with their virus-laden fingers and their germ-spreading sweaters they run around infecting as much people as possible...

@brianwaskow5910 53 минуты назад

Red shop rags are for cleaning off your hands after you hand pack a bearing with grease.

@rickwren3384 19 часов назад

I own a window cleaning company. Recycled surgical rags are essential. The most absorbent, lint-free, reusable rags I've ever found. Fantastic.

@aikumaDK 10 часов назад

A) How did Adam learn that those rags exists and are available to purchase? B) Are there other examples of second-hand inventory that goes for pennies after it's been used by the intended professions? C) I got a box with cables and small PC peripherials. I can't imagine the size of Adam's "I might need it one day" boxes

@jeromethiel4323 21 час назад

Materials are only wasted when you throw them away. As Adam said, that piece of copper isn't going to be wasted, he will use it for something else. Even woodworking, sawdust can be used for things. I've known people who pelletized their own sawdust for firewood. I am an electronics hobbyist, and there isn't an electronic hobbyist worth his or her salt who doesn't have quite a lot of "trashed" electronics gear that they keep on hand to scrounge through for parts. Buying new parts can get expensive, but scrounging from a used piece of gear is basically free, a lot of time, except for the usually minuscule time required to remove the part (or parts) in question from the old gear.

@Wild-Dad 21 час назад

Adam being thrifty - start calling him Adam McSavage. LOL

@geraldstiling3735 19 часов назад

Like Bilbo Baggins " Butter spread too thin over Bread 🍞"

@Turbojonny5 23 часа назад

Cool

@docwhogr 16 часов назад

"to fake it is being a person"... what's what she said...

@AndrewWorkshop 11 часов назад

Drilling 304 ss is a pita, sharp bits and cutting wax is a must. If you don't care about the finish, heating the spot and then drilling it with a sacrificial bit works well too.

@mikedytham9996 7 часов назад

Fake it until you make it, as they say

@douglascaskey7302 21 час назад

K-rails... Oh you west coast people... they're Jersey curbs (barriers). 🤭

@domosautomotive1929 20 часов назад

K-rail is a California specific name for Jersey barrier

@flyingardilla143 7 часов назад

In the midwest and mountain west, they go by both terms.

@Voyajer. 6 часов назад

Seconding calling it both K-rail and jersey barriers in the Midwest.

@Dresden_Nova 25 минут назад

Adam: I wouldn't say I fake it Person titling the RU-vid videos: That's okay I will

@MysteriousVampLover 9 минут назад

I love your videos they are so informative and creative. They are a joy to watch. Do you have suggestions for what tools are necessary for a beginner. Furthermore what brands would you recommend for a beginner with an almost non-existent budget?

@films_djp 23 часа назад

the thumbnail had me thinking adam somehow grew out a high ponytail lol

@tested 23 часа назад

LOL

@grimlicentia 16 часов назад

@tested hey there, just wanted to let Adam know he should look into 420 (haha I know) stainless

@justinknash 14 часов назад

Related to Adam's cymbal "failure". Highly recommend watching this related video of a Japanese manufacturer of a Koide cymbal. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Z9nsvYvMWo.html

@nathanwood5977 Час назад

My struggle is that sometimes I look at what I'm doing and think that looks great, another day I think, what am I doing.

@exiledreptile1 Час назад

Sterling silver anneals the same as copper. Heating to red hot and quenching in water reduces work hardening.

@HelloKittyFanMan 14 часов назад

It's not just about being a person, but about being a MORTAL person (vs. ones who have progressed beyond).

@WulfgarOpenthroat 6 часов назад

If you get into metal casting, your metal waste from other projects becomes feedstock. 😛Tho you probably know someone who atleast dabbles in it already.

@patrickdiehl6813 3 часа назад

I have so many small scraps of wood in my shop from projects it's almost as if I'm a hoarder. However they always come in handy for testing a machining setup and many other small projects. Is that a 70mm motion picture camera I see in the background, want to know more about it 💯

@ukSMP74 11 часов назад

we use 3064 (and 316) steel sheet at work almost all the time - you probably know this, but a slower cutting speed is much better.....

@GreySelXIII 5 часов назад

Watching him handling that steel sheet so casually terrified me. In my past, I worked in a warehouse where we had to transport sheet metal, just transport. You gain a healthy respect for sheet metal and edges when moving it. I'm still squirming while thinking about it

@murrayboyton8779 7 часов назад

I'm pretty sure I have a Zildjian cymbal just like that on my kit XD

@Knight8365 22 часа назад

Question for Adam: for organising tools, do you prefer; french cleat, pegboard, or wire mesh? Thanks for all the great videos!

@awmperry 7 часов назад

As I say to my colleagues - “I’m always happy - and when I’m not, I’m good at bluffing.”

@jeffandrews8578 17 часов назад

bulk discount with rental companies .. yeah i bet, especialy temp fence rentals 😆

@danhelphrey6260 22 часа назад

Haven't watched the video yet, but the thumbnail makes it look like you have an EPIC man-bun...

@Sandy.J.Lloyd.Sr. 8 часов назад

I love the surgery rags, my best friend works at a hospital and gets them by the hundreds, but they do have a downfall. You can only wash them 5 or 6 times then almost on queue they fall apart. Still recommend them anyway.

@nobilismaximus 15 часов назад

If brass is grippy then your rake is wrong, and your tools are too sharp. …..or something like that. Toots designed for steel are too sharp”aggressive”

@danielstickney2400 7 часов назад

Sometimes faking it helps you make it. There's plenty of research showing that smiling makes you feel better even when you're down. If that doesn't work there's always dogs. This reminds me of the episode where Grant announced that he was able to borrow something on the condition that it not be blown up or burned and Tory responded "Have they watched the show?"

@user-fk8zw5js2p 7 часов назад

Adam, I think your camera is pointing in the wrong direction. XD

@Flesharrower 13 часов назад

Mention "metal spinning" and i had to go look it up. Oh my, what a delightful process to watch when it's done well!

@tichu7 Час назад

I thought the "faking it" was in reference to the manbun I thought Adam had in the thumbnail.

@wobblysauce 19 часов назад

Metal spining is tricky... it is I don't know what it is doing, then it just clicks.

@Skoopa92 3 часа назад

For all my foam work i keep every scrap to use as packing materials, and all the 3D printer waste is just sitting in boxes and bins, one day ill get around to reusing it into molds and such

@PanEtRosa 14 часов назад

not being able to fake how we feel is what makes allistics think that autistics *aren't* people.....

@haroldfisher1302 19 часов назад

I'd buy some of the towels from the link, but I don't think I'd ever use 200 of them!! I'll check out some of the others that you can buy a lesser quantity though.

@LurksNoMore 2 часа назад

Maybe it's not a sword... but it could be used for one! ;)

@k.v.2049 3 часа назад

thank you for sharing your human-ness (?), it makes one feel less alone

@starhawke380 21 час назад

Did you upload this video earlier under another name? I swear I saw a video about waste during the making process this morning that I cant find anymore.

@natekelly4667 18 часов назад

Do you find yourself buying multiples of tools that you either wanted and couldn’t afford or had crappy versions of and do you find yourself forming a bond with certain tools and you cringe if someone touches them?

@TheRyman7 12 часов назад

I miss mythbusters man, it’s just hard coming up with new ideas all the time.

@innocentBystander19 10 часов назад

I love that you describe it as being thin. It’s so interesting to me the words we use to describe these intangible things. “Worn down” is a common one that I feel deeply. Like gears that aren’t meeting correctly, and the friction is causing them to destroy each other rather than work in tandem.

@DirectorCM 15 часов назад

Lol yeah, it's just called being a man. I was raised not to burden others with my issues or negativity. I always fake a smile, a laugh, a friendly gesture, etc.

@glowbugVT 21 час назад

I know drummers who'd probably play that though, lol.

@thetommantom 22 часа назад

Depends light and magic you're telling me none of your special effects weren't real lol

@williammaxwell1919 20 часов назад

Adam; kudos you for speaking about your mental health. Not enough men own their mental health, especially in a way in the public realm that encourages others to seek support and help.

@CreaseysWorkshop 7 часов назад

I’m fairly sure the word is grabby not grippy.

@EVguru 10 часов назад

Quenching has no effect on the annealing of Copper (or Aluminium). It's done for two reasons, firstly to cool quickly so you can continue working and secondly because it knock a lot of the scale off. My workshop lacks a proper water supply and I'll often just set things aside to cool naturally.

@GoodBoyGoneDad 20 часов назад

"That's just called being a person." Spot on.

@davidedgar2818 21 час назад

Concerning the 304 type stainless steel, there are concerns about welding and any use you intend. I have worked with chemical mixing and have had equipment with 304L standard. Don't try to put a super high polish on it, it won't work it will be more prone to staining. Welding should be tempered in a very certain way for certain uses.

@robo5013 20 часов назад

Those red rags are auto shop rags. They are for cleaning up motor oil spills specifically, which they are great at. Anything else, they're crap. I scratched my head when they started selling them at Home Depot and Lowes. The boss found out real quick why I told him I wouldn't use them when he first bought some because they were a buck cheaper than a bag of other rags after he used one.

@douglascaskey7302 21 час назад

I co-owned a costume for almost 42 years, where not only did we do a lot of vacu-forming, I was the chief pattern maker and cutter... I hated throwing out any paper, fabric or plastic scraps. We had plastic bins full of fabric scraps, piles of plastic cuttoffs, pex & pvc cutoffs, you name it. Only in the last few years did I start to just throw fabric cutting scraps out - short of usuable sized pieces we'd keep for given shows - it just became too time consuming to sort and find the plastic bin to put the scraps in. Still had a hardtime throwing out plastic scraps, as also being a model railroad hobbyist, ANY piece of plastic may come in handy. 😃

@ronblack7870 16 часов назад

drilling a 5/8 hole in a brass rod on a lathe with a new drill bit will teach you real quick about grippy brass . especially on a turret lathe it will grab that drill and pull it in like a screw

@shaneeyre2174 18 часов назад

Just to help out k-rails is the California specific term for Jersey barriers

@patricksawesomeprobarly3331 19 часов назад

Your try at metal spinning should go to Dank pods for his drum stream!

@JHe-f9t 20 часов назад

Just gonna put it out there that if you have a bucket full of end mill or lathe I'll be happy to take it off your hands :)

@SpeedyG289 21 час назад

Possibly silly question, but…are those rags washable?

@joemedley195 19 часов назад

He fakes it when it’s enough already and he just wants to get some sleep.

@Obliterous 17 часов назад

The red in shop rags is actually a litmus detector and is a holdover from the days when a lot of lubricants and fluids would turn acidic when they degraded. With 304; lots of coolant, low chip load