Adam Savage Finally Finds Good Shop Storage Drawers!

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  • Adam has long held the belief that drawers are where objects in your shop go to get lost and never be used, due to common types of storage drawer designs. But he finally finds a cabinet--previously used in the medical field--that has large low profile drawers that are actually useful for his workflow. It's time to migrate all the materials from his paint cart, wire racks, and small stock bins to this new cabinet, and the process begins with a little bit of lockpicking.
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  • @tested
    @tested  ปีที่แล้ว +14

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    • @messylaura
      @messylaura ปีที่แล้ว

      what was the track playing during the problem solving 25:40

    • @DiasKull
      @DiasKull ปีที่แล้ว

      If you contact the manufacturer of that cart and give them the number on the cylinder on the cart, they'll probably get you keys for it.

    • @cavemanvi
      @cavemanvi ปีที่แล้ว

      Inheritance machining should make your phone mount not make that noise

    • @michaellucks1642
      @michaellucks1642 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okay, spool and roll goods belong together, but what’s the adjacency to paint? Is the relationship flat items? Best thing is when you get a 2nd cabinet you can swap drawers. Admirable in some ways that you unspooled cable to make it fit, but sheesh…

    • @markhenning2813
      @markhenning2813 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad you clarified the useful purpose of drawers vs. where things go to die... I've worked in the cabinet business for 51 years and have set up several work departments and have found drawers are a great way to keep things organized and give easy access. I also place my drawers in order in which assembly in a given department is done.

  • @spacebees86
    @spacebees86 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    Not only have I reached the Professor Farnsworth point in my life where "And this is the drawer where I keep assorted lengths of wire" is true, but I spend 40 minutes watching and envying someone's better wire drawers

    • @NitaKerns
      @NitaKerns ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Good news, everyone!

    • @spacebees86
      @spacebees86 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@NitaKerns At this point, I'm at "I don't want to live on this planet anymore"

    • @NitaKerns
      @NitaKerns ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @SpaceBees lol I think maybe Im more like Fry "But exisiting is basically all I do!" 🤣

    • @GnomaPhobic
      @GnomaPhobic ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Oh my god. The Simpsons were right. "It'll happen to you tooooo!"

    • @brandonbarclay7737
      @brandonbarclay7737 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @amunra7173
    @amunra7173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    What you got there, my friend, is what we med techs call a crash cart, atop which commonly sits a defibrillator. It houses EVERYTHING that might be needed in the event of cardiac emergency, & that lock box is present to store meds/controlled substances. I've stocked way too many of those suckers, top to bottom, & it's indeed the zenith of organizational use. Kudos on a fine addition!

  • @InheritanceMachining
    @InheritanceMachining 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    I guess now I have to start storing my materials in drawers 😂
    I'm genuinely just honored you know who I am. You're an inspiration to us all!

    • @tylerpestell
      @tylerpestell 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Such a casual mention of your channel, but apparently he is a fan of yours, as am I and many others!

  • @dannymac6368
    @dannymac6368 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    8:53 “Click out of 3 & 4. Click out of two.” 😊 LPL would be proud…ish? 😅

    • @grantg.8993
      @grantg.8993 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i wanted to hear, "And we got this open. Let's do it again so you can see it was not a fluke"

    • @SystemX1983
      @SystemX1983 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the LockPickingSavage, and what I have for you today is a magnificent medical drawer cabinet... 😆

  • @RedHeadKevin
    @RedHeadKevin ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Adam got so excited when he saw these online that he immediately shipped his drawers. There's nothing worse than looking in your drawers and seeing a huge mess in there. Clean drawers are vital to a good day in the shop.

    • @nickkuttian4143
      @nickkuttian4143 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Got a good belly laugh from me bro. Thank you

    • @usseg
      @usseg ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ROFL

    • @HAL9000.
      @HAL9000. ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed. All I have are droopy drawers.

    • @paulvamos7319
      @paulvamos7319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🤣 Thank you for that!

    • @kght222
      @kght222 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i love you

  • @thefrenchguard6999
    @thefrenchguard6999 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "Who is going to watch a 41 minute video about storage drawers?"
    "Me, that's who"

    • @NitaKerns
      @NitaKerns ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You, me, and like 13,000 others 😂

  • @matthew2532
    @matthew2532 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My favorite part was when you found more paint after organizing the paint drawers - classic!

  • @OriginalMomo
    @OriginalMomo ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Miscellaneous drawers, or “junk drawers “ are where things go to die. The most true statement ever lol

    • @mm9773
      @mm9773 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s true when _all_ your drawers are junk drawers - but everybody needs _one_ good junk drawer, that’s where things go that don’t have an obvious place.

    • @kingoftherevolution4855
      @kingoftherevolution4855 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless it's in your kitchen!

    • @sreggird60
      @sreggird60 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I opened a drawer not too long ago that I had realized I had not opened in nearly 15 years and found some specialty tools I bought in Europe I thought long lost and $50.00 I put in for a rainy day.

    • @NitaKerns
      @NitaKerns ปีที่แล้ว

      @KingOfTheRevolution Kitchen junk drawer is superior! Dried up markers? Yup. Random screws? Hell yea! Pack of gum you forgot about? Its in there!

    • @ravenbarsrepairs5594
      @ravenbarsrepairs5594 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or drawers swho's contents have outgrown the alloted space, i.e. a beginner screwdriver collection can fit in one drawer, but as the collection grows, you likely should have one for phillips, one for flat, one for square/robertson, ect.

  • @thursdayblack
    @thursdayblack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Moving that sponge from the top drawer to the bottom drawer, for no good reason, is the reason why I subscribed.

  • @Fuzzycat16
    @Fuzzycat16 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Wide shots are the best thing. I can finally enjoy just staring at the various items in Adam's shop.

    • @MianCowell
      @MianCowell 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Only if Adam wears a microphone for the next one.

    • @BraxtonMeyer
      @BraxtonMeyer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yea it's such a beautiful cacophony

  • @crucialblue
    @crucialblue ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There's something insanely satisfying about watching someone organize a collection of materials and space.

  • @betageek66
    @betageek66 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    It has wheels. It's durable and has a lot of compartments. Put subsets of all the things you use most frequently. That's what it's for, as a medical cart; it moves around with all the stuff that nurses use most frequently so they don't have to run to the store room. Utility is a function of convenience, accessibility, and organization.

    • @linkinlinkinlinkin654
      @linkinlinkinlinkin654 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      no, its not a shelf that is regularly hauled around. This is to be used for small shorter movements within a room/lab probably. Drawers racks are not for hauling between corridors

  • @Trixstien
    @Trixstien ปีที่แล้ว +59

    By my experience in aged care, this looks like a cabinet designed to transport medication to room to room in a health care facility, hence the locks on the draws that only the medication nurse or doctor would have the keys for.

    • @StanHalen1936
      @StanHalen1936 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also an anesthesia cart for meds in ORs.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic ปีที่แล้ว +3

      By no experience I can deduce that by the color of it, and the size of the drawers and the locks.
      No big mystery.

    • @curiousfirely
      @curiousfirely ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100% saw the thumbnail, and clocked it as medical equipment. I have seen so many cabinets like this in my travels as a chronically ill person. Congrats Adam on a creative re-use!🎉

    • @Lex_brooke
      @Lex_brooke ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@morbidmanmusic Adam also literally says it's a med cart less than 3 minutes in

    • @bosstowndynamics5488
      @bosstowndynamics5488 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The fact it has a work surface suggests that it's used for procedures as well - it seems quite bulky for doing simple medication rounds

  • @mikerayle6103
    @mikerayle6103 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love watching organization videos to make work flow better. I had a small garage that I was sufficient with but moved to a home without one and have had to battle for 7 years without one. I then lost my father and grandfather and inherited so much more I didn't have room for but couldn't let go. I now have a 32x48 shop being built and I'm so excited to get this problem off my back. No more working in the sun/rain/snow puddles of mud and a flat space to work on vehicles again. And maybe get to enjoy woodworking/Welding.

  • @morsecodereviews1553
    @morsecodereviews1553 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Never ceases to amaze me how much extra stuff this feller can cram into his shop =)

  • @jettbrains
    @jettbrains ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It is a good day when Adam mentions LockPickingLawyer! 😅
    Aside from that, I noticing Adam has alot of Medicial Equipment, safe to say they have good drawers and equipments like stools and such.

    • @smartgorilla
      @smartgorilla ปีที่แล้ว

      i thought he was going to use the ugger dugger and drill the locks out..if you dont need locks take them out. leave the hardware in the bottom draw

    • @rickstraw588
      @rickstraw588 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Adam Savage: card carrying member of the Han Solo School for Advanced Lock Picking

  • @H3110NU
    @H3110NU ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love that the first five minutes of this were “I know I know I’ve said no Drawers… but this is different”

  • @JosephLovesMovies
    @JosephLovesMovies ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Adam dropping that drawer at the end was f***ing funny 😂

    • @SystemX1983
      @SystemX1983 ปีที่แล้ว

      I almost dropped my phone because of the shock watching this 😯
      Good that I was on the couch, so the phone wouldn't fall that deep 😆

  • @avalonai2
    @avalonai2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ahhh you have mastered the ways of the drawers. You've gained much knowledge. Use the power of the drawers for the good.

  • @susanadair3360
    @susanadair3360 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dude you killed two of the coolest things about your new shelving ! MOBILITY AND A WORK SURFACE

  • @jarodjohnson6731
    @jarodjohnson6731 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's love to see Adam get into 3d printing some Gridfinity organizers given his new appreciation for drawers!

  • @sanfordgfogg
    @sanfordgfogg ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a machinist, I find keeping specific/specialty end mills in their individual cases keeps them from bumping into each other in the drawer, also protects their edges. Particularly important for carbide cutters. The clear ones are best, but writing on the case with a sharpie makes it easy to find when looking for a specific one without opening them.

  • @KenAugustino
    @KenAugustino 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What better to watch Adam talking about tools and draws? He picked the lock of the draw!!
    I can feel my own grin on my own face when Adam decided to pick the lock!

  • @mm9773
    @mm9773 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Never really got Adam’s thing about drawers - well I did, and I didn’t: _deep_ drawers that can’t be pulled out all the way are where things go to die, that’s totally true. There are crap drawers and good drawers: good drawers are shallow, so things can’t hide underneath other things, and good drawers are drawers that can be pulled out until you can see what’s in the back.

    • @bluefish239
      @bluefish239 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's probably mostly down to attention deficit. For a lot of us out of sight is out of mind to a greater extent than to someone who doesn't have to live with it. So it's a common strategy to store things in a way where we can always spot it just by looking around. It takes a lot more effort to internalize where something "lives" when we start putting them in drawers, and to maintain it as well. (this is also probably why everything is very clearly labelled on the outside of Adams drawers).
      I know that for me personally, using drawers even if they are organized and not too deep usually means I need to open and look in all of them, cause I simply cannot remember where stuff is. Or I just forget it exists entirely. The only drawer I have that works for me is one that specifically only has water color tubes in it, organized by color temperature. If I try to have anything else live in there my attempts at organization will simply implode.

    • @ortzinator
      @ortzinator ปีที่แล้ว

      People with ADHD have problems with object permanence. Basically if you can't see it, it doesn't exist

    • @gangleweed
      @gangleweed ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bluefish239 With you all the way.....I have a system of cardboard A4 copy paper boxes all stored in a cabinet made from 20mm square tubing, 8 rows by 5 rows high, and the boxes have all my "good" junk that I've stored for 40 years and occasionally delve into for something......indexing them is done by numbering the boxes.....all 36 of them....... and then photographing and making a print of the contents and stored in a folder........when i want something it's easy peasy to browse the prints in the folder and go to box no. whatever and it's all there.

    • @thisnthat42
      @thisnthat42 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup this is my system. I want to be able to see everything instantly., plus it keeps the dust off. To me junk drawers are when you have a thing, don’t know what the thing is so you just chuck it in a drawer so you don’t have to think about it. Work out if you actually need it first then assign it to a drawer with similar items.

  • @FallLineCanoes
    @FallLineCanoes ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never have I ever come across someone who thinks about shop reorganizing like I do until now! It’s totally a dynamic exercise ❤. As my needs and uses evolve so does my organizational methods. Thanks Adam!

  • @marksnyder2232
    @marksnyder2232 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One thing I've learned watching a lot of professional fabricators and technicians of different sorts is that their tool storage system is as much as tool as the implements they actually store and employ. For rolling carts like that, I tend to think "purpose-storage" and putting tools surrounding a function or type of work, rather than mixed general storage, which makes less use of the rolling function. To me, that looks like it would be an excellent airbrush equipment and paints storage cart. The notch in the back of the one drawer from the removal of the locking lid would be a good compressor cord passthrough.

  • @jbeemz5554
    @jbeemz5554 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Funny how he took the time to pick the lock, and then just drills the rivets out and pulls it off all together

    • @gerrygoodlow3322
      @gerrygoodlow3322 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. I noticed that too!😄

    • @monkeyoperator1360
      @monkeyoperator1360 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the since of accomplishment !

    • @johnlyden7243
      @johnlyden7243 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and then didn't re-mount the drawer straight, giving me anxiety 😬

    • @robertpeacock1635
      @robertpeacock1635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I keep a selection of desk and filing cabinet keys on my keychain. It is not unusable to find I have one that turns a lock on another lock or cabinet. At my last job we sent out a padlock with every unit we sold. All of the locks were keyed to the same key.

  • @ChoppersModelworks
    @ChoppersModelworks ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A part of me would enjoy watching Adam try to design and layout a workspace of only 120 square feet for the many people out there working out of small sheds behind their homes. Things like deep high shelves with see in containers come in very handy i found.

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Makers first workspace " Adam reviews your plans
      Would be awesome to watch

  • @JordanLeigh
    @JordanLeigh ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Few things bring me joy like re-organizing my hobby room. It makes me so excited to spend time in there. My frustrations with clutter make me incapable of not dwelling on it and trying to plan up a more efficient and aesthetically pleasing way to organize things. I’m tempted to get something like this!

  • @rikvdmark
    @rikvdmark ปีที่แล้ว +16

    And big kudos to the editors of these videos! I love your style! Things like keeping the audio going whilst other things are actually happening is really nice. Makes me smile every time :)

  • @dannyboylan5926
    @dannyboylan5926 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just absolutely love the uncut format of these videos. It's fun watching Adam's thinking process. The man is a genius and inspiration.

  • @MrClickbang357
    @MrClickbang357 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The key I've found to useful drawer space is LABELLING!!! Without that seemingly insignificant step all gets lost (saw that on a MB episode with the library card drawers next to the lathe - when someone needed something they would just flip from drawer to drawer - IT EVEN HAD SLOTS FOR DESCRIPTIONS TO GO ON EACH DRAWER!?!
    This vdi was so good to watch, knowing it would do for you what drawer cabinet things havee done for me - esrecially that point where you get it filled and find you somehow have more space and less clutter! AWESOME!!!

  • @newfiegamer1037
    @newfiegamer1037 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That Cart would be amazing for someone who does Miniature work/model making. One Drawer for cutting tools. One for Styrene of different types. One for Greeblies. One for Paints. One for Brushes. One for glues. The large side parts for bases, or WIP Models.

  • @nixhixx
    @nixhixx ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ooh, what an amazing cabinet of holding.... would hold ALL MY crafting supplies, and has the workspace on top too!

  • @mikededmon
    @mikededmon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bet that @InheritanceMachining loves a shout out by Adam Savage. That's pretty cool! And this storage is fantastic. Like you said, most medical furniture is built REALLY well.

  • @chrisunderhill8853
    @chrisunderhill8853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    if you ever wondered just how much time Adam spends in the cave? just observe the floor wear it has an amazing story to tell. Oh and you dont have to apologize for the camera lol we are just blessed for the time we have with you :) cheers.

  • @sawyerwalser1527
    @sawyerwalser1527 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Anyone else get nervous when he opened all the drawers at once

  • @bryansiepert9222
    @bryansiepert9222 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The blue organizers in the bottom that you dismissed :( are Akro Bins and they deserve better.
    They're my favorite organizing unit because they are stackable and more importantly both inspectable and *hangable* thanks to the lip on the back side. This allows you to have as much vertical space as you want filled with neatly contained yet *visible* and *portable* nooks for your things.
    They come in a variety of dimensions and have accessories like dividers and lids, as well as various mounting solutions. Please do reconsider!

    • @gangleweed
      @gangleweed ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, Adam is going to make a cabinet for all of those bins he discarded as too good to throw a

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The problem with Akro bins when you hang them on the wall is that they're open to the environment and therefore they collect dust. I particularly don't like the dark blue Akro bins because it makes it harder to see what's in the bin, especially if you have 2 or 3 somewhat similar but different fasteners or whatever in the bin. The light blue plastic bins used for the other drawers of this storage cabinet are much better because they allow more light in. Somebody who's 30 with near perfect eyesight might not care so much, but when you get to 60 and your eyesight isn't great and perhaps you're working in a shop that doesn't have the best or most ideal lighting, you will find that you want light- colored high visibility containers and trays for everything. I've even gone so far as to spray the inside of my toolbags with white spray paint so that anything that falls to the bottom of the bag will at least be backlit to some extent.

  • @PhilVandelay
    @PhilVandelay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As an avid advocate of high quality and organized drawers, this video pleased me immensely

  • @Zelexis
    @Zelexis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Adam, your maker space is such an inspiration. Although I have a fraction of the space of one of your rooms I love your organization ideas!! Thank you for all your guidance videos!

  • @Sumguyinavan_
    @Sumguyinavan_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The concept of First Order Retrievability has been incredibly influential in my life, but so has 'drawers are where things go to die'. To that end, I structure my working life such that everything I reasonably need frequently or not is always in 1 consistent spot. So even if I don't use it practically ever, it will be in the 1 exact place I intended to leave it, and that spot will be nearby things that are similar enough to make me remember where it is.
    What gets frustrating is that my coworkers do NOT believe in things like cleanliness, organization, F.O.R., so they will take my meticulous systems and do whatever they feel like and sometimes I have to spend time during my work hours resetting things to be as they should be to be their most efficient so that I can have an easier time.

  • @armorkinger
    @armorkinger ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would use the blue tubs as wire dispensers, place each reel in the blue tub, and cut holes for the wires, maybe add a wooden rod across the middle of them as well so it's easier to spool the wire

  • @GantaaOhime
    @GantaaOhime 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got a big set of tool draws a few years ago for my outdoors kitchen and good lord it's been my fav purchase for a long time.

  • @lytaylor1204
    @lytaylor1204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man, I really miss these shop-infrastructure long videos. They singlehandedly got me through the loneliness of COVID lockdown in 2020. ❤

  • @TAPRACKBANG
    @TAPRACKBANG ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This should be a PERFECT 3D printers station. A big one on top (or a couple medium-sized ones) and ALL you need inside drawers.

    • @GnomaPhobic
      @GnomaPhobic ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a great idea. I've been curious about 3D printers for a while now, but I don't really know much in the way of details. How much does a 3D printer for personal use, such as you envision fitting on top of that surface, cost?

    • @Montisaquadeis
      @Montisaquadeis ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GnomaPhobic Look up Ender 3 Videos for examples and its usually a few hundred at most for a "solid" 3D printer. Also depend on how much work you want to put in yourself to getting it dialed in just right

    • @GnomaPhobic
      @GnomaPhobic ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Montisaquadeis I'll check that out. Thanks for the tip!

  • @CF_Sapper
    @CF_Sapper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It always pleases me when Adam mentions another channel that I'm already watching in his videos.

  • @GiovanniV69
    @GiovanniV69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So great that he mentioned Covert Instruments and LockPickingLawyer. Awesome to see another favorite channel use the picking instruments. Also seems fitting that Adam would have those tools.

  • @chrismanning5232
    @chrismanning5232 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I wonder what percentage of Adam's life has been moving things from one box to another, or building a new box to move something from an old box into that new box???

    • @iivarimokelainen
      @iivarimokelainen ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He's a great entertainer, but has lost the plot a bit. Dude has dozens of every single thing. "A drawer for my tape measures", wtf

    • @chrismanning5232
      @chrismanning5232 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Iivari Mokelainen quite the shop for one person, I'll say that! Not in terms of footprint, but certainly in its catalog of tools and materials. I still very much enjoy watching Adam build just about anything, but I do genuinely wonder sometimes about the seeming surplus of _everything_. If he's enjoying it, who are we to judge, though!

    • @GnomaPhobic
      @GnomaPhobic ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I mean, I don't want to think about how much of my life I've spent doing just that. Maybe sometimes it's best not to know.

    • @steveschainost7590
      @steveschainost7590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My thought exactly. He can spend hours and days "reorganising" the shop every time he acquires (or builds) a new set of organizers. Now keep your eyes open for a dental cabinet with its many shallow drawers that would be great for pens, pencils, and paper clips.

    • @chriscluver1940
      @chriscluver1940 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Re-organizing and re-arranging things provides a solid amount of dopamine to my ADHD brain, so I get him lol

  • @ljjumble
    @ljjumble ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've found a love for those stackable drawers that you get at office supply stores. I use them for my art supplies. I designate them to specific art mediums and associated tools. I have multiples of things so I can have them in multiple drawers so I'm not hunting down small things like erasers, sharpeners, blades ... I just pull out the drawer for the medium I'm going to use and I have a portable container that has all my acrylic paint with brushes, or acrylic gouache with brushes and wet pallet or all my tools for working with clay. They are all labeled with adhesive vinyl. It's the storage solution my ADHD brain has always needed

    • @figrollin
      @figrollin ปีที่แล้ว

      Link? That sounds cool.

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to use white electrical tape, basically vinyl tape, to label drawers by writing on it with a Sharpie, but I have found that the print tends to go illegible after a couple of years of exposure to light. I have had better luck with medical or surgical tape, the cloth type stuff. Strangely, it seems to be only easily available in 1/2" or 1" width, and I'd really like to find some in 3/4 inch width.

  • @DragonAceSg7
    @DragonAceSg7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Over the years I've been a big fan of putting only certain things in certain drawers and it's made a big difference.

  • @LeslieDugger
    @LeslieDugger ปีที่แล้ว +1

    open storage makes me insane. glad you figured out drawers!

  • @MusicAutomation
    @MusicAutomation ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, just so happens I've been looking for a drawer solution to build my new garage shop. I have had the exact opinion about drawers for years - they hide things away, and it adds an extra step to retrieve a tool (have to open the drawer first obviously). Also they are much more expensive than something like a pegboard or "shadow board." However... in my case, I now have a very small space to work with, and when you consider that to lay out tools in a way that they are organized neatly and easily retrievable, then what you need is surface area. And to maximize surface area per volume, you need drawers. Arguably they also make a shop more aesthetically pleasing. I've been trying to decide whether to build my own from scratch or just buy them pre-made. Thanks for the video!

    • @thatguy6054
      @thatguy6054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm in the same boat as you are. The make/buy decision is an especially tough call. None of the commonly available, reasonably priced consumer companies (Craftsman, Husky, US general) make anything with lots of shallow drawers.
      Adam's "new" cabinets are commercial/industrial units and very expensive unless you're lucky enough to find them second hand.
      Building is very time consuming and usually more expensive than an off-the-shelf solution. You do get something custom tailored to your space. But if you have a preference for steel drawers over wood...
      It would be awesome if one of the consumer companies sold cabinets empty and sold drawers sepatately in 1X, 2X, 3X, etc sizes so you could mix and match to your personal needs.

  • @MrAgBack
    @MrAgBack ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love watching your organization videos. I’ve been slowly modifying my own workshop
    Im surprised that you haven’t done anything with gridfinity. It seems that it would be exactly your type of thing for drawers.

    • @commandrogyne
      @commandrogyne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He isn't that much into digital modeling and 3D printing
      I am missing french cleats all over everything too, that doesn't keep me from enjoying Adam's workshop progress

  • @ItsapaulGaming
    @ItsapaulGaming 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching these organization videos has got me organizing to the point I can not only find things I'm looking for, but know where anything new is supposed to go. Thanks!

  • @jessicamitterling1867
    @jessicamitterling1867 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love watching Adam’s videos, they are so comforting. It’s so nice to see someone get so genuinely excited over the little things in life like improving his storage methods.
    It’s also lovely for someone to be so knowledgeable about their field while being positive. A lot of people in his position might have ended up gatekeeping and condescending, but he is so happy to share his knowledge and cheerfully uplifts people in the maker community. He passes the vibe check with flying colors.

  • @roryoutdoors5431
    @roryoutdoors5431 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been rewatching Norm and New Yankee Workshop this whole week and hearing him saw 'draaaws' makes me smile every time! Nice medcart! Score! Are there differences between a Crash cart, triage, etc? An emergency room kit probably needs way more stuff with 1OR than say an EKG or other single-funtion move/storage?
    Is that the Jack White stool? Or is it too precious to sit on? :P

    • @NitaKerns
      @NitaKerns ปีที่แล้ว

      Love those PBS shows! When my friends were watching South Park, I was watching This Old House 😂

    • @roxanned7083
      @roxanned7083 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the supplies in the carts are different but the carts themselves are all the same. You dont buy a triage cart you buy a med cart and put triage stuff in it

  • @SydMakesStuff
    @SydMakesStuff ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My mother is a nurse and every time her hospital upgrades their crash carts they let the staff have the old ones. My dad has used them for tool storage for decades and every few years he gets a better model. Those crash carts are the platonic ideal of first order of retrievability because lives depend on the most important stuff being the easiest to access.

  • @Metazolid
    @Metazolid ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeing all these new drawers utilized neatly just makes me very happy. And the white tape over the green handles makes it blend more with the surroundings too, not that it had to.

  • @lisadaugherty8520
    @lisadaugherty8520 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love learning about your process, watching things shift and refine. Also just love that 10-inch mini counter Adam created. Great!

  • @laggmonkei
    @laggmonkei ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now i want a LPL reaction video on adams technique.

  • @yaserawan
    @yaserawan ปีที่แล้ว

    These drawers are deeper but still love that custom moveable shelf you made for paint... And now it's gone.

  • @derekboufford9465
    @derekboufford9465 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching Adam go through his process.

  • @bradleybeach7043
    @bradleybeach7043 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm here for you cutting corners off existing shelves so new carts will fit. Thats shoehorning if I've ever seen it!

  • @nickt9467
    @nickt9467 ปีที่แล้ว

    36:56 is truly a great feeling. Storage is such a philosophical journey. This episode was one mountain top among many.

  • @jasonmonk7336
    @jasonmonk7336 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These are the videos I adore watching. Why? Adam says it himself not far in - process. Its not the outcome or the result but the process. Watching a brain pour out and ideas come together. Terrific.

  • @ricks5756
    @ricks5756 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:39 Interesting to see Mr. Savage watches the LockpickingLawyer :)

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh ปีที่แล้ว

    Used cabinets like that for decades as a nurse. Loved them.

  • @JFlick-nz1jj
    @JFlick-nz1jj ปีที่แล้ว

    i just love the fact that the chair, he sits on in almost every video, was partially made by my favourite musician. The connection between adam savage and jack white is the greatest kollaboration ever.

  • @billcunningham8485
    @billcunningham8485 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that Adam is excited as I am when I get a new shop storage option. I feel the exact same way.

  • @xrstofstreepify
    @xrstofstreepify ปีที่แล้ว

    when that drawer of endmills fell i got the best jump scare I've hade in a long time.

  • @fire2day
    @fire2day 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The paint drawer looks like the perfect opportunity to 3D print some drawer liners to organize those bottles.

  • @EdwinNoorlander
    @EdwinNoorlander 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice to see how your wires have moved from the top to the bottom. I am also usually moving everything, but organizing and cleaning up is a profession in itself.

  • @roryoutdoors5431
    @roryoutdoors5431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man, no spoilers but that Wait For It moment, day made! Thanks for the awesome relaxing watch!

  • @rikvdmark
    @rikvdmark ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!
    Was talking to a friend about your storage solutions. He said Adam does and has way more stuff then we need/use. My response was yeah that’s true, but I still learn so many useful things that translate to smaller “workshops”

  • @etherealbolweevil6268
    @etherealbolweevil6268 ปีที่แล้ว

    I sense a repeat of my mistake - to fill the drawer. Never ceases to surprise me how much more of a thing reveals itself in the weeks after filling and labelling a drawer / divider. Expansion space is vital to organisation.

  • @KerriGilpin
    @KerriGilpin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the more useful organization videos I’ve watched. I appreciate how other makers store their supplies and tools, and I feel validated for keeping all scraps. If it’s useful, why throw it out?

  • @FixitFred
    @FixitFred ปีที่แล้ว

    I totally agree with Adam about drawers with specific purposes are great. Long ago I invested in ToolGrid, Toolbox Widget, Ernst organizers. Now I have specific drawers that I can even easily identify what is missing. By doing this now I find everything so easily and can put it back easily

  • @patrickdiehl6813
    @patrickdiehl6813 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is nothing more satisfying than organizing the mayhem that is our shops.

  • @fidelitycastro
    @fidelitycastro 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Omnium gatherum" is the term you are looking for, when you are looking for a place for your miscellany. It's the name of my folder where many unanswered emails go to die. Could be a final resting place for misfit tools. Keep up the amazing work. I adore the show!

  • @thepolishbikeride
    @thepolishbikeride ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "maker" is nearly the same as "manufacturer". Having been working in manufacturing and logistics for over a decade I've been seeing all the stuff about how Adam organizes and being baffled that 5S has never come up. It's very common practice for Lean Manufacturing/Just in Time/ Six Sigma run companies and Adam embodies it more than most people I've ever met but never once have I seen it in explicitly in a Tested video.

  • @keithmilam4380
    @keithmilam4380 ปีที่แล้ว

    The swiss knife display up high in the background is amazing! I'm just obsessed!!

  • @GregGreg27
    @GregGreg27 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love just listening to him think and work things out. oddly satisfying

  • @jomercer21113
    @jomercer21113 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need one of those for all my sewing machine parts and tools! Digging through cardboard boxes got old a long time ago

  • @fezbpu
    @fezbpu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After watching so much lockpickinglawyer it's great to see a realistic depiction of lockpicking

  • @justinankar
    @justinankar ปีที่แล้ว

    This is such a great video to show people how lock picking really goes. Like Adam said most people only ever see TV/Film versions where its instant. Then you go on youtube and see Lock Picking Lawyer (and other channels like it) with people of super high skill breaking into locks in seconds.

  • @daddyphatsax304
    @daddyphatsax304 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have that same exact Gerstner machinists toolbox. I got it from my grandfather. Nice piece of kit!

  • @elisabethreeves1786
    @elisabethreeves1786 ปีที่แล้ว

    Props to your video editor - LOVE leaving the real-time audio under the sped up video with the music.

  • @fluxxNZ
    @fluxxNZ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How are these videos of shop organization so relaxing? i have just overhauled my hobby cave, much like Adam, based on some new drawers and it could have been a few hours, but i decided everything needed to be moved just a bit and 'first order' improved, its frustrating and makes a mess but super satisfying when complete.

  • @PRND21
    @PRND21 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a retired crash cart in my shop too! Also have an adjustable height patient bed table. Both serve me well.

  • @benjurqunov
    @benjurqunov หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another good source for drawer & cabinet comes from Banking.
    The under counter steel for bank tellers is wonderful modular stuff.
    Superduty rollers, latches, etc.
    Often removed and discarded when bank's get remodeled.

  • @lizzanca8834
    @lizzanca8834 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve never related to a video more in my life. The joy of an organized shop! 😂

  • @stu-j
    @stu-j ปีที่แล้ว

    2 Bristol maid crash trolleys have been my tool boxes for 20 years that I bought from the hospital I worked at as a maintenance technician.

  • @iOSAT
    @iOSAT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do hospital and surgery center liquidation. Half my shop is medical cabinets/carts, mayo stands/trays, stainless back tables, and my my chairs are Stryker surgistools. Next step is installing a Skytron boom system… wait my shop is an OR.

  • @01FozzyS
    @01FozzyS ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice find,Adam! I have an older Homak cart which I believe is also a medical cart since it has the big rubber bumpers at each corner. Got it for free and turned it into my toolbox. Love it.

  • @FowlerAskew
    @FowlerAskew ปีที่แล้ว

    Solid core wire is awesome when you want it to stay in a certain place or bend it into a shape and have it stay there. I use it on a lot of text fixtures and when I'm installing PCBs into fixed positions on/in something and connecting them together

  • @edwardaloftis6705
    @edwardaloftis6705 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great looking set of storage draws. I use the large Plano tackle boxes great for storage of electric hand tools as well as machine tools.

  • @dylanbaril951
    @dylanbaril951 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should do a spring cleaning video
    Get rid of some stuff that you probably forgot you even had, and generally streamline some part of the shop!

  • @anthonyguida4889
    @anthonyguida4889 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work in motorsports. We do a lot of endurance racing. Most teams including ourselves use lista cabinets. They are amazing because there are so many options for dividers and usage. From tool storage.. to hardware storage. And they are super heavy duty.

  • @JoeGP
    @JoeGP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    organization is a lovely thing, without which a deep shelf is no better than drawer, specially if it's below waist height