Adam's Shop Improvements That Were DUDS

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  • What is Adam Savage's favorite gradual shop improvement, and whose workshops have impressed him? How can shop ceilings best be utilized, and what's a shop infrastructure improvement Adam made that was a dud? In this live stream excerpt Adam answers these questions from Tested members @lo pro java, @ianrigby7395, Michael Schnell, @peckenstein and @davidmarden4789. Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam questions during live streams:
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  • @tested
    @tested  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    With thanks to Tested members @lo pro java, @ianrigby7395, Michael Schnell, @peckenstein and @davidmarden4789 for their support and questions! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam questions during live streams:
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  • @Scoots1994
    @Scoots1994 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    In our shared shop everyone had tags with our names on them and when we took a tool off the wall we put a tag on the spot. If a tool was off the wall and there was no tag everything stopped, the tool was found, and the guilty party had to buy lunch. At the end of your time in the shop you should have all 50 of your name tags, if you didn't then you were not done with cleanup.
    Damage to a tool was never about blame, but we would look at why it failed and see if we needed a different tool that wouldn't fail in that way.
    That solved most of the issues.

    • @plwadodveeefdv
      @plwadodveeefdv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great system. They did the same thing at a DIY auto shop on a military base I used to be on

    • @matthewmillar3804
      @matthewmillar3804 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I really like that idea!

  • @isstvan82
    @isstvan82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +196

    I had a friend who used to work for Lockheed Martin. Once he left he bought an old hanger, and turned it into his workshop.
    When I visited his shop, EVERY SINGLE OBJECT that could be, was suspended from the ceiling by a system of counterweights, with locking mechanisms in the floor for things like cabinets, or table saws. It was insane, but impressive with the amount of effort he had put into it. I asked him, "Well, you've been using it about a year, how is it?"
    He told me "I had the idea when I was 12. It's terrible, but it makes me happy so it stays."
    I was REALLY impressed with how easy it was to pull things down though. Just had a hook mounted to a stick and you could pull down a tool chest that had to weigh like half a ton.

    • @MaosTL
      @MaosTL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Tell him to upload a tour…

    • @isstvan82
      @isstvan82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@MaosTLsadly he passed away about 9 years ago, and his workshop was, at his request, completely gutted by his old work mates.
      Everyone took something of his home.

    • @cavalieroutdoors6036
      @cavalieroutdoors6036 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      "It's terrible, but it makes me happy - so it stays."
      I frikkin love that.

    • @chasm9557
      @chasm9557 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@cavalieroutdoors6036 A wise man once told me sometimes you have to choose between being happy or comfortable. This is definitely one of those times someone chose happy.

  • @kchortu
    @kchortu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    A shop is never done... I remember when my grandpa passed away and I went back for his passing the thing that hit me the hardest was looking in his work shop and being able to see when his work shop stopped evolving and how it was the final iteration. I made sure to burry him with his multi meter, I couldn't find his telephone pioneer cap or I would have done that too. I look at my work bench and see a bunch of things that are the same as his and some of the things of his I took home with me. and they always remind me of him when I use them

  • @_SurferGeek_
    @_SurferGeek_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    8:31 - "If you can't see it... it doesn't exist."
    Pretty much describes everything in my refrigerator. 😅

    • @soulreapermagnum
      @soulreapermagnum 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      a little trick he must have picked up while working on star wars episode 2. /j

    • @doc_sav
      @doc_sav 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is so me. I only use the drawers in my fridge to hold drinks, because they are the only things I reach for often enough to not forget about them there.

  • @Bigrignohio
    @Bigrignohio 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I can also imagine Jamie's exasperation. He must have the self control of a saint to have dealt with that for so long.

    • @DecayingReverie
      @DecayingReverie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'd imagine so. I know I feel uneasy when other people touch my stuff because so many people I've loaned stuffed to seem to break or damage it.

  • @doc_sav
    @doc_sav 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I was just lamenting to my wife how you were revising some of the organizational ideas that I shamelessly copied from you years ago because they didn't end up working, so this is a great topic for me as I am soon to be setting up a new workspace and storage area. Knowing what DOESN'T work can be a very valuable way to learn from others' experience! Especially since I imagine you are progressing through the iterative process more quickly than I would.

  • @setSCEtoAUX
    @setSCEtoAUX 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    Starchy peanuts have two huge benefits: you can dispose of extras by just dissolving them in a sink AND you can pop one in your mouth while your spouse is on the phone with someone and completely freak her out.

    • @Kilomylesco
      @Kilomylesco 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I remember unpacking something and thinking “Hey these smell and look like unflavored Cheetos!” And they are!

    • @octochan
      @octochan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I've done that around a group of friends to freak them out, it's fun

    • @GlennBrockett
      @GlennBrockett วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I used to do this when I was working in a warehouse 25+ years ago. They are ok. but could use some cheese dust.
      The same is true of dog biscuits.
      People thought I was very strange.

  • @PseudoEmpathy
    @PseudoEmpathy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Tip for extension cord storage. Long, single pole/bar mounted normal to the wall from a plate, tip bent upwards. Roll each cord up and hang on the bar, one after another, you'll be able to see each one and what you have. Now put a second bar next to the first, when you want something off one bar, but it's behind something else, put everything in front of desired extension cord onto the second bar.
    I use this system with leads, ropes, power supplies, grinding disks, etc.

  • @Triaxx2
    @Triaxx2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Extension cords: Canvas sacks with luggage tags and a dry erase safe surface. Tag has the length and gauge and appropriate info, so if you have to replace it you're replacing like for like. And the Dry Erase is what it's being used for if it's not in the bag. Say, if you're dragging out the table saw and going to be using it for a while you'd write table saw on the bag, so when you inevitably forget you've used it for that and have to plug something else in, you know where to find the cord.

  • @MrAluntus
    @MrAluntus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Adam, can’t express how much I enjoy your conversations about getting a workshop organized. You are an inspiration my friend. Thank you.

  • @squirrelOD
    @squirrelOD 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I’m not a shop guy, I don’t do any of this, for the industrial that you do. It actually reminds me of my father in law who would have loved to own a shop like yours. I can send you pictures of his garage before we cleaned it out and I’m sure you can see why. I do RC, 3d printing, wood working a small grow room, guitars- and then my wife paints seashells and makes Barbie dolls and outfits. My youngest son drills rocks and gems and tumbles them. I do love seeing your thought processes and organization though. My shop would be completely different- but similar in ways. Keeping mine functional for many different interests is a tricky balance. Anyways- I’ve been watching you since the early days of the show and glad I found your channel. Much love and respect!

  • @Fyrefrye
    @Fyrefrye 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Adam: talks about how he loves his sorting system and can find hundreds of specific tools and supplies
    Also Adam: Doesn't know where the tissues are.
    Never change man. You are a national treasure

    • @jpotter2086
      @jpotter2086 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And he makes the stock, high-pitched honk, a single, short blast. Because of course he does :D

  • @themontashu1
    @themontashu1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Look into a rapid air system from fast pipe instead of grazing copper. Took like 4 hours to plumb a small CNC shop that’s like 2,000 square feet

  • @krtwood
    @krtwood 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you have low ceilings they are actually great for storing flat jigs. I also built a revolving tool cabinet that hangs right over the middle of my work table so I can just reach up and grab the glue bottle or a ruler or chisel from any position around the table.

  • @kennethelwell8574
    @kennethelwell8574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Two thoughts about extension cords; first, they are temporary solutions to temporary problems (power cord too short, outlet too far away) that have better permanent solutions (rewire tool with longer cord, add outlets at the workstation). I have rewired my last two corded circular saws straight out of the box with longer cords. Second, use a short enough cord for the situation. A six-foot long cord solves most "short power cord" problems, a 25 foot long cord will reach anywhere within one room of your house (15 might even be enough), 50 and 100 foot cords are good for commercial spaces and outdoors.

  • @blahorgaslisk7763
    @blahorgaslisk7763 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I can't claim to be the most effective at keeping my storage space clean and in order, but one thing I feel is needed is a bin for everything you don't want to throw away but still don't feel is worth setting up a storage bin for. just make sure to empty it out so it doesn't overflow. That bin of "trash" has saved me quite often as I've found some strange part in it that I never would have thought I'd ever need. I had a boss that hated that little box of strange things. Yet it saved us a number of times.

    • @matthewmillar3804
      @matthewmillar3804 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's great for a workshop (I do something similar) , but I worked for a large-ish production shop and one of the head managers did this. I tried to clean up the yard but I was forced to keep the rusty pail of rusty and over-used parts. There's no place for that in serial production. 😢

    • @pendlera2959
      @pendlera2959 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@matthewmillar3804 If you have the money, then the store is your junk drawer. (As long as it's something that can be bought.)

    • @blahorgaslisk7763
      @blahorgaslisk7763 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@matthewmillar3804
      With a larger scale this becomes both more unnecessary and and less possible. You simply don't need strange parts that often. No this is more use for those building a home shop or working in a smaller scale where strange unexpected requests make you scratch your head wondering just how they expect you to achieve that.

  • @brian_bielanski
    @brian_bielanski 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I work on cars and often race cars. When I am at a pro race I take pictures of too boxes, pit wall setups and garage set-ups. I'm constantly trying to find the most efficient way to transport and store tools/parts with limited space. Also... I need to find systems that I can lift as I get older.

  • @MercenaryTau
    @MercenaryTau 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    With a shop of that size and a workflow that has evolved over decades, only using a particular tool a few times across 5 years doesn't seem that outlandish.

  • @Jakeobfreedman
    @Jakeobfreedman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had hardware boxed up in starchy peanuts. Finally went to use it a few months later and all the peanuts were gone, replaced by a pile of rat droppings at the bottom

  • @rennemichaels2706
    @rennemichaels2706 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching your expressions when you talk about your triumphs and failures.

  • @Malic_VR
    @Malic_VR 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Suggestion for the air:
    Make it a loop.
    The loop helps prevent pressure drop over longer distances, because you get more equal flow from both sides as it comes around. Dont have to crank the air compressor pressure up so much to compensate for the length of pressure tubing. The pressure drop will only be noticable happen the length of the hose coming off of it, much less the loop itself.
    Also helps if you have multiple people using air tools as same time.

  • @TheCouncil-zg4vp
    @TheCouncil-zg4vp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    So glad you love Think[box]! I remember when you visited, you met with some of my classmates in the first couple years the new space was opened. It's still one of my favorite places ever. It even launched an awesome maker here on TH-cam, Xyla.

    • @quehablo
      @quehablo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Xyla is amazing!

    • @IanGrams
      @IanGrams 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      As a fellow think[box] alum it brings me such joy to hear Adam sing its praises ☺️
      If anyone reading this is in the greater Cleveland area I highly recommend checking it out as it's open to the public. Their website is very thorough on what equipment they have and what the prerequisites are to use it.
      Also I third that Xyla is awesome. I'd love to see her and Adam collaborate.

  • @clatoncadmus9050
    @clatoncadmus9050 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jamie, people will say this is dumb but I ran compressed air in my shop with pvc piping. It's good for several hundred psi and easy and cheap to install. Never a failure in over 30 years!

  • @rdhatt
    @rdhatt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the thumbnail highlighting the chisel display 😅. Saved me from spending too much time trying to spot in the background!

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's in the background of the Tested ad that's inserted at the end of every video.

  • @millerbacon
    @millerbacon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In my first machine shop visit, I saw a chuck where you changed bits while the chuck was still spinning. I got used to it in about 5 tries, and it made rapid prototyping extremely quick. Took forever for me to figure out that it was called a Wahlstrom fully automatic drill chuck, but it was worth. $500 well spent for my home shop. I wanted to get one for the makerspace I help out with, but decided against it due to the safety of the average patron. Definitely an "at home shop" kinda deal, lol.
    As for a dud, There was a time where I tried to make an organizational system for a wall of tools, and it ended up being completely unused, in favor of everyone's favorite tool spot(literally any flat surface). Realized that the only way to keep a public shop clean is to expect nobody to put any thought into where they put the tools, so reduce unwanted horizontal surfaces as much as possible. Started out as a dud, but eventually turned into something that works.

  • @JoshZanders
    @JoshZanders 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a relatively tall person with long arms, i actually get a lot of mileage out of ceiling storage. I run a cabinet shop out of what's essentially a 2-car garage (~400sqft) with standard-height 8ft ceilings.
    There's obviously things like lighting and compressed air, but I also have a low-profile storage rack for long skinny things like offcuts from full sheets of melamine that would otherwise take up wall space.
    The real revelation was when I bolted a 2x8 edgewise to the rafters and clamped all of my big bar clamps and pipe clamps to it - anything longer than 3' goes up there. That freed up a HUGE chunk of wall space; granted, it takes up like 15 sqft of ceiling, but I wasn't using that space for anything else and it's just as easy to access for me as a wall rack.

  • @donaldevans5752
    @donaldevans5752 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another brilliant video , thank you Adam .

  • @GlennBrockett
    @GlennBrockett วันที่ผ่านมา

    My bulk filament storage for my printers is hanging from the ceiling. 2 scrap pieces of wood, a 5' length of EMT cut in half and 4 EMT clamps. Easy, visible, first order storage. I can reach any of 40 spools within a step from my printers. I have small hang tags indicating the type of filament (in sections). Instantly I can tell how much black PET-G is available, or what colors I have to work with.

  • @SiNFPVGUAM
    @SiNFPVGUAM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been watching the busters on TH-cam recently... and the amount of stuff I missed on discovery is mind blowing..

  • @davidmarden4789
    @davidmarden4789 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    There is another side to the Jamie type story I have lots of stress to not be the guy to the make the mess or accidently damage the tool to the detriment of getting a project done. My shop partner is always getting on me for buying tools that he has but I don't want to damage his.

  • @metabeard3788
    @metabeard3788 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    re: the ceiling question
    I have a tight basement shop that's difficult for a lot of reasons, but I will say it is very nice to have ceiling joists at arms length so I can place hand tools on nails and magnet strips directly above me. It's really opened up a new dimension of shop storage that I never considered with previous shop spaces.

  • @MattWeber
    @MattWeber 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive found extension cords, the best storage has ended up (for me) to get the reels that have 4 plugs on the side and color code the reels (in buying the color or paint) to designate the length of the cord it contains. Provides a nice durable "Box" that can be stacked or stood on edge on a shelf, but is very easy to keep the cord protected and only pull out as much as you need for length and reel back up when done.

  • @jasonmonk7336
    @jasonmonk7336 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just watching this and other videos makes me wonder how Adam turns the power on to everything? Is everything just plugged into a switched wall outlet, or is everything "permanently" on and just switched via an onboard switch? I like the idea of the lighting being on one big Frankenstein-esque scissor switch....

  • @delapidatedswiss
    @delapidatedswiss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    7:16 Adam turns into Mr. Incredible’s office job boss

  • @RS-jz7kg
    @RS-jz7kg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great use for low ceilings-- stick metric-imperial / tap-drill size / speed-feed / etc charts up there (Starrett has some great poster size charts). They're a quick look up from the lathe or bench and save a ton of wall space

  • @stephenptacek3021
    @stephenptacek3021 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you have bins of extension chords I wonder if you saw cable management backstage at Hamilton? I know not all extension chords are created alike but in my shop we store ours in coils (over under) locked with tie line at the plug end. Then every chord can fit on a schedule 40 pipe or a hook or stack in a round pyramid or whatever you like without getting tangled and like-diameter cables can get sorted more easily.

  • @CompComp
    @CompComp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Gpas garage had one of those I beams with a chain winch on it, and central air compressor system. I've been jealous my whole life and it's on my list of stuff to do in my garage.

  • @matteout_woodworking
    @matteout_woodworking 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Airlines...I use pex ¾ inch lines for my main lines so from my compressor to the sealing. Any line coming out of it I use ½ lines and from the wall to my tools ⅜ rubber coated lines.
    The pex is just push in tubes and I have a 7hp compressor. Big enough for most of what I ask it to do. The pressure is set at 120 to 140PSI no leaks.
    Copper is nice but expensive and harder to work with or add a new line to.

  • @CooroSnowFox
    @CooroSnowFox 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope we get to see the process of the shop upgrades.

  • @wendellwagner500
    @wendellwagner500 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lighting sugestion, my shop has 4 celing fans and outlets...all lights are pluged in so change of lighting can be done at night with other string on or one unplugged at a time center of room has a row of boxes for power mill, drill press etc. also wires to unused boxes not connected for future use.

  • @kenhammond3810
    @kenhammond3810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I run a small 3D printing shop, and my nemesis is boxes. I keep almost every box I get to reuse for shipping. I have hundreds. But the moment I decide to throw some away, I know the next day I will need one of those exact boxes. It's a curse!

    • @MattWeber
      @MattWeber 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why I love that most are very easy to disassemble and store flat.

  • @nathkrupa3463
    @nathkrupa3463 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video sir

  • @rabbit6872
    @rabbit6872 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Adam's mantra of "If you can't see it, it doesn't exist" reminds me of the theories of ADHD as a problem with object permanence. I think some of Adam's theories on organization are absolutely amazing if you happen to have the same sort brain as Adam (which I do), and I think Jamie's organizational style represents a system that works well if you don't have a "If I don't see it, it doesn't exist" brain.

    • @pendlera2959
      @pendlera2959 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe that's a memory issue, not object permanence. Object permanence is the belief that the thing still exists even when you can't see it. If you didn't have object permanence, you wouldn't go looking for your missing thing. Just because you don't remember where you put something or don't remember that you have something doesn't mean you don't believe it exists.

  • @T.Ross.
    @T.Ross. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    4:45 “Schnell!” 🇩🇪

  • @robertburgess6100
    @robertburgess6100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can agree 💯 percent on others using tools in my shop. They never put things back in the same place. Or tell me when something gets broken.

  • @mikepipes6266
    @mikepipes6266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RE: Overhead storage and Rigging, enter Uni-Strut, the adult version of the Erector Set/Meccano. Build an overhead grid of Uni-Strut, you can hang it from above or use posts. There are deeper sections available for longer spans or heavier loading. There are trollies available so you can build moveable gantries, which can have material or equipment hoists on them. You can mount electrical, air, lighting, the list goes on and everything is infinitely re-configurable because of the continuous channel track.

  • @Dave-sw7sd
    @Dave-sw7sd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Adam Outputs A Vibe That Says "Heading Towards A Point Of No Return( Avoiding Desperation For Life Saving Inventions)"

    • @DaveKoedel
      @DaveKoedel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Savage Is A Utilization Of GrandFathers Literally Precisely Savage

    • @DaveKoedel
      @DaveKoedel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Perhaps Adam Just Doubts Himself When It Comes To Formulation

  • @williamoverton7265
    @williamoverton7265 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent

  • @jerryjones7293
    @jerryjones7293 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is a process, not a plan. Thank you, the story of my projects.

  • @stephenpahl7538
    @stephenpahl7538 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ever consider putting together a complete list of you supply inventory and tools (and their storage systems) for other makers, so they can have the benefits of your years putting together a a well thought out and reworked (and reworked) maker space

  • @MyThecrusher
    @MyThecrusher 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’re the only one in the shop. Besides your personal pet projects, on TH-cam, what do you do for clients and what is the ratio of your video projects online compared to your actual jobs? You seem to spend a lot of time working on your shop and it looks great and was wondering if you’re just kinda winding down and getting ready to retire. How about getting a mentoring program for local kids or something to use your space and your knowledge? Keep up the good work!

  • @brionl4741
    @brionl4741 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You just barely mentioned it at the end, but knowing when to stop accumulating stuff is important too. I'm retiring and downsizing, so I gave away about 3/4's of my tools to one of my nephews a couple of years ago.
    I mean, do I *really* need a full set of both 1/2" and 1/4" drive sockets as long as I have the 3/8" drive set?

  • @littlehills739
    @littlehills739 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    numbered pillow case system with key tag where u write on the paper and close it.
    drill , grinder, dremmel, soldering, hotglue stuff, ect

  • @chrishechtl8330
    @chrishechtl8330 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rofl that way lies madness: yep! Love seeing R2 in the background!

    • @stargazer7644
      @stargazer7644 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I recently moved shop. The attic space was full of boxes and bags of peanuts and bubble wrap that I forgot was up there. I never used any of it.

  • @onetradgicstory
    @onetradgicstory 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Adam, gotta come out to Makehaven in Connecticut to see our unique and inclusive style.

    • @tested
      @tested  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We love maker spaces!

    • @mayamanign
      @mayamanign 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tested no seriously, you have to see this place.

  • @tomt5745
    @tomt5745 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An I-beam in the ceiling sounds really useful. :)

  • @tweake7175
    @tweake7175 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    for your compressed air have a look at HDPE piping. the big advantage is you can buy a big roll of it and not require many joins. its also flexible for going around curves. downside because its flexi it needs more supporting.

  • @Games_and_Music
    @Games_and_Music 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:38 That makes me think of Gerty from Moon, having an arm on the ceiling that you can deploy pretty much everywhere.

  • @MMWoodworking
    @MMWoodworking 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Run a nice dust collection system when you are working on the ceiling. Go full PVC, multi-run system, if you haven't already.

  • @michaelmoore7975
    @michaelmoore7975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My shop is always in a state of evolution. There's always a better way, method, etc.
    And there is always something to learn from others shops.
    Prolly the #1 reason I watch @tested. To steal, appropriate, and adapt the ideas applicable to me.

  • @joelbates6499
    @joelbates6499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @Adam - given all the ceiling work, would data center ladder-racking be useful, say on the perimeter? Could carry some moveable cabling, tubing? Hang or storage space for some items? Just a random thought.
    Love your stuff, best wishes for good shop design. 😊

  • @pheesoriginalgoods
    @pheesoriginalgoods 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I listen to your videos in my shop without watching and one thing that always cracks me up is how much your nose blowing sounds like a cartoonish fart 🤣🤣🤣
    Especially unprompted and without context. Thanks for the hours and hours of content and (unintended) humour!

  • @omgthisnamewasfree2076
    @omgthisnamewasfree2076 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just put 10 hours into my shop upgrades today, it really is never ending 😅
    What started as a DIY HVAC upgrade has turned into a total revamp, got double the bench space now at least!

  • @cheeseburger347
    @cheeseburger347 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It feels similar to managing a computer lab with a server and folder structure. Certain personalities are unable to participate in a common organization method and rebel against it at every turn making it impossible to retrieve things. Bless librarians. Every one of them. Lol

  • @txkflier
    @txkflier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Adam and Jamie are the definition of Yin and Yang. I miss Mythbusters terribly. It was the greatest TV show ever. I'm so glad that Adam keeps us entertained with this TH-cam channel.

  • @alexanderross2786
    @alexanderross2786 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    FYI: Add a vacuum line as well; you can get it from the intake on your air compressor. When I worked at a fab shop @ "Mobile Solar Energy Corp" back in 1991, they had Air & vacuum everywhere. IT was constantly used. :)

    • @jamesx7424
      @jamesx7424 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a really interesting idea. What did you use the vacuum lines for? Sounds like one those things that once you hear some examples you can’t live without it. Thanks for sharing.

  • @criggie
    @criggie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Adam: tell us about your bikes ?!

  • @thomaswilson9792
    @thomaswilson9792 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t tell you the hours I’ve spent staring at areas of my shop trying to imagine how to or what way to organize to flow with work and to only redo what I did 6 mo ago

  • @briangibson204
    @briangibson204 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was a well tuned nose trumpet!

  • @BrBobMackeSJ
    @BrBobMackeSJ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Regarding the use of ceilings: can I recommend also adding adjustable boom arms for cameras, etc? With the arms attached to the workbench and the tool units, every time you bump something the camera jiggles making it hard to watch. A ceiling mount would allow you to position the camera in a way that won't move when you bump the work, and then move the boom out of the way when not in use.

  • @AdventurousJohn
    @AdventurousJohn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Get a "strut trolley" - it's a 600lb (max) trolly that goes into unistrut. (you have to use the trolly hangers for the strut. I have them all over my shop. super useful, and it doesn't require ungodly boltage as it never lifts anything heavier than 600 lbs.

  • @DeadRobit29
    @DeadRobit29 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I use empty wire reels to store my extention cords. That way I just have to roll off the length I need, then I can roll it back up and stow it away with ease.

  • @AssistantJames
    @AssistantJames 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When it comes to extension chords, it's similar to rolls of tape
    It's tempting to wrap it around something to store it but then you have to unwrap it to use it
    The solution is similar to tape, shelves
    How you sort them from there is up to you

  • @WARnTEA
    @WARnTEA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What Adam said about shared workspaces always being annoying is exactly how I feel in my kitchen. I buy the most durable and best value gear I can find that allows me to enjoy cooking and then my brother or room mate uses it and doesn’t care about keeping it in good condition. Even if I explain the proper way to use it in order to not damage it, they manage to damage it anyway because they don’t care about taking an extra 10seconds they just want to do the thing and leave the kitchen as fast as possible. Or they will use a tool I never use but be too lazy to clean it, so I’m forced to clean up after them which isn’t a huge deal except I don’t know where that tool goes, so now I end up cramming it somewhere because I can’t figure it where its original home is.
    Oh and don’t get me started on the fridge. You feel like you don’t have the right to throw away other peoples food but they just forget that they ever bought it and let it perpetually take up space in the fridge, and basically the only time I can throw it out is after it expires.
    For some reason they refuse to use the dishwasher, they’d rather wash plates with a cheap stick brush instead of the sponge and put it away dirty.

    • @grittykitty50
      @grittykitty50 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel your pain.

    • @yarnexpress
      @yarnexpress 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For your favorite/valuable tools you might try what I do because my husband has dementia & can't help what he does. Hide what you don't want used or abused. Get some bins that are easy to handle & store in them. You can then put the bins in the back of a deep cabinet or something. You didn't mention knives or scissors the most easily damaged tools in my kitchen.
      In an extreme case, you could take over 1/3 of the cabinets for YOUR storage & lock them. For the refrigerator, you can have a throw out day. Maybe Sunday evening the refrigerator is emptied of food unless it's labeled SAVE w/name. I've learned, due to my husband, if you can't change their behavior change yours. Your roommates might not like it but they can suck on it!

    • @WARnTEA
      @WARnTEA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@yarnexpress I use SamDuk Scissors, they are super cheap, big and very durable/sharp because they are built for korean barbeque restaurants for customers to cut their cooked meat at the table.
      I'm planning to buy a sharp carbon steel petty knife for personal cutting use and one of those massive/cheap chinese vegetable cleavers (because I know they would never use it, americans are afraid of cleavers even though they are more versatile and safer knives)
      I also store a ramen pot and pressure cooker in somewhat inconvenient places which works well since they aren't normal kitchen equipment. My main issue is with pots and pans, they abuse nonstick and ruin them very quickly and aren't smart enough to use stainless/carbonsteel/castiron without ruining them because they are lazy and like to soak pans.

  • @christianpatton142
    @christianpatton142 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hmmm, maybe ya should do a carving or two to help integrate your chisels into your repertoire? They are great things. So versatile.... and thus still relevant.

  • @Brobley
    @Brobley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe extraction vacuum in celling as well?

  • @butchs.4239
    @butchs.4239 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Out in Cali, you have to be cognizant that anything you suspend from the ceiling might end up falling on you when the ground starts shaking.

  • @jameswilson-uu2xw
    @jameswilson-uu2xw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old wire spools from your MIG work great for cord storage

  • @deanlindholm8663
    @deanlindholm8663 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have you looked into that octagaonal LED lighting?

  • @kal54321
    @kal54321 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have 2 "shops". One is my garage workshop. The other is my retail game store. Neither is ever in it's final configuration. I am in the process of moving my store to a new location. I've come up with a general layout for the new shop, but i know that i am going to spend the next several years rearranging, tweaking, struggling, agonizing over the layout. The counters, racks, displays are all going to migrate around for years. I wish i could just move in and that be my final layout, but i know it will change.

  • @ZombieLinux
    @ZombieLinux 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    While you're building shop air infrastructure, build an aftercooler for the compressor (if you don't already have one). Keeps the tank from filling up with water and rust.
    Also, retractable extension cords in the ceiling are amazing. We have them for our various voltages in my labs/workshops (120/240/28vdc/120V@400Hz) If you think about gaff taping it to the floor, it should be suspended.

  • @CAPDude44
    @CAPDude44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best way to store extension cords is in spools, sorted by length

  • @RJ-my4yu
    @RJ-my4yu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The TV crew never leaves.

  • @brussels13207
    @brussels13207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work at a museum as a volunteer. In our workshops everything has a place. At the end of the day everything is put back in its place. Everything! It has to be that way.

  • @dyrgewolf
    @dyrgewolf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As someone who does a mix of work in your shop, how do you deal with sawdust in your machining tools?

  • @k.y.6148
    @k.y.6148 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please do a reveal video when you get the lighting done.

  • @Michael_Hunt
    @Michael_Hunt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:44 I don't run a shop but this is the biggest pet peeve I've had at every place I've worked. People that break things and then don't tell anyone, shifting the responsibility on whoever uses the tool next. Just a selfish thing that really grinds my gears.

  • @bazedjunkiii_tv
    @bazedjunkiii_tv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    actually i've found out accidentally that the sortimo brand has one of its manufacturing locations not too far away from where i work my dayjob at in hamburg / germany.

  • @f.k.burnham8491
    @f.k.burnham8491 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jamie- Why use copper pipe? Very expensive and a real PITA if you want to run another line from it. My shop uses high pressure PVC pipe. Easy to modify and never have had a blow out or pipe failure in almost 40 years.. One bonus is you can use a much larger diameter feed pipe as it can add as more air storage space.

    • @cmmartti
      @cmmartti 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or just use PEX tubing. Cheap and easy to crimp on a fitting.

  • @brianedwards7142
    @brianedwards7142 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Zapple always makes me think of Babu from Seinfeld. 🤣

  • @onbedoeldekut1515
    @onbedoeldekut1515 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you have a carpentry workbench, cut a channel on the wall side top, and use the channel to hold modular units for specific toolsets.
    Having them on the wall nearby isn't enough temptation to use them, maybe set yourself a challenge of carving non-work surfaces in the workshop, a tiny bit at a time, and before you know it, the workshop will look like somewhere between the past and future of making!

  • @angeldelvax7219
    @angeldelvax7219 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a job at a yacht builder a few years ago. For some reason starchy packing peanuts came up, and I told them they were essentially the same as the colorful toy peanuts you can stick together with just water. I don't know why, but nobody else knew it XD
    So I went to the storage, and got a small box of the things to demonstrate. One of my colleagues was so intrigued, he just couldn't stop playing with them XD It was a bit gross though that he LICKED them to get them wet. I mean, it was USED packing material that likely had been used to keep engine parts safe.

  • @MartinPaulsen87
    @MartinPaulsen87 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd love to see the video of the carving chisels you mentioned, but I cannot seem to find it by any search I try. Can you or someone please help me locate it? Thank you.

    • @cmmartti
      @cmmartti 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's highlighted in the thumbnail of this video.

  • @brettanderson8526
    @brettanderson8526 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have you seen the pneumatic pex line? Way easier and easily changeable.

  • @alwaysfallingshort
    @alwaysfallingshort 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Madness you say? I have a whole closet for packing materials. You think me mad, do you? Eventually one day I will need to ship something and I will certainly have everything I need! Then, who will be mad? Sure, I only have 3 closets...

  • @ramenbob4242
    @ramenbob4242 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hang extension cords and other a/v cables on a coat rack or make a unistrut wall rack

  • @pmsteamrailroading
    @pmsteamrailroading 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Starchy peanuts are great with salsa.
    (It really freaks people out when you eat one)

  • @marktadlock5428
    @marktadlock5428 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They make an aluminum line set for doing a shop you might want to look at.

  • @bennyfactor
    @bennyfactor 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Adam, how do you make the goose honk when blowing your nose, it's hilarious