Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Surface Plate Cover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
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As Adam levels up the precision of his machining, one of the tools he's using to measure the sizing of large parts is a granite surface plate. These massive reference plates are calibrated to be level to a high degree of precision, and as such need to be protected when not in use. So Adam spends the day making a custom surface plate protector and cover to slip perfectly over this piece of granite. A snug plywood blanket, if you will, for this important reference tool.
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What infrastructure builds would you like to see Adam tackle?
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Will you merge with mark robber and have a nerf war
I would like to see Mr Savage create a diorama of his own workshop. Ideally it would feature himself creating a diorama of his own workshop.
You should felt the underside of that to protect the stone even more.
Not exactly related to this build, and I don't know what's underneath that surface plate, but it should be resting over 3 points or a balancing configuration with final 3 points of contact. Just in case, might make an interesting build if it's not and you want to go fancy with it, or just adding 3 small pieces of leather underneath.
One day build: Take the technology from those drones that track the subject with a camera while your riding horses or jogging or what have you.. mount it to a robot arm (Z axis) attached to two tracks on the ceiling that run the length and width (X and Y axis) of the shop, and use it to shoot all future videos - hands and hassle free.
I’m a machinist, too. Told a co-worker about your tattoo and we love it haha. It’s very cool seeing you so interesting in tools that I work with every day. Great guy that I’ve been watching since childhood.
Same for me
I watched since a kid to and love the videos
He needs a right arm tat in metric now🙃
I love how he has his shop! Organized enough to know where stuff is, yet using every inch of available space for any scrap he may need. A true pack rat! 😍
The Chaotic Genius of shop builds.
Entertainment and incredibly smart builds.
Always nice to see Adam disregard his own rules by putting his hands in the path of the nail gun.
I winced.
I would suggest you put a layer of felt on the inner face of the cover so that any possible bits of whatever aren't trapped against the granite, causing fretting
But then again, that felt will trap particles (dust, metal chips, sand, ...) over time from just being around the shop, eventually causing damage all the same.
I think the real solution is to not have the cover rest on the surface plate itself, but rather be supported directly on the cart cart it's on, so that there is an air gap between the cover and the plate.
Could you possibly use like four small rubber spacers, attached to the inside corners of the box, to raise it off of the surface of the plate a little bit? That way you would have the air gap and only have four tiny little surface contacts.
Don’t they come with a padded cover anyway? Pretty sure they do. Building a wooden tray to go on top of that cover would still make a lot of sense.
Have you not seen him throw/slide metal tools across the top? I doubt felt would truly matter at this time, lol.
@@scout702 Fair point. He says that he’s had this surface plate for 20 years: you don’t need to watch many of his videos to know that by now it’s closer to a topographic map of San Francisco than a reference surface.
Congrats Adam, Making practical and functional things for one's shop is by far one of life's pleasures!
Another Adam savage box … and yet I’m riveted!!! Always entertaining Adam!
Surface plates in sets of 3 are heaven
23:35 the Swiss army knife dancing perfectly to the music.
Love your approach to filming and talking to the camera as if I was there. No editing, no retakes but raw information in the way its meant to be
Great simple build! And ya gotta love the way the Swiss Army Knife jams along with the music @ 23:35!
Morning Adam and friends
Morning!
Ahhhh.....my anxiety is finally satiated! Every time I saw you just plop stuff on your reference gauge block I would cringe and I always commented.......MAKE A COVER FOR IT!!! The day has finally come. Thank you Adam! And your equipment thanks you also. Now......Hire a guy to come out and level and certify the reference table PLEASE!! Zip~
Watching you on your one day builds, has always been very calming & therapeutic for me, love it, keep it up.
At our shop we have our granit plates inspected and cleaned yearly with a certification sticker. We mostly keep our profilometers on them. Although, we also have small granit plates for our bench comparators, those receive the same level of card.
did you see the last video? it will probably make you scream 😱😱
For anyone building a cover for their cast iron reference surface, I recommend that you line the inside surface with a piece of carpet.
It will help when you spray the surface down after using to prevent corrosion.
(it helps if you can preload the carpet with a light spray of oil the first few times too)
Adam love everything you do!
Sir You Are Genius.
Adam Savage: Agent of Chaos with the Alexa callouts
I always look forward to your videos. Great entertainment and learning something is a guarantee!
Measuring parts to build a protective cover for the surface plate while throwing down metal tools on it was great to watch haha. At least it's relatively safe now
every tool is a hammer and every surface is a table
And every machine is a smokemachine, if you operate it wrong enough :D
Adam savage building boxes is still some of the best content on youtube.
Savage Boxes: both finished and unfinished at the same time
That first music had a very A-Team build montage feel to it. Great builds!
Nice quick build! The need for more space to alleviate workshop clutter was particularly apparent in this video. Best of luck for Adam to create a space with more elbow room - he will surely be pleased to achieve that! also, I admit I was a little worried the granite block cover would be too precise and tight, but trust the professionals! It was so satisfying to watch it slowly settle into place - beautiful!
Surely my Alexa isn't the only one that responded to "Alexa, play celebratory music."
Love that the Victorinox display dances in time with the music at 23:34 :D
cold mornings in the shop are the best!
Adam, I give you the magic words: "Alexa, play Kevin Mcleod music"
And everyone’s Echo freaked out when Adam asked for public domain music!
The covers for the mill, I think I would put short edges on them so round parts don’t roll off. There seems to be a lot around parts on a mill, drillbits mill cutters collects etc.
I love the handsaw. not sure why it brings me so much satisfaction.
You know he's in his flow-state when the tongue comes out!
" I need to make a cover for my granite plate to protect it!" Proceeds to use it as a workbench while having a maple workbench behind him. :(
The "Burned your finger on a soldering iron" batch is definitely missing.
Is watching Adam's build videos like ASMR to anyone else?
Out of curiosity if you've had your surface plate for 20 years without a cover, when was the last time you had it checked for correctness itself? And how often should you do that on a plate?
I'd love to see how they make the granite flat. You could chase the standards down the rabbit hole for a video!
The makers of higher-end surface blocks use optical interferometry to map the high and low spots over the surface, working to fractions of a wavelength of light. If the irregularities can't be ground out then they can at least be recorded and mapped for the owner to compensate where necessary when using the table.
Workshop-grade granite surface blocks are actually not that expensive, about a hundred bucks for a 400mm x 250mm 0 grade plate, maybe 120 bucks for a 00 grade plate (accurate to 0.007mm), ideal for hobbyists.
I believe he has!
There’s a great video on Tom Lipton’s channel Ox Tools that features a full reflattening and calibration and they discuss the whole process with the expert while they do it.
Adam I saw you center your vice on your mill and I wanted to pass along that I was taught to offset the vice. It makes for more even wear on the ways. The ways aren't just always being used right in the center that way. If that makes since. You're more of a hobby machinist than a full time machinist so it probably won't hurt the machine just leaving it centered
It wouldn't be a Savage build without him dropping things 😂
Public Domain, Kickin' it to ya man! Bass in the place London! 🤣
Adam had my Amazon echo talking.
18:50 I predict a Japanese hand saw in the near future.
Within next minute: Yes!
amazing that thee are bands called public domain. From quick google it looks like there are at least 2 groups, an english one and dutch one.
Adam, can I suggest you do a stillsuit for your next cosplay costume, with later plans to do full sardaukar armor as we see them more in forthcoming films?
Very nice. Recommend adding green felt to the contact surfaces.
I kid you not. The second time Adam said “Alexa play Public Domain music” my device sitting next to me respond exactly the same in sync with his. Lol. Even played the same song.
the 2001 obelisk music would have been perfect for the test fit...
Necronomicon on the table saw........... nice. Hopefully just the packaging
Perfect timing, I've been meaning to build a cover for my own surface plate and this gives me the kick in the pants I needed 😅
👊😌
Really? Wow!
me too! been using foam core up until now
My Alexa played the appropriate celebratory music that you requested!
This is oddly timely as I JUST picked up a surface plate from a auction not even a week ago.
I've glued my fingers together more times then i can count
One day build: Take the technology from those drones that track the subject with a camera while your riding horses or jogging or what have you.. mount it to a robot arm (Z axis) attached to two tracks on the ceiling that run the length and width (X and Y axis) of the shop, and use it to shoot all future videos - hands and hassle free.
"BELLISSIMO"
I always love your builds, and I'm incredibly jealous of your shop and tools. But it does give me a goal to aim for.
The surface plate that you have likely isn't an actual solid block of granite, but instead is a block of granite composite, somewhat along the lines of a piece of concrete, but with a bonding compound kinda like glue.
For this reason, you're not ever supposed to use any solvents when cleaning it off. Unfortunately, I found that out the hard way. I was guilty of cleaning the shop's inspection plate with acetone, and was caught in the act one day. Boy, did I ever get my @ss handed to me. Again great interesting content, I look forward to seeing the next video.
You also triggered my Alexa ... OK, playing some Rage against the Machine 😂
Every-time Adam Says Alexa play ______. My Alexa starts playing it. :-)
I'm surprised you're not putting a layer of some sort of protective stuff. Like spray polyurethane wood finish. I also like two parts of Adam's camera work-- the vertiginous roller coaster ride-- for just a second AND then when the camera mount is attached to whatever work surface is being impacted. Then we see the camera jump a bit. Just nice.
Is he saying I shouldn't be using the trough on my fence as a catch-all?
Because I'm using it as a catch-all.
In the Dune Sand Compactor build you said you did another one day build while it was drying, is this it?
Funny how the frame of reference matters... Annually certified aerospace inspection plate, this is not. Yet still probably the flattest thing in Adam’s shop. I don’t think he should run out and get it certified/reconditioned until it becomes the limiting factor in his precision.
Also, how many chips will actually get into a lining on the inside top of that tray? The tray protects its own lining as well. Just wipe the plate before covering, done.
My Alexa responded in exact synchronization with yours…. I’m now curious if that band saw a massive spike in their metrics, and if they have any idea it was you that caused it 🤪
You need a holster for your staplegun.
Best fanfare ever! Lol
With space being a premium in the workshop, I would not have added handles to the surface plate cover. Also I would have made two other changes, 1. made it deeper, the OCD is not liking that it doesn't cover all of the granite block, 2. put felt underneath.
Where did you get the wood glue dispenser?
Hey have you ever build a gaming table for board games looking for references for a gaming table but want it to be portable
Machinists as a rule love horizontal surfaces, as more space to fill with tools!
Any background story on the giant Swiss Army knife you have on the wall
Is it clock?
It’s a prop / advert for stores. Used to see them in store windows or above the counter.
How does one make a reference surface? With a reference surface?
@5:03 Was that the instrumental track for The Neverending Story?
What tool is that on your belt? And What pouch is that as well! 🤗
I love Tested vids but I’ve found myself having to turn off my Alexa mic for obvious reasons lol
royalty free music
Another question, what is the white pouch with red cord?
It's a Tom Sachs space program leatherman.
Love the vacuum slow motion drop fit on that stone !
( ps.- I thought I was the only one that argued with “Alexa “ ! )
Cheers Brother Man 🥃🥃
I argue with my home robot all the time. I was discussing with someone how RDX explosive is manufactured for the US military and it said "I'm sorry, I can't help you with that". If the feds stop by I will know why 😊. "Shut up robot" is a common phrase in my house.
i noticed that slip fit as well, nicely done for a wood product.
Adam, not sure if you personally read the comments. But have you ever thought about incorporating a dead man foot pedal to your table saw?. Just a thought.
Alexa has two different skills, one for public domain jazz and one for public domain classical music that have to be enabled to play public domain music.
Hey Adam I see what looks like a first aid box prop in the background of your table saw, I'm hoping you have a better set up than that and it would be interesting to see what you have in it?
Ik: RUSTIG! Adam: IK BEN RUSTIG!
Stop talking to my alexa! :P
wait there's a band named "Public Domain"? god, that's genius
anyway if you want Public Domain music Kevin McLeoad is your guy
Adam needs remotely operated camera drones, remote operator + internet + wifi router + wifi drone base station + camera drone,
if the base station has a web page to control the drone, then the remote operator can vpn into the workshop network
Adam, got a cosplay question; would you consider it "cheating" to use store bought cloths in a cosplay? Like a shirt, pants etc
What makes you think Adam is a purist?
From what I know of his personality he would say that it isn't about how you make it, it's about how you feel when you wear it.
Make it how you want. If you're not happy with it, you can always improve on it
@@blackoak4978 I'm not saying he is, I just wanted his opinion was all. It's my first cosplay and wondered how much of it I should make mysf
Well did the character buy the clothes from a store that exists in real life? Like for example if you cosplay as Bob Vila it doesn't make sense to sew your own jeans or whatever.
Every time you say Alexa mmy speakers go turn on!
You triggered the same song on my Alexa
I watched the vid about the mag chuck and was surprised how Adam was throwing the heavy chuck around on the Granite. Surely steel will damage the Granite? Yet a cover as been made for protection when not in use. Seems it more likely to get damaged when in use?
You are correct sir. A surface plate should not be used as a workbench. It’s akin to using micrometers as c clamps.
That nailgun part was terrifying
And… he turned on my Alexa. But it was dire straits so no complaints
What is the tape Adam uses at 8:20 to attach the two piece of wood? I have been looking for a good way to keep my painting handles (at the moment they are wine corks with paperclips stabbed into them to hold the tiny parts) for miniatures upright and I think a strip of wood with that on one side would work pretty well.
Contact tape I think it is called. Tacky not permanent.
@@alwayscensored6871 Thanks. I will look into it. I am looking for something that I can stick something to the and easily it remove later. the corks are incredibly light so the tape wouldn't need to be strong just enough to keep them from falling over and ruining the paint while it drys
@@harkbreadbox2706 It is used in paper template work, maybe scapebook suppliers?
Aww you made something to bring me breakfast in bed 🙂
hey adam, you should look at getting your surface plate serviced/calibrated.
Maybe some felt on the inside to protect the surface plate?
Resurfacing the plate (by a professional mind you) is the next logical step if you are truly chasing zeros.
episode idea: go through the first aid kit and some basic first aid skills for makers.
Now that you have a protective cover for it, you should have it recalibrated. It’s seen a lot of abuse over the years and is probably no longer as accurate as you might think.
@21:31 Public Domain made the signature soundtrack for the movie Blade (1998)
edit: apparently the original is New Order - Confusion (Pump Panel Remix): th-cam.com/video/d_Hw_UC314M/w-d-xo.html
Adam, you take a simple cover (that is going to get abused) and spend more time than is needed. Put some felt on inside of the granite block.