I'm only a casual follower of the channel, but it seems to me I've been seeing more of the "anxiety inducing" lately. Maybe just because Covid means he's been working by himself more often? On the one hand, glad to see him stretching his abilities. On the other...
yeah, first few seconds in ... he's going to drop it on his toes, isn't he ? I shouldn't watch this ... oh wait he posted it ... he's going to be fi... *eeeep* yeah he's ok
This press has worked like a charm for my projects th-cam.com/users/postUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!
11:45 shows why you are so right lol. Even a few straps would be better than this. I do admire the tenacity, but dude it gets dicy fast with top or bottom heavy equipment.
@@Richard-gs8hm 2 ton Vehicle Winches are pretty awesome in a small package. With the hooks on the end, you can easily use all kinds on straps, chains, or any other stage rigging hardware you can think of. Easy to mount onto I-Beam moveable grips, or basically any clamp to steel which can support the weight. They're also not all that expensive.
"Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame, is in stable condition today, after having been found pinned to the floor of his cave by his shop staff last weekend by a 1500 lb powermatic drill press. When reached for comment, his staff said, "oh, sure, he'd gone 24 hours without food or water, but he was never in any real danger. I mean, sure: he had already decided he needed to cut his own arm off to escape 'like that one movie' but was well and truly distracted from that particular danger. When we came across him he was halfway through his 'self-cauterizing medical laser' build. We had at least 12 more hours before 'shit got hairy.'."
Keep these tool improvement videos coming! While I only have a bench top drill press (an older Craftsman), I too find it way better to use when I mounted it to a good metal rolling 2x3' cart. It is one one side and my 12" bandsaw is on the opposite, facing away from each other. Being able to swing it around and roll out of the way after I'm done is the best for my small shop. The cart also provides storage for bits/blades, vises/clamps, etc.
Can I just pay credit to your brilliant demonstration of lifting technique at the beginning of this video. It's so easy for us to forget how important the way we lift is and how long lasting the effects can be if we don't. The way you positioned it correctly, relaxed, shook yourself out and checked your whole posture throughout was a real good thing to see. I'd love to see a video highlighting it's importance to your and everyone's back health!
Yes, exactly! One stupid mistake of lifting with too much over-reach cost me months of agony and paralysis in my legs from a pinched nerve in my back. I wasn't sure that I would ever heal from it. For a time I thought that I would need to get a wheelchair. I'm so thankful that I did heal up after about three months and I'm so much more careful about my lifting technique now. There was no warning..just a pop during the lift. I tried to walk a drill press across the floor like that one time too and it got away from me and took me to the floor when I tried to save it. Those things are so top heavy!
Hi Adam! One thing my dad always found handy in his shop was a hydraulic engine hoist/boom arm mounted to the wall. Rarely used for engines…but very useful for heavy lifting/positioning.
When I built my garage, I put a beam across 3 of the bottom truss cords, Extra downcomers up to the top cord of each truss. I then made a fabricated eye on some 1/2 threaded rod to go up thru the drywall, between the 2 halves of the beam to its top. I have a lifting point that I have hung 1000lbs on. Cable pull, chainfall , chainhoist
I was almost yelling at the screen when you were doing the "snatch and lift" movement to get it uptight... Drop the drillpress table down to the base of the column, and at least that's one less thing to heft upright! Glad I'm not the only one who refuses to get help when managing the insurmountable, kudos Adam!👍
I love the use of the apple boxes. They seem to have been the perfect supports, have to build some now. I truly appreciate your videos. Thank you for inviting us in.
I know I'm not the only one saying it, but you need a lift, A frame, or overhead crane in your shop. Given how rarely you need it and the space restrictions, I'm thinking an A frame or engine hoist that can be broken down. This risks it being too annoying to pull out and set up leading to it not being used when it should, but I figure the cost of an overhead crane relative to the frequency with which it is needed kinda breaks the cost/benefit analysis on that one.
There is a roof over his head...so there must be some support there. It would be easy to mount a pulley/block and tackle up there even if it had to span multiple joists or rafters. I have one for lifting my zero turn mower. There is no way in the world that I could muscle up my 75 year old Craftsman/Atlas drill press that has to weigh between 300 and 400 lbs including the crazy heavy base.
Could also be a NASA hoist. As i recall, they were a clever little design where you had hard points that were always within a swing arc of the next one. And you'd navigate (with a clever locking mechanism) from point A to point B passing one end of the hoist beam from one hard point to another.
Hell even a simple come-along is very handy for lifting things if you have a place above to anchor to. It may be a little slow letting it down, but its a very simple and reliable tool that is incredibly mobile as well.
Two years ago, almost to the day, at aged 70 I retired from installing patient ceiling lifts among other things. I salvaged discarded products over the years and put a gantry system in my 1955 shop. One of the best safety features of my shop for this old man. I removed the circuit boards and made them purely electromechanical so it is reliable and repairable. I can pick up tools, car parts etc from most anywhere in the shop to anywhere else. I love wheels too.
Adam, watching you struggle around 4:30 it seems like occasionally you would benefit from a small magnetic drill. That might be a fun 1 day build, to make a mag base with a swivel head for your cordless drill
I wonder if it's from setting the drill on "fast". Adam is obviously the better machinist, but "speeds and feeds" still count when using a hand drill. From what I heard, drilling a big hole in metal tends to work better with slow speeds and high pressure. And lots of cutting fluid!
I just added in a new level of respect for you big guy! I have moved and modified those in my past and that thing is NOT light! lol Glad you were able to get it done with no major problems on your own!
Three things I appreciate from this video: 1) Adam's feats of strength 2) He gave his drill press a villain-y voice ("How indeed, Adam?") 3) He says "lo" like it's perfectly normal in modern parlance
I am pleased to see professionals lower the drill press in exactly the same manner I would have. With exactly the same out come! LOL. I am an engineer today because of Adam Savage. Good job sir.
Well done Adam. I recently acquired a pedestal drill and I made a mobile (braked) platform for its base. It's worth came into play when I had to drill, 2 three quarter inch holes in my 4-8-4 steam loco boiler barrel. (3/8" steel tube) Just wheeled the drill over and locked the wheels and drilled the holes. Too easy! Oh, I fitted my bandsaw with wheels too.
Adam one big difference between you and the millions of the rest of us who save bits of scrap and nuts and bolts is that you actually use those scraps. I love the moments where you are looking at a problem, thinking it through then your face lights up and you dart off camera and come back with something that will do the trick. We all wish that happens to us. I usually find the perfect bit of junk to solve my problem but only AFTER I’ve solved it another way
Really love the content. I have the same drill press but 3 phase with a vfd and I absolutely love mine. I believe you would love the lisle 70500 tap socket set. Lastly, I think your back would love a gantry style electric hoist even a small 400 to 800lb one on a swinging arm. I fabricated one a couple years back and my back will forever be thankful.
How the hell has TH-cam kept this channel hidden from me for so long? I loved Mythbusters from the airing of the first ever episode, and you're telling me I now have THIS!!!! Absolutely thrilled I am
Okay sweet idea and a cool upgrade as well for you drill press Adam and a old school Powermatic drill press them are the top of the line in drill press . I'm glad that this idea work for you keep the great ideas coming .
You sir, you need a 500 lb chain hoist in your cave. Guaranteed that it will be in your top ten most useful tools within a year. Nice video as always, cheers.
I agree it was the one thing on my mind the whole time, having taken out a smoker or two out the back of a truck or engine blocks I can no longer do that on my own haha! I felt the last one for 5 months :)
@@TheGoldenTNT I know someone who shattered their leg in 5 places ,doing this EXACT same thing , dropped the press on their leg , they were trapped for hours until someone found them
I like seeing all the rare earth magnets on the drill press. I keep them on mine to hold onto my chuck key and a few drill bits when I have to keep them handy for a project.
I love these videos! The best thing about them is that each one teaches you something that helps you understand something else in another. I saw you use your apple boxes and thought, "Ooh, I know what that is and what it's for!" Great stuff.
A wonderful display of the utility of the apple boxes, and that even people who work semi professional in shops can and do overlook things like pulling the set screw on the base means the powerhead can rotate on the second lowering. I appreciate you keeping the minor errors in the video as opposed to the perfectly curated "everything went fine on the first try" videos. much more real and relatable. I am also very envious of the craigslist environment in San Francisco. We get nothing near that cool here on there.
As someone who gets forced into more fabrication work than I'm probably actually qualified for. I'm always amazed how Adam makes me feel better about the whole thing. Even when things look dicey he always prevails by just doing what comes naturally with that situation. When I feel like a clutz I can watch him and know that things will not always go as planned but I can still get to the result I'm looking for by just thinking it through.
I wonder why Adam left the table crank that can adjust the height of the table off? Sure, you can adjust it using brute force, but I've always liked to be able to loosen a screw and then turn a crank to get the table at the height I need for the stock I'm drilling. (Maybe it was broken and this was just the right time to remove it.)
Love the shark week bag. Surprised you don’t have a car scissor jack or similar. Comes in handy for moving heavy things little by little. An overhead hoist would be handy too, but that would be a bit much. But you’re thinking about it aren’t you?
Next episode Adam builds his own scrap metal jib crane in a corner of his shop! No shops ever complete without one. 😂👍Doesn't want to blow out his change purse the next time.
Dude I was so worried the drill was going to go over one side of the apple boxes. Lifting and lowering hat thing had me on the edge of my seat. Have you considered adding a block & tackle on a rail down the center of your shop, perpendicular to the truss beam under the loft? You could lift, lower and support heavy objects while working on them. Love ya man
Adam moving that drill press is exactly how I would have done it except I probably would have broken 1) the box, 2) the drill press, 3) a bone, or 4) all of these. Good job, safely done. Bravo!
Some holes in the old press plate you took off could hold the collars and bits that you use for the press and have it mounted to the side or backwards on the pole so no matter where you roll it all your items are with it
If you’re a maker and you use a lot of angle iron. I’ve found what works for me to ensure I always have plenty on hand for my projects: I always salvage bedframes. They get thrown away ALL that time and with a little work with a grinder I get 13+ feet of free angle iron with each one!
I think the first time I saw Adam on mythbusters was the " elevator jump to save your life" myth. It's been about 20 years I've been watching now. Always a fan
Your brave dropping and lifting a full size pillar drill. Ive repaired two meddings recently,dropping the table and taking the motor off helps with the top weight. As always with Adam a superb result. was quoted over £500 for a rack and pinion table, would be great to see how you would make one.
Aren't the two feet you have in the front suppose to be at the back side, as they look like some really great trip hazards? Also there is an access hole on the flat side already, isn't there a either a set screw installed or a threaded hole there already?
The center of gravity would most likely be towards the front, and while using the drill press (pulling on the handle) it's also towards the front. So it makes sense to have the most support there as well. But I agree about the tripping hazard, I would probably paint those legs in yellow/black stripes or bright red or something like that.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but also was wondering if it would want to tip forward if it was rotated 180 degrees. I think it would be worth testing out at least.
When I needed to mill flats onto all-thread, I just used 2 nuts jammed together and vised onto one of them with the other just outside the jaw. Not the most rigid setup, but for something quick and easy, its my go to.
Definitely a good argument for having a overhead bridge crane and chain block in the workshop. I know, it's usually the last thing you can afford, but tell me how many times did you see Adam doing sketchy lifts in this video? Back and shoulder injuries are no laughing matter and neither is a hernia. There were a good handful of occasions where our favourite TH-camr could have done himself an extra bad injury and put himself and his channel out of action for a good couple of months. Mark from Melbourne Australia
Might be time to install an overhead sliding crane/hoist in the near future, best thing Iv ever installed in my shop. Pretty simple build to be honest, one mistake I made that has been corrected is starting off with an Amazon winch system. That thing broke within the first year and went out and fork over good money for a high end one with redundancy on the brakes. Man moving everything from wood, metal, my welders I take out of the shop from time to time, new tools it’s a back saver!!
This right here is when a pick point overhead with a winch or chain fall is just hugely helpful. I mean...a gantry crane too, but then you have to have a clear area to track to use it.
That was a roller-coaster for me. I was excited, in awe of Adam's skill and ingenuity, but suddenly concerned for Adam's safety when it nearly fell (I said are you ok? out loudly LOL) but I was relieved then satisfied when it was done. I have one question the original base had a bracket mount for the cylinder with 4x bolt holes, was that bracket Adam removed not it?? it would have saved him drilling the base
I have a very old rockwell drill press want to talk about heavy & no one makes parts for it anyway so I m always looking for old parts keep up the good work
Great content as always. Since he is almost always alone it makes these videos surreal to watch if you imagine him alone in some remote planet awaiting rescue. In such a scenario, he would be recording and talking to a camera with no audience... Yet all happy that he has all his stuff to do what he loves most 😅
Interesting approach to milling a metric head onto an SAE screw. Any thought of just welding a nut to the end instead? Also, lock your lockable caster wheels when doing your tipping so it doesn't want to roll away from you so much.
I was thinking that too (wheels). But I think the casters on the splayed wheels don't lock. Chalking or retaining them in some way would have made that lift a lot safer.
@@pragmax Looking back, the left front (operator left) may not have a lock tab, but the 4 other wheels do. I love Adam's enthusiasm for making and creating, but he shakes hands with imminent danger on a regular basis.
Curious as to why Adam didn't re-install the rack on the column since that's the way that the table is moved up and down. Maybe the one he removed didn't fit the stock table?
I thought he forgot it and was going to remember as soon as he hoisted it up, then have to bring it down again and take the base off, but nope, guess he’s just not using it.
Dude - you are a mad man - just like me. I can't tell you how many things I have moved that most would say that I shouldn't have. With that said, I would have likely figured out a way to take the head off with some sort of hoist or chain fall from the ceiling and dealt with the column without all that on top.
I'm in the process of making custom stands for my 2x72 belt grinders, disk grinder and buffers.do you make custom tool stands or just buy them. I just like seeing what others come up with. Thanks for sharing your motivating attitude 👍.
Adam, drilling into cast iron is a chore if the drill is too sharp as it catches and hooks up all the time - as you noticed. If you use a slightly blunt drill bit or pull the cutting edge of the drill over a fine whetstone (no need to go crazy, once on each edge is enough) it drills much easier through the cast iron.
For the guy that has all the tools you need it occurred to me that you need something to help you lift things that are over 100 lbs. if your going to do it yourself. This helped me immensely. A 200lbs. Electric shop winch. And you can get track for it fairly cheap. I bought mine at harbor freight.
OMG Adam.🤣 I completely relate. I have the same drill press! And was doing the same acrobatics as you. Once past the center point the gravity seems to quadruple! 🤣 I must admit you did a far better job of standing it back up than I.
great find and idea, 2 things, would it no be better to turn the base 180 degrees to avoid tripping on the leg extensions and secondly, what wouldn't you put wheels on ? ( i love wheels lol)
I love watching two extremes of machinist. Adam slowly moving his drill press and methodically placing it to make the job less straining. Then Michaelcthulu just snatching the drill press off the pole to fix it then lifting it above his head to put it back
I use scrap cloth bags to help organize replacement cords and ropes. They're easier to manage and wont tangle as long as the ends stick out of the bags
I think i may need to fabricate one for my drill press too. It has been on a std base for the last 25 years and i move it twice a week for over sized lumber. Thanks for the Idea Adam. Btw my casted iron planer is on wheels, 600lbs isnt as easy to move as a pressdrill
You should invest in a winch for the ceiling for when you need to pick up and move heavy things. I have in my garage it works wonder for storage and lifting heavy stuff
Watching Adam work is always equal parts relaxing and anxiety inducing... Meticulous and haphazard... Hyper-focused and scarily oblivious.
That is the most spot on comment ever.
I'm only a casual follower of the channel, but it seems to me I've been seeing more of the "anxiety inducing" lately. Maybe just because Covid means he's been working by himself more often? On the one hand, glad to see him stretching his abilities. On the other...
yeah, first few seconds in ...
he's going to drop it on his toes, isn't he ?
I shouldn't watch this ...
oh wait he posted it ... he's going to be fi... *eeeep*
yeah he's ok
It's like watching Mark Watney in the Martian, a dangerously smart guy doing smart, but dangerous stuff.
My kind of work!
This press has worked like a charm for my projects th-cam.com/users/postUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!
You need a crane installed on the ceiling of your shop! Got any I-beams up there?
Even a simple come-a-long would be useful
11:45 shows why you are so right lol. Even a few straps would be better than this. I do admire the tenacity, but dude it gets dicy fast with top or bottom heavy equipment.
At lest a come-a-long.
Oh my back.
@@Richard-gs8hm 2 ton Vehicle Winches are pretty awesome in a small package. With the hooks on the end, you can easily use all kinds on straps, chains, or any other stage rigging hardware you can think of. Easy to mount onto I-Beam moveable grips, or basically any clamp to steel which can support the weight. They're also not all that expensive.
Even a small rolling gantry would be a vast improvement.
"Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame, is in stable condition today, after having been found pinned to the floor of his cave by his shop staff last weekend by a 1500 lb powermatic drill press.
When reached for comment, his staff said, "oh, sure, he'd gone 24 hours without food or water, but he was never in any real danger. I mean, sure: he had already decided he needed to cut his own arm off to escape 'like that one movie' but was well and truly distracted from that particular danger. When we came across him he was halfway through his 'self-cauterizing medical laser' build. We had at least 12 more hours before 'shit got hairy.'."
Keep these tool improvement videos coming! While I only have a bench top drill press (an older Craftsman), I too find it way better to use when I mounted it to a good metal rolling 2x3' cart. It is one one side and my 12" bandsaw is on the opposite, facing away from each other. Being able to swing it around and roll out of the way after I'm done is the best for my small shop. The cart also provides storage for bits/blades, vises/clamps, etc.
I have mine mounted to a work bench, but I'm thinking you're on to something, I may have a modification coming up! Thanks for the idea!!
Great idea thanks.
Can I just pay credit to your brilliant demonstration of lifting technique at the beginning of this video. It's so easy for us to forget how important the way we lift is and how long lasting the effects can be if we don't.
The way you positioned it correctly, relaxed, shook yourself out and checked your whole posture throughout was a real good thing to see. I'd love to see a video highlighting it's importance to your and everyone's back health!
Yes, exactly! One stupid mistake of lifting with too much over-reach cost me months of agony and paralysis in my legs from a pinched nerve in my back. I wasn't sure that I would ever heal from it. For a time I thought that I would need to get a wheelchair. I'm so thankful that I did heal up after about three months and I'm so much more careful about my lifting technique now. There was no warning..just a pop during the lift.
I tried to walk a drill press across the floor like that one time too and it got away from me and took me to the floor when I tried to save it. Those things are so top heavy!
Idea for a one day build. A small (but large enough for the shop) A-pillar gantry crane... :)
No kidding. I was wincing waiting for the muscle/hernia pull. :P
Even a winch hanging from the ceiling would be immensely helpful.
@@ToddTevlin I'm sure it hit him when he woke up.
Hi Adam! One thing my dad always found handy in his shop was a hydraulic engine hoist/boom arm mounted to the wall. Rarely used for engines…but very useful for heavy lifting/positioning.
I love the way that Adam generally plans for the heavy lifting a little bit less than I do.
When I built my garage, I put a beam across 3 of the bottom truss cords, Extra downcomers up to the top cord of each truss. I then made a fabricated eye on some 1/2 threaded rod to go up thru the drywall, between the 2 halves of the beam to its top. I have a lifting point that I have hung 1000lbs on. Cable pull, chainfall , chainhoist
I was almost yelling at the screen when you were doing the "snatch and lift" movement to get it uptight... Drop the drillpress table down to the base of the column, and at least that's one less thing to heft upright! Glad I'm not the only one who refuses to get help when managing the insurmountable, kudos Adam!👍
I love the use of the apple boxes. They seem to have been the perfect supports, have to build some now.
I truly appreciate your videos. Thank you for inviting us in.
I was thinking, why doesn't Adam have some axle stands? He does have the workshop I aspire to.
5:28 Adam’s next book should be titled “How to do everything the unsafe and and wrong way but still get the right results.”
I know I'm not the only one saying it, but you need a lift, A frame, or overhead crane in your shop.
Given how rarely you need it and the space restrictions, I'm thinking an A frame or engine hoist that can be broken down. This risks it being too annoying to pull out and set up leading to it not being used when it should, but I figure the cost of an overhead crane relative to the frequency with which it is needed kinda breaks the cost/benefit analysis on that one.
There is a roof over his head...so there must be some support there. It would be easy to mount a pulley/block and tackle up there even if it had to span multiple joists or rafters. I have one for lifting my zero turn mower. There is no way in the world that I could muscle up my 75 year old Craftsman/Atlas drill press that has to weigh between 300 and 400 lbs including the crazy heavy base.
Could also be a NASA hoist. As i recall, they were a clever little design where you had hard points that were always within a swing arc of the next one. And you'd navigate (with a clever locking mechanism) from point A to point B passing one end of the hoist beam from one hard point to another.
Hell even a simple come-along is very handy for lifting things if you have a place above to anchor to. It may be a little slow letting it down, but its a very simple and reliable tool that is incredibly mobile as well.
Fold up cherry picker hoist , legs fold straight up, it takes up a very small foot print .
Nah, its adam youre talking about here... he just needs a personal mech suit, with interchangeable power tool arm attachments..
Two years ago, almost to the day, at aged 70 I retired from installing patient ceiling lifts among other things. I salvaged discarded products over the years and put a gantry system in my 1955 shop. One of the best safety features of my shop for this old man. I removed the circuit boards and made them purely electromechanical so it is reliable and repairable. I can pick up tools, car parts etc from most anywhere in the shop to anywhere else. I love wheels too.
Adam, watching you struggle around 4:30 it seems like occasionally you would benefit from a small magnetic drill. That might be a fun 1 day build, to make a mag base with a swivel head for your cordless drill
I wonder if it's from setting the drill on "fast". Adam is obviously the better machinist, but "speeds and feeds" still count when using a hand drill. From what I heard, drilling a big hole in metal tends to work better with slow speeds and high pressure. And lots of cutting fluid!
@Reality Effect that's where his annular cutting bits come in
I just added in a new level of respect for you big guy! I have moved and modified those in my past and that thing is NOT light! lol Glad you were able to get it done with no major problems on your own!
Three things I appreciate from this video:
1) Adam's feats of strength
2) He gave his drill press a villain-y voice ("How indeed, Adam?")
3) He says "lo" like it's perfectly normal in modern parlance
I am pleased to see professionals lower the drill press in exactly the same manner I would have. With exactly the same out come! LOL. I am an engineer today because of Adam Savage. Good job sir.
2:00 , As an ex-sailor - well done Adam on proper lifting technique!
That drill press top weighs far too much for one person , proper lifting on this would be several people . This is how people get killed
@@moultriemanicmechani Precisely!! 👍
Great build, I won't tell anyone you were dancing with a Powermatic Drill Press. Thank you for sharing this with us today from Henrico County Virginia
I'm not sure which is more entertaining, the actual work or Adam's sound effects during the decision process.
Well done Adam. I recently acquired a pedestal drill and I made a mobile (braked) platform for its base. It's worth came into play when I had to drill, 2 three quarter inch holes in my 4-8-4 steam loco boiler barrel. (3/8" steel tube) Just wheeled the drill over and locked the wheels and drilled the holes. Too easy!
Oh, I fitted my bandsaw with wheels too.
Adam one big difference between you and the millions of the rest of us who save bits of scrap and nuts and bolts is that you actually use those scraps. I love the moments where you are looking at a problem, thinking it through then your face lights up and you dart off camera and come back with something that will do the trick. We all wish that happens to us. I usually find the perfect bit of junk to solve my problem but only AFTER I’ve solved it another way
Really love the content. I have the same drill press but 3 phase with a vfd and I absolutely love mine. I believe you would love the lisle 70500 tap socket set. Lastly, I think your back would love a gantry style electric hoist even a small 400 to 800lb one on a swinging arm. I fabricated one a couple years back and my back will forever be thankful.
How the hell has TH-cam kept this channel hidden from me for so long?
I loved Mythbusters from the airing of the first ever episode, and you're telling me I now have THIS!!!! Absolutely thrilled I am
Is it just me or is watching Adam working in his shop the best videos on TH-cam, bar none? I love this stuff!!
Its right up there!! Pure escapism with a laugh and Im a wanna be builder myself, so I love it!
Okay sweet idea and a cool upgrade as well for you drill press Adam and a old school Powermatic drill press them are the top of the line in drill press . I'm glad that this idea work for you keep the great ideas coming .
You sir, you need a 500 lb chain hoist in your cave. Guaranteed that it will be in your top ten most useful tools within a year. Nice video as always, cheers.
I agree
I agree it was the one thing on my mind the whole time, having taken out a smoker or two out the back of a truck or engine blocks I can no longer do that on my own haha! I felt the last one for 5 months :)
This is really one of those job where you should probably have a second person, but you're like, "Ah, I can do it just fine"
My grandmother full believed men shouldn’t be alone with tools at all, but go figure.
Not probably, just ‘should have’
Why would he need a second person? That’s what apple boxes are for!
@@Voirreydirector haha...I agree in theory, but it’s not possible.
@@TheGoldenTNT I know someone who shattered their leg in 5 places ,doing this EXACT same thing , dropped the press on their leg , they were trapped for hours until someone found them
I like seeing all the rare earth magnets on the drill press. I keep them on mine to hold onto my chuck key and a few drill bits when I have to keep them handy for a project.
I love these videos! The best thing about them is that each one teaches you something that helps you understand something else in another. I saw you use your apple boxes and thought, "Ooh, I know what that is and what it's for!" Great stuff.
A wonderful display of the utility of the apple boxes, and that even people who work semi professional in shops can and do overlook things like pulling the set screw on the base means the powerhead can rotate on the second lowering. I appreciate you keeping the minor errors in the video as opposed to the perfectly curated "everything went fine on the first try" videos. much more real and relatable. I am also very envious of the craigslist environment in San Francisco. We get nothing near that cool here on there.
As someone who gets forced into more fabrication work than I'm probably actually qualified for. I'm always amazed how Adam makes me feel better about the whole thing. Even when things look dicey he always prevails by just doing what comes naturally with that situation. When I feel like a clutz I can watch him and know that things will not always go as planned but I can still get to the result I'm looking for by just thinking it through.
It's amazing that drill press just worked even after what happed to it at @11:45. You need to get Norm in the cave once in a while to help you Adam!
I wonder why Adam left the table crank that can adjust the height of the table off? Sure, you can adjust it using brute force, but I've always liked to be able to loosen a screw and then turn a crank to get the table at the height I need for the stock I'm drilling. (Maybe it was broken and this was just the right time to remove it.)
That's the part of the table he was replacing that he didn't like. Moving it up and down didn't work well and it didn't tighten enough.
@@coreymorse1347 Thanks for the response. I thought that might be the reason. (re my last sentence.)
Love the shark week bag. Surprised you don’t have a car scissor jack or similar. Comes in handy for moving heavy things little by little. An overhead hoist would be handy too, but that would be a bit much. But you’re thinking about it aren’t you?
Next episode Adam builds his own scrap metal jib crane in a corner of his shop! No shops ever complete without one. 😂👍Doesn't want to blow out his change purse the next time.
Great tip on the brass pieces to prevent set screw damage to the column. Will remember that tip, thank you.
8 point sockets work perfect on taps and easy outs 👍🏻
Fun times in the shop. 😉
Thx Sir Adam.
When the drill bit fell out of the chuck it spoke to me on so many levels. 🤣
Dude I was so worried the drill was going to go over one side of the apple boxes. Lifting and lowering hat thing had me on the edge of my seat. Have you considered adding a block & tackle on a rail down the center of your shop, perpendicular to the truss beam under the loft? You could lift, lower and support heavy objects while working on them. Love ya man
Adam moving that drill press is exactly how I would have done it except I probably would have broken 1) the box, 2) the drill press, 3) a bone, or 4) all of these. Good job, safely done. Bravo!
Safely done - really?
Love the content and your workshop! Gets me feeling creative
Some holes in the old press plate you took off could hold the collars and bits that you use for the press and have it mounted to the side or backwards on the pole so no matter where you roll it all your items are with it
I love the tool/shop improvement videos!
Chaotic good at its very best. Always enjoyable.
Ahh yes the apple box my personal favorite film tool. A one day build on a full set of apple boxes would be cool and simple. Love the video!
He already made a video about making the apple boxes. th-cam.com/video/wnMH1s36WXo/w-d-xo.html=
He already did a video on how to make them a year ago and it was a one day build video as well.
He already did: th-cam.com/video/wnMH1s36WXo/w-d-xo.html
He already did (incase you didn't catch the other 3 comments)
I like how the cords just get moved from one place to another!
On the next episode, I'm building a gantry crane. Out of wood!
Love that the applebox fitted perfectly on the drill press wheeled base.
This is a dream shop. I wish I had even half the tools you use! Lol. That drill press would do 80 percent of my work...
If you’re a maker and you use a lot of angle iron.
I’ve found what works for me to ensure I always have plenty on hand for my projects: I always salvage bedframes.
They get thrown away ALL that time and with a little work with a grinder I get 13+ feet of free angle iron with each one!
I think the first time I saw Adam on mythbusters was the " elevator jump to save your life" myth. It's been about 20 years I've been watching now. Always a fan
Glad you are ok. that wheeled base is really cool.
Your brave dropping and lifting a full size pillar drill. Ive repaired two meddings recently,dropping the table and taking the motor off helps with the top weight. As always with Adam a superb result. was quoted over £500 for a rack and pinion table, would be great to see how you would make one.
Aren't the two feet you have in the front suppose to be at the back side, as they look like some really great trip hazards? Also there is an access hole on the flat side already, isn't there a either a set screw installed or a threaded hole there already?
The center of gravity would most likely be towards the front, and while using the drill press (pulling on the handle) it's also towards the front. So it makes sense to have the most support there as well. But I agree about the tripping hazard, I would probably paint those legs in yellow/black stripes or bright red or something like that.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but also was wondering if it would want to tip forward if it was rotated 180 degrees. I think it would be worth testing out at least.
Interestingly, they initially were when Adam lifted it up, but at 16:40 it magically turned around...
You did really well doing this by yourself. Was some moments when I have to close my eyes. Have a great day
Future 1 day build theme- shop infrastructure- power cord storage.
When I needed to mill flats onto all-thread, I just used 2 nuts jammed together and vised onto one of them with the other just outside the jaw. Not the most rigid setup, but for something quick and easy, its my go to.
Red Loctite.
Definitely a good argument for having a overhead bridge crane and chain block in the workshop. I know, it's usually the last thing you can afford, but tell me how many times did you see Adam doing sketchy lifts in this video? Back and shoulder injuries are no laughing matter and neither is a hernia. There were a good handful of occasions where our favourite TH-camr could have done himself an extra bad injury and put himself and his channel out of action for a good couple of months.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Might be time to install an overhead sliding crane/hoist in the near future, best thing Iv ever installed in my shop. Pretty simple build to be honest, one mistake I made that has been corrected is starting off with an Amazon winch system. That thing broke within the first year and went out and fork over good money for a high end one with redundancy on the brakes. Man moving everything from wood, metal, my welders I take out of the shop from time to time, new tools it’s a back saver!!
That mobile base is awesome.. I need one of those! Thanks for showing this 🤘🏼🇺🇲
Finally, a shop that is as clean as my shed🤣😂🤣😂! I was waiting for a “where is Jamie when I need him” comment🤣😂🤣😂!
Not Jamie, but Norm.
Adam is a lot of hard work for one guy but is like me in my garage "lone wolf" great work nicely dan. See you in the next project thanks for share🇵🇹
Adam's bit falling out of the drill is mood.
Nice tip of the hat to Tori Belachi. "That's the 2nd longest set screw I've ever made." Lol
This right here is when a pick point overhead with a winch or chain fall is just hugely helpful.
I mean...a gantry crane too, but then you have to have a clear area to track to use it.
That was a roller-coaster for me. I was excited, in awe of Adam's skill and ingenuity, but suddenly concerned for Adam's safety when it nearly fell (I said are you ok? out loudly LOL) but I was relieved then satisfied when it was done. I have one question the original base had a bracket mount for the cylinder with 4x bolt holes, was that bracket Adam removed not it?? it would have saved him drilling the base
I have a very old rockwell drill press want to talk about heavy & no one makes parts for it anyway so I m always looking for old parts keep up the good work
Great content as always. Since he is almost always alone it makes these videos surreal to watch if you imagine him alone in some remote planet awaiting rescue. In such a scenario, he would be recording and talking to a camera with no audience... Yet all happy that he has all his stuff to do what he loves most 😅
I love watching Adam do CrossFit.
Interesting approach to milling a metric head onto an SAE screw. Any thought of just welding a nut to the end instead? Also, lock your lockable caster wheels when doing your tipping so it doesn't want to roll away from you so much.
That's what I was saying the whole time
I was thinking that too (wheels). But I think the casters on the splayed wheels don't lock. Chalking or retaining them in some way would have made that lift a lot safer.
@@pragmax Looking back, the left front (operator left) may not have a lock tab, but the 4 other wheels do. I love Adam's enthusiasm for making and creating, but he shakes hands with imminent danger on a regular basis.
I would have stuck an oddball socket over the end , welded it, now it can be tightened with a rachet head
Me too.....
I had the nest model up of the 1150, the 1200. Truly a monster of a drill press
Curious as to why Adam didn't re-install the rack on the column since that's the way that the table is moved up and down. Maybe the one he removed didn't fit the stock table?
I thought he forgot it and was going to remember as soon as he hoisted it up, then have to bring it down again and take the base off, but nope, guess he’s just not using it.
I think the jeopardy think music would be great, during Adam’s thinking moments. 🤣🤣
You're like, 'i'm fine', until the next morning you cant get yourself out of bed, we aint spring chickens anymore Adam lol
"The 2nd longest set screw I ever made."
Nice Get Smart reference.😂
I remember that great tip from Artisan Asylum about putting powercords/adapters in small bags to keep them from becoming one big one..
Dude - you are a mad man - just like me. I can't tell you how many things I have moved that most would say that I shouldn't have. With that said, I would have likely figured out a way to take the head off with some sort of hoist or chain fall from the ceiling and dealt with the column without all that on top.
I'm in the process of making custom stands for my 2x72 belt grinders, disk grinder and buffers.do you make custom tool stands or just buy them. I just like seeing what others come up with. Thanks for sharing your motivating attitude 👍.
Nice video adamm
Every workshop needs a knot of random power cables. I approve!
Adam, drilling into cast iron is a chore if the drill is too sharp as it catches and hooks up all the time - as you noticed. If you use a slightly blunt drill bit or pull the cutting edge of the drill over a fine whetstone (no need to go crazy, once on each edge is enough) it drills much easier through the cast iron.
For the guy that has all the tools you need it occurred to me that you need something to help you lift things that are over 100 lbs. if your going to do it yourself. This helped me immensely. A 200lbs. Electric shop winch. And you can get track for it fairly cheap. I bought mine at harbor freight.
Fantastic video clip. Looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪
Fricken awesome. Giving me ideas 💡👍
OMG Adam.🤣 I completely relate. I have the same drill press! And was doing the same acrobatics as you. Once past the center point the gravity seems to quadruple! 🤣 I must admit you did a far better job of standing it back up than I.
Well that must be a tough job.
I gotta say i am impressed.
Good job.
And luckily no body hurts.
Sometime back I put wheels on my drillpress also (not as nice as yours granted) a few thought it was nuts, but it's been very handy to move it around
great find and idea, 2 things, would it no be better to turn the base 180 degrees to avoid tripping on the leg extensions and secondly, what wouldn't you put wheels on ? ( i love wheels lol)
I think I'm witnessing someone more determined and stubborn than myself. But not by much. Glad you got 5he job done without hurting yourself.
I love watching two extremes of machinist.
Adam slowly moving his drill press and methodically placing it to make the job less straining.
Then Michaelcthulu just snatching the drill press off the pole to fix it then lifting it above his head to put it back
Good deadlift there in the beginning!
I use scrap cloth bags to help organize replacement cords and ropes.
They're easier to manage and wont tangle as long as the ends stick out of the bags
I think i may need to fabricate one for my drill press too. It has been on a std base for the last 25 years and i move it twice a week for over sized lumber. Thanks for the Idea Adam. Btw my casted iron planer is on wheels, 600lbs isnt as easy to move as a pressdrill
this about to look so cool
this indeed was really cool after finishing the video
Always fun to watch people modify things. But a shop with no lifting/pulley equipment?
I would prefer working on a cement floor, do you work on a raised floor to be less hard on the feet, knees, etc? or is it just the workspace rental?
You should invest in a winch for the ceiling for when you need to pick up and move heavy things. I have in my garage it works wonder for storage and lifting heavy stuff