I'm only like halfway through. But I so love watching Adam's chair re-inflate in time lapse mode. Idk why I never saw it before, but now I can't stop watching. Thanks y'all!
"I bought this thing on ebay/craigslist" Whenever Adam says this, I always wonder if the other party recognizes Adam as the buyer. Imagine selling a belt sander and then see it again on Tested.
@@Warshipmodelsunderwayyeah I'm not going to lie I think that if I was Adam I would be having one of the rest of the tested crew or something like that pick it up. It's funny karma I tend to kind of feel like a lot of overuse their assistance and things random tasks, but in this case giving Adam more time to do other things directly is what gives gives them jobs. Lol Like saying "he is the whole show" would be disrespectful to the editors and everybody works together to make these episodes for us, but it's definitely in everyone's best favor to give Adam as much time as he can to create and feel comfortable/happy.
@@Warshipmodelsunderway Well, he often have deliveries mid-shooting, so I was leaning towards sellers sending parcels to "Tested HQ, So and so avenue 420, San Franscisco" with "A.Savage" written somewhere as well
I know bandsaw and drill press and lathe get all the love, but let's spare a moment for the real MVP of Adam's cave: compressed air hose. Hose is always there in a video just quietly doing work: "You need more visibility on that work piece? You need that dust cleaned out? You need a hand tool powered? You need your t-shirt brushed off? I got you boss."
IN MY LIFE, I never would have thought "Adam Savage is about to show me exactly what I need to do to my belt sander, because his and mine are the same model". This video could NOT be more fortuitous.
Lovely to see Adam channelling Stan Laurel. Struggling with mounting the vertical arm, when there is a nice vice at exactly the right height to help just behind him in clear shot. Do the hair thing Adam, please.
Nice video, always great to see a solid, well built machine get the TLC it needs to bring it back to purpose. Hope it serves you well (and that weld keeps aholdin' on)
I have the exact same machine. I noticed that you never reattached the locking knobs to the left and right of the belt tensioning wheels. Not sure if yours is the same but when they are attached and tightened it changes the belt track a wee bit.
Question: When did you become fearless about taking complicated machinery apart? Was this something you did as a kid, or as you became an experienced mechanic did you realize that whatever you took apart you'd be capable of putting it back together?
There's nothing to it but to do it. As well as if it is already broken and useless you can't break it more. The real trick is as you get started taking stuff apart is to take notes on what went where and lay out screws/bolts in the pattern of how they came off. Keeps nuts threaded onto their bolts. Be organized and certain in your movements. There is no worse feeling than breaking something as you put it back together because you used the wrong bolt and cracked a housing.
The problem isn't having enough sanders or abrasive tools, the problem is storing all the abrasives. I have to have over 60 boxes of various grits, belts, wheels, discs, stones. From 1/8" X 24" belts through 36"x75" belts, 46 through 2000 sheet paper, every type of screw on disc possible and cubbys boxes and drawers for all of it. Yet, I somehow still need more and a better way of organising. Getting the tools and equipment is part of the battle, managing it is a whole other game.
I have one of those sanders, when the bearings go they howl loudly. As a rule, especially with harbor freight or grizzly tools, when I break down a tool for cleaning or get a used tool, I buy quality replacement sealed bearings for the whole tool. All my tools have lasted over 30 years, even my dremel with only a dust and oiling. The only difference between a disposable tool and a reliable quality tool is the care of the squareness and the precision of the moving parts. The tool will let you focus on the work and not on the tool when you do this up front.
While stainless steel hardware may look pretty, a lot of the time it is more for appearance than strength, coming in around Grade 2. Watch your fastener head markings (which might make an excellent Tested tech tip short) and keep high grade fasteners in where needed. Generally, you can always go stronger but should rarely go weaker when replacing fasteners. Also, be sure to never-seize stainless fasteners that are being highly torqued as they have a tendency to gall.
My daughters often ask me why my index finger knuckles are so much more calloused/scarred than my other knuckles. I used to grind blades all of the time, and would barely skim the sander with my top knuckles when holding things.
@Adam ,To me, it makes sense to have multiple sanders for a maker such as yourself since you like streamlining things. You can have one strictly for woodwork and one for metal. and if you have more then that, you can have them set for the most common grit you use, and the others for finer/coarser as needed.
I have a sander that I think is based of the same casting. The switch is in the worst location. Where I have it nestled into my shop is similar to yours, where you have to lean across the belt to start it. Haven't re-run it yet but its on my to do list. Also it appears to be missing the wheel to attach the sanding disc on the upper pulley. Note the additional mounting hole for the table underneath the upper pulley.
I bought some sound deadening tape on Amazon the other day for a SS sink install. I now tape the backside of everything that’s construction of thin steel to remove those resonant frequencies.
It would be so cool to see Adam take on apprentices or something and if he already does (like are workshop assistants like that?), I’d be super interested in seeing their perspective of working with/learning from Adam.
The base of the machine looks like it is drilled on the left side for an on/ off switch. I am curious why you didn’t wire it that way while you had it apart. It also looks like it’s missing the disc sander attachment on the right side of the as machine. Put a shelf on the bottom for belt storage.
Wife: "Your gonna have to choose, me or the tools" ... Judge: "So, your both filing for divorce? This should be easy." Wife: "I want all the money from selling his tools." Judge: "And so the end times begins..."
There are some excellent automotive sound deadening products out there, both as self-stick sheets and spray-on coatings, that might be useful apply to even further deaden machinery sounds like the ones you were fighting. I hadn't considered this before, but may now do so on some of my machinery.
Since you are not using the disc sander part, you could attach a flywheel there and it would have a bit more momentum and not slow down as much under load.
Hey Adam. Might I suggest that when you’re using something that produces fine particulates that you might use a protective face mask. You really don’t want to inhale them. I learnt the hard way and now have respiratory failure. It’s really no fun and I would hate to see someone else go through it if it’s preventable.
This guy is a genius !! How do you get 6 million subscribers doing shop organizers/random miscellaneous tools/custom screwdriver stand ?? Etc.., I can only conclude that he is indeed a marketing genius !!! I'm not saying he doesn't deserve it !! I like his channel !! Surely the youtube gods are shining on you !!
If you make a little attachable bucket on the bottom of that sander, please bring us along for the project. I'd love to see what you consider while designing it!
I've only just clicked on this video but with the amount of infrastructure videos happening it seems the cave is starting to expand as a workspace and the display area is going to start shrinking and possibly move a chunk of it to another space dedicated to the showing of of his collection.
This machine seams to have a really awkward table setup with the drive shroud and drive assembly in the way of the sanding table. Is it going to stay like that?
Question for Adam: When making Mythbusters, as a science show, but with a primarily north American audience, was there ever a discussion about using metric measurements and if so, what was discussed and why did you ultimately use Fahrenheit and feet and yards and pounds, etc?
Adam. I love you. Can you please do a VO during these 1,2,3 minute timelapses. They are really difficult to watch. We don’t know what you’re doing and the stock music (would be fine if low volume with narration) is grating. Again. Lifelong fan. Love your work ON CAMERA.
I wish I could get to this level of comfort taking tools apart. My belt sander makes a horrible racket now. There is a piece of plastic broken off in the main roller for the belt. I cant even get that piece apart to take out the broken chunk...
Seems odd that the on/off switch in the back makes you reach around a moving belt. I know Adam can move it to the front. Would there be a reason for it?
But the bearing hole is still not square with the other hole. Wouldn't it be better to re-drill that hole so its not at an angle and use slightly larger bearings?
Add electrical tape on plug ends of your power tools and on machinery side. Small piece of different coloured tape speeds up your work, when you don't need to raffle thru your same coloured leads! I only have few powertools and it's driving me mad when i second time plug wrong lead on the socket. I hope this helps someone if not @AdamSavage !
You say you need more sanders, Adam? You have to try expanding-drum lapidary wheels. They make it so easy to get smooth blending of curves while removing lots of material at a time. We use one every day in making our work in brass. Stop by next time you're in our neighborhood at Meyer Sound or Tippett Studio...
Can you possibly go into your air compressor setup? You seem to have an air hose just about everywhere and always available. As a weekend "hobbyist" I just have a little 6-gallon Porter Cable that never seems to hold its pressure. It comes on at random intervals and makes me jump out of my skin. I'm curious what a real "shop air" setup looks like.
That craigslist seller must've been happy to see you show up. Is it annoying can't go anywhere and do your thing without being recognized? Do you have an assistant to pick it up for you so you don't have to deal with that?
The noisiest parts of that sander now are the side walls of the stand. They boom like hell - stick some rubber sheet on there, or even better, heavy panel damping material for cars.
I'm only like halfway through. But I so love watching Adam's chair re-inflate in time lapse mode. Idk why I never saw it before, but now I can't stop watching. Thanks y'all!
was gonna bring that and midway there is an extension cord hanging from the right that swings...... time lapse is just fun.
Me too, and the cord swinging back and forth.
Same! LOL!
"I bought this thing on ebay/craigslist"
Whenever Adam says this, I always wonder if the other party recognizes Adam as the buyer.
Imagine selling a belt sander and then see it again on Tested.
It would be cool, but I wonder if Adam picks up stuff himself. He's a busy guy.
@@Warshipmodelsunderwayyeah I'm not going to lie I think that if I was Adam I would be having one of the rest of the tested crew or something like that pick it up. It's funny karma I tend to kind of feel like a lot of overuse their assistance and things random tasks, but in this case giving Adam more time to do other things directly is what gives gives them jobs. Lol Like saying "he is the whole show" would be disrespectful to the editors and everybody works together to make these episodes for us, but it's definitely in everyone's best favor to give Adam as much time as he can to create and feel comfortable/happy.
@@Warshipmodelsunderway Well, he often have deliveries mid-shooting, so I was leaning towards sellers sending parcels to "Tested HQ, So and so avenue 420, San Franscisco" with "A.Savage" written somewhere as well
I know bandsaw and drill press and lathe get all the love, but let's spare a moment for the real MVP of Adam's cave: compressed air hose. Hose is always there in a video just quietly doing work: "You need more visibility on that work piece? You need that dust cleaned out? You need a hand tool powered? You need your t-shirt brushed off? I got you boss."
How awesome would it be to have Adam pick up a tool from you on craigslist?
I'd think "heck yea I finally sold this thing".
Tool, yes.....Corvette, no.....
I was seriously just thinking about that
I took, "It's arrived" as he had it delivered.
@@Drew_Snydermann same. I mean would you take your chances buying off CL in SF
Adam genuinely seems like one of the most fun people to be around!
IN MY LIFE, I never would have thought "Adam Savage is about to show me exactly what I need to do to my belt sander, because his and mine are the same model".
This video could NOT be more fortuitous.
Adam really is the Bob Ross of our generation. Your videos are always so meditative to watch.
It's the hair.
He would need to talk in a soft voice, say "This belt sander lives right there", and clean his shop cloths by slapping them in the base of the tool.
Agreed 👍 💯
Lovely to see Adam channelling Stan Laurel. Struggling with mounting the vertical arm, when there is a nice vice at exactly the right height to help just behind him in clear shot. Do the hair thing Adam, please.
Nice video, always great to see a solid, well built machine get the TLC it needs to bring it back to purpose.
Hope it serves you well (and that weld keeps aholdin' on)
I love how you keep your mishaps in the video. You are not alone sir. 😊
One of my first jobs was using same size sander. Many hours spent in stainless steel dust. Health and safety not so hot back then
I have the exact same machine. I noticed that you never reattached the locking knobs to the left and right of the belt tensioning wheels. Not sure if yours is the same but when they are attached and tightened it changes the belt track a wee bit.
Welcome to The Sanding Corner with Adam Savage.
Question:
When did you become fearless about taking complicated machinery apart? Was this something you did as a kid, or as you became an experienced mechanic did you realize that whatever you took apart you'd be capable of putting it back together?
I think in videos of him talking about mending his old land rover, he touches on this.
The answer is after getting enough money and breaking enough things
@@jackpeterson6670or it's out of warranty so you do it yourself
Develop a mechanical aptitude and a good knowledge of tool use. It goes a long way.
There's nothing to it but to do it. As well as if it is already broken and useless you can't break it more.
The real trick is as you get started taking stuff apart is to take notes on what went where and lay out screws/bolts in the pattern of how they came off. Keeps nuts threaded onto their bolts. Be organized and certain in your movements. There is no worse feeling than breaking something as you put it back together because you used the wrong bolt and cracked a housing.
"Sanders are the one thing I don't think I ever have enough of."
Clamps has entered the chat.
Hammers heard there was a party going on.
The problem isn't having enough sanders or abrasive tools, the problem is storing all the abrasives. I have to have over 60 boxes of various grits, belts, wheels, discs, stones. From 1/8" X 24" belts through 36"x75" belts, 46 through 2000 sheet paper, every type of screw on disc possible and cubbys boxes and drawers for all of it. Yet, I somehow still need more and a better way of organising. Getting the tools and equipment is part of the battle, managing it is a whole other game.
I have one of those sanders, when the bearings go they howl loudly. As a rule, especially with harbor freight or grizzly tools, when I break down a tool for cleaning or get a used tool, I buy quality replacement sealed bearings for the whole tool. All my tools have lasted over 30 years, even my dremel with only a dust and oiling. The only difference between a disposable tool and a reliable quality tool is the care of the squareness and the precision of the moving parts. The tool will let you focus on the work and not on the tool when you do this up front.
Am I the only one that found the cushion on the stool inflating oddly satisfying every time Adam got up?
Not alone!
Great video. I have a similar sander made by Reliant back in '92 and love it. The design is a work horse.
While stainless steel hardware may look pretty, a lot of the time it is more for appearance than strength, coming in around Grade 2. Watch your fastener head markings (which might make an excellent Tested tech tip short) and keep high grade fasteners in where needed. Generally, you can always go stronger but should rarely go weaker when replacing fasteners. Also, be sure to never-seize stainless fasteners that are being highly torqued as they have a tendency to gall.
10:30 maybe time to "phone a friend?"
I'll just sharpen my spear now…
My daughters often ask me why my index finger knuckles are so much more calloused/scarred than my other knuckles. I used to grind blades all of the time, and would barely skim the sander with my top knuckles when holding things.
@Adam ,To me, it makes sense to have multiple sanders for a maker such as yourself since you like streamlining things. You can have one strictly for woodwork and one for metal. and if you have more then that, you can have them set for the most common grit you use, and the others for finer/coarser as needed.
the level of precision that adam has for his new old machines is something to aspire to.
note to manufacturers: a few extra bolts and screws in benches and stands makes the world of difference!
In addition to extra screws, I used foam tape in the seams strategically placed to quietly machine. Worked like a charm!
oh I like that idea. I'm going to put it in my pocket for another day
Lol as you were walking it in to place it was a beet I was waiting for the guitar to kick in, and a fabulous piece to the cave
9:19 hope you brought your grease pants
used this same model of sander at a spot called build space LA where they make sets.
I have a sander that I think is based of the same casting. The switch is in the worst location. Where I have it nestled into my shop is similar to yours, where you have to lean across the belt to start it. Haven't re-run it yet but its on my to do list. Also it appears to be missing the wheel to attach the sanding disc on the upper pulley. Note the additional mounting hole for the table underneath the upper pulley.
I bought some sound deadening tape on Amazon the other day for a SS sink install. I now tape the backside of everything that’s construction of thin steel to remove those resonant frequencies.
5:55, For a few seconds, I sincerely thought he was going to start using a magic wand as a pointing apparatus.
It would be so cool to see Adam take on apprentices or something and if he already does (like are workshop assistants like that?), I’d be super interested in seeing their perspective of working with/learning from Adam.
I can watch hourssss of shop infrastructure, it is so satisfying.
I love it... "it's a bit loose, I'm going to tighten it"... proceeds to completely rebuild and improve it.
What did you do this morning?
-I machined my belt sander.
Oh, ok.
Very cool to see maintenance/setup of your equipment.
0:39 I always thought it was clamps that you could never have enough of..... Now I've got to start collecting bloody sanders as well!?!
watching you zip self tappers into the frame to help kill the noise might be the most relatable thing ive seen on this channel. one of us lol.
Went full "Dave Jones" on this. "Don't turn it on, take it apart!".
I draw comfort that every flat surface here is just like every flat surface in my own work space. :)
A great starter project to learn 95a Tpu would be vibration isolation washers and grommets.
5:51 Dynamat (or any other similar product) on the inner part of the metal base will dampen the sound even further.
Excellent “tool fix up”. Thank you for sharing. 👏👏👍😀
Like BASF, Adam doesn't make the product, he makes it better.
The base of the machine looks like it is drilled on the left side for an on/ off switch. I am curious why you didn’t wire it that way while you had it apart. It also looks like it’s missing the disc sander attachment on the right side of the as machine.
Put a shelf on the bottom for belt storage.
you can never have enough sanders or clamps Adam . who does not have a spear head around to sharpen , only you Adam brilliant .
I have the same model that a friend gave me, I hated reaching around to turn it off so I wired another switch to the front side
Always love the incidental music. Thank you
Nice addition to the shop! A man can never have too many tools 👊
Wife: "Your gonna have to choose, me or the tools"
...
Judge: "So, your both filing for divorce? This should be easy."
Wife: "I want all the money from selling his tools."
Judge: "And so the end times begins..."
@@RobR99 Should have ditched the wife and bought more tools!
"Just a practice spearhead..." I love it!
Stainless hardware is softer right? Does this have any benefits, or does it make the connection weaker?
There are some excellent automotive sound deadening products out there, both as self-stick sheets and spray-on coatings, that might be useful apply to even further deaden machinery sounds like the ones you were fighting. I hadn't considered this before, but may now do so on some of my machinery.
I was going to say the exact same thing. For noisy stands like that I *always* line them with Dynamat or similar. It works so well.
Since you are not using the disc sander part, you could attach a flywheel there and it would have a bit more momentum and not slow down as much under load.
Hey Adam. Might I suggest that when you’re using something that produces fine particulates that you might use a protective face mask. You really don’t want to inhale them. I learnt the hard way and now have respiratory failure. It’s really no fun and I would hate to see someone else go through it if it’s preventable.
I love how you make everything square and perfect. Then go crazy freehand the spear. 🤣🤪
@Adam Savage’s Tested Make sure you put sandbags over the legs, or some other weight. If it's tipped before, it can happen a 2nd time.
This guy is a genius !! How do you get 6 million subscribers doing shop organizers/random miscellaneous tools/custom screwdriver stand ?? Etc.., I can only conclude that he is indeed a marketing genius !!! I'm not saying he doesn't deserve it !! I like his channel !! Surely the youtube gods are shining on you !!
If you make a little attachable bucket on the bottom of that sander, please bring us along for the project. I'd love to see what you consider while designing it!
Adam was totally that kid that just had to pull the phone apart to see what was inside... 🤣
I've only just clicked on this video but with the amount of infrastructure videos happening it seems the cave is starting to expand as a workspace and the display area is going to start shrinking and possibly move a chunk of it to another space dedicated to the showing of of his collection.
You should show us your ventilation system and your air compressor.
IIRC, he did a video on that already. He changed the flexi ducting into straight pipes.
I'm absolutely in love with and totally gushing over that very awesome video Thumbnail 😘❤
I stare at that Jack White-made seat cover every time it appears in a video. It might be the coolest object in the cave, and that's saying something.
This machine seams to have a really awkward table setup with the drive shroud and drive assembly in the way of the sanding table. Is it going to stay like that?
Question for Adam:
When making Mythbusters, as a science show, but with a primarily north American audience, was there ever a discussion about using metric measurements and if so, what was discussed and why did you ultimately use Fahrenheit and feet and yards and pounds, etc?
Imagine Adam buying something from you and then watching him improve it on youtube
are you that guy that sold him this wonky sander?
@@frisc45 I wish!
I love how Adam has the tools to be able to fix up the new tools he brings into the shop. xD
Yeah, we could all fix cheapo broke-ass tools if we had a lathe and a milling machine in our basement of our multi-million dollar San Francisco house.
Adam. I love you.
Can you please do a VO during these 1,2,3 minute timelapses. They are really difficult to watch. We don’t know what you’re doing and the stock music (would be fine if low volume with narration) is grating.
Again. Lifelong fan. Love your work ON CAMERA.
I JUST sold this very same sander.
I ended up scoring a 1950s Rockwell Delta Upright 12in disc & belt sander.
Old tools rule
14:19 Tungsten Carbide
haha i feel personally attacked. im a grey shirt wearer!
Woooop I have exactly the same sander in my garage workshop :)
Would you consider relocating the power switch to the operator interface side?
I wish I could get to this level of comfort taking tools apart. My belt sander makes a horrible racket now. There is a piece of plastic broken off in the main roller for the belt. I cant even get that piece apart to take out the broken chunk...
Table seem slow - you might want to add a base to increase the height. Great Video!
Seems odd that the on/off switch in the back makes you reach around a moving belt. I know Adam can move it to the front. Would there be a reason for it?
If your sanders ever rise up and turn against you with the help of ai youre out of luck, thats an army of sanders LOL
But the bearing hole is still not square with the other hole. Wouldn't it be better to re-drill that hole so its not at an angle and use slightly larger bearings?
Add electrical tape on plug ends of your power tools and on machinery side. Small piece of different coloured tape speeds up your work, when you don't need to raffle thru your same coloured leads!
I only have few powertools and it's driving me mad when i second time plug wrong lead on the socket.
I hope this helps someone if not @AdamSavage !
You say you need more sanders, Adam? You have to try expanding-drum lapidary wheels. They make it so easy to get smooth blending of curves while removing lots of material at a time. We use one every day in making our work in brass. Stop by next time you're in our neighborhood at Meyer Sound or Tippett Studio...
Why did you plug the motor in halfway through and then leave it in until taken off stand/base. Instead of just plugging it in when needed to check?
how in the world does that wood floor hold up a Bridgeport?
I think he explained it before but I don’t know where the vid is, I’m pretty sure there’s just a bunch of support under it.
Getting some good use out of that Jack White 1of1 stool!
Can you possibly go into your air compressor setup? You seem to have an air hose just about everywhere and always available. As a weekend "hobbyist" I just have a little 6-gallon Porter Cable that never seems to hold its pressure. It comes on at random intervals and makes me jump out of my skin. I'm curious what a real "shop air" setup looks like.
After a long complicated job you have to say " There, piece of cake!"
but whats printing in the carbon x1 in the background!?
Black Stool by Jack White... sounds like either an album title or a medical emergency! :P
how did the nylon screws hold up
"Got it for a song" and "been dropped on its head." Two statements that dovetail like a master woodworker's butt joints. 🙂
I hope you are using an anti-seize compound on that stainless hardware.
That craigslist seller must've been happy to see you show up. Is it annoying can't go anywhere and do your thing without being recognized? Do you have an assistant to pick it up for you so you don't have to deal with that?
8:52
HOARDER!!! LOL
Sir, I show after so many years
Love you Sir
Dude, I think you need a bigger shop!!!
I’d love it if you mentioned the products and tool brands you were using, every now and then. I know you’re focused on the job at hand.
I sat on my garage floor and used my belt sander a couple days ago. Somehow I sanded my knee. Didn't realize it. Just saying, don't do that.
I need to know what this sander can do that the 24” round one cannot.
The noisiest parts of that sander now are the side walls of the stand. They boom like hell - stick some rubber sheet on there, or even better, heavy panel damping material for cars.
Great video Mr Adam sir
Do you have 3 phase power in your shop?