Inside Adam Savage's Cave: Spilled Sortimo Storage Box Sorting!
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Adam has long kept his workshop hardware organized and stored in his favorite Sortimo storage boxes, and we've always wondered what would happen if one of these cases falls off the rack and spills. It finally happened, and Adam recruits a surprise guest to help him sort the many hundreds of machine bolts and get them back in the case, a project that ends up taking MANY weeks!
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It’s a One Day Spilled!
Best comment ever.
Gold!
Way to pun-t that home!
Hey! 👏
Oh. Well DONE.
Someone needs to make Adam a shirt that says "my mom is a SAVAGE" lol
YAS! And also * Lego Noises Intensifies * also!
...with a graphic of a pile of LEGOS!!!
@@erinmcgrathejm4985 that's actually a really good idea
@@erinmcgrathejm4985 mixed legos and screws :P
She needs I shirt that says "I made Adam Savage"
So, the most important tool for any maker is ... a lovely and caring senior mom! Best support you will ever get.
Thank you, all you maker-moms in the world.
I just have to say, that seeing Adam with his mom makes me so happy in a weird way. I lost my mom years ago and I sometimes thing "what would life be like if she was still around?" Seeing someone like Adam over the years through the lens of "entertainment" is one thing. You have time to get to know at least part of who and what an "Adam" is. And then years later you see him get to show his awesome mother on camera and she is just as sweet and amazing as he is. It just tugs on the heartstrings and make you think about the past and people you love who are lost to time.
Ha, that probably didn't entirely come across as I meant it, but I'm sure the point is there. Thank you for all you do, for being a great dude and for having an awesome mom! I hope she ends up being a super-centurion (did I get that right?) and lives a much longer and healthier life than my mom got to. :) That way I know my mom can live a little vicariously through her...at least in my mind.
Peace and love! ~Brian
I know what you mean.
This was so nice to read
I totally get it! I see this and imagine how great it would be to do something simple like this and sit all day with my mom (who passed away 15 years ago). So to see him treasure this time and enjoy her company brings me joy. ❤
Came here to say the same thing. I lost my mom in May 18th 2020 and just seeing him enjoy time with his mom is beautiful to see and warms the heart is such troubling times. Cherish every moment you can cause you never know when you will lose someone you hold dear.
Thanks for putting this into words. Lost my mom 31 years ago when I was almost 18.
My mind can not understand that this adorable lady is 86 years old ... I find it incredible.
86 and going strong. Good for you, Mama Savage. Livin' life to the fullest.
Sees a one day build that's only 11 minutes: "Huh, must be something easy"
Sees the bins: "Oh, it's a storage idea of some sort"
Slowly dawns on me: " Oh... Oh no..."
*ANGRY SORTING NOISE PTSD*
Yep, I had the same reaction :/ think mine was a bit slower, about three “onoseconds” into the video :D
As soon as I saw the empty slot... 🤔😱😢☠️
Or just read the fucking video title?
@@wardenpotato Ain't nobody got time for that
Your mom deserves a trophy! Make one of the aluminium thread checker during a one day build video?
Forget the trophy, mom deserves a raise!
@@dnwheeler forget a rise mom deserves everything
Your mom is amazing, I got a little chocked watching because this is the kind of help my mother would have given me had she not passed away some years ago. What a diamond lady. stay safe J.
You just made her sort legos for a month, let the poor woman rest! Seriously though your moms great love seeing her in videos
She enjoys the the UA-cam notoriety as Queen of the Lego sorters.
Lego is uncountable.
But is she there to sort screws or spend time with her son? The activity is quite unimportant. This looks like quality time to me.
Lost my mom when i was 20. She would be 95 this year... and watching Adam with his mom still makes my chest hurt, 45 years on.
Lost Dad in 1992. Miss him almost every week, especially when I go into my shop.
Thanks for sharing her Adam.
AWESOME your mom helped you out! My mom used to help me with all kinds of projects. I lost her 2 years ago though and I miss her so much. Moms are just AMAZING. I hope you spend a lot of time with her now Adam. When they are gone, it sucks so much.
Interesting. I would have sorted by length first since that's easier for my eyes to distinguish between, and then once THAT variable is removed from the equation, distinguishing the different thread forms of the same length screw would have been easier. It's sort of like LEGO sorting, most people I think find it easier to sort by color, and THEN by shape. Our brains don't do well when the mess contains multiple variables, so finding the easiest way to reduce the piles to single-variable is always my preferred strategy.
Yep, he made it a lot harder than it should have been. I sort bins of screws now and again when I find them at yard sales.
In addition to that I think I would have sorted out the brass colored ones. Thread pitch would have been the last thing I'd take into account.
I wonder if it would be possible to sort by weight, after sorting by length. Seems that could be helpful for his mom.
I think what he meant was the priority of his organization method was thread based and probably one-track-minded it as the order of operations instead of thinking what's fastest.
Finally more Mother Savage, the queen of LEGO!
Your 86 year old mother reminds me very much of my 85 year old mother. Likely a pure joy to spend some time with her, chatting as you sort away.
Also love watching your mom adjust the green boxes as you're marking them!
Yes. This. 😀
Your mom is precious. I love how horrified she was when you started to explain the project. She totally understood how awful you felt when the box fell.
Adam" hey mom could you please help with something?"
Mom " sure, it's not a Lego thing is it?"
Adam " no, no, not one Lego"
Mom "ok, sure"
Mom shows up "damn it, again with the sorting"
I inherited a big box of screws, nuts, bolts and random bits from my grandpa when he died. Took me a couple of weeks to sort but I use those things all the time. Your mom is a trooper, Adam!
i don't know about you guys but calling for help from your mom has a sense of nostalgia and comfort that rushes over me :)
Course and Fine thread in the same bin? You MONSTER!
Of COARSE!
@@joel6221 a FINE mess
What a SCREW up..
I’m following this THREAD
That’s just NUTS
I think my favorite moment was at 4:56 when Adam’s mom lined up the bins as he was writing on them. And she does it more than once. Truly a measure / mark of some OCD! Way to go Mom Savage!
Did I just spend 10 minutes watching 2 people sort screws. Yes. Was it more wholesome than a lot of things on the internet. Absolutely
I would soooooo do this. I, not once but TWICE, purchased one of those huge tubs of multi color mixed Perler beads and happily spent days sorting them by color and placing the colors in individual small plastic zip top bags. I was happier than I can express. Meditative, calm, and deliberative sorting speaks to my psyche.
Adam: “We’re sorting screws!”
Mum: “That’s fine, I don’t mind at all. So, the longer ones to the left…”
Adam: “By thread.”
Mum:
Adam: “Here, I made a thread checker.”
Mum: “I will make coffee while you go to the hardware store to buy screws.”
Adam: “But the video…”
Mum: “I will make coffee while you go to the hardware store to buy screws, Adam.”
I just did a similar project during lockdown. I had a huge bin of hardware that was left over from my dad. My brother and I also added to it over the years...anyways I took it upon myself to organize it. It took 3 days of sorting but it's finally organized. So much effort but so worth it. It is 1000x easier to find what I need now.
I have a similar situation, years of workshop neglect. I'll probably sort by head first since that's really fast then do the more nuanced sorting a few minutes a day while listening to a podcast.
One of the many things I love about Adam is he it’s afraid to so you his mistakes. He is human he uses a mechanical pencil that has an eraser on the end of it just like everybody else he makes mistakes and we love him for it because he shows it and shares it.
Adam, I saw your mom for the first time. She is a very wonderful person. You are always at work. She was glad to be with you and to help you. As always, you are positive and give everyone joy with this show and good advice how facilitate and improve work decisions and other helpful tips. this is wonderful thank you)
Your mom is an amazing, extraordinary person, and I love what we see of your relationship. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Your mom is remarkable and I’m so glad to finally get to see/meet her after hearing you talk about her for so long. Such a satisfying task that seemed like. Hopefully no more bins will fall. Awesome video as always Adam. Now I need a walkthrough if that mysterious place y’all were in in the beginning
They did at least one episode of 'untitled' together, you should look it up
should check out the episode of the talking room featuring Mama Savage, really good.
Allan Mulgrew I shall. Thanks for the recommendation
The doorbell rang, Adam alluded to an assistant, and having seen Mom sorting Lego for weeks, I just knew she was back in a larger than cameo role.
Adam, as a man who also enjoys his OCD, this was a great video. GIving your mother the opportunity to spend the day with you must have made her very happy. You obviously didn't need her help... just her company. Good on ya.
3:58 "Negative! Length is secondary!"
That was a very Burt Gummer response and made me grin.
As expensive as they are I'd probably have still just replaced that whole lot! Then would have started up an eBay listing of 30 lbs of miscellaneous pan-head screws...
Recently went through all my bin and buckets of crap. I ended up just throwing away all the nuts and bolts, as well as most everything else. I just couldn't bring myself to devote weeks to sorting stuff I never use.
Me too. But that would be a short video
Yes but think how much he was just paid to sort them back out. Our time is much more valuable but that is basically his job as long as he films it!😂😂😂
We got a strict order at work. Never sort back screws. Its more expensive than buying new ones.
I'm getting better, I'll still sort some screws and bolts, but the realization that it's cheaper (time-wise) to just go buy what you need is letting me throw more and more away. My parents were those 'depression-era' folks, mom grew up poor as dirt, dad's family did fine even during the depression, but HE was the hoarder, not her. Go figure! However, sometimes I find some beautiful or novel fasteners or pieces of hardware that I have to save.
Thanks mom. You are so blessed to have your mom and for her to be so young! Now how about a one day build with some kind of super sounding and animated doorbell? Strobe lights when machines are running and perhaps a Star Wars theme sound.
I Just love how dedicated your mum is. She is such a beautiful soul ♥️
Moms are awesome
Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
Adam in a hardware store: get me two pieces of everything.
Also Adam: let's recreate the cinderella sorting scene with my mom.
Adam, your mother is a saint, sir! I had a similar issue (200 odd screws, nuts, etc, all over the floor) some weeks back. On informing MY mother of the problem, she smiled at me fondly and said, "Have fun with that. I'll be over here."
This made me happy. 86, wow, doesn't look a day over 60! I hope she is still with us and doing well!!!
Glad still mixing in the more informal handshot videos with less editing
Love the more professional videos too but these just have a cool casual aspect to them keep up the awesome stuff you guys do!
look at that Tie-fighter in the background!
I’m glad you got to spend so much time with your mom around the shop. Even though it was tedious work those moments and times you will cherish for ever. Go mama savage!
So great to see your mom is still so full of energy in this world situation, and is still so willing to help out with your "mishaps". 😁 As you said, Thanks mom, your are the greatest!! 👍🙏🙏
Mama Savage! 86?? 86??? i would have trouble believing 68, hope i am looking as good when i am that age!
Adam is in his late 50s
One of the "things" Adam doesn't have weathered :-)
@@Laurabeck329 53 is he not?
oh man! greatest assistant ever Mr. Savage. My mom lives in a quantum superposition state between asking me to buy milk and hitting me with a chancla.
Hitting you with a What?
@@markfryer9880 bruh, you ain't never got the chancla before?!
@@markfryer9880
Chancla is a term in spanish for sandals. It is common for Mexican moms to smack kids with sandals in a disciplinary (or just because they are mad) way. Speaking from experience, it is not fun.
@@markfryer9880 Although they're not sandals, I think maybe the American equivalent would be a wooden kitchen spoon.
Awesome video Adam! Loved seeing you spend time with your mom. I lost my mom to ovarian cancer last year and wish I could spend just one more day with her. God bless.
I actually feel a little jealous - being able to sit there with someone I love and who's company I enjoy and just put a little piece of the world to rights while we talk and laugh and joke....sounds like heaven to me.... Love your videos, Adam.
Adam, my first question was, "How much is it going to cost to buy new?" You answered that question immediately, but then you said that it took several weeks. I know you had two concerns about starting new. The cost, and the waste of 25 pounds (~11.25 kg) of screws. I have a quick solution that would have solved both problems and not cost you two weeks. Package the screws up, throw an autographed picture, or maybe even copy of your book, in the box, and sell it on eBay. Make an announcement on your social media, and promise any profit will go to charity. You would have had a buyer for that in no time, with enough money to get new screws, ship the box to the buyer, and still donate what I think would be more than $100 to charity.
I think he was being facetious when he said it took them weeks.
This is lovely ^^ As a programmer, however, I wonder if this would have been faster if something closer to a binary sorting algorithm was performed - quickly bin into a fewer, more clear categories. Would have needed more rounds of sorting, but the check length for each step would have been significantly faster
It would have been much faster. Gauging widths first and then tpi and length
Yep, first sort by what's obvious to the eye (which I think sorting by length first isn't a bad idea), then do the minutia.
@@DoctorDalek depends on the lengths. If only 10-24 has 2" lengths, then yes, very handy.
His tapped thread checker could have been cut in half and been able to check tpi AND diameters at the same time. At that point presorting by length would be a wash on time saving.
Backseat engineering is fun.
I sorted a bucket of screws like thatUsing a caliper, set it to a guess of the average length / width then split on that. Repeat on each subsequent bucket. At some pont. you end up with 2 or 3 different screws per bucket and you can just split by looking at it.
Exactly. There are a lot of unique colors. They could've been sorted really quickly. If there were similar colors, they would've been different sizes and those piles could've then been split easily. Different heads can be looked at, the lengths can be looked at too, and so on... there are a lot of parameters and it could've been sorted in a few hours by doing it this way.
Wow, so nice to see Adams mom! Wasn’t expecting her to look so young, or maybe Adam looks old. Nice to see that your heroes have mothers too.
This video brought such a smile to my face!! Such good vibes, and the smile on Adam's mom's face when he reveals to her what the mission is speaks volumes as to the can-do attitude of this person, and also about the kind of upbringing Adam must have had. Such a valuable video, thank you!
I think you'll be sharing this story with your grandkids many years from now. I'd give anything to sort bolts with my mom, or dad.
When I worked in aviation and someone was on light work restriction they would sort 55 gallon barrels of screws, nuts etc. That were poured out onto huge tables.
How was their mental health after a week of sorting?
@@markfryer9880 probobly postal
They said it was like working on a puzzle and they learned a lot about all the different fasteners they hadn't worked with before.
@@brianwaskow5910 I've heard of incidents where things went wrong (like a cockpit window blowing out) because experienced engineers picked the fasteners to use by eye instead of by the manual, and the difference being really hard to tell because they are nearly impossible to tell apart. When light-work-duty sorting like that, what is the QC standard like to prevent the wrong piece of metal going in the wrong tray?
@@brianwaskow5910 they are very different people, i would have needed to share a 12 pack with my mom to feel that way
So fun to see Adam with his mom! He obviously loves and enjoys her and I can tell she feels the same way.
That was great. So awesome of your mom to help you and also for you to ask her to help. During the timelapse of you 2 sorting, it looked like you were have a great conversation, which was great to see. I am going to be doing a huge sort of all the hardware I have collected over the years and I will look back upon this video in my mind, and I know it will make me smile.Keep up the great work.
This happened to me at my job a couple weeks ago, I nearly just went to the car and left. I had been in a hurry, not latched the box, picked it up quickly and just slung 10 compartments of specific screws, and 2 of miscellaneous bits across the room. The sense of doom I had watching them scatter in slow motion was indescribable. After dragging a magnet across the room, and about an hour I had everything back as it was before the catastrophe. But a hard lesson learned, ALWAYS CHECK THAT THE BOX IS LATCHED PROPERLY! The only question now is how long til I forget and do it again?
"and I knew what the crash meant" sounds like a rough day!
Knew I felt that in my soul it happened once and I'm like NEVER AGAIN
Time spent with Mom...priceless!
I LOVE your mom... who else would have such a big smile at the prospect of sorting bolts? 😆 Quality time for sure.
Hey, Adam! Love your videos, they're helping me stay a little more stable through quarantine. Just a reminder that OCD is a real affliction that causes people suffering, and using it to describe an otherwise healthy person's organizational preference can come across a little insensitive. I know you mean well and I don't think most people are bothered by it, but it's just as easy to describe your tidy preferences with other words (precise, fastidious, finicky, neat-freak, etc) that don't have the chance of accidentally hurting people. I'm only sharing with you because someone else shared this with me this year, and we all need to keep growing together. Take care, and happy building. :-)
What room was that filmed in? Would love to see a tour of that part of the cave
I think it’s in the Tested Office. The large photographs of Norm and Adam in the background are, I believe, there. (And if I’m not mistaken the Tested Office is either next door or very close to the Cave.)
@@lgerback34 Yep, same place that the foam safe Adam recently built ended up.
Moms are literally the best. I ❤ you Mom!
That time lapse of mother and son working together to resolve an error is the purest thing. Thanks Adam
My favorite part of this: you marking the green bins and setting them down, and your mom aligning them perfectly every so often.
i noticed that too, :)
I had a summer job once where I spent about a month of full-time work sorting a big box of assorted nuts and bolts into separate bins...it was very mind-numbing doing that 8 hours a day, 5 days a week...I don't envy this task!
i had to do that, but add hydraulic fittings and electrical connectors and electromechanical components into the same box. fucking animal worked there before me just throwing everything into a fucking box. if i had sense i woulda thrown it into a dumpster
toe nail clippings also
Your mom is awesome, seeing you two work together made me smile. I loved this video. I'm a huge fan you have to be one of the most accomplished people in the world at least in my opinion. Your life has to be so exciting, very few people live life to the fullest but I think that you are definitely living life to the fullest anyone could ever hope to live.
Videos of Adam Savage and his mom sorting things have been the only saving grace of 2020.
Can you imagine if the box fell off the table as he’s showing everyone the finish
Glue some magnets to the bottom of those boxes
I doubt it would have helped much, if it fell from that height. You'd probably end up with some screws bouncing and getting stuck to _other_ magnets, so you'd have to check all the ones still in there.
What I did with my sorting boxes (which aren't Sortimos, but are very similar) was put them on slanted rails. So If I forget to push them back in, they just slide slowly back on their own (or at least can't slide or tilt forwards).
Easier to not leave the open bin in a precarious spot to fall.
Kind of semi-useful: All metall dust will collect and stick there. No chance of ever getting it of completely. I banned magnets for that reason from my sorters.
Your Mom is a treasure! I can tell where you got your infectious laugh. Thanks for including her in the show. And thanks for the short version of this demo - don’t think I could have watched a whole sort! OMG!
The merch store needs a momma savage shirt!
**ANGRY LEGO SORTING NOISES**
So I want to talk about the battle damage Tie Fighter on top of that shelf. Has that been in a video before?
I just love your mom! She is joyful, and we need more of that.
Watching Adam and his mum sorting screws was more ... riveting ... than I thought it would be.
Ah yes, Adams sword emo sorters. Thanks subtitles.
I would of pushed the screws all the way in the thread checker. Leave them sticking out on the other side and used them to check the thickness and thread by matching them together.
looks like he made her a plank with screws mounted to it just for that purpose.
I think SavageMom's eyes aren't good enough to rely on that. And that is assuming there aren't widths that are easy to misinterpret until you get good at it. For someone unfamiliar with the screws and the desire to not missort, it is important to make sure a proper foundation is built before worrying about speeding things up. There's probably quite a few different screws that end up in the same basket, but are of different vendors / styles... which has the potential to confuse a novice.
@@Aviertje Good points. Good points.
Your Mom is delightful...treasure the simple times together👍
Adam is the poster child for makers who rush to save minutes and then cost themselves hours, days, and weeks in easily avoided mistakes.
🤓 more OCPD, OCD is different. OCPD is a 'mild version' of OCD. OCD has a lot of negative physiology impact on a person.
What? You didn't design and build an automated screw-sorter? *sigh*
He's already got one, he calls her mom
@@harveysmith100 Adam's Mum is a robot?
That'd be more than a one-day build, but it'd be totally Savage.
This. I'm imagining a reprogrammed coin sorter
I have honestly been waiting my whole life waiting for adam to organize his work shop ( from seeing it in MB as a kid, im almost 30 ). so happy he gets to do it on his own time and that hes choosing to share it whit us!!!
Adam just loves his mom. She raised him right! Adorable
though tedious it must have been fun being able to spend time with your mom. i'v been in that situation with the screws before man all i can say is i wish i had had someone to talk with when i was sorting lol
I sorted while talking to friends online. A kilo of assorted cement screws with their plugs (might be a wrong translation, english is not my native language ^^") dropped weeks ago and i sorted them last week.
Would love to have heard the swearing that ensued from that happening
Well, he just got through saying on a Q&A that he does well with mistakes on camera, but not off camera. But he didn't say which case this was. It might be on a later video...I know I would have invented new cuss words
Reminds me as a kid how dad would bring home bags of mixed screws and bolts from work and I'd happily sit there sorting them out into all the sizes.
Totally sounds like something I’d do for fun as well.
There's nothing as awesome as a mom who helps you when something goes horribly wrong.
OCD episode ... Adams twisted apron straps is OCD! :D
Not just me then
@@harveysmith100 Nope. Me, too.
why didnt you build an automatic screw sorting machine, similar to coin sorting machine ? if anyone could build that, you could !
That's what I was thinking! I'm not sure it would have been able to sort them completely, but maybe at least some of the sub-sorts could have been done automatically?
I wonder how close it could have gotten then by sorting by weight. It should at least be able to get all the same diameter and length sorted, then you just have to sort the different thread pitches.
They already exists. I worked for a company that makes bolts, screws and nuts and they have automatic sorting machines that can be set for size and length.
I was thinking a shaker narrowing to a single file slide into clockwork gated optical scan recognition that opens gates to route downstream paths- that would be a neat project.
children's piggy bank coin sorters are only based on the diameter of the coin.
if you really want to sort something like screws, it'd need to sort for several variables, and i think it'd end up being mainly software. Adam could definitely build the mechanical portion of the sorter.
These videos with Adam and his mother are priceless. Thank you
How wholesome. Mama Savage is a sorting champ!
mom is always the answer when u spill something. be it soup or chips.. MOMMMMMMMMM
I love the look of horror on her face when she sees the bin full of unsorted screws. Are you blaming her for the OCD or the French? Thanks for sharing your mom with us!
One thing I have a few of that helps for times andjobs like this is a few of those easy sorter funnel trays, that you can get at several places (Harbor Freight is cheapest I've found). They let you segregate things quickly, and then funnel them into the appropriate bins. I've just been organizing my shop, including sorting through my "msic bolt can" and it's great to have a few of them around and ready to use. You can make do with a cardboard tray with a corner clipped off, but the plastic is easier to slide stuff off of, plus the color contrasts with almost any hardware, and they are cheap. They also work great for working on Lego projects.
My dear mother once purchased a 5 gallon bucket FULL of misc. nuts/bolts/screws/washers etc from a garage sale for my father's shop in the late 80's. It took her and my scrawny 14 year old body both to lift it into the trunk of the Chevy Nova. 30+ years later I am still using some of that hardware in my shop. She gave $3 for what I can only imagine was easily a couple of hundred bucks by today's standards.
Wonder if there would be a weight correlation so you can weigh each one.
You might be able to build a sorting machine using that method, very specific use case though
OCD - When you see Adams's shoulder strap twisted, and you start shaking cause you can't do anything about it.
I just made almost the exact same comment. I think im going to cry
That's the next video
After your first video years ago showing Sortimo, I hunted down a set for my own shop. Love them to death. I just recently dumped my first one as well. Probably 3,000 nuts and washers from #4-40 to 1/4-20 to sort. Took hours and hours and I have a new appreciation for making sure those mothereffers are latched. I feel your pain!
Despite the catastrophe that has befallen your amazing sorting and organization (I hope you learned the lesson of making sure the sortimo is securely placed before leaving it alone) It is heartwarming to see another video of you and your mother working together on something. It is very lovely to see how involved she is in your life still and her willingness to engage in your line of work however small. :D
Too bad you don't have any small children around, they would be perfect for such sorting task :P
I call my nieces and nephews, my minions!
I was just about to say the same thing. They actually *enjoy* projects like this. Dangle a reward and they might even finish.