Y'know what I like about this? You were looking for an older tool but decided to make a new one. But the imperfections in the metal and the not-so-perfect stamping really give it that old-timey everything-wasn't-precision-back-in-the-50s feel. It was made by hands with materials in the shop. I think it's perfect.
I applaud Mr. Savage, makers, hobbyists, creators, etc. who draws the object/specs which helps the process to create such. My drawing doesn't resemble what I envision, therefore, I proceed to blunder a few times to reach my goal.
Adam,. ive watched you damn near half my life,. and to this day,. im still excited to hear your voice,. no matter the subject,. Thank you,. for being you,. in everyway.
I think the double stamped A actually adds to it. It's like a subtle nod to the word savage. It's rather poetic with such precise machine work and then a "savage" A right in the middle.
Making, building, creating is the most satisfying endeavors ever. My dad started out as one of a few machinists at the plant we both eventually worked at, he was the one that everyone came to though, " Hey Barry, can you make me something to do this? ... Sure come see me in a "couple of hours". I have a great many of those couple of hour tools, that he made, and they are so dear to me because not only did he make them, but they are the strongest tools I have, and they have stood the test of time. Some of the are close to 50 years old now and look as good as the day they were made.
The editing just keeps getting better & better! It's all the small things that're hard to individually point out, but pacing, the zooms & meme cuts, the J-speedups with the audio still being normal while Adam goes superfast.. just wanted to say I see you editor!
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Totally agree!!! You said it great - *bandsaw noises* are always a great laugh but the zooms are a great help as are the picture in picture (not sure if there is a real name for that). Keep of the great work!
There's a satisfaction from accomplishment that can't be replicated. Whether the project is great, or small. It's always fun to see your ideas come to fruition, Adam!
The pure enthusiasm and genuineness in these videos is absolutely delightful. Adam is an inspiration, not just in creation of things, but in living a good life.
Absolutely! I can't help but just think about how Adam is living his absolute best life. You just know there's probably few things he'd rather be doing than tinkering in his shop and making something cool like this. So he just brings a camera with him and makes a damn good living at the same time as making content that many people enjoy. It's so awesome.
i completely forgot until this video.... but didn't they both contribute a part to that NASA escape hatch a few years ago? I love the fact that Adam clearly watches ToT.
The example you showed pictures of on your phone is the EXACT clamp I have! Same color wood handle and everything Got it for a few bucks at an antique shop and restored it
As a machinist, that is a gorgeous hand-vise Adam! I loved watching the whole process. I hope to have even half the shop as you later in life to do more work for myself in my own time. Like you said... the most rewarding type of work I've ever done is to design and craft my own tools.
2:24 a true natural machinist!! He was so excited about the end mill finish! Lol I love Adam for his enthusiasm and passion for “making” this man needs to be protected and watched over! We need to make sure he is passing his charisma and enthusiasm into young adults and future creators!!!
Adam, that hand clamp is a thing of beauty, amazing work. Agree with speedwaynut a reunion chat with Adam, Kari, and Tori would be great, if Jamie would join in would be nice to hear how everything is going now these days. RIP Grant and Jessi.
Metal work amazes me. Watching the meticulous precision unfold you can’t help but wonder how it was ever possible to create the tools without a equivalent machine of precision
I love it when he talks about maker philosophy. My dad is just like this - making and customizing his own tools to better suit him and the task at hand. I've noticed, though, how many complaints he gets from people with a more mainstream "minimalist" philosophy about having so many tools, materials, machines, etc. I wonder if that contributes to a reclusive demeanor. I think "old guy/gal" workshops are amazing, and I wish there were more of them around. 😊
I love his workshop, perfect balance between organized and cluttered. If I had a place like that, I don't think id ever be able to leave it, id just want to make/ work on stuff all the time.
You say its not "beautiful'" but there is something to be said about simplistic old school beauty. If you had it all ornate would you use it as much? That's the great thing about the old school look because it all ready looks beautiful but not the the point where its a shelf queen. All that being said I love it and I love the dedication you put to your work, it honestly inspires me to do the same to my work.
Adam, you made a very beautiful tool. It's Imperfections give it a character of its own. You should be very proud of what you have made. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
I really enjoyed him scolding the work in the mill! I'm a machinist and there is a LOT of dialogue between machine and machinist that is utter hilarity.
Reading your excellent book. Was laughing out loud when you said you were mediocre at all making skills. I’m astounded by your skills and this build. What a gorgeous tool you made.
The range of materials that you grab from bins/buckets/grab-nags/stashes is truly inspiring. So much forethought when you see something and think 'that'll be useful one day' It is never not fun to watch you do your thing. Kudos Adam. PS - Ask Chinbeard for Tim Tams.
Mr. Savage I like it when you have those "I need this tool to be better." And then you just make the tool. You have inspired me. I do leather work, and there are times I "need this tool to be better." So I sit down, sketch it, and make it. Then I have the thought, "I just pulled an Adam," lol. Thank you. For making me a better maker. Also, there is a leather stamp holder to do letters evenly. Maybe look at that and build on it ?
Honestly I know it's a long shot but 2023 is the 20th anniversary of Mythbusters. A reunion chat with Adam,Kari and Tory together again would be a great way to celebrate. It would be fun to see Jamie as well but that's a long shot. We have already lost Jessi and Grant rip.
@@ZliiksHD Yeah, I think Adam has brought up in the past that Jamie doesn't like being in front of the camera all that much at all, and would much rather just do his own thing behind the scenes. I think that's also been proven by the fact he's had very little outward, public presence compared to Adam since Mythbusters ended.
In my apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic, we also had a device to align the punch letters and achieve even spacing between the letters. Is quite simple to build.
Oh, that is a nice outcome. Looks fantastic. Really has been a joy to watch you grow as a machinist over the last couple of years. I hope you revisit some of your early projects, like the bolt, in a couple years - measure up against yourself, see how far you've come. This project is incredible.
Thanks to you and this channel, I have been more and more convinced that I can do something to improve the tools and making of things. As a 56 year old tinkerer, I am forever grateful!!
When I was a child I was told "Make and Do beautiful things". When I was an adult, overseas I needed to make military belt, and load bearing stuff. I did and brought it home. Then an elder told me that being able to make your own equipment (of a warrior in this case) is a sign of a complete understanding of the craft. I applauded your ability to master your craft.
This hand clamp looks beautiful and oOoOooh the perfectly perpendicular faces, the pieces matching like a hug, the handle beautifully practical... I absolutely ADORE when someone thinks of something they can't find, or it isn't quite what they looking for, and then just make it themselves, is SOOOO COOOOOL!!!! Also great reminder to DRAW/WRITE YOUR IDEAS! (this is me yelling to myself, 'cause I have all those amazing projects in my mind and when I finally do them 6 months later i have to reeeeally dig into my brain to remind the steps, it's very time-consuming)
Theres nothing more satisfying than making your own tools. Especially when they come out like that handvice. Having a mill, lathe is an advantage and obviously a host of other tools and machines. Yet ive also seen videos of people who has much less resources and they were able to make their tool with sheer determination and drive to get it done and it turned out very well considering their aptitude and resources. My intended fixture plate(or pallet) is just completed. The toe clamps is next on to do list as they are part of the setup. 45 m5 threaded holes(9×5 arrangement on a 58×100×10mm plate). As for Adam, thanks for the great video on the vice. Ive just put my one on the bucket list😅
For some weird reason I love this video. Watching the milling of the cast iron was hypnotizing to me. I !ove that Adam was like I need a tool to do this job I already started on R2D2 so I'm just gonna make it. Mr Savage you are my favorite mind on UA-cam.
Your videos are just the definition of pure joy for me, watching your excitement, listening to your wisdom and feeling inspired to make something - just can't be compared! I was actually enjoying a cup of coffee and a Belgian chocolate shaped as a set of plyers (saved for this occasion) while watching it - thank you for just giving me an hour of absolute peace and enjoyment at the same time!
Criminy, stumbled on this series by accident. How cool is it that I'm not the only person wandering around mumbling out loud in my shop whilst fabricating items of need! Good to see someone else's project processes are similar to mine. (Minus the awesome shop toys, and camera.) Anyone else ever notice that most items are made one size fits all, but there are times one cannot find what the project really needs? So... you make your own instead of settling on a comprise solution. 😁
Making your handle with flat planes will likely better enable you to make and additional holder/clamp for it as part of a "third hand," and keep you clamp in proper orientation.
Shop rules. Make square things round. Make round things square. Make old things look new. Make new things look old. Promise yourself you'll go back later and fix the problems and mistakes you made on the thing you just finished but never actually do it. Move on gleefully to the next bee in your bonnet. ✌
I feel like I learn more watching Adam work and build stuff from using his tools to the creations that he makes than I did in shop class and I was good in shop class.
I'm looking at the tool you've made, I actually like how you've done it. The more shallow angle of the one jaw compared to the other actually looks nice to me, the overall shape and possible heft seem like they would be great, only thing though is that you should probably add a metal cap to the top of the wood grip like on old screwdrivers and hand files to prevent it from cracking. Beyond that, it's beautifully done and I would be willing to pay good money for one.
Adam is a Awesome Dude and his sense of humor is fantastic. Love the Mythbusters show. As soon as I get to my new house new address, definitely going to buy the shirts and patches and give. TY for the great videos,Adam.
Absolutely love it, inclusions, self-induced handle patina and all. There's something very inviting about hand-made tools that makes you grateful for that next opportunity to pick it up and use it.
I’m surprised Adam hasn’t fabricated a universal mount system for the shop vacuum hose to catch debris from lathe to mill machines. If it could talk it’s either dying with anticipation to one day get an upgrade or rubbing it in that to the other tools that it’s still OEM. Tinker Strong Adam, Tinker On!
ADAM!!! I watched most of the video and am wowed by your creativity and hand work, machining! What I kept hearing in my head was "Form follows Function" - my old shop teacher voice as I used to hear him in high school!!! Stil you went PAST that and created it so that one could not tell at first glance if this was yours or a leftover from the Savage Arms Co.!!! NOICE!!!!!
Oh, the memories!! I worked on the old Bridgeport mills in college & as a Jr. Industrial Designer for years. How the little things bring you right back.......that "rubber? shavings mudguard cover" over the Vertical Mill Shaft & the Horizontal Milling Bed Track!!! I staired at it for countless hundreds of hours of Mill Work. Hadn't given it a single thought in over 25yrs. till your video. Thanks Adam.
I'm not a creator and the one thing I've learned from these videos is the amount of planning, work, and precision required even for such a "small" project. Thanks, Tested Team, for giving me new insight into the world of creation.
I never knew a tool like this actually existed. I have always thought of just modifying the worm gear of and adjustable wrench, replacing the pin with a shaft and a wing nut welded to the other side for good torque! This one is way cooler than my idea. I just wish I had the equipment to make something like this myself!😅
@@1pcfred It obviously nothing modern, ive just never seen anything like it commercially available till now. I personally would like something up to at least a 2 inch vice, so hand made might still be in my future 😜
@@JayWillis2120 they're usually not that large. The one here on my desk has a 7/8" jaw and it opens to 1-3/16" My other one is buried in a tool box on a workbench. I have a number of Panavises and they run around 2" or so. They have a 2-1/2" jaw even. One head I have opens up really wide.
@@JayWillis2120 there's a lot of different jewelers hand vises. They're not even all made the same. There's at least three distinct mechanism styles. There's the wing nut, the Lowell pattern and the engineer style.
Not to be a Negative Nelly, but I've learned (the hard way, as one does) to never make something functional out of a piece of cast iron that was originally intended to be a weighted stand or a decoration and not a stress bearing part. The foundries would pour the left over metal from critical castings into ingot molds, and when those built up over time they would pitch them all into the furnace and melt them down for a run of non-critical stuff like door stops, microphone stands, etc. There was no thought given to the mechanical properties of the melt, and many different alloy mixes could end up in the same pot because it just didn't matter. The result was a casting that could have flaws, weaknesses, inclusions, and just plain shite metal in it. These kinds of stuff are literally made of "pot metal" iron. Making a part that you need to be strong out of this kind of stuff is a crap shoot at best. It likely doesn't make much difference in this application, but NEVER use unknown material for anything even remotely safety related.
So, what you're saying is that Adam made something like you can get out of China today? Frankly it looked like pretty sound cast iron to me. It was vintage made in the USA stuff.
@@1pcfred NO. What I'm saying is, that even "back in the day" manufacturers of all kinds were always looking for ways to make more profit on production. In the case of foundries, one of the major ways this was accomplished was to recycle left over materials into products that had no specific material requirement. Things like bases for lightweight objects, weights for various purposes, and decorative items. Even if they are "vintage made in the USA stuff", they are more likely to be cast from sub-standard material than a vise, an anvil, or a machine part. Just because "it looked like pretty sound cast iron" to you doesn't mean it actually is, or isn't for that matter. I'm just advising using caution in making strength critical tools from unknown grade material. Nothing more, nothing less. I made no judgement regarding the tool Adam made, in fact it looks great to me, as everything Adam makes does.
@@edbennett8257 Wise words. a LOT of things are made of sub standard materials. Especially things where material strength was less important that weight. I'd never make a tool out of anything less than tool steel, and maybe tool steel isn't good enough, based on what i want that tool to do.
It's lovely that you made something new from something old and styled it so similar to a truly old tool. I love that it matches your original hand vice. Good job as always Adam.
I respectfully disagree with you on multiple points... first - it's totally beautiful! It has an old tool feel in a new tool body... can't go wrong with that. Second, the asymmetry in the jaws is awesome. To me it looks better than the version in your drawing. I wouldn't touch it. But it's your creation so you can ignore me completely on this and I'll be 100% unoffended. :)
I recently became an apprentice toolmaker and this is so cool to watch! I understand much more of the process now and it's a lot of what I do every day!
Adam's next endeavor as a machinist needs to be about him making his own mills and cutters. He has all the skills required, if my memory serves me well, he has an oven so he can harden stuff... i think it's time.
It'd be nice if he learned speeds. He was turning that carbide tool over three times slower than he should have been. Let's pick up the basics first. Speed is as basic as it gets. He just guesses and he doesn't even get close. Magical things happen when you run at the right speed. Cuts are easier and cleaner.
@@1pcfred I understand your sentiment, but I'm not sure I'd say that "speed is as basic as it gets". There's nothing "basic" about the endless combinations of cutters and metals that require different speeds. Fundamental, may be a better word? As an older toolmaker apprentice in his second year, I still struggle with speeds and feeds. That said, I agree that some of the sounds coming from that mill were a little jarring.
@@jeffmarden9502 many things can get very involved when taken to the nth degree. But superficially speeds aren't that hard to get close to. Nothing starts out complicated things just tend to get that way. If you just run at suggested speeds that's usually close enough. Now chip load that's complicated. But unless you're doing volume production I think it is of less importance. At the right speed feeds tend to work themselves out.
I love tools, and making one yourself is always so amazing! The first time I started up my reprap 3d-printer that I made from hardware store parts was such an amazing moment
That vise is perfect just like it is. The imperfections and sort-of brute solidity of the design are fitting with that very hexagonal handle. It looks like something that someone who knows their craft and makes tools to get jobs done, NOT to sell to people with more money that sense, would make for themselves to do important work.
You are incredible Adam! The pure joy you get from making a tool and showing it to a friend at dinner later is genuinely awesome! The tool looks amazing!
A channel called “RRC restoration “ makes a adjustable square jaw spanner and sells them. It is really cool and simple. I think he sells the blueprint for it as well (I could be wrong on that) but I would love to see Adam make one!!
I love when Adam says stuff like "I know you guys saw that coming" or "you already know that" as if I'm also an expert machinist, it makes me feel special. Also I've never wanted to smell a tool so badly!
there's just something empowering about the idea that you can make things that can then be used to make other things, and i really appreciate the almost spiritual reverence that Adam seems to have for this idea. can't find the right piece that fits you exactly? build it! tools to make tools to make tools... 🔧
Am I the only one who enjoys watching Adam’s brain at work?! Watched the entire episode and didn’t even realize it was an hour. Beautiful work
I love the "Adam Makes His Own Tools" series!!!
Agreed!!! I like everything however 'Shop Infrastructure' builds tend to be my favorites.
I hope he starts his own tool line
If you like these kinds of videos, look up Inheritance Machining. He does a superb job matching new tools, aka side project.
@@donovangallagher962 I'd buy some.
Yes!
Y'know what I like about this? You were looking for an older tool but decided to make a new one. But the imperfections in the metal and the not-so-perfect stamping really give it that old-timey everything-wasn't-precision-back-in-the-50s feel. It was made by hands with materials in the shop. I think it's perfect.
I applaud Mr. Savage, makers, hobbyists, creators, etc. who draws the object/specs which helps the process to create such. My drawing doesn't resemble what I envision, therefore, I proceed to blunder a few times to reach my goal.
Adam,. ive watched you damn near half my life,. and to this day,. im still excited to hear your voice,. no matter the subject,. Thank you,. for being you,. in everyway.
I think the double stamped A actually adds to it. It's like a subtle nod to the word savage. It's rather poetic with such precise machine work and then a "savage" A right in the middle.
Making, building, creating is the most satisfying endeavors ever. My dad started out as one of a few machinists at the plant we both eventually worked at, he was the one that everyone came to though, " Hey Barry, can you make me something to do this? ... Sure come see me in a "couple of hours". I have a great many of those couple of hour tools, that he made, and they are so dear to me because not only did he make them, but they are the strongest tools I have, and they have stood the test of time. Some of the are close to 50 years old now and look as good as the day they were made.
I love the "Adam Makes His Own Tools" series!!!. I love the "Adam Makes His Own Tools" series!!!.
The editing just keeps getting better & better! It's all the small things that're hard to individually point out, but pacing, the zooms & meme cuts, the J-speedups with the audio still being normal while Adam goes superfast.. just wanted to say I see you editor!
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Totally agree!!! You said it great - *bandsaw noises* are always a great laugh but the zooms are a great help as are the picture in picture (not sure if there is a real name for that). Keep of the great work!
the little pop up that said "Adam" and had an arrow pointing to Adam just off screen made me chuckle @5:27
The fun the editor has with trying different text things for just *bandsaw noises* alone XD haha
@@ConardCarroll28:00 my favorite zoom of the episode
It’s amazing to have that many modern tools that you can make your own old fashioned tool 😊😊😊
There's a satisfaction from accomplishment that can't be replicated. Whether the project is great, or small. It's always fun to see your ideas come to fruition, Adam!
God bless
The pure enthusiasm and genuineness in these videos is absolutely delightful. Adam is an inspiration, not just in creation of things, but in living a good life.
Amen
Absolutely! I can't help but just think about how Adam is living his absolute best life. You just know there's probably few things he'd rather be doing than tinkering in his shop and making something cool like this. So he just brings a camera with him and makes a damn good living at the same time as making content that many people enjoy. It's so awesome.
I totally want to see a collaboration in the shop with This Old Tony and Adam!!
i completely forgot until this video.... but didn't they both contribute a part to that NASA escape hatch a few years ago?
I love the fact that Adam clearly watches ToT.
The example you showed pictures of on your phone is the EXACT clamp I have! Same color wood handle and everything
Got it for a few bucks at an antique shop and restored it
37:12 is gold right there. Using a collet as a divider? Excellent.
I love that he mentioned This Old Tony.
As a machinist, that is a gorgeous hand-vise Adam! I loved watching the whole process. I hope to have even half the shop as you later in life to do more work for myself in my own time. Like you said... the most rewarding type of work I've ever done is to design and craft my own tools.
The wet sanding with the big SPIT onto the sandpaper is really perfect imo
You absolutely nailed the middle 'A', leaving that extra bit of character to make it even more uniquely yours
2:24 a true natural machinist!! He was so excited about the end mill finish! Lol I love Adam for his enthusiasm and passion for “making” this man needs to be protected and watched over! We need to make sure he is passing his charisma and enthusiasm into young adults and future creators!!!
Adam, that hand clamp is a thing of beauty, amazing work.
Agree with speedwaynut a reunion chat with Adam, Kari, and Tori would be great, if Jamie would join in would be nice to hear how everything is going now these days.
RIP Grant and Jessi.
Metal work amazes me. Watching the meticulous precision unfold you can’t help but wonder how it was ever possible to create the tools without a equivalent machine of precision
a couple very smart people began their respective chain, creating a precise machine to build the next one, and the chain began across the world!
Before there was a machine of precision X, there was a human with, say, a file, eyes and metrology.
@@pemo2676 There's actually a documentary on the chain of precision standards for machining on YT. Started with a guy in Norway, I believe.
shoutout to norway! @@paulie-g
I love it when he talks about maker philosophy. My dad is just like this - making and customizing his own tools to better suit him and the task at hand. I've noticed, though, how many complaints he gets from people with a more mainstream "minimalist" philosophy about having so many tools, materials, machines, etc. I wonder if that contributes to a reclusive demeanor. I think "old guy/gal" workshops are amazing, and I wish there were more of them around. 😊
There's something so relaxing and zen like about watching you machine things. I could watch hours of this type of content
I love his workshop, perfect balance between organized and cluttered. If I had a place like that, I don't think id ever be able to leave it, id just want to make/ work on stuff all the time.
Its organized Chaos :)
You say its not "beautiful'" but there is something to be said about simplistic old school beauty. If you had it all ornate would you use it as much? That's the great thing about the old school look because it all ready looks beautiful but not the the point where its a shelf queen. All that being said I love it and I love the dedication you put to your work, it honestly inspires me to do the same to my work.
Adam, you made a very beautiful tool. It's Imperfections give it a character of its own. You should be very proud of what you have made. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
I really enjoyed him scolding the work in the mill! I'm a machinist and there is a LOT of dialogue between machine and machinist that is utter hilarity.
Reading your excellent book. Was laughing out loud when you said you were mediocre at all making skills. I’m astounded by your skills and this build. What a gorgeous tool you made.
The range of materials that you grab from bins/buckets/grab-nags/stashes is truly inspiring. So much forethought when you see something and think 'that'll be useful one day'
It is never not fun to watch you do your thing. Kudos Adam.
PS - Ask Chinbeard for Tim Tams.
Mr. Savage I like it when you have those "I need this tool to be better." And then you just make the tool. You have inspired me. I do leather work, and there are times I "need this tool to be better." So I sit down, sketch it, and make it. Then I have the thought, "I just pulled an Adam," lol. Thank you. For making me a better maker. Also, there is a leather stamp holder to do letters evenly. Maybe look at that and build on it ?
Honestly I know it's a long shot but 2023 is the 20th anniversary of Mythbusters. A reunion chat with Adam,Kari and Tory together again would be a great way to celebrate. It would be fun to see Jamie as well but that's a long shot. We have already lost Jessi and Grant rip.
I'm on board
I agree!
Why is Jamie a long shot? He doesnt want to do much tv stuff anymore?
@@ZliiksHD Yeah, I think Adam has brought up in the past that Jamie doesn't like being in front of the camera all that much at all, and would much rather just do his own thing behind the scenes. I think that's also been proven by the fact he's had very little outward, public presence compared to Adam since Mythbusters ended.
@@tommcdermott9875 Went out doing what she loved though.
adam you're someone i could keep watching till my eyes bleed. never stop doing what you do untill you absolutly want to
In my apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic, we also had a device to align the punch letters and achieve even spacing between the letters. Is quite simple to build.
The precision of the work and the imprecision of adam's camerawork and attitude. A perfect dichotomy that captures the man.
Oh, that is a nice outcome. Looks fantastic.
Really has been a joy to watch you grow as a machinist over the last couple of years.
I hope you revisit some of your early projects, like the bolt, in a couple years - measure up against yourself, see how far you've come.
This project is incredible.
Thanks to you and this channel, I have been more and more convinced that I can do something to improve the tools and making of things. As a 56 year old tinkerer, I am forever grateful!!
When I was a child I was told "Make and Do beautiful things".
When I was an adult, overseas I needed to make military belt, and load bearing stuff. I did and brought it home. Then an elder told me that being able to make your own equipment (of a warrior in this case) is a sign of a complete understanding of the craft. I applauded your ability to master your craft.
Writes Every Tool's a Hammer 🔨 ...proceeds to make a clamp 🗜 that looks like a hammer! ❤
I love this episode! Beautiful work, the joy of making something functional is unparalleled.
This hand clamp looks beautiful and oOoOooh the perfectly perpendicular faces, the pieces matching like a hug, the handle beautifully practical...
I absolutely ADORE when someone thinks of something they can't find, or it isn't quite what they looking for, and then just make it themselves, is SOOOO COOOOOL!!!!
Also great reminder to DRAW/WRITE YOUR IDEAS! (this is me yelling to myself, 'cause I have all those amazing projects in my mind and when I finally do them 6 months later i have to reeeeally dig into my brain to remind the steps, it's very time-consuming)
Adam. You're a mega inspiration sir! Thank you for all you've done for the maker community as well as for me personally. You're a legend!!
Theres nothing more satisfying than making your own tools. Especially when they come out like that handvice. Having a mill, lathe is an advantage and obviously a host of other tools and machines. Yet ive also seen videos of people who has much less resources and they were able to make their tool with sheer determination and drive to get it done and it turned out very well considering their aptitude and resources. My intended fixture plate(or pallet) is just completed. The toe clamps is next on to do list as they are part of the setup. 45 m5 threaded holes(9×5 arrangement on a 58×100×10mm plate). As for Adam, thanks for the great video on the vice. Ive just put my one on the bucket list😅
This thing turned out well! Thanks for sharing. Two small v-grooves in the jaws (one vertical, one horizontal) would do nicely here.
I believe I saw a horizontal one on one of the jaws.
@@RambozoClown You're right! I missed that
For some weird reason I love this video. Watching the milling of the cast iron was hypnotizing to me. I !ove that Adam was like I need a tool to do this job I already started on R2D2 so I'm just gonna make it. Mr Savage you are my favorite mind on UA-cam.
Just put my headphones in and watched this for an hour. The world outside could've imploded and I wouldn't have cared 😂 thanks Adam 😊
Perfectly imperfect. It's a sign that it's custom and handmade.
Your videos are just the definition of pure joy for me, watching your excitement, listening to your wisdom and feeling inspired to make something - just can't be compared! I was actually enjoying a cup of coffee and a Belgian chocolate shaped as a set of plyers (saved for this occasion) while watching it - thank you for just giving me an hour of absolute peace and enjoyment at the same time!
Criminy, stumbled on this series by accident.
How cool is it that I'm not the only person wandering around mumbling out loud in my shop whilst fabricating items of need!
Good to see someone else's project processes are similar to mine. (Minus the awesome shop toys, and camera.)
Anyone else ever notice that most items are made one size fits all, but there are times one cannot find what the project really needs?
So... you make your own instead of settling on a comprise solution. 😁
Making your handle with flat planes will likely better enable you to make and additional holder/clamp for it as part of a "third hand," and keep you clamp in proper orientation.
that is so cool! awesome little clamp.
Shop rules.
Make square things round.
Make round things square.
Make old things look new.
Make new things look old.
Promise yourself you'll go back later and fix the problems and mistakes you made on the thing you just finished but never actually do it.
Move on gleefully to the next bee in your bonnet.
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This came at the perfect time. Found one of these in my grandfathers toolbox and have never seen one or knew what it was.
Great work as usual!
I feel like I learn more watching Adam work and build stuff from using his tools to the creations that he makes than I did in shop class and I was good in shop class.
I'm looking at the tool you've made, I actually like how you've done it. The more shallow angle of the one jaw compared to the other actually looks nice to me, the overall shape and possible heft seem like they would be great, only thing though is that you should probably add a metal cap to the top of the wood grip like on old screwdrivers and hand files to prevent it from cracking. Beyond that, it's beautifully done and I would be willing to pay good money for one.
Adam is a Awesome Dude and his sense of humor is fantastic. Love the Mythbusters show.
As soon as I get to my new house new address, definitely going to buy the shirts and patches and give. TY for the great videos,Adam.
The pollen over here in Dogpatch is kicking my ass too! I feel your pain. 😊
Absolutely love it, inclusions, self-induced handle patina and all. There's something very inviting about hand-made tools that makes you grateful for that next opportunity to pick it up and use it.
I’m surprised Adam hasn’t fabricated a universal mount system for the shop vacuum hose to catch debris from lathe to mill machines. If it could talk it’s either dying with anticipation to one day get an upgrade or rubbing it in that to the other tools that it’s still OEM. Tinker Strong Adam, Tinker On!
ADAM!!! I watched most of the video and am wowed by your creativity and hand work, machining! What I kept hearing in my head was "Form follows Function" - my old shop teacher voice as I used to hear him in high school!!! Stil you went PAST that and created it so that one could not tell at first glance if this was yours or a leftover from the Savage Arms Co.!!! NOICE!!!!!
Excellent work as usual. Next project - definitely a jig for the lettering :)
I like the wonky “A.” 😄 It has character!
Oh, the memories!! I worked on the old Bridgeport mills in college & as a Jr. Industrial Designer for years. How the little things bring you right back.......that "rubber? shavings mudguard cover" over the Vertical Mill Shaft & the Horizontal Milling Bed Track!!! I staired at it for countless hundreds of hours of Mill Work. Hadn't given it a single thought in over 25yrs. till your video. Thanks Adam.
I'm not a creator and the one thing I've learned from these videos is the amount of planning, work, and precision required even for such a "small" project. Thanks, Tested Team, for giving me new insight into the world of creation.
Eye protection brother. Want you to keep safe and making more videos. Much love and respect!
I love the parallels of Adam ogling over the custom armorer's tools at the conservatory while also making his own tools for his own work
I never knew a tool like this actually existed. I have always thought of just modifying the worm gear of and adjustable wrench, replacing the pin with a shaft and a wing nut welded to the other side for good torque!
This one is way cooler than my idea. I just wish I had the equipment to make something like this myself!😅
Jewelers vises are pretty common. I have two I've found here and there.
@@1pcfred It obviously nothing modern, ive just never seen anything like it commercially available till now. I personally would like something up to at least a 2 inch vice, so hand made might still be in my future 😜
@@JayWillis2120 they're usually not that large. The one here on my desk has a 7/8" jaw and it opens to 1-3/16" My other one is buried in a tool box on a workbench. I have a number of Panavises and they run around 2" or so. They have a 2-1/2" jaw even. One head I have opens up really wide.
@@1pcfred oh ok. I assumed that when Adam said that his only opened to about 3/8in that it was the only size available!
@@JayWillis2120 there's a lot of different jewelers hand vises. They're not even all made the same. There's at least three distinct mechanism styles. There's the wing nut, the Lowell pattern and the engineer style.
I love the enthusiasm you allways have with everything
Please never stop
Not to be a Negative Nelly, but I've learned (the hard way, as one does) to never make something functional out of a piece of cast iron that was originally intended to be a weighted stand or a decoration and not a stress bearing part. The foundries would pour the left over metal from critical castings into ingot molds, and when those built up over time they would pitch them all into the furnace and melt them down for a run of non-critical stuff like door stops, microphone stands, etc. There was no thought given to the mechanical properties of the melt, and many different alloy mixes could end up in the same pot because it just didn't matter. The result was a casting that could have flaws, weaknesses, inclusions, and just plain shite metal in it. These kinds of stuff are literally made of "pot metal" iron. Making a part that you need to be strong out of this kind of stuff is a crap shoot at best. It likely doesn't make much difference in this application, but NEVER use unknown material for anything even remotely safety related.
Best post in thread.
So, what you're saying is that Adam made something like you can get out of China today? Frankly it looked like pretty sound cast iron to me. It was vintage made in the USA stuff.
@@1pcfred On precision jobs, it's best not to take chances with metallurgy.
@@1pcfred NO. What I'm saying is, that even "back in the day" manufacturers of all kinds were always looking for ways to make more profit on production. In the case of foundries, one of the major ways this was accomplished was to recycle left over materials into products that had no specific material requirement. Things like bases for lightweight objects, weights for various purposes, and decorative items. Even if they are "vintage made in the USA stuff", they are more likely to be cast from sub-standard material than a vise, an anvil, or a machine part. Just because "it looked like pretty sound cast iron" to you doesn't mean it actually is, or isn't for that matter. I'm just advising using caution in making strength critical tools from unknown grade material. Nothing more, nothing less. I made no judgement regarding the tool Adam made, in fact it looks great to me, as everything Adam makes does.
@@edbennett8257 Wise words. a LOT of things are made of sub standard materials. Especially things where material strength was less important that weight.
I'd never make a tool out of anything less than tool steel, and maybe tool steel isn't good enough, based on what i want that tool to do.
It's lovely that you made something new from something old and styled it so similar to a truly old tool. I love that it matches your original hand vice. Good job as always Adam.
I respectfully disagree with you on multiple points... first - it's totally beautiful! It has an old tool feel in a new tool body... can't go wrong with that. Second, the asymmetry in the jaws is awesome. To me it looks better than the version in your drawing. I wouldn't touch it. But it's your creation so you can ignore me completely on this and I'll be 100% unoffended. :)
I recently became an apprentice toolmaker and this is so cool to watch! I understand much more of the process now and it's a lot of what I do every day!
16:49 looks like he's operating the Tardis lmao.
We need Adam to say "Geronimo!"
Love watching you work, Adam. I can almost smell the cut metal.
Adam's next endeavor as a machinist needs to be about him making his own mills and cutters. He has all the skills required, if my memory serves me well, he has an oven so he can harden stuff... i think it's time.
It'd be nice if he learned speeds. He was turning that carbide tool over three times slower than he should have been. Let's pick up the basics first. Speed is as basic as it gets. He just guesses and he doesn't even get close. Magical things happen when you run at the right speed. Cuts are easier and cleaner.
@@1pcfred I understand your sentiment, but I'm not sure I'd say that "speed is as basic as it gets". There's nothing "basic" about the endless combinations of cutters and metals that require different speeds. Fundamental, may be a better word? As an older toolmaker apprentice in his second year, I still struggle with speeds and feeds. That said, I agree that some of the sounds coming from that mill were a little jarring.
@@jeffmarden9502 many things can get very involved when taken to the nth degree. But superficially speeds aren't that hard to get close to. Nothing starts out complicated things just tend to get that way. If you just run at suggested speeds that's usually close enough. Now chip load that's complicated. But unless you're doing volume production I think it is of less importance. At the right speed feeds tend to work themselves out.
That is a beautiful tool you made there Adam. I think anyone would be proud to own that.
I feel your allergy pain. I was so flattened, I thought I had strep! Darned trees, treeing.
Thats what you get for going outside
Ha!
I never used to be too sensitive to pollen, but holy crap its bad in the Northeast! My poor eyes!
That hand vise is a thing of beauty and watching the making process was a true joy!
I remember seeing that Cheetos billboard in Cambridge, MA about ten years ago. My wife and I still use that phrase to describe yummy or spicy food
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It's always nice to see an expression come to life "Spit and polish" (45:19). Beautiful hand-vice Adam
I love the TOT reference. And he totally does those hilarious cuts. One time he scored some square tubing, and 'pressurized' it.
Love the This Old Tony shout-out!
I love tools, and making one yourself is always so amazing! The first time I started up my reprap 3d-printer that I made from hardware store parts was such an amazing moment
That vise is perfect just like it is. The imperfections and sort-of brute solidity of the design are fitting with that very hexagonal handle. It looks like something that someone who knows their craft and makes tools to get jobs done, NOT to sell to people with more money that sense, would make for themselves to do important work.
I love the wide shots of the shop-so much to look at.
I had such an immediate and visceral reaction to Adam spitting on the sandpaper during polishing. I love this man more than should be possible.
Watched you for the first time, very impressed by you making the little Hand Vice Tool !
With much respect....Mr.Savage reminds me of Doc . We all know that Adam has built a time machine!...:)
I like the rough finish of the metal. It gives it a workshop character.
You are incredible Adam! The pure joy you get from making a tool and showing it to a friend at dinner later is genuinely awesome! The tool looks amazing!
The gritty surface adds character. I like it
A channel called “RRC restoration “ makes a adjustable square jaw spanner and sells them. It is really cool and simple. I think he sells the blueprint for it as well (I could be wrong on that) but I would love to see Adam make one!!
I love when Adam says stuff like "I know you guys saw that coming" or "you already know that" as if I'm also an expert machinist, it makes me feel special. Also I've never wanted to smell a tool so badly!
The m'fing spin at 2:40 was so smooth and suave, damn.
My dude flipped that black walnut like a zen monk. I watched that 15 times. So seamless and awesome.
I love the different angles on the jaws
WOW the perfect tool for the job , Im so so impressed Adam , is was fantastic to watch , thank you so much .
My father had (and now I have them) a pair of pliers that when you opened and closed them the jaws remained parallel, very cool and very handy!
It's just a beautiful piece Adam! Fantastic you can make it yourself.
there's just something empowering about the idea that you can make things that can then be used to make other things, and i really appreciate the almost spiritual reverence that Adam seems to have for this idea. can't find the right piece that fits you exactly? build it! tools to make tools to make tools... 🔧