Adam Savage Builds a LEGO Sorting and Storage System!
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2020
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Adam's been doing a lot of builds during the lockdown, which has been very relaxing and stabilizing. And in this video, he takes on a longer-term organization project: sorting and building a storage system for his massive collection of LEGO! It's a walk down memory lane for Adam's decades-long relationship with building LEGO, and not an easy challenge to tackle. Thankfully Adam's Mom is here to help out! What are your own strategies for sorting LEGO pieces?
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3:11 I have that same piece! My brother gave me a bunch of legos when I was a kid and he had lots of space kits
Hi Adam nice idea. I fixed my leave and hurt my finger🤣👍😏
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I cant exactly show whats going on cause im still sorting them out lol.
I have trolly drawers for my lego bionicle and hero factory parts. Art storage boxes and woodwork storage boxes with dividers to separate techniqe pins axles and little bits. And big shelf storage bins for lego bricks and details. Very complicated i know
** Norm Going Crazy With The Annotations **
To the Tested Crew: Whenever we move forward from this pandemic, please keep in the mistakes Adam makes (I know this is partially up to Adam too) and keep playing around with the editing. This one was especially entertaining not only due to Adam but also by Gunther's edits. I think many of us are liking the more personal side of these videos from Adam and from the team.
Agreed! I love all the Tested videos regardless, but I'm legitimately passing on some of these videos to my family and friends because of the spectacular character brought in with the editing. Keep it coming!!!
when they zoomed in on adam's confused face at 18:49 it was hilarious!
You seem like the type that'd hire a PA on a show just to mess up projects being worked on.
"The realization zoom" in on Adam in the last few one day builds, are a diamond in the rough. Unscripted, unedited truth of F'n up as a maker is heartbreaking and hilariously entertaining. In the archives of Tested the shelter in place one day builds will be cherished.
yesss. the first season of mythbusters they produced themselves was awesome
Pro tip: sort by part type, not colour. Its easier to find the part you want than looking though a mass of colour for a singular type of part.
that depends on if you have such a vast amount that sorting by both is the better idea lol
Also don't want to be looking through a sea of one by ones to find a clear one. Bigger pieces id say go by size and two by two or under to color and size.
Agree.
@@trenbolognasandwich6021 Transparent blocks are a category to themselves for exactly the reason you say. They have their own Invisibility Cloak.
Highly successful TV personality and inventor: "I brought my mom in to help me sort my legos".
Wife.
Micah Shaeffer he said it was his Mom.
Slow down there Oedipus
@@Buttonpusher42 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
yeah, the fact that he doesn't have "people" to fix and clean/arrange his stuff is awesome
I love how that went from “we’re about two hours in” to “we’ve been at this for the better part of ten days now” and how much I can relate to that
EPIC QUOTE: "What do mistakes do? They just extend the pleasure of building!" - Adam Savage
midnight man Mans dropped an absolute gem of a quote in the midst of what would be to mere mortals bloodcurdling frustration. This dude is a goddamn national treasure.
@@albertotr1 My usual quote is "Measure thrice. Cut once. Start over."
This is a glass half full approach. Dramatic zoom cuts made it 💯
Similar when you knit. Mistakes gives you much more value from the yarn 🙈
Da gibt es ein Sprichwort: "Wer viel arbeitet, macht viele Fehler. Wer wenig arbeitet, macht wenig Fehler. Wer keine Fehler macht, ist ein fauler Hund."
There is a saying: "Someone who works a lot, makes many mistakes. Someone who works less, makes fewer mistakes. Someone who doesn't make mistakes, is a lazy dog."
But "Measure Twice, Cut Once." would be more fitting here, because Adam did the similar but wrong one instead "Measure Once, Cut Twice."
Adam Savage: An adult with children and a career he enjoys.
Also Adam: "My Mom is helping me sort my Legos"
Luckiest man on earth, right there.
Pure poetry
Same with my Grandma, she said it was fun for her and during lockdown what else is there to do.
@@VodPJ24uEgkkZT Looks like the bins are like 15.99 the plano take boxes seem a littler smaller but like 10.99 - 11.99 so comparable?
Word of advice: Never sort Legos by color. Sort them by size. It's much easier to find a red 2x2 from box of 2x2's than a 2x2 from a box of Red's
sort by both
I just love it how Mama Savage is supporting and enabling the Lego-madness of her son even today. It is genuinely heartwarming to me. Absolutely precious
When it cut from "we've been sorting for 6 hours" then the next scene is "We've been sorting for 10 days!" :D
If I like this comment, It will cause disaster to the world. The number shall become 70. What must I do? Like the comment and put it from 69 to 70, or not show that I support the comment.
@@Bawnco pfft. you couldn't get laid in a morgue.
I lost it when he said 10 days. I mean I never had any where near enough building toy pieces to take that long to go through (I was a knex person myself. I still prefer them to legos due to their more abstract shapes and the various methods of connecting them.)
@lego boy pics or just internet talk!
Sorting LEGO, much like spreading COVID, is geometric/exponential.
Whoever edited this deserves a gold star and a cookie 🙌🏻
EDIT: Thanks Gunther!
Is there an award for UA-cam editing?
Loving the subtitles. Do love the forth wall breaking aspects.
@@davidsharp9166 *ANGRY LEGO SORTING NOISES*
The name of the game is high speed montages. Not too complex.
I love how Adam's mom still wears her purse. She's like: if I put that thing down in his shop, I'll NEVER find it again. Been there, done that xD
Watching this video is so satisfying and interesting to watch, while I'm sorting my own Legos!
My Dad retired in December of 2019. He started to sort my old legos for my son. Its November 2020 - he is still sorting.
Is he done sorting?
Did he finish
Finally done?
2022 now. Is he still sorting?
Legend has it the man is still sorting to this day
Everybody say “Thank you Gunther” for the editing
Watching this, I'm reminded of the old adage: "Measure twice, cut a few times, start to assemble, realize mistake(s), try to disassemble, come up with interim fix, pray it holds."
Sounds about right.
Damm you joined 13 years ago. Am 14 lmao
So you've met my dad ;)
I think you really get that youtubing is kind of an art form when you watch a dude making square boxes for half an hour and still like the video.
me: being extra careful with my push stick and safety guards on my table saw.
adam: "yall wanna see me move my whole table saw mid cut!
@Agent J well I still have all my fingers after 10+ yrs of carpentry, so... Yeah. I'd say that is something to celebrate. XD
This guy is a Savage. No riving knife, no guards, no pushsticks, hands like 6 inches away from blade, also moves the table while cutting. If he uses table saw like this everytime i would be amazed if he keeps his fingers for much longer.
@@krankenstein970
It’s the no riving knife that gets me. That’s so simple.
This made me so uncomfortable. The sloppy woodworking just made me question the authenticity of Mythbusters even further 💀💀
Can we just take a moment to appriciate how supportive his mom is. My mom once saw me talk into a camera and she thought i was loony🤣😂 yet she isnt batting a eye. Shoutout to Mrs. Savage👍
I know, right? I had a similar Lego sorting venture earlier last year and my mom's comments on it were usually either "You've got more patience than I do" or "when are you going to sell these and make room?" I would have loved the help, but it would have been too much to ask.
just remember she watched every single episode of mythbusters, and he make more money doing this than just about anybody in the world
Ok, seeing as I can't spot any comment detailing the bricks as requested, of bricks you pointed out explicitly:
3:05 - 3009p01 Brick 1 x 6 with Black Car Grill Print - in blue this brick has been in 9 sets from 1971 to 1977
3:08 - 3010apr0004: Brick 1 x 4 with Black 15 Bars Grill Print - Blue - this has been in 4 sets from 1979 to 1986
3:12 - 3939p91 Slope 33° 3 x 6 with Large Classic Space Logo Print - a true classic. 5 sets in 1979 only.
3:20 - 3004p90 Brick 1 x 2 with Classic Space Logo Print - in blue that's been in 13 sets from 1979 to 1986
3:40 - you hold up a 3035 Plate 4 x 8 to show the standard common version (which superseded the older one after about 1972...)
3:54 - you then hold up a 3036a Plate 6 x 8 with Waffle Bottom (yes, that's the term for it), which was in use from 1955 to 1969 (i white it was in 76 sets)
4:10 - LEGO train connectors - these look like:
160ac02 Plate Special 2 x 4 with Train Coupler Open with Magnet Long Cylinder Blue (x1)
160ac01 Plate Special 2 x 4 with Train Coupler Open with Magnet Long Cylinder Red (x2)
The blue one was used in 2 sets from 1968 to 1970
The red one was also used in 2 sets from 1968 to 1970
6:12 - you hold up a 3D printed version of 3039p34: Slope 45° 2 x 2 with Computer Panel Print - Blue - this is in 21 sets from 1979 to 1989
7:18 - Slope 45° 2 x 2 with Computer Screen Print - White - this was in 27 sets from 1983 to 2001
7:25 - Yes, that's a battleships game piece :D Yes, a few even found their way into my collection at some point. Universal law of attraction?
One suggestion I have for sorting is that you have a higher category than colour. LEGO has a defined set of categories (you can see the list on www.lego.com/en-gb/page/static/pick-a-brick by expanding the Categories filter), and those do a great starting category. From that point you can do colour sorting, but it makes it easier to keep related bricks together.
Also I totally recommend cataloging the collection you have! You can do this by identifying the sets you have and using a site like rebrickable.com/ to help keep track of all of this. You'd be surprised at how much 10k-20k bricks costs, and you wanna ensure they're properly valued for insurance reasons!
Ashley Pinner How do you know this?
@@yashbohra5691 Every LEGO brick type has an id number printed on it that tells you what it is. There's sites (like the one I linked in my reply) that list every brick ever, and if you roughly know how to identify bricks by sight then finding them is mostly easy.
Ashley Pinner thank you for the reply! I never considered Lego might have a system like this! Really makes sense when you consider that they must have some 10000 different kinds of pieces!
Another market to search is BrickLink
Hey did you see the pegs that look like Battleship pegs but are used in the recent Birch Bookshop set to make architectural columns? Set is 10270 and the pegs stack x4 and clip into the window details for the blue/teal house next door.
I love how Adam has made a living from being the quirky nerd all of us have wanted to be. Those old LEGO pieces speak to my soul
So, when I was a teenager I decided to sort my massive lego collection which was on par with this one, literally sorted every single piece by size shape and color, took me about a month and a 1/2, then it occurred to me when I turned around to play with them that the hyper organized result completely stifled and stymied all creativity. In the same way that you clean your kitchen only to dirty it up when you cook something good, I was forced to Abandon the lego's for a period of time to, "have my organizational cake" I remained at this impasse for a year or so, The pain of undoing my accomplishment paralyzed my play. Somehow I think the inner child knows this, adults frequently forget that the reason children make messes is because of play. Even if you achieve organizational mastery it seems probable that a few months of creations later in the legos will regress to their original unorganized, if they're loved. I also soon that someone out there keeps a collection hyper organized and a completely disorganized bucket for creative purposes, there's probly some happy balance. There you go, my longest post about anything on social media ever lol
Wow congratulations you never said anything meaningfull in this message, another day of being a human being huh?
@i kill with your truth hold against you Adam has forgotten about lego and hasn't done anything for years.
@@ikillwithyourtruthholdagai2000 What?
Editing: *puts the measurements Adam made in subtitles*
Me: "Ah. Foreshadowing."
Whenever he says “I have to do some math” I get a little thrill. It seems to me he almost never double-checks his measurements or spends a few seconds thinking about how the way he’s constructing things might affect those measurements.
@@MrOtistetrax Measure once cut twice!
@@EyeMWing EXACTLY
@@MrOtistetrax i love it coz i always do the same😂
I love the juxtaposition between his complaint about the "shelving would cost so much" and then ending up wasting a **Bunch** of wood because he didn't measure twice and cut once... he almost has enough for a second box here! Then again, if he did the same thing for his shelving, I guess that would make sense....
Yes Please continue to keep the "Adam is Human" moments in all future videos, it's part of the story and so relatable for the audience to identify with him.
I adore Legos (I am in my 60s now) - a few years ago I sorted our multi-generational Legos into the plastic drawer towers (I needed 5) I have Legos back to the early 60s when I started collecting them, and then got a bunch from my aunt when my cousin in Germany passed away. So, early European Legos are a part of the collection. I sorted them not by colour but by shape. Since then we've collected my much younger brother's sets, my kids' sets (with Harry Potter) and on occasion my grown daughter and I work on the large neighbourhood sets. Love that stuff!
I gave my legos to a local convention in Reno, and watching the community add to it every year has been incredibly heartwarming. At the same time, getting to dig through it at the even and find things from sets I built when I was six has never stopped warming my heart when I go to staff and attend. It's really cool to see that these toys mean so much to so many other people
I know this is two years later but ... Yes! Our little town's library has a community Lego collection that has been going for years and years. Once a month there is Lego Night and we dump huge bins on old bed sheets and build to a theme. People donate Lego when they move, downsize, lose interest, etc. Supposedly it is a kids program but... The builds go on display along the top of the bookshelves for a while.
“I like stuff I can complete by the end of the day or the weekend or the next few days” ~10 days later~
~Adam in the fetal position in a pile of legos~
Ha!
10 days later.... Adam find a lost box of Legos.. 😳
Adam should get a visit to Lego hq. After lock down. Cause it get many views from me
Ahahah, I'll give him a pass though, this is less a '10 days' built and more a 'the coronavirus makes me want to stress clean and reflect on my life' built. I know, I don't have enough attention span to read a book yet I'm reading through my mom's old papers and throwing away stuff.
i lose it every time he looks into the camera after screwing up
You and me both.
That slow zoom in as he begins to realize "somthin' ain't right", priceless!
at the end when you can hear his voice crack as he holds back tears.
It's the perfect harmony of MythBuster's confidence mixed with "hey, we can all be workshop rockstars and also be human at the same time!"
@@MrSbfan2000 and the 317 other people who gave a thumbs up LoL
I'm glad to see an expert such as Adam screw up, I've chastised myself so many times 😂🙄. I appreciate the fact that he didn't edit them out in order to appear flawless🙏🏽😘
*LEGO SORTING NOISES*
*MORE LEGO SORTING NOISES"
*ANGRY LEGO SORTING NOISES*
I feel you, Adam's Mom, I feel you.
I think the editor got bored...
LEGO SORTING INTENSIFIES
Man, Myth Busters was one of my favorite shows and now I'm watching Adam organize Legos?! I am please with this decision.
*pleased
@@CarieSaad thanks because I wasn’t sure what she meant 😜
Good to see there's a consensus here re how sorting by colour, the most immediately distinguishable quality of a Lego piece, is a "rookie error". The thing which took me ages to figure out, on the other hand, is the secret of organising Technic and other complex pieces: Group them together according to their connector mix - all the pieces which have both smooth bearings and axle bushings, for example.
This is amazing! A few weeks ago, some friends called me a weirdo because I sorted my Legos by size in around 25 same size boxes and art bins like yours for the special stuff like plant parts or wheels. Now I feel in good company. Thank you
Whenever I see a one day build over 20 min long I get the same kind of warm fuzzy feeling I imagine a cat in a sunbeam gets
I didn't know cats liked vehicles. Mine is terrified of going in the car.
Nathan Feron i can’t tell if you’re joking or not
When Adam cut the first shelf I was thinking: "Time for a test fit!". When he just carried on and cut the rest, I was thinking. "Well there's a guy who know's what he's doing!"
Then when the shelves were too short, it was "Oh dear!"
Laugh.
Really nice to see that he's as human as the rest of us. Nice video.
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He could have used the short shelves, they're just supporting large flat boxes...
@@Platypi007 Or cut some strips of 2 inch width for the backside of the shelf. nobody will see that.
After the first screw-up, you'd expect him to be especially careful. But no.
@@Platypi007 I thought it was a feature - gives air flow ventilation
This has been one of the best backlog videos I've seen. Love all the mistakes and the journey of figuring it out while rushing around - very relatable!
My life experience with Lego is exactly the same as Adam's, here. I got all my original bricks and sets back, in my 30's, and now the collection has grown to include all of my daughter's bricks as well. We quickly needed to find a storage solution, and my OCD would never allow digging through bins of mixed bricks. I found the "Rainbow Drawer Storage Unit" from Container Store, which has drop-in trays available separately, so you can sort-of tailor each drawer for the number and size of pieces you have. I have two of these units, with every drawer overflowing, so I already need more storage space (because like books, we don't get rid of Lego). My wife has KonMari'd everything else, yet, the Lego are protected. Anyway, I only wanted to share for anyone else out there looking for a quick and easy storage solution. A bit pricey for plastic drawers, but it's so relaxing to my brain to know each piece has a place and to be able to teach the little one about organization, and let her see the importance of that skill.
Aww. I love your mum, she's constantly looking up at you and smiling when you mention your past love with lego sets. I'm sure she had a massive part in that. ❤
I loved the annotations at the bottom every time his mom moved the Legos, especially towards the end, it was hilarious.
7:40 "At 17 once I discovered girls and decided to give up Legos... ...and I've lamented that for decades."
Same, but at least you got them back. At 17 I thought giving all my Legos (a full 16" x 16" x 24" box) as a Christmas gift to the 3 little brothers (between ages 5 and 10) of a girl I was hanging out with and trying to date would make an impression... 😐 ...I should have kept the Legos.
Adam, thank you for showing your mistakes and how you address and correct them. This authenticity is what sets your work apart from others.
Ah, truly a noble quest: a man and his battle with entropy
Thank you for leaving the mistakes in! Now, when i botch a measurement and cut, I just sigh and say "Just like Adam Savage. Not too bad at all. " Then I smile, laugh at myself, and re cut. Such a lesson you have taught me. Thank you.
For my Technic Legos I use "Plano 3700 & 3750" utility storage boxes along with "Organized Fishing" wire racks that are made for them. These boxes are divided (by the user) with lids that easily open/close. They easily slide in & out of the wire racks like drawers. The wire racks can be mounted on a flat surface or on a wall. You just "knoll" your biggest parts and arrange your planos around you and get building. It's very convenient!
26:02 *insert trite 'wood grain as bundle of straws' analogy here* The staple kicks up the wood fibers when going across the grain b/c it's breaking them; you're applying downward pressure on the middle of the 'straw', so the ends will bend upwards. One side is connected to the rest of the ply, so it can flex, and the other has nothing, so it bends until it snaps.
You either live with the damage, or try to align the grain on the top ply so you're always stapling along the grain. Same principle applies to cut nails, but they also need pilot holes.
You could also back the staples away from the edge of the ply, but that's not often practical or possible.
"Angry Lego Noises" next Savage shirt please take my money now. Lol 😅
UA-cam: Do you want to see a kid sort his massive lego collection with his mom?
Me: ...Uhh, no? Who would WANT to watch that? That is the dumbest...
UA-cam: The kid is Adam Savage.
Me: Yea, I got time.
Me too!
You had me at LEGO....
Adam: "what I'm gonna sort is legos" *pauses for dramatic effect* "I have a lot of them"
Me: *eagerly awaiting a mountain of lego*
Adam: *shows us two boxes*
Me: hahahaha *looks at the three boxes in the corner of my room and thinks of the 20+ boxes in my loft*
My 12 boxes in close proximity wonder why Adam has so little.
Yes, but... are they sorted?
@@naidanac1 for me, I am in the middle of sorting, but am doing it by part type, then will go by size. Tried color in the past and it is harder to find parts that you are after that way.
Remember when the Salvation Army Thrift Stores still put out bags of Legos instead of selling them online? My stack of 35-quart tubs remembers....
Your mom helping you sort legos is like the most wholesome thing ever!
A perfect example of 'Measure Once, Cut Twice." ;)
“What do mistakes do but extend the pleasure of building?” - Adam Savage, 2020
Yess upvote John Smith ⬆️⬆️
Sounds like something Bob Ross would say :)
(Replace building with painting obviously)
My kids are playing with my 1980-1990 sets too. posted some on reddit rebuilt 30 years later and got some really heartwarming replies. And yeah each piece brings back memories.
oh and thanks for sharing!
Adam and LEGO in one video; always a win. I'm loving the editing on these videos; seeing too many "perfect" build videos can make your own making mistakes depressing and knowing that even Adam still occasionally gets it wrong helps! I've been sorting my own LEGO collection the last few months (not full time!) and have been using a variety of the Really Useful Boxes. Mostly the 9L ones but a few smaller versions for specific bricks/colours.
"One Day LEGO sorting" *points at Adam and laughs hysterically in my mind* Riiiiight...
I knew as soon as I saw the title it was a lie, sorting my kids Legos (about what Adam had shown) took a whole week, mine took almost a month to do.
#ForeverSorting
@@79suprakid Yeah, shortly before we headed our separate ways, my siblings and I sorted out our family collection of about 4x 2.5gal tubs by set, specialty elements (transparent, Technic, minifig parts, etc) and colour. With the five of us siblings, four kids, and occasional help from Da, it took us the better part of a week and a half.
May have gone faster if we weren't also trying to rebuild childhood sets, but still.
Is sorting ever truly done? I spent weeks creating my current sorting system. It has been 6 months and it is already woefully inadequate. The only thing I am grateful for is that it is much easier to separate already sorted Lego that it was to sort it out of the huge tub the first time.
I LOVED the editor commentary on the noises! It made me think that in comparison that pre-quarantine vids were lawful good and post-quarantine vids are slowly becoming more and more chaotic good 😂😂
After 30 years as a classroom teacher, I am about to embark on the journey of Elementary Design Teacher - aka MakerSpace Teacher!! at our International School in Malaysia. I absolutely loved the Design Thinking process (Think, Make & Improve) and especially solving the construction "mistakes" - something I want my kids to see - mistakes are okay - mistakes are a learning opportunity!!
Also loved seeing the LEGO from the 70's & 80's - all the pieces I had as a kid. But as soon as you held up the mystery 'LEGO' piece, I caught myself talking to the screen trying to tell you that it was a Battleship piece. Moments later you identified it as such and I had to look around to check no-one saw me talking to a UA-cam clip - how embarrassing (yet engaging). Thank you :-)
Just watching this now makes me realized how much I enjoyed legos when I was a kid. I miss those days.
*realize
Almost Anything
Yeah dude, you should consider starting again!
I'm 22, and I just got into LEGO-collecting early this year (like in January, or something), and I probably have sets now for a total of, at least, $2.000 already 😅 (mostly Star Wars and Harry Potter, and some Marvel/DC). Maybe even as much as $2.500, by now hahah, honestly...
Before this, I hadn't played with LEGO since I was a kid, I think. It's never too late!
Remember: If you're (constantly) missing it a lot, then hey... maybe that's a sign :-) (it was for me!)
When I see your mom there helping you my heart just melts... I love my Mom... enjoy your time with Her.. it’s the small things as separating Legos with her that you’ll remember the best...
This is seriously one of my favorite videos that Adam has done. Even the greats get all tripped up over their numbers sometimes.
After watching Adam for years, I honestly thought he was going to build a "Lego sorting contraption" that he just poured the pieces into the top and they came out the bottom into separate containers. Kinda like a coin sorting machine.
If anyone finds one of those machines, or a video of one, link it here please.
Google: "The WORLD'S FIRST Universal LEGO Sorting Machine". It's made from, you guessed it, legos!@@BeowulfNode
I'm a 90's kid, but we had a huge box of lego from my siblings. Almost every part he held up of vintage lego and I could go "I HAD THAT!".
Gosh, I remember it so clearly.
NO: You sort them by SIZE & style of brick, not by color
That way you reach into your 2x2 brick bin, searching for a Red one,
MUCH easier than sorting through your reds, looking for a 2x2 brick.
seriously.
This is how the master builders sort theirs. I had my stuff by color it sucks when trying to build. I resorted by type but because of limited space I had to simplify that. I got mine sorted in big clear bins as Plates, tiles, Slops/domes, bricks, hinges/bendy parts, technic, wheels/windows, modified bricks, decorative, Big shit( take up to much space in a big bucket). I need a part I know where it is.
Came here to say this. I also noticed Adam was originally using standard Ziploc baggies. Using archival acid-free baggies is better for long-term storage.
Was about to comment the same. Sorting by colour: Rookie error. That's how you sort if you're never going to create with your LEGO ever again. Now just try finding a red 2x4 slope amongst all the other red parts >_< At least he did the Technic right. It takes longer and much more concentration, and looks uglier too, but it saves so much time and energy in the long run.
Or, you know, you do it like the pros and sort the way that fits your workflow, collection and project. When you build larger projects (landscapes, castles, ships) it is easier to sort by colour and have all your earth tone/brown/tan/gray plates in one bin, all your grey 2x1 bricks in one bin and so on... All this elitism here for a hobby that is supposed to be relaxing is sad.
@@xy1468 Indeed ; I meant "Rookie error" jokingly, but as usual that got lost in the text 😞. You've got a point about sorting according to the project. I think one could talk about sorting by "design function", where that could be either mechanical or aesthetic. Building a steampunk project recently, I grouped my brass and brown pieces by colour because their aesthetic was their "function" for that build. I almost mentioned that above, but thought my comment was already too long 🙈.
"...and that's how we're going to wrap this [video] up"
...10 minutes into a 30 minute video 😆
musicmancer
Lol yeah, I was wondering about that too. "Uhhh, Adam...?"
After watching Adam work for years between Mythbusters and UA-cam, I've come to realize that, sometimes, when he talks while actually working (like when he was building the shelving for the bins), it feels like he's talking to himself more than he is the camera. I could be way off, he may just be used to that after working in front of a camera for several years, but I work the same way. When working on a project I think out loud (mainly because I have pretty severe ADHD and it really helps me to visualize and focus on what I'm doing). It's cool to know that doing so isn't as crazy as I thought since a very experienced designer and craftsman such as Adam Savage works in a similar fashion.
I've been playing with Legos since I was 13. ( I'm 28 now) and this toy system is amazingly therapeutic. Some of my best ideas came from hours of Lego play. Over the years I've found my own play style.
I'll never get tired of plying with Legos!
22:38 "Look what do mistakes do but just extend the pleasure of building!"
Adam: It's nice not to have to use math sometimes...
Also Adam: Looks like I got my math wrong somehow...
As a Lego fan, I can tell you that Adam could totally sell those old Space parts. Collectors would buy.
Those old legos.... memories of playing with my father's lego, wow...
Adam keeps teasing us with the Mando helmet in frame at random times during these videos... You just know he's got a crazy plan for that thing!!!
If we’re really lucky and can get the virus under more control by September, maybe he’ll do an incognito of Mando at Salt Lake Comic Con.
10 days later...
"You see how quickly this is happening?"
- found footage (colorized) of one man's descent into madness...Lego (Sorting) Madness
“I get excited about every staple because each time one doesn’t injure me, I consider it a win.” - Adam Savage
This will be on the next pillow I cross stitch.
this brought me so much joy, my 3 year old just inherited Lego from me and his dad, which was in turn our dads so its from the 70s originally and he is now a third generation owner. Our son's inner engineer is in heaven ^_^ I don't know how you have the patience for this sorting project though, I wish I did! 😍
I love when the editor becomes a character in these videos. LEGO NOISES!!!! Love the work Adam.
I loved the old Lego Space series from back in the 80's!
mama Savage is the most precious being on the planet and we must protect her at all costs. Nothing too major but I'd die for you, mama Savage.
Adam, your honesty is so commendable, and just confirmed to me that I'm on your level when it comes to building, at least in the mixing up of measurements department. Thank you I feel vindicated! Thank you also for the constant source of inspiration to my sons and I.
And I want a t-shirt of *Lego Noises Intensifies* Too!
I would definitely buy a Tested "Lego Noises Intensifies" shirt.
We need this
7:16 That control panel invoked some powerful memories. It's been maybe 20 years since I've seen it, but that is most definitely a piece I had.
it must be really fulfilling to see your 50 something son all grown up and still smilling like a little kid when he talks about legos and other stuff he likes, in contrast with parents that'd say things like "you are too old to do this or that".
How we used to sort our legos:
One big sheet, all legos in, then put in a box.
When looking, move legos around to find your piece, was oddly satisfying , that moving lego sound, and the search.
OMG, a red letter day in my life as a nerd! I can honestly lay claim to being an expert* in the subject of today's video!
* I manage a friend's store that sells nothing but new and used Lego sets, pieces, and minifigures. I have probably sorted through at least 15 *TONS* of loose Lego in the six years we have been open. It took us the first 3 years of trial and error to perfect a sorting/storage system that works for our needs. I never would have imagined that I could one day list "able to spot fake Lego instantly at 3 feet" as a critical job skill, but here I am :)
So what did you find out is the perfect sorting system for your needs? :)
@@halcyon107 We actually settled on the Stack-On (I think that's the brand) banks of small removable plastic drawers that count be wall-mounted. The hardest part in a retail environment was figuring out what just wasn't worth sorting at all (we also have several 6' tables with a 3" tall lip full of loose pieces that customers could dig through to fill bags).
I have a bucket of 5 different Lego playsets (pirate ship, castle, etc) what's your advice for best method to sort? Thinking of: divide identifiable parts / functional parts / building/solid parts > divide flat / 2x1 and larger > divide groups of sizes by color groups (black/white/clear, red/orange/yellow, etc)
I can also spot fake Lego from a distance. You get to learn the color differences.
@@xLaurieClarkex definitely sort by part type. In this video, Adam went with color first, but yeah, that's really not the best. Imagine trying to find a tiny black piece in a huge pile of black pieces. I recommend by doing it this way: plates, bricks, and special pieces. Then, continue to sort each of those into smaller piles. You'll eventually figure out what is the best for your collection, but by type is generally the best method. Also, this method means you have to touch the bricks multiple times, but if this is your first sorting project, that's a good way to figure out what you have and the best way to store it for you.
"And....we totally screwed it up!"
Exact definition of 2020.
No...That was in 2016.
What's this "we" stuff?
Recently I did a sort of a lot I purchased from someone. I used to sort by color, but it was impractical to search for a small 1x1 grey plate in a sea of grey pieces, especially with a collection I've had for 30 years that has lost a few pieces along the way. It's easier to know you have or don't have something when there are contrasting colors in the bin to make the color you're looking for pop out a bit, as it were.
For seldom-used elements, I use plastic sorting containers which go in a drawer or shelf in my work area. Generally these are pieces that I don't use unless I'm doing a specific build; things like vehicle parts, wheels, airplane wings, etc. For common elements I use stackable part sorting drawers (like the kind you'd use for bolts and screws in a shop). The benefit of the sorting drawers is that they are relatively shallow so that they can be stacked on the back of my desk against a wall. This allows easy access to common parts and room to build.
As far as sorting categorically goes, I tend to sort using a taxonomic structure, with a bin for each of the following:
Plates
Bricks
Modified bricks, S.N.O.T. (studs not on top), and generally any brick or plate with a clip, coupler, magnet, or thing sticking out of it.
Technic bricks, gears, couplers, and pieces.
Windows, doors, windscreens, big rock pieces, big wall pieces, oversized brick pieces, pillars, grates,
Slopes - anything with a slope, curve, bend, or wing
Printed - any piece with printing or a sticker on it
Misc Lego - Lego parts that don't fit in this categories
Misc other - Stuff I find that isn't lego but somehow got mixed in.
From those categories I sort them into individual piece types and place them in their appropriate storage container. I'll send you pictures later.
Happy building Adam!
I sorted, build, unbuild and bagged ALL Legos from me and my brothers childhood. ALL of them. They are now ready for the next generation of builders. I have few sets I've got since then. Those are on display shelf with me.
Had to buy some spares ofc. This was couple of years ago when Bricklink was still good.
When he was cutting all those shelves I was screaming at my computer "Cut the width, try it in the shelf, then cut the length and try it in the shelf. DON'T JUST CUT ALL THE SHELVES"
These videos are such a joy, Adam. Especially the live cave hangouts. I find myself just listening to it while I'm working at my desk (doing accountant works, not making). It's very calming to feel like someone is working right there with me. Please keep going with these videos. I really need it.
When I was about 4 or so (I'm 17 now) I inherited not only all my dad's Lego, but also my uncle's, and my uncle's step son's Lego so I got about 4 tote tubs and one full of instruction booklets. Of course, I've since added my collection and it is AWESOME and I hope to share it with my progeny when that time comes.
I have a signed "Incredibles" DVD that Angus McLane got for me when I interviewed him for a college animation class. It was the best this I ever have done talking to him
mom: i paid for all of these
adam: except the ones my friend gave back to me after decades of lamenting...
I love how even you Adam, as a builder with so much experience still do those mistakes everybody knows! After cutting all those shelves to the wrong size, I would have been mad and stopped working for the day, but you kept on and made it through with a great product at the end! Absolutely love the energy in those Vids!
dude, so i have a collection of legos passed down and gathered by the last 3 generations of men in my family, and i swear i have so many of those 80s spaceman legos. just so many of them. they're great.
Adam, you're an amazing dude, and your cave is just a dream, but please, PLEASE put a guard on that table saw.
Come on Adam, surely you're going to paint it red and attach four Lego pips to the top!?
That would be at least a 2 by 6. More likely a 8 by 2
Adam your Mum is awesome helping you sort your toys even when your an adult. A mothers job is never truly finished! Good on her!
I mess up measuring/cutting so often, and yet Adam's simple mistakes make me feel like a total pro. I appreciate him including his mistakes, showing that even a genius such as he is not at all infallible
I know a mom not far from where I live who has a Lego collection about 4 times of Adam's. Maybe 6 times, she collects a ton of Lego for homeschooling kids. I tried to organize her Technics collection, but in the end I couldn't compete with the second law of thermodynamics.
Once you start Technics and EV3, it's a whole 'nother level of building because in addition to snapping bricks together, you're making mechanical systems.
I've seen rare architectural Lego before, but those are probably the rarest Legos because they were not only limited-edition, they were explicitly marketed to architects.
Technics are fairly straightforward to sort unless you're trying to build a model of a Lamborghini or something (my boss has one of those in the office) where the color and even screen printing have to be precise. Otherwise if you're bashing together a transmission, no one cares what color the gears are.
I had a fair amount of the space Legos myself, so seeing those control panels and screens really takes me back. I was afraid for a moment that you had to recover the battleship model parts from Bricklink or something, but thankfully your friend kept those pieces together.
I love how Adams builds range from meticulously researched and detailed to “eh fuck it close enough...wait....oops”
How often did parts end up in the pockets of the pool table, I wonder...
Yes, why not put something in the pockets , or build a removable table top to protect the felt and cushions
@@icelollypoppy1668 considering the assortment of stuff that was on the table in the first place, I don't think he is too worried about protecting the tabletop.
After screwing up, so many people would be inclined to edit it out, being able to laugh at oneself is a great quality.
I know this probably got answered elsewhere. But the Plate Element that he shows with the different style of pips as he calls them and the different style of back. That piece is from the 60's and earlier. I actually have a set from the mid 60's still in box that are that style of Elements. I am a life long Lego collector, that all started with the Technic 854-1 Go-Kart back in 1978. Which is still my favorite set. I have that set in box as well as 2 complete other sets that I created as alternate colors in red and yellow. And to Adams comment about his piece from the early Space sets, love it. I am in the process of collecting a complete set of each of the 70's and 80's Space Sets.
To Adam's comment about giving up a lot of room in your home if you are a serious collector. My storage of broken down and sorted parts takes up 1/2 of a 6ftx6ft by 10ft tall walk in closet. As well as one whole 9ft wide by 9ft tall wall of our master bedroom, that is all shelving with completed/assembled sets. Completed sets are mostly Technic ranging from the 70's up til the past year of release.