Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Custom Painting Shop Tools!
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- Today's super quick build is an exercise in tool organization, but for Adam a new way about thinking about organization as well. As opposed to placing tools and materials in a place for ease of storage and access, Adam talks about rearranging a tool's appearance to streamline its use. Taking his mill's tightening wrench as the example, Adam cleans, masks, paints, and labels it in a way to mitigate visual ambiguity and optimize its place in his mental workflow.
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is it wise to peel tape while the paint is wet? or does that only apply to things like Plasti-dip?
What is the name of the container that you have your acetone in?
@@MrJohndoc i wondered this too!
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@@jshklsn i want to know also
Wife: did you just spend 20 minutes watching someone paint a wrench???
Me: YES and it was GLORIOUS! I REGRET NOTHING!!
what an inefficient use of your time
Ahahaha
He also un-taped it.
Adam Savage: 15 minutes drying time. For impatient people like me!
Also Adam: Uses hairdryer to dry the paint faster :D
I think that that thing's a heat gun, actually, despite him referring to it as a blow dryer. I think he did so because he had it on the mode where only the fan is powered on, not the elements.
@@orijimi Adam has actually addressed this before, he has both a heat gun and a blow dryer but he does not used the heat gun for anything less than melting things. For everything drying related he uses the blow dryer.
@@sanddagger36 Yep he's even shown how to build a blow-dryer oven so you don't have to spend 15 minutes setting it up which would negate the drying time in the first place.
@@orijimi That is a Conair Pro Yellow Bird Hair Dryer. It looks like an artifact of the 1990s, but it's still available today.
This. This right here. This is the essence and power of Free and Open Source Software, and why it's so important to us makers.
I have memory issues to the point it's interfering with my life in a low key way. To the point where, in those 5 seconds Adam gets pulled out of the flow, I sometimes lose my train of thought completely and forget what I was thinking or doing. THIS level of organization and thought put into something as simple as the orientation of an item helps tremendously with those of us who need that little bit of extra support built into our lives.
I completely agree, I'm the same and I've learned to study how my mind works and adapt to it so I'm calmer and work more efficiently! :)
One day Adam is going to be so efficient that he won't even need to enter the shop to complete a project.
One day Adam is going to be so efficient that a one day build will only take one day to build!
@@darkodus And that day was today as he did finish this one
@@trollingmodeactivated2500 That efficiency clearly pays off!
That's what spot is for
It's all fun and games until you complete projects in negative time.
I love how adam just rants about stuff most people wouldn't care about but he's so passionate about what he does that you get as excited as him just by watching his videos 🔥
YES! That delightfully passionate nerd energy is just wonderful!
I did something like this for my Copic markers for the exact reason Adam is talking about. Took orange electrical tape and put it on the side that has the chisel tip, BUT left a gap where if the chisel point is oriented in the "normal" way that gap faces me. No more spinning and or looking closely at markers just to tell which side is the chisel and which way it should be oriented interrupting my workflow and creative space.
These are both examples of improving a user experience.
It is the kind of stuff I would rant about if I didn't have to worry about my 9-5 job...
I think I get that from him. I don't watch all one day builds but man can I rant about what I am passionate about.
It is wonderful to see someone actually doing two things at the same time - shaking the paint while using the heat gun.
This represents an efficient and productive mind.
It is also wonderful to be invited into the mind of a fellow genius.
Spent 20 minutes watching Adam paint a wrench...
Loved every second of it
"Why is this so important? Who cares, its important too me." For some reason that sentence hit me quite hard. its just... so true?
So true. Makes me think of Birdman the movie.
"Why is this important? Because covid lockdown is driving me to the depths of human sanity"
This is an attitude that is all good and well to "hold and practice" ...As long as You remember to only "apply" it to matters that do NOT involve other people in any way... A ""detail"" that some people overlook and other seem to be utterly unaware of.... And yet we unfortunately don't have to look "far" to se blatant examples of it being used by people who You would think should both "know better" and be held to higher standards.
Best regards.
Should of cleaned it again after masking.
@@onlyeyeno Well, I would actually be interested in some of those Examples then.
Because - if You care about it, and nobody else does, and You're using Your own free time for the work that goes in it, then - who cares?
You can be happy to have fixed it and others might not even notice something changed. Or even also acknowledge the improvement, once it is there...
I cannot be the only one who thought this was going to be about custom tools for the painting shop
They should edit the title - Customizing tools with paint.
Me too! I couldn't imagine what the red thing with a hole was for! But I was excited to find out.
@@billbucktube I saw what it was straight away, but couldn't figure out how that would assist painting.
English is a funny language.
I’ve been a mechanic for 30 years. I understand the need to maintain flow state and how important it is to do things like this to keep you there. This has become even more important as I age. When I was young, I could max out my brain’s processing power for hours and be just fine. Today, streamlining processes is essential for my mental stamina. I get excited when I find an easy thing like painting a wrench that makes life easier.
I would love it if Adam Savage went on JRE to talk about his work and philosophy, what he does to stay positive and motivated, etc. Adam is just so encouraging and inspiring and empowering I think his words need to be spread wider. I adore his attitude and ethos.
I love watching Adam's thought and organization process. And what he says about efficiency and functionality resonates with me. I have ADHD and my philosophy is the less I have to think about doing something, the better I can do it. When I have to think about anything other than the task, I get pulled from the task and distracted.
And red means right which means tight. Exactly how I'd think about this tip.
I'm a software developer and also have ADHD and I have the same sentiment about all this. I constantly make little customisations and improvements to the processes I use. Because I know that 2 seconds here-and-there of getting snagged on things will add up, and can cost me minutes of focus.
Both of these statements hit home for me lol. Do you guys take medication to help with it or just deal with it? I know I have ADD just haven’t been diagnosed but I often wonder if I’d have been better off on medication or continue without it.
@@qwertyasdf66 I'm a software developer. I don't have ADHD but I definitely second this.
It took me about 5 minutes to add some custom shortcuts to my IDE but adding those shortcuts has saved me just a few seconds of annoyance every time I need to complete that task in a single day, and the task I added the keybinding for is one I do probably about a dozen times each day.
@@mathewcox9371 I am. I do ok just dealing with it. But it's so much easier to manage when I'm in medication. There's nothing wrong with taking medication and too many people, it makes a world of difference.
Chris thanks man! I appreciate hearing the qualities and drawbacks to both from the same person, especially someone who shares a similar....affliction? Feel bad calling it a disorder because it’s not inherently bad, but I’ve experienced far too many times how it can be bad lol. If it’s possible to function ok going on and off of it I might try to give it a go! And thanks again for the input!☺️
I love when he mentions "the flow" when building. Reminds me of all the times I'm making something and even though my wife is talking directly beside me I fail to notice.
:) Hey Adam, I had the same "problem", but the wrench in my case I use for fixing the tailstock on my DIY desktop lathe. It tooks me a year of testing the Murphy law, when I suddenly decided to stamp + on side for tigtening and - on side of the wrench for losening the nut. It tooks me just a minute with small metalworking chisel and a hammer. What a relief! And seeing your video, I realize that I am not alone in these little anoying matters and somehow solving it!
Keep on doing well Adam!
What you need Adam is a machine that shakes your paint cans. So there ready to go when you are. That would save you about ten minutes 😀Great shows by the way👍🏻
“Like Christmas every time” :) Gotta love his enthusiasm for the undying satisfaction of peeling tape after painting something.
I propose a new segment: Adam reviews random object usability. First up, USB-A ports where there are only two orientations to try but it takes three attempts!
Mike. I deal with hundreds of PCs and devices and can say, anecdotally, that this is statistically true.
I have seriously contemplated painting all my USB connectors just like this :D
@@HardCoil might need to paint one side of the port as well (some inconsiderate companies flip their orientation...) ;-)
@@xXDeltaXxwhotookit So....what if we use the visual language of rock climbing gear and firearm safeties? "If you see red, you (or whatever is downrange) is dead." Paint the undersides red? On both items? They make paint pens that could do this....
If you look close at the usb plug, it’s a folded metal pice. It has a seam. The seam always goes down on a computer or laptop. If the usb plug goes in vertically, the seam faces left.
Life goal: be called an excellent human being by Adam Savage.
Basically you organized your shop in a way that makes it easier to find the tightening side of the wrench. Love it!
You / Tested should Collab with a paint company to make a shade called "Right Tighty Red"
And its counterpart, "Lefty Loosey Blue"?
Savage red 😉
No ... it should be Lefty Loosey Lava. Hahahahaa
@@mubirshu lefty loosey lapis lazuli™
All you need to do now is mark the end use lol
I love how ecstatic Adam is with his videos, it’s the BEST
Yes...the epitome of exuding pure joy. Inspired and off to my shop!
He's nothing but a liberal shrill
@@michiganlineman357 no u
@@michiganlineman357 Was that necessary? Why must a persons passion for artisan pursuits be equated to politics?
Me too!🙂
Pro tip - Changing your environment so that it provides you a better experience by default. love it!
If anyone else posted this video I wouldn't have even clicked lol Since it's Adam, I clicked and enjoyed the entire video. Hearing his explanations on even simple tasks is so fun.
Tie a piece of paracord through the "wrong" end, that way you'll never try to use it.... yup, I'm also like that ;-)
That's a great one, unfortunately Adam's problem was directional on a single end.
@@freescape08 Hey Eric, yes, I understand that. Red for the directional problem, and then the paracord for the smaller end :-)
I was about to mention something like that, but I was sure someone would have done that. Tape, a scratch, a speck of paint. This kind of stuff should take 5 seconds to solve it was pretty dumb.
I'd just cut it off (since he definitly has spares) maybe weld a new handle onto the now stubby length wrench
Just Adam sharing his wisdom and ideas in a video is gold on it's own! Thank you, Adam :)
Love this. What you are touching on are key tenants of UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) design. Giving clear cues to a user to prevent confusion and aide in flow. In this instance, it's more of a preference, but if you start looking at things like your car dashboard controls, an airplane's cockpit switches, or web site UI. Clear concise visual cues, that on glance tell you how something should be used, can make or break the design. It even comes down to the smallest things in our daily lives. When we reach for a light switch we expect it to be a a certain height and orientation for mindless control. The best design is design you don't notice. Those small conscious choices that someone made that make an object's use so seamless it feels like it just logically should always work that way.
This is a perfect example of "lean thinking". I happened to be a store manager for a Starbucks 'seed store' when they started implementing lean thinking and an operational process called "Playbook". It involved organizing your work stations and storage in a way that was intuitive and efficient for EVERY partner (employee). Even if it worked for 9/10 of your team, it wasn't considered a solution. The other part of "Playbook" was to seperate customer facing duties from tasking duties so that an employee never had to compromise one by serving the other. I love this process.
Hey, Adam: You are not wrong. My mind went ' "R" is for "righty tighty" and also "red"'
I have previously done this for a ratcheting wrench I use to adjust air brakes on buses/trucks. I also painted the side facing me red for tightening. My thought was if its out of adjustment (unsafe) then red is usually the indicator for that, hence red for tightening.
I think of when you out effort in, strain, say to tighten something, ie exercise you go red. Or high pressure to me equals red. I'm with him 100%
I would have gone with White and Puce. Whitey tighty, pucey loosey" :)
I think I would have only painted the 7/8" end of the wrench to eliminate one more possible source of fumbling around when I wanted to use it on the mill.
Or at least put the writing the right way so when you tighten you can read your name ^^
I so thought he was going to do that
Yep I expected a nice leather wrapping for the end he doesn’t use.
I was thinking the same thing.... or only paint it to half way, etc...
That's what I was thinking, only paint the required end.
Things like this are super important but it's not immediately clear why. Just looking at it you think "lol just flip it over it's not a big deal" but the overarching issue is that little frustrations stack. Everyone's had days where nothing individually large went wrong but a series of tiny inconsequential things turned out sideways and at the end of it we're big mad. Projects like this are good for the mind. Finding the little things that repeatedly frustrate you and setting a plan that sorts those things out (or changes your behavior in how you approach them) are incredibly important.
Thanks Adam for this video.
I originally learnt to juggle 3 after watching Adam do it. And for years I've been trying to psych myself into juggling 5 balls saving videos and following people to learn from. I've had a clip of her in my juggle folder for years and I didn't know who she was until today. Thanks
I love how he shows that even a simple task can give a good sense of accomplishment and not belittle that feeling.
It has to be hell being an impatient perfectionist.
Welcome to my life
Indeed it is.
Adam talks like my old wood/metalworking teacher. And he talks about stuff similar to what my old teacher talked about. That's probably why I like his videos so much, as I liked the wood/metalworking classes the best at middle school.
Righty-tighty-Red AND Lefty-loosey-Blue!
Painted mine last year, so my 7 year old could help me; became super useful for me as well!
less manly, but how about left loosey lavender
@@bmxscape only if you accidentally mixed your red and blue paint together...
Ok Adam so what is the container that you have your acetone in?
I also want to know
Up vote! Me too
Solvent safety dispenser can. Justrite makes an updated version of these, but you can sometimes find the old metal ones like he has too. Print shops use them; presumably common in machine shops too. They're really nice for wetting rags with solvent or controlled sprinkling on surfaces. www.justrite.com/safety-cans-and-containers/plunger-and-dispensing-cans
Adam's extreme level of impatience is frightening.
You talking about small efficiencies go right to my heart. Wish my wife would get me like that...
Over the years, Adam has done many One Day Builds where he makes/customizes items to make them more useful for him. These videos are usually longer, and I get so caught up in the build that I forget about the life lessons he is sharing with us. Listening to the little voice in your head. Stopping and taking the time to help your future self. It's not about the tool or item but your experiences with it. Organization isn't enough, and lean into optimization. Realize that most things aren't sacred, and it is OKAY to customize them to suit you and your needs. The first thought to pop into your head is often the right one for you. You should take the extra time to do a quality job. A skewer is an exceedingly useful tool, not just a stick. Rough up the surface before you paint metal. Keeping double-checking your work as you go. You should always label your stuff. Enjoy your handy work. Don't forget to keep having fun while you work. Happily share what you have learned with others. I loved this, and an on-looker would say, "Did you really spend 20 minutes watching the Mythbusters guy paint a wrench?" Absolutely!
Love starting my morning with a tested vid!
I can't agree more. Listening to Adam is soothing.
My favorite part of the week. Come downstairs, make my coffee and look forward to a new video.
Aw! Thank you!
Some people will watch this thinking Adams gone mad, others (including myself) sit nodding in agreement thinking about which processes take 5 seconds away form our builds.
I was thinking it may not actually be the time but rather the inconvenience of not knowing which way it should be that is the real think disturbing the work.
@@_TheDudeAbides_ I like to think of this kind of modifications as optimization. Little things that can be smoothed out not for saving time itself but to make workflow run smoothly :-)
Hello Adam,
As a manufacturing engineer, I totally understand what you mean about what we call in french the 'irritants'.
Part of my job is to track these types of little things, often insignificant but which are kind of a pain to deal with every day.
And as you said, it's a part of the workshop organization.
I like to spend time to do these upgrades, feeling I contributed to ease the life of someone (often mine 😁)
Thanks for your videos and for your enthousiastic way of talking and sharing your knowlegde about making stuff !
(By the way, I'd like to have a cave like yours 🤩)
Stuff like this is a small yet HUGE consideration to make for any tool; especially any with more than one mode of operation. As stated, it's mere seconds wasted fumbling with orientation, but multiplied by hundreds or thousands spanning a build, and for something so trivial? Mark your tools folks, to any extent necessary to be able to act with full and immediate confidence in every motion you make. Even if it feels silly or extraneous at first, the work you do will always benefit from those moments no longer wasted second-guessing, and the feeling of effortlessly confirming that what you're about to do is exactly what you expect NEVER gets old.
A suggestion :
1. Scuff
2. Clean with acetone.
I was thinking that...why clean with acetone ant then touch the wrench multiple times?
I feel like for Adam's streams we need a way for us to recognize when he's working at peak efficiency. Perhaps a digital efficiency meter, or something the audience can use in chat. I feel when Adam finally reaches peak efficiency, he'll break the matrix.
This is why I painted lines on my staplers and nailers to show me exactly where the nail it going to go instead of guessing or looking for a tiny etched mark. That little bit of paint saves me so many little random frustrations. And enough little frustrations lead to carelessness or accidents or just plain throwing up ones hands in exasperation. Finding little ways to help stay in the zone, in the groove, are little joys with big rewards.
Ha! When you tossed the spray can around, I was thinking of leaving a comment asking if you'd been hanging out with Taylor again. Seconds later, you give her a shoutout! (She is indeed a most excellent human being.)
Would love to know where to get that kind of Acetone dispensing bottle. All I can find online are small plastics ones meant for nail salons etc.
Me was wondering the same thing, needs to include satisfying pop sound
Need source of your acetone dispenser. I didn’t see it in McMaster-Carr, so please tell us.
Look up plunger can.
Now paint the other side gold, and you have an iron man wrench for the mill.
How much do I like Adam Savage? Enough to watch him spray paint one side of a wrench, which literally included watching paint dry! I would have painted a red arrow with a paint marker on the correct side and been done.
Adam has just blown my mind. I've always always ALWAYS had issues with organisation mainly because I like to keep everything in arms reach for doing certain tasks and as a result I end up as a human tornado (according to friends, family and colleagues). And I'm notorious for my lack of organisation (read non-existant). BUT! It is simply because I just want to keep things in a place that's easy to reach and that doesn't interrupt my workflow and this is something that always makes the most sense to me. If I need a paintbrush, I just want to reach and grab one; I hate getting up, walking across the room, opening a drawer, and then closing drawer, going back across the room and and then forget what the heck I needed the paintbrush for (I have issues with my short term memory.) But my goodness, I'm 30 and it's taken me this long to realise I just organise differently from what society considers organised. Thank you Adam.
6:15 Priceless reaction.
That got me, LMAO
Out of everyone I would expect to hear a shoutout for, Taylor was a huge surprise but I can totally see it as the both of you have the same ridiculous energy.
I'm with you, Adam. Peeling the masking tape after a paint job is pure joy!🙂
Adam: *wants to save 5 seconds of time on a build*
Also Adam: “I technically don’t have to do this... but I’m going to take the extra time anyway just because.”
There’s just something about taking 5 minutes to fix something once that eliminates those 5 second frustrations that occur a hundred times that’s soul satisfying.
A perfect example of the duality of Makers.
and I would've just stuck a piece of red tape on it and moved on. But his looks so much nicer!
He's spending that saved time, on improved quality
Kaizen: Daily improvement of work
When he was jugling the paint can he reminded me of the actor Val Kilmer jugling the tiny cup in the movie gunfight at the O.K corral
And then he dropped it. 😎
I'm not sure why, but I find this video particularly satisfying.
I've never forgotten hearing you mention "put something where you'd look for it" in a previous video and it's served me wonderfully for the last few years! Thank you!
Adam: wipes tool down with acetone to remove oil and dirt,
Also Adam: immediately can’t help but touch the tool right after wiping it down.
Haha right?
There’s a alternative to the presto white out pens. Machine Art Shop makes a pen/marker that’s is called the Metal Machine that uses the same body as the presto white out pens but with a higher quality ink and in different colors
Searching for them now.
Thank Mr Savage. You are a treasure of humanity.
I love how Adam knows every little square inch of his shop so well- he can just reach for what he needs instantly. I’d love to see a video just slowly browsing all the moons and crannies of the cave ..
The problem with the wrench solution is you need to 'know the code' in order for it to be useful. My suggestion would be to label each side (at each end) with an arrow pointing in the direction the wrench acts.
that's only a problem for the very first time you use it after you use it the first time I'm pretty sure you'll figure out the "code"
In my mind, red would mean wrong or off. I have a few keys on my keychain that are the same type of key, so I color them with a sharpie, the color wears off after a while but you can still see it in the groves, saves a lot of time actually.
Same, I would think Red=Remove or loose which could be bad.
Red -> Right ; Right-y tight-y.
My brain was wondering what colour he was gonna do the other side; bLue -> Left; Lefty Loose-y, didn't even twig that you could just leave it chrome *facepalm*
Think in terms of guages, red end is at the right (rpm on your car, as it goes to the right you hit the redline) or in terms of pressure, as it gets higher it gets more red.
Or an easy mnemonic righty tighty, lefty loosey as everyone knows; red is right right is tight may just be a mnemonic that happens to make it easier to remember the function as things become normalized in process.
Red side up tightens the thing, which stops it from moving.
Color coding
I love the feel of these videos being way less "professional" feeling. Just Adam recording himself doing stuff is dope.
Mr. Adam Savage, you are the ONLY person in the world that would paint a wrench, and that I gladly would watch for 20 minutes in doing so... nobody, and I mean NOBODY deserves that much attention while painting a tool... except you... Greetings from Cancun, México... PLEASE STAY SAFE..!!!
Adam should build a spray paint can shaker, but I think he likes that sound too much.
Thought about the same. Would be a fun project 😊
Adam shakes spray paint like a man who has spent a LOT of his life shaking rattle cans!
Precisely - think of all that time he could have saved if he had two hands free while shaking a can! ;)
You're probably right. It also might not feel the same to spray paint something without that ritual of shaking the can by hand. Its funny how people who make things are very pragmatic in most ways, but also very ritualistic and anal about little things like that or else it doesn't "feel" right or get them in the right zone.
If you're only using one end of the wrench, I'd have only painted half of it. Or maybe leather-wrap the other half. No question about which end you need when the other is wrapped.
I think the way he hangs it helps take care of that. By hanging it from the ends he needs, he will automatically grab it from the other end. And by writing his name, he can orientate the wrench.
Its more esthetically pleasing to have the whole side painted and we know esthetics are just as important to Adam as is functionality.
This assumes one does not set the wrench down while using it. And while his name on it helps, it's only on one side. On the topic of efficiency, having to line up the 7/8" hole with the peg to hang it could be improved. Replace the peg with a magnet, and just slap it on there. No seconds or milliseconds wasted with alignment issues :)
I liked this build. Its true that a good workspace will not only have efficiently organised tools but be organised for function and use. All the organisation in the world will mean nothing if there are relative tasks you have to do more often because of a lack of organisation/awareness.
We do the same with tooling and hex keys. Each size has a different colour hex that corresponds to a different bolt colour.
No guessing or grabbing the 2.5mm when it’s 3.0mm. Love it Adam. 👌
The hex keys can be bought pre colored. You just match the bolts to them.
so, that small acetone bottle is pretty awesome, where did that come from? i want one for my own shop.
And now, he'll only grab the wrong end. I wouldn't have painted the end with the other size.
I came to the comment section to say the same thing.
Same. Or painted it black
This is the only reason I went to check the commments on this video :-) As soon as he used the scotch brite on the full length of the wrench, I thought "What is he doing?"
I said the same thing, but you got here sooner.
The end he uses to tighten is hanging on the hook. So he will always grab the correct end is what I'm thinking his process is.
This is all so true! Thank you! Doing this kind of stuff makes a huge difference in a workshop. It's a matter of frustration vs flow. On any given day, you have a goal to make something and have fun doing it. If you have to search for a tool, or fuss with a tool, it's an annoyance and delay. But if you can put your hand on the tool when you need it and the tool has been setup to be immediately user-friendly, it makes a huge difference for staying in the flow of the work. Thanks for all your videos.
A few years ago I started doing the same thing to all of my USB cables. I hit the tops with a metallic silver Sharpie to make it instantly obvious. No more putting a USB cable in upside-down and having to fiddle with it, just put the silver side up, and plug it in. Saves me upwards of 365 seconds (6.08 minutes) per year. Not a lot of practical savings, but it's a morale boost.
Boom, baby! First time! Yeah!
This is just an observation:
There is a new-ish verbal tick in American English I am noticing. The construction ‘go ahead’. Not as a response as in :Can I do this? Go ahead... but as a part of a monologue. What you’re gonna do is go ahead an paint the thing. What you’re gonna do is go ahead and use a skewer. What you’re gonna do is go ahead and fill in the form.... whatever.
It’s a bit of a verbal tick in this situation, occupying the role of ‘uhm’..One of those things that once I started to notice when listening to podcasts and youtube videos, I started noticing everywhere!
Goat Head?
“I have organized something, in which I have not moved it’s location at all, but I think we’d agreed my wrench is now more organized than when we started.”
Paraphrased
Yaaaaaaaaaas! Work flow is soooooooo important to efficiency! What ever you can do to stay in the groove is worth the effort AND you are stocked on the fact you solved that distraction. I set up my portable workshop on the principal of being able to find everything with out losing that flow. Setting up kits for common tasks. If something is missing, it is easily seen. Immabout2 do my second trailer due to a tree falling on my current one and I look forward to to executing a bunch of ideas. If you truly love what you do, this sort of stuff is NO effort.
Adam is EXACTLY right. If you're doing something for YOU, or to help yourself in some way,you don't have to explain anything to anyone. Love watching Tested.
Like minds.... When you held up that wrench my first thought was "single purpose, paint one side of the correct end to use". Wouldn't it be nice if the mfg could emboss a big curved arrow showing tighten/loosen. I'd also wrap gaffers tape around the "wrong" end to denote it as the handle.
I love when I have the same thoughts as Adam before he saids what he’s thinking. Makes me feel smart. Lol
Yeah or a nice leather wrap on the “handle” end
Watching Adam using the knife to pry the tape off, gave me an idea for a new demerit badge...cutting towards oneself with sharp implements. Not shaming by the way, I do it as well, I know there are occasions when you need to do it
Also, when he made that Barbarella rifle and did so much intensive sanding without wearing a particle mask! It’s actually kind of nice that even my beloved Adam Savage occasionally gets a crafting demerit!
@@stellabelikiewicz1523 oooh forgot about that one. Pretty sure allege demerit badges currently are based off of Adam's experiences haha
I totally get where Adam is coming from here. It is not about the time lost when turning the wrench over, it is just the pure annoyance that would get to me too. I can promise you, out of 20 times I would've picked up that wrench wrong way around 15+ times. Simple solution for that problem. I like it.
I learned about 15 things just watching this simple task. Thanks Adam
Adam Savage: "I will paint this one ratchet/wrench red. This will the shortest one day build."
My expectations: He will totally end up painting every ratchet and every wrench in his shop red, and then build a full organizational system for all of it.
I have done this before to for wrenches I use a lot and don't have dig and find them.
"Im gonna prep it and paint it and call it George!"
Performing juggling is what funds my projects and builds.
I'm always really inspired watching videos, yours and others and getting ideas for making my workspace more efficient. I only get so much time at home to work on my projects, and the better workflow I have the more I can get done with that time.
This is all to say I wasn't expecting you to shout-out Taylor at all and that made me like you even more Adam. Nice.
Ahhh yes...the Norman Door of shop tools. Good design saves time!
i needed a comma in the title after the word painting. I thought he was gonna make custom painting tools... This is cool too i guess...
Just asking as someone that uses punctuation marks based only on what feels, and doesn’t feel right. Would a comma be the most correct or would a colon be better?
How about "Custom painted shop tools"? Also makes that distinction, but with none of the angered grammarians
Custom-painting
If Adam would like to come over and organize my garage,I would let him .
5 gallons of unleaded and a match will organize your garage in about 20 minutes.
@@williamwinder3466 Your trailer didn’t come with one . Oh the metal shed you have won’t burn .
@@joegilly1523 I nether have a trailer or a shed. My comment was simply a joke. You shouldn't judge people you know nothing about. It makes you look like an ass.
I know, I would too!!!!
Yeah i need him to come organize my room and basement.
I was so excited to hear Taylor of Taylor Tries works in the shop
This is so relatable!!!
This moment you lose in the otherwise smooth workflow... And you have this moments of short bursts of frustration over years, till you realize, how easy it is to fix.... And that makes you so happy, every time you expekt to lose this second, but you don´t.. Because you fixed it =)
The red isn't the same because you used black as a base coat....edit: unless the cap doesn't belong 😆😆
correct....a light colored primer would be best to make the red paint "pop".....
A lighter color gives the 'candy apple red'. Black primer give a deeper 'fire engine red'
@@MrSuperxcat I’ve never once thought of this. 🤦♀️. It seems so obvious now that you mention it.
@@beccae8685 the primer changes the final color, but with this rustoleum its pretty noticeable, there green can go from almost neon to zombie apocalypse... And the blue is pretty drastic too... A cool effect is to prime two sides of a piece one light and one dark. Then paint the same color... Ive made a wooden sword and primed the "sharpened" edges black, its an easy way to set off the different parts of the project
Also, packaging is difficult... they probably can't afford to use their own red for the caps...
I’m surprised u don’t have a box / open end ratchets wrench so it’s the only size you need if all the hardware is 7/8 , so u don’t have to think about which end it 7/8 for more efficiency
I would've gone for red on both sides of the incorrect size,
Then green for tighten on correct size,
Yellow for loosen.
Gives you a no side (stop, wrong side), a go side(tighten), and a loosen which i went yellow just because
Personally, I would have sawn off the other end and ground it smooth- that way cou can't even try to use it for something else and possibly loose it in the process
I haven't watched much Bob Ross but watching Adam mask this up reminds me of painting happy little trees 😄
You improved the interaction design of the wrench. Its a really interesting subject!
"Interaction design is about the ability to design both the cognitive and physical interface and integrate them into a successful whole"
Is that a dripping solvent dispenser? Could you share a link? Thank you, Adam!
Now, I'm wondering, if you wanted to up the efficiency of that wrench even further why not only paint the 7/8" half of the side that you painted so you immediately know which end to use on the mill? I realize it only takes a glance to tell which end is which, but isn't that the point of doing all this in the first place, to alleviate those little "pre-tasks"?
That kind of Industrial shade of red, the kind you see on massive pipelines and girders from the industrial revolution is easily one of my favorite colors.
I totally get it!!!! Seamstress here, everything I use every time I sew is within arms reach. Including iron, ironing board and water to refill iron.