Adam Savage's One Day Repairs: Vintage Lathe Drill Chuck!

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2022
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    Adam returns from a trip to the local Alameda flea market with a joyous find: a massive Jacobs drill chuck that can mount his collection of large annular cutters in the lathe. With an extended soaking in his favorite rust remover, some manual cleaning and oiling, and a swapping of its Morse Taper adapter, the Chuck is restored and ready to be put to work!
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  • @tested
    @tested  Před rokem +10

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  • @starbasecarolina3876
    @starbasecarolina3876 Před rokem +58

    Please take us on a field trip with Adam to that flea market!!! Want to watch him geek out over finds!!!

    • @lnlnd
      @lnlnd Před rokem

      I really had the same thought as soon as Adam described that flea market!❤

    • @steve-175
      @steve-175 Před rokem

      Great minds think alike😊😊

  • @shawnwilliams6306
    @shawnwilliams6306 Před rokem +50

    So Adam earned a badge today! So glad these things are kept in the videos.

    • @darksunrise957
      @darksunrise957 Před rokem +9

      Well, two, I think. XD
      He didn't measure the bit he wanted to put in the chuck, and then didn't double check before he nailed that shelf all together...

  • @JimAbbruzzese
    @JimAbbruzzese Před rokem +1

    "Well this is a teachable moment". I love it when you screw up on camera. Not because I want to see you fail, but because it brings our operating levels closer together and makes you even more personable and likable. Thank you for sharing both your mistake and triumphs.

  • @DelayedPenalty
    @DelayedPenalty Před rokem +109

    "I'd rather have it be small, medium, large, but I don't really care." Next video, Adam makes a new rack for his drill chucks because he DOES, in fact, care.

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli Před rokem +12

      And then another once he gets the 1 1/4 chuck.

    • @3MonkeysGarage
      @3MonkeysGarage Před rokem +3

      Built in obsolescence :P

    • @SystemX1983
      @SystemX1983 Před rokem

      @@Merennulli why not go for 2 inches? 😆

  • @TeKillaShot
    @TeKillaShot Před rokem +146

    I love that we got to witness the realization that the bit didn't fit the new chuck. Love the organic energy of this channel

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli Před rokem +1

      @@alexcorona 🗞Bad. No.

    • @steveb3924
      @steveb3924 Před rokem +1

      Yes! The reality of making (or doing anything really). A thousand big and small "oops I'm an idiot" moments

    • @chronovore7234
      @chronovore7234 Před rokem +4

      @@alexcorona what do expect to come from reading comments before you’ve watched the video?

    • @moultriemanicmechani
      @moultriemanicmechani Před rokem +2

      He needs a Jacobs #5 key , I cracked up because I have that same giant chuck

    • @dpastor6631
      @dpastor6631 Před rokem

      @@chronovore7234 Precisely!

  • @jamesshepherd2649
    @jamesshepherd2649 Před rokem +26

    Adams reaction when the angular cutter didn't fit was priceless.

  • @DiggerPayne1881
    @DiggerPayne1881 Před rokem +18

    Wow. Using WD 40 for water displacement. I applaud you sir. 😅

  • @jeffreyhowll1392
    @jeffreyhowll1392 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love that you leave mistakes in. I have always felt if you were not making mistakes you aren't making progress (we learn more from our mistakes than we do from our successes) - when someone with your skills makes mistakes (and is honest about them) I am all the more encouraged to tackle a new project. Thank You!

  • @TheScarnak
    @TheScarnak Před rokem +26

    Adams shop infrastructure one day builds are my favourite as you get to see the shop grow with subsequent videos and recognise improvements that we could see the inception of. Keep up the great work as always Adam!

    • @KevinIrish
      @KevinIrish Před rokem +2

      They also help give us ideas/inspiration on how we can improve our own workspaces.

  • @robadams1645
    @robadams1645 Před rokem +9

    Any time I find myself envying Adam's life, I picture him trying to go to a flea market and being stared at and inundated with autograph and selfie requests.
    Then I appreciate being anonymous 🙂

  • @buzzmooney2801
    @buzzmooney2801 Před rokem +2

    I love the fact that you don't edit these videos, to remove the errors and glitches: It really shows your thought processes, which can be every bit at instructive as the more planned parts. Also, it takes me back to the Creature, Set, and Prop shops I worked in, in L.A. I miss working with hard-core Shop Geeks!

  • @bukithd
    @bukithd Před rokem +8

    Adam is like the best combination of a golden retriever and a mechanical engineer

  • @ambulocetusnatans
    @ambulocetusnatans Před rokem +6

    This is way better than anything on cable.

    • @tested
      @tested  Před rokem +2

      Ha! We appreciate the comment.

  • @adrianjames4447
    @adrianjames4447 Před 8 měsíci

    I love the way you have your little moments Adam, when most people over explain something it's boring but when you do it it's gr8 👍👍

  • @fredbrooks1386
    @fredbrooks1386 Před rokem +7

    I just came in from my workshop after spending time yesterday and today rebuilding old and building new storage space. I was at wits end, worn out and at a dead end on what I should do next, a good case of builder’s block. I really enjoy using old systems and refurbishing what is needed. Decided to watch this video and It inspired me and I figured it out! Three thumbs up👍👍👍! THANKS

  • @Eye_Make
    @Eye_Make Před rokem +18

    Nice Plough Gauge find! Those can be pretty expensive (~$400). Looks like a Vers Blanchard. You can still buy the knife that fits it from them, they still make them, for about $50.

  • @wavedash-
    @wavedash- Před rokem +1

    Thank you to whoever is recently started updating the One Day Builds playlist

    • @tested
      @tested  Před rokem +1

      We always update the playlist, but the default ordering is "most popular" vs most recent, and the most popular builds are often the older ones. We'll change the setting!

  • @Werd2jaH
    @Werd2jaH Před rokem +4

    I vote that “Adam walking around in the background for tools” forever and always be “British Adam” whilst looking/retrieving said tools lol!!

  • @ianmastin
    @ianmastin Před rokem +4

    That momemt when Adam is mid sentance and then reaches into his memory warehouse and says "oh, I have the perfect thing for that" is just so relatable.

  • @MichaelBerthelsen
    @MichaelBerthelsen Před rokem +2

    "This part is missing. I'll make a new one."😂❤👍

  • @brandongarner2895
    @brandongarner2895 Před měsícem

    My grandfather got home from WW2 and went to work for bellsouth and retired from them my dad started at bellsouth as a 20year old and will be retiring from (now) AT&T, and I went to work for them as well. I see old timers who still have those style old boxes still around and using them

  • @jerrytate9169
    @jerrytate9169 Před rokem +1

    I want to follow Adam around on his junkets to flea markets

  • @adrianjames4447
    @adrianjames4447 Před 8 měsíci

    You do one of the best British accent impressions I've heard from an American and I'm a Brit myself. You could probably pass as a Brit on the streets of London with it, know wot I mean geeza 🤣 👍👍🇬🇧

  • @buzzmooney2801
    @buzzmooney2801 Před rokem

    "Well, this is a teachable moment!" And this is what I was talking about, on another video: when you leave in the "Oopsies!" we get to learn from them, too!

  • @JoeyG1973
    @JoeyG1973 Před rokem +2

    Dammit! I thought I had a massive chuck for my lathe.
    Now I have chuck envy.

  • @larrynixon5979
    @larrynixon5979 Před rokem +1

    I was stationed at Alameda NAS from 1970-1971 and 1972-1974. I loved going to the end of one of the piers at night and looking at San Francisco.

  • @bigdogcountrymusic7146
    @bigdogcountrymusic7146 Před rokem +3

    That is called a Drift Key, the tool that is wedge shaped.

  • @stellamcwick8455
    @stellamcwick8455 Před rokem

    Adam, I highly recommend that you press off the outer sleeve of the chuck and clean / lubricate the jaws and split ring inside. From the sound of the chuck as you spin it it sounds as though whatever grease was inside was dissolved with the rust remover. The WD-40 probably washed the rest out. With no lube the jaws will bind unevenly and they will never tighten properly. Also, the chuck will absolutely wear out faster. Properly lubed, the chuck should be nearly silent when spun.
    Rebuilding Jacobs chucks is kinda my thing and it’s pretty easy once you do your first one. Just remember the spilt rings are a matched set and the jaws have to be re-assembled in the exact same position from which they came out.

  • @TomsBackyardWorkshop
    @TomsBackyardWorkshop Před rokem

    About a week ago I was walking my dog and found a yard or leather on the side of the road. I was folding it up to make it easy to carry and noticed it had a cattle brand on it. It is now my favorite piece of leather and I will have to make something special out of it.

  • @seanhollowood1151
    @seanhollowood1151 Před rokem +3

    Adam Savage gah you made me jealous! Plough gauges are fairly rare in the U.S. for some reason. Also yes plough gauges have specially built blades, which usually feature a pair of hooks which fit over pins inside of the gauge assembly. Blanchard still makes them I beleive

  • @Sommertest
    @Sommertest Před rokem +6

    If there is one area where my and Adam’s Vin Diagrams cross lines, is at impulse purchases.

  • @theangrymarmot8336
    @theangrymarmot8336 Před rokem +2

    I really like the Ifixit "manta" kits. I use one at work (IT) and I bought a second for home for firearms. Great toolkit - especially for the money.

  • @lachlanoerman6584
    @lachlanoerman6584 Před rokem +1

    This video has been great for showing the process, including mistakes. Watching you work like this has been awesome!

  • @camdenjohnson7345
    @camdenjohnson7345 Před rokem

    Best in-vid ad ever

  • @efenili
    @efenili Před rokem +4

    I can't count the amount of times I've bought a tool thinking I needed it specifically for something and then realizing it won't work for said thing and just being like "Well, im glad I have it anyways"🤣

  • @robinhoff4598
    @robinhoff4598 Před rokem +3

    I enjoyed this video. I am a flea market fan. I am also a Jacobs chuck junkie. I strongly urge you to check Evolvent Design CZcams videos on Jacobs chuck cleaning and repair. Andrew has a machine business in Ventura. He offers service tings for a number of different Jacobs chucks and also dimensioned drawings for making your own. The service ring is key to disassembly of a Jacobs chuck and reassembly. If done correctly the refurbished chuck will be smooth as silk opening and closing with no grinding noise. I sure do hope you will do more videos featuring the Jacobs chuck.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před rokem

      You can pull a chuck apart with just a hammer and a punch.

    • @robinhoff4598
      @robinhoff4598 Před rokem +1

      @@1pcfred i have fixed a few that were taken apart with a hammer. Not the best idea, especially if they are « crunchy » like the one Adam had in the video. Jacobs used to make a set of service rings as part of their master service kit. Much cleaner way to disassemble a precision piece of equipment. Really recommend watching the Evolvent Design videos. Especially Germaine for a shop like Adam’s with a press and a lathe. $5.00 will get you a. Measured drawing to turn your own ring or about $40.00 will get you a CNC ring that fits exactly. Quick easy trip to the press and Bob’s your uncle. Save the hammer for micrometer repair and adjustment. LOL

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před rokem

      @@robinhoff4598 not everyone is a qualified swing press operator. Let's just say there can often be some finesse involved. You have to know how to tappy, tap, tap.

  • @jeffreyhowll1392
    @jeffreyhowll1392 Před 9 měsíci

    "Always room for expansion" - but, it's never enough!

  • @peckenstein
    @peckenstein Před rokem

    My father and his father both worked for Bell Systems (C&P, Verizon) each for over 30 years. What a lovely find of a box! I always find it nostalgic to see Bell Systems written on anything.

  • @zanderchiasson8064
    @zanderchiasson8064 Před rokem +8

    You might be well served by a collet chuck for that tailstock, you can often get them up to pretty big sizes and they work better than the jacobs chucks for stuff like that annular cutter

    • @espalier
      @espalier Před rokem +2

      I was trying to formulate that polite phrasing, and I failed. I second the collet concept.

  • @rileyandersen7346
    @rileyandersen7346 Před rokem

    Adam got the new tom sachs kicks. His mars yards hes got look like they have served their purpose for sure!

  • @ThePattyChuck
    @ThePattyChuck Před rokem

    "Well this is a teachable moment" is something I say to my kids all the time. I haven't laughed this hard with a Tested video in a long time.

  • @peacechief
    @peacechief Před rokem

    What a journey! Those 43 minutes flew by! The pacing of the video is phenomenal.

  • @francisjames1377
    @francisjames1377 Před rokem +1

    Hey Adam!!!! Your videos are Intoxicating, I can sit hours on end watching you do your thing!! Amazing work you do no matter what it is!

  • @dostuffz
    @dostuffz Před rokem +1

    There's your new patch. "Upside down", "Left side Right", "Teachable Moments"

  • @Epic_DaVinci
    @Epic_DaVinci Před rokem +4

    Make your own Chuck key, you have the skills to! would make a nice one day build

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před rokem +1

      Making a chuck key is not trivial. Well it is if you have the tooling. They're probably drop forged though.

  • @txkflier
    @txkflier Před rokem +1

    This is great. I’m watching you do stuff because I don’t want to do anything. It makes me feel like I accomplished something today.

  • @mateuszgrab1
    @mateuszgrab1 Před rokem +1

    your DIY is amazing

  • @adrianjames4447
    @adrianjames4447 Před 8 měsíci

    Bearings are smooth as now 👍

  • @pavelcech439
    @pavelcech439 Před rokem

    This is great work Adam, my father loved refurbishing old tools and storing them in his workshop.👍

  • @LegoPictures2
    @LegoPictures2 Před rokem +1

    Mr. Savage you are legend. thank you for making these videos.

  • @matthewf1979
    @matthewf1979 Před rokem

    How in the heck did this become one of my favorite shop/machine tools channel?!?!

  • @bguise9753
    @bguise9753 Před 11 měsíci

    I freaking love you, dude.

  • @nosidamXlynax
    @nosidamXlynax Před rokem

    19:02 "and now for our regularly scheduled program" i got two advertisements right after he said that which i found absolutely hilarious and ironic lol.
    ^_^

  • @nathkrupa3463
    @nathkrupa3463 Před rokem +1

    Wow sir you and your tested team are awesome thank you so much sir 👍👌👌.

  • @alijglen
    @alijglen Před rokem

    The thing I love most about these videos is, with Adam being so scatter brained and occasionally distracted or going off on a tangent, coupled with the consistent lighting in the shop, when he walks out of shot and then back, we have no idea if it's real time or he's away for an hour 🤣

  • @67alaska
    @67alaska Před rokem

    6:13 The tool is called a leather kneerller. 1897, useful for hunters. Levi Jeans used this once before changing to Cotton and Plant fiber fabric. Also, known as "Levi Jean"

  • @janajeffsilvernickelladventure

    Awesome Video. Feels like we are in the cave with you. Thank You Adam!

  • @mm9773
    @mm9773 Před rokem +4

    Americans have lovely vintage toolboxes, we don’t quite have the same tradition over here in Europe.

  • @drifter82935
    @drifter82935 Před rokem +1

    Every place has a thing and everything has a place.

  • @ItsHyomoto
    @ItsHyomoto Před rokem +1

    25:16 We see Savage Cave Adam.

  • @timarnheim1432
    @timarnheim1432 Před rokem +1

    I love it when you go full blown Ninja carpenter with wood glue and brads flying.

  • @Mrjobe_
    @Mrjobe_ Před rokem +1

    You got a lathe and a mill don't you? Time to MAKE a chuck key!

  • @timgelder4263
    @timgelder4263 Před rokem +1

    We still used those same tool boxes when I was installer in the 1980s and 90s

  • @tapio_m6861
    @tapio_m6861 Před rokem +3

    This is exactly the way I do my purchases as well. I buy something because it will be perfect for that one thing that I have... and then it turns out they don''t fit and with just a minimal checking I would have figured that out before buying.

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff Před rokem +1

    Thanks.

  • @ScottHebert604
    @ScottHebert604 Před rokem +13

    that cheap flea market chuck is going to get expensive when he still needs the next size up AND something to fit in the 1" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @nickwhitestar7646
    @nickwhitestar7646 Před rokem

    Adam I am a saddler, have many plough gages, french designs are some of the best, yes, you need the proper knife blade, big chunky handle, blade with cut out groove.

  • @christophermahon1851
    @christophermahon1851 Před rokem +4

    I had one of those Bell boxes. My father had been a lineman. It got stolen about twenty years ago. Thanks for letting me know that there are more out there. Does anyone make that type of box anymore? It seems that fiber board might be more sustainable than plastic and fiberglass. And, by the way, I like how you store the chuck keys in the chucks.

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414

    Adam! You have a lathe. Turn down that 1.25" arbor on the annular cutter to 1". Happy happy!

  • @glewcifer
    @glewcifer Před rokem

    The stab cuts between the nailgun hits always please me

  • @richardcary978
    @richardcary978 Před rokem +1

    Well who hasn’t done that. Bought something that wasn’t quite right but just added it to the collection.

  • @timbergel8147
    @timbergel8147 Před rokem +3

    The turning crank whose name you struggled with is called a tommy bar in the UK. Any other names anybody?

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před rokem +1

      They're called Tommy bars here too. Just no one knows it.

  • @sethschumacher5234
    @sethschumacher5234 Před rokem

    more swap meet find videos! I started collecting tools from the swap meet partly because of your videos.

  • @bbrachman
    @bbrachman Před rokem +2

    I hope the vibration of the lathe does not move the new parts storage assembly. It doesn't look like it was secured down. I guess Adam will find out.

  • @coriscotupi
    @coriscotupi Před rokem +2

    05:00 - You have the lathe, the mill and the skill to turn it down to one inch. I suppose it could be done?

  • @ErikBongers
    @ErikBongers Před rokem +2

    I just bought a small Sherline lathe and was wondering how to store my QCTP tool holders. You just gave me an idea. A wooden display box, that can be raised at an angle for easy access. Tnx!

  • @Lee1978R
    @Lee1978R Před rokem

    Love these videos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @TheVampireCabin
    @TheVampireCabin Před rokem

    When is the rest of the crew gonna come back to the workshop to help film and such? I miss them!

  • @jeffreyhowll1392
    @jeffreyhowll1392 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Adam be careful using the table saw top as a glue-up surface. I had a kick-back hit a small spot of glue that I missed, flipping the board and sending my hand into the blade. I cut off a finger... it was successfully re-attached, but learn from my mistake. Either don't use the table saw for glue up, or cover it with butcher / craft paper first.

  • @tylerbarnes7628
    @tylerbarnes7628 Před rokem

    You need to get yourself a Grip6 belt Adam. Best and last belt you'll ever need!

  • @3MonkeysGarage
    @3MonkeysGarage Před rokem +1

    I love seeing some organizing, which I never get to, but would we not be more true to our roots if there was some type of explosion here? :) fellers really miss mythbusters.

  • @jorisammerlaan
    @jorisammerlaan Před rokem

    Hey Adam! Saw you struggling with the glued holder. Just so you know, wood glue dissolves in acetone; clue’s in the name: Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVA). You want to apply it with a needle and a syringe. Found that out building myself a window seat/locker/media center out of an old table during lockdown 😉

  • @mattshaffer5935
    @mattshaffer5935 Před rokem +1

    Three In One…. The holy trinity of oils. Swear by the stuff!

  • @caseykoons
    @caseykoons Před rokem +1

    I initially assumed that you bought whatever was in the case, because of the case itself. I share your love of containers.

  • @joeg3950
    @joeg3950 Před rokem

    I had to stop buying some vintage tools, etc because my kids said that they don’t want to deal with my stuff when I die. It’s quite funny and true

  • @johnmoorefilm
    @johnmoorefilm Před rokem

    IFIXIT tools are pretty good, good value and some very nifty micro bits for weird computer stuff.

  • @wdlindberg
    @wdlindberg Před rokem

    I love looking for and finding old tools in places like flea markets.
    In your video you were thinking about replacing the Morse-Taper adapter. It appeared to be quite different. In particular it did not have the flat tab at the tip. I think you'll find that the tailstock has a slot that that flat tab fits into. This is to prevent the device from spinning. The taper itself is for centering and preventing lateral movement.
    On your strap cutter that you bought, you pointed out 2 threaded screws that drove the clamps on the tool. You said you thought they were missing the little barbell rods that would help tighten the clamps. I had a thought.... Since this tool is manipulated to slide along and cut through a piece of leather, I think the little barbell rods would constantly be hooking on things and generally getting in the way. I have seen threaded clamp screws with the hole in the ball or cylinder at the and, where you used a hooked pin wrench to fully tighten the screw. The pin wrench is then removed and set aside so there is nothing dangling to catch on things.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @kennethweddel4800
    @kennethweddel4800 Před rokem +1

    Just put a "Lazy Susan" on top of the lathe so you can spin it and have all your fixtures, wrenches and collets on the same platform 🙂

  • @austincassell4741
    @austincassell4741 Před rokem

    Fun fact: jacobs chucks are now made overseas. Find the oldies like Adam does

  • @Max_Marz
    @Max_Marz Před rokem

    Hey Adam, just so you know, Morse taper drifts have an orientation in use.

  • @killianmorgan8426
    @killianmorgan8426 Před rokem +1

    New Adam Savage drinking game. Take a drink every time Adam leaves the frame to get something. Proceed with caution. ⚠️

  • @ElbowFalls
    @ElbowFalls Před rokem

    You could use another scroll chuck attached to the tail stock to hold the 1 1/4 shaft of the cutter.

  • @barrishautomotive
    @barrishautomotive Před rokem +3

    There's a severed head sitting on the table on the background.

    • @tested
      @tested  Před rokem +1

      Video forthcoming on that!

  • @edwardtan1354
    @edwardtan1354 Před rokem +1

    Previously on Tested's Hand Tool Rescue

  • @spawnod
    @spawnod Před rokem

    You should think of useing a paternoster shelf for all your lathe tools as you can then use the height of the building

  • @alex-simpson
    @alex-simpson Před rokem

    I can smell the WD40 in this episode. Lovely video.

  • @silverbullet7434
    @silverbullet7434 Před rokem

    I thought I was doing good finding old Osborne type belt cutters. The wood handle ones . Couldnt never even think of a French plow gage. I thought you might put a turn table on the headstock to accommodate all the tools you had on it..

  • @jerrybeilgard5824
    @jerrybeilgard5824 Před rokem

    I remember the Alameda NAS. I thought you were filming at Moffet Field? Near San Jose.

  • @TheJAMF
    @TheJAMF Před rokem +2

    42:45 With weighty items, it's not unwise to have the heaviest item closest. Less force*arm (Nm or Lbf·ft) on your joints.

    • @Bbaass_TMH
      @Bbaass_TMH Před rokem +2

      Personally I'm a fan of having the heaviest item(s) closest to *the floor*.
      Makes the thing you're storing it on less likely to fall over / be knocked over.