Adam Savage's One Day Builds: New Workbench Lights!
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2021
- When Adam received his new shop workbench, builder Andrew Klein incorporated his take on Adam's LED lamp lighting solution into the bench, attached using a strong Magswitch for durability and ease of adjustment. Adam still has the lamps from his previous workbench, and modifies them in this quick build to attach to Magswitches to give his new bench a few more lights! Your workspace can never have enough illumination!
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Awesome Adam! Ok, build idea, use that 1000 lb Maagswitch built into a Thor's Hammer, and acute it by rotation the hammer handle. Then if its on metal it really does stay locked onto place like the real deal unless you know the trick.
That probably would have made the Hacksmith's magnetic thors hammer a lot easier to build, I dont remember how much their electromagnet ended up being for lift forces tho.
that's how merlin kept that sword in the stone all that time,, then he told artty the trick,, it was all a set up,,,,he told me after art was already in power
The Google search to see the price of these made me go from super excited to depressed v quickly 😭.
@@Dumppump That happens when your looking at industrial level quality goods. Buy once cry once kind of tool that will most likely become heirlooms. Ive never seen someone have one fail outside of dropping it off a 5 story building when doing a fab job on the roof edge.. (magnets dont enjoy impacts with concrete driveways)
@@Dumppump Do a youtube search, can't remember who but someone made plans available where you can make them out of wood (and magnets obviously), greatly reduces the price
I live vicariously through Adam. I have no talent or skill for making, but I enjoy it nonetheless.
We are a dedicated subset of the subscription family.
Yes. I have no skill but enjoy seeing the process
Same.
Adam: I built this!
Me talking to my wife later: look what Adam and I built!
nor the budget
Love to watch Adam at work. I'm a maker too but not in the same way. I'm a 76 yr old quilter with aging eyesight. Adam is so right about you can't have enough light. It's also important to have the right light. I have many led task lights all with several levels of power they also have different light colors which is important to me because I deal with color. Still couldn't see. Then my eye doc said more AMBIANT light. Well on a fixed income I couldn't afford an electrician come in & rewire & re-light my workroom--it's 18'x 36'. Came up with a cheap solution. The shop lights that can be mounted on an adjustable tripod. I bought 2--4 lights in total--that I bounce off the ceiling. Solved so blinding bright, that I need to warn visitors.
I'm a little annoyed by commenters about the great art they could do but no room. They are not makers. Makers find room. Recently, I had/have a need to move my machine sewing space to a more centralized location & it had to be non-dedicated. In my workroom, this, dedicated space was 10' x 12'. I moved it to a 3' x 5' space by simply buying a cheap $30 cart to hold my sewing machine with necessary tools & current project that I wheel to an existing table. I can set-up/take down in less than 5 minutes.
If you're truly a maker, you have the room you need.
If Jamie knew about these magswitches back when they did the air duct climb in the "Crimes and Mythdemeanors" episode, he could have beaten the test...
They do have a minimum thickness of steel necessary to gain full hold. I don't think thin duct would be enough.
Your pure joy over tools is probably one of my favorite things on the internet Adam... Don't ever change! ❤️
“Solid as a rock and twice as heavy” defo going to use that as a phrase
gotta say im a HUGE sucker for lighting and seeing you with these not one..not two..but THREE LED's just does something special for me.
A thank you to Adam for showing me the joys of Flush Cutters, I bought a set of Klein flush cutters which we see him using in this video and I gotta say they're the best investment I've ever made. Thank you Adam
Absolutely a must when working w zip ties!
When transferring screw holes, just take a single large piece of tape, cover the tapped holes. Make a mark on the tape where the holes are, then move the tape to the piece you intend to cut. Make the through holes a little larger than the thread and your are done.
that or lay a piece of paper over the holes you want.. poke holes in into them through the paper and then move the scrap of paper with the holes in it onto where you want them to go.
I came here just to say this using masking tape.
I was thinking doing a paper "rubbing" with a pencil, it would make the template too
I use the paper transfer method often, just did for mounting power strips on some shelving. It’s not accurate to the thou but good enough for many, if not most, things.
Paper and a dirty finger, which Adam has no shortage of. Super fast, super easy.
Pro tip for Adam: when you want to measure the centre to centre distance between two threaded holes, just measure inside to outside edge of the holes rather than try to ‘aim for the centre’ of each hole. It does imply you take out the bolts before you measure but yeah... much more precise! :-)
So Andrew is working for Mag Switch and also making and selling them for his own profit on the side??? There's a word for that.... AWESOME! Great job, keep making and improving and loving life buddy.
Dear Adam
I have to thank u so much for everything you did since Mythbusters aired. You've filled my live with so much joy and laughter over the years. You are the main reason i'm falling asleep every evening and the only reason for my wife to accept the modifications I made around our house :D Also thx for coming back to us through the wonders of youtube
Adam, you can use "Dual Lock" Tape instead of Velcro for more strength. we use it for guitar Pedalboards so they don't move around a lot
I LOVE the joy you're spreading in your videos! Have a new Year! (I don't dare to wish a happy one, new would be all good for now!)
Happy new year! Makers delight on this second day of 2021!
I geeked out ALMOST as hard as you when I found those Mag Switches, Almost!
You should use magnets for your camera stand too.
Adam’s well on his way to becoming a well lit Dr. Octopus!
I’m a bench jeweler. Totally stealing this idea for my bench. Thank you!
I just finished building my own LED worklights for my maker space. I repurposed old parcans from a local venue and turned them into soft daylight white emitting overhead lamps for my worktable. They are huge and dominating and I love them. Today I installed a box of switches with safety covers. Thanks for all the inspiration Adam!
Very surprised he didn't go and machine some "good enough" metric transfer punches in the middle of this video.
That is what I was expecting too, and would have been easy. Just chuck up some screws and turn a point...
That's 'bespoke' Pilgrim.
@@constancemiller3753 IVE DONE JUST THAT 10 MINUTES WORK
@@garymiles-watson3101 Me too, I was screaming at the screen
Witch would have been better than any top shelf harbor freight toolset too!
The other way to 'measure' the distance between the centers is to go to the magswitch site, they have spec sheets on each one of them
Yep, or you just drop their STEP file in CAD, make a little bracket, send it to the 3D printer/laser cutter/etc and push 'cycle start'.
How dare you suggest something so logical and simple. ODB’s end up as One Hour Builds!
How about just lay the paper he's writing on with the pencil and lay out over it then poke a hole. Hmmmm too simple?
Measure the ID of the hole. Then reset caliper. Then measure distance between the outer hole edges.
@@jakesteel3641 Another way with paper is to do a rubbing with a pencil, a crayon or even a very dirty finger.
I discovered 'more light really works!' and reading glasses at the same time pretty much, and now I can see my work again LOL Love the lamps...... and now discovered Mag-switches too..... and transfer screws! Thank you!!
When I followed the link for the transfer screw set, the items under "Customers who viewed this also viewed" were all the parts for your work lights, which in any other context are unrelated to the transfer screws. I think that is a cool point to prove the influence this channel has.
for another one day build, could you make some metric transfer punches using metric bolts? Cut off the bolt heads then use the lathe to turn a pointed end on each one? - all the best for the new year and looking forward to all your great content!
I was thinking the same thing.
I think you need tool steel for that, not sure there are bolts are made of that. Maybe hardened steel or stainless steel bolts would do? Ofc if you only transfer to plastic or wood or even aluminum it does not matter much.
jptop.buzz
Thank you, same thing i was thinking, thinking of going and buy some grade 8 bolts and make some. Metric and imperial.
@@cjansson Most metric bolts are stainless steel, and besides for marking delrin ( in this case) almost all metals ( apart from Gallium, Mercury and Alkali metals) will mark it
Adam used a 1000 pound magnet to hold up a 10 pound lamp. I found that amusing. Cheers
Its such an adam thing to do
A $150 magnet
Well a that's for pull force not sliding, 2 that light up will really manhandle when moving it so you definitely don't want it to move
That piece of paper and a fingernail work spectacularly for transferring hole patterns. line up the paper on the new part and speed punch the holes through the paper. We use it all the time on F-18s.
Over this past year you and your one day builds and all of your videos have been a joy, an education and a life saver in this time. I love your energy, enthusiasm and your joy for what you do. Never stop.......
8:30 "how do i get this holepatterns drilled cleanly in here" paper tape!
I was thinking put a layer of ink or charcoal or something similar around the holes you want to copy, then press the item you're copying to on top to transfer the ink over and mark where you need to bore for you.
I was thinking the same thing... scrap paper and rubbing pencil lead, then just screw right into the paper, lol.
yep, overthinking a problems that doesn't exist. I do that all the time. Also you have to justify all those tools somehow right.
@@wildflower1397 When he grabbed that sheet of paper, I assumed that was his plan. Tho' it seemed a bit thick.
seems like it would be pretty easy to make some of the transfer punches by grinding down a metric screw. Would be pretty close to on center by eye, closer than measuring
I’ve been a precision metal fabricator all my life (40 years since my first pair of calipers) these never graced my radar. I won’t get my 1st ones until next week and I already can’t work without them!
Great job giving credit to the maker. I bet that made him feel pretty good. Adam you're awesome buddy.
Perfect for my soldering workstation!
I was thinking, "That is totally going to fall when he turns that lever..."
I literally said YUP! when it fell
I said that too and smiled when he was caught off guard.
Me too lol I think we all saw that coming except Adam
Great job!
same
Adam has reached a new level of enlightenment........
Happy New Year Adam! Keep being yourself, you are an amazing positive influence to so many
If you can't make it exact, make adjustable.
A generally good rule of thumb regardless of the topic of discussion.
🔦🤯🤬🤢
Love 💕 you from Greece. Hope covid-19 ends fast and all team come together again.
Thanks Adam for helping me and inspiring me 🙂.
What about a mythbuster special reunion for 1 extra long episode?
Made me warm amd fuzzy to hear Adam talking about metric!
Awesome build, I need this setup for my workbench. thank you and Happy New Year!
I find that as I get older it takes more light for me to be able to see what I used to.
Magswitch Magnetic Tools: mag-tools.com/?ref=xTLJUI_PKn0zc (use TESTED for 10% off)
Magswitch 165: amzn.to/3n7Ing4
Transfer screw set: amzn.to/3pEH4ak
Parts for Adam's LED Lamps:
LED Light: amzn.to/2VoBmNL
Power Supply: amzn.to/2uBijoG
3/4" Loc-Line: amzn.to/2Tf469f
Ball Socket MPT Connector: amzn.to/2wb4jCc
Ball Socket Flare Nozzle: amzn.to/2vaikAi
6:05 Wait what... do you have a link for the video on the magswitch?
I've blanked on the description power strip too when they get so bulky that they don't look like the old very thin 6 outlet rectangular ones.
@@wobblysauce ruclips.net/video/MptNafdF_q8/видео.html is the one I think
how many days did it really take Adam ? huh ?
@@Halinn Ah nice..
It is TOTALLY refreshing to see that you deal with the same things that I do, the issues of gravity not cooperating, getting your fingers pinched, and the Proxxon dremel getting away from you on the UHMWPE (slick stuff)!
Adam should look into a product called "Dual Lock" made by 3M instead of Velcro. It's similar to Velcro but is not as floppy as Velcro when mounting things like power supplies at 18:00
It's "unisex" and attaches to itself, and provides a much more rigid solution, like double sided tape, but can be removed and reattached easily.
Once I found this stuff, I have found dozens of uses for it. I'm sure Adam will love it.
That one cord is stressing me out when it's extended like that...😂
came here for this comment
You know Adam is on completely different level when he leaves full open bottle on his work table ...
Plus you can tell how involved he is in whatever he's working on by how much gets drunk during the build, in this case very little if any...
The Cerberus of workbench lighting solutions. I love it and thanks for introducing me to magswitches! Coolest application of magnetism I've seen in a long time!
Thanks for enlightening us Adam!!
If I want to transfer holes, I use blue painters tape and rub the hole pattern.
Masking tape and dirty fingers is how you transfer hole locations on the cheap :) Thanks!
Just photocopy the side with the holes
Rub a piece of paper held over the holes with a pencil. Perfect template.
@@TF0011 Do you have a photocopier next to you table saw? :)
@@funkysod No but have one in the house on my printer/copier/scanner ...
@@TF0011 Yes, so do I. My point was mainly for a better flow when working. Sometimes it's easier and more exact to take a copy or even make templates using your preferred software. But for a quick and dirty a piece of paper or masking tape is faster. I hope I didn't come across as snarky. Have a good day!
If I could hang out with anyone for a week it would for sure be Adam love the energy and just happy nature keep making these videos
Adam, we've seen your insanely well-equipped set of screws and bolts. You can make your own metric punches in seconds on your grinder.
More like " I can see clearly now the light is on " 😊
stick a post-it note on the metal, rub a pencil over the edges, transfer to the piece to be mounted, punch holes with a metal punch.
I had exactly the same idea. Much easier than measuring.
Ive also made transfer punches out of bolt that fit its pretty easy
+1 on this one, but I use painters tape. You can even cut the tape to the same shape as the object to make alignment easier
That’s the way I assumed he would do it
2 tool tips and a one day build. What a treat!
I made one that is a little longer. I braided three strands of armature wire together and its much stronger. I also added a solid tube before the loc line for a stronger base since the light usually doesn't take a 90 degree turn from the base. Another tip is to make a hybrid if one needs to go longer. I have one similar to an articulating arm light with the loc line added for the final 20 inches. It works great for getting into areas and not in the way.
Add some Honeycomb Grid to the light to Reduce glare.
you will appreciate it.
Having been bitten by one of these mag switches, always have it in place before activating the magnet.
I like your transfer punches, I am going to have to get a set. What I normally to is I tape a place a piece of paper to the top of what I want to transfer and use carbon paper and/or the graphite from a pencil to transfer the outlines of the features (edges, holes, etc) then measure and draw the dimensions on the paper. The extra bonus of doing the transfer is that it aids as a double-check on the measurements and since it is 1:1, it can be used as template making and checking the mating piece.
Thanks Adam and Team!
Wow, the Magswitch 400 is £175 on Amazon!!
Pricey af
Ouch
$130 in Australia
the hell? it's only $112 on the magswitch site, and that's not counting the 10% tested discount.
@@grmachiavelli Rip off Britain!
Dude I use a shipping container for my shop. I need those mag switches.
Just be aware that the strength of those magnets is proportional to the thickness of the steel. They’ll work, but they won’t have near the holding power on sheet metal they do when they’re stuck to a thick piece of stock.
I really enjoy the solo one day builds, the older odb's had a conversation part in the beginning, and I would always skip through. love it!
I love the fact that you are so exuberant about learning a new use for an existing tool (the mag switch) and that you are passing it on in a one day build. Keep them coming!
After seeing you using the flush cutters on the cable ties I wondered if you had ever come across a cable tie gun? Cheap as chips and they tension and flush trim the ties for you.
Alternative to those metric punches: Paper and a couple of ball bearings!
or just paper and use a pencil to shade across the holes
@@fungol Works for me everytime 👍🙂
Love this build. As a note, the MagSwitch site has spec sheets with drawings that include hole patterns available for all of their switches.
For the MagSquare 165, for example, there's this one:
magswitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MagSquare-165-Specification-Sheet.pdf
Adam, cool Savage Industries bot in The Expanse! Good to see your legacy lives on in the show! Dave J
I am just watching that series now and saw that Adam is actually in it. Season 2 Ep 13, When they try to land on Venus.
@@MyAvitech This cool effect was in the most recent (or one back) episode. Likely there are other references that I've missed, since I tend to listen more than watch. Great visuals, though.
@@dj-kq4fz Thanks! I'll keep my eye out. I didn't know Adam had anything to do with the series. I just happened to see him and though he looked familiar and looked it up.
@@MyAvitech I won't give the plot away, but in this season, anyway, look for a badass, red, multi-legged bot. It's got a pretty prominent logo on it. Very cool part of the episode.
@@dj-kq4fz Will Do! Thanks. 😁
I made a lifting rig using the 600s. One thing that's really good about these magnets is the ability to slide them into a finite structure and lock them in using screws, not other means.
I was a little surprised Adam didn't just machine up his own metric punches.
That would be My Mechanics
What's really interesting is they look a lot like the 3d printer nozzeles for e3d and clones, i wonder if there's a connection there.
He’s probably working on it lol.
I agree, my first thought was 'I wonder how hard it would be to just buy a few different screw sizes, sharpen them to a point and then harden them'
The balance between maker and consumer in Adam leads me to believe that he is the one the prophecies foretold. He somehow exists between the two worlds.
One of those lights needs a magnifying lens mounted to it, or a magnifying light head needs to be used.
@@wombatdk I actually meant something you can look through, not something to concentrate the light.
@@wombatdk Nah, it's on me. I wasn't clear.
Free seagull sounds sweet I’m always in the market for more sounds hahaha you’re the best
this is y I wished they showed more of the builds on mb. finding your channel a few weeks back has made me so happy!!!. ps everone hates flat head. side note I inherited the same tongue thing when I concentrate from my father that you do😉. Velcro to keep your velcro bundle closed 😌.
I'm freaking out every time your Omega Planet Ocean came close to those MagSwitches.
I actually did that once. Had to send it back to the factory and have it fixed, sucked.
This "illuminating" one day build, I "see" what you did there.
Adam Savage you are a legend of makers. I think we need an MB 2.0 in the near future. A full blown Savage production.
Oh and a non technical transfer of marks, could you not just make a rubbing and then punch the holes onto the new piece?
Gave me an idea. Just ordered a few mag switches but I'm going to mount a little leaf spring on it. Then I will stick it to my table saw on the opposite side of the fence to keep the material tight against the fence.
Mismatched bases driving me crazy!
Truth
Tip, dont "punch/hammer" on the magnets since that can demagnetize them...
Great, now I need to buy some Mag Switches... because, these are pretty clever tools... I saw them on the bench build but this has really tweaked my interest. Thanks for the distraction, and Happy New Year
Adam you should build a cabinet that fits perfectly under the workbench that deserves to be under it. It would be a fun geometric build
For transferring holes, let's say when hanging a WIFI-router in a wall, I just throw the object in the photo copier and use the paper copy as a punch guide.
If no copier present I just place a piece of paper over the object with the holes and scroll across it with a dull pencil, which leaves dark circles where the holes are.
My method as well.
Me seeing Adam without his glasses at 13:07
"Strange man, strange man! Bring back one who lost eyebrow."
I live the bench. I watched the build by him and it was so fun to see how much love he put in to the build.
This is a really bright idea!
The whole World is metric. It's a shame the USA still lives in the XIX Century.
i am a red blooded american, but i gotta say,,,metric is sooooooooooo much easier in every way,, i learned in 6th grade, and started using it when i started painting cars,we have almost everything i can think of double measured anyway, but i still think of weight and distance in imperial, but when i do any kind of measurement, i always use metric,,, especially if someone wants to hack something (like ikea), it's all measured in metric,,, i'm pretty sure all cnc's work in metric too, makes no sense
Wow, thanks for the hot tip Marcel! no one has EVER expressed such a notion before!
I'm sure now, with the help of your benevolent illumination of our archaic societal faux pas, will be sure to jump right on board and be up to speed in no more than a fortnight & no less than two shakes of a lambs tail! 👌
"these gonna live there forever" and still mounts them with magswitches.
They are going to live ont he magswitches forever and being able to move them around the workbench is a good thing as well as his work swifts around.
I believe the context was that light is going to live on the mag switch forever, not the switch on the workbench.
In addition MagSwitches aren't cheap, the 165's are like US$50, pricy.
I love it when a plan comes together!!
Having shown my son how to measure and lay out a hole pattern on centers this video connects with me. I don't know who was more surprised when his TV mount bolted up with no problem.
"Screwgun" '
- Adam Savage (2021)
Ikr? And here I thought they were called drills... 😂😂😂
@@wildflower1397 “screw guns” aka impact drivers are similar to drills but operate with a different mechanism than your average drill. While you can drill holes with an impact and you can drive screws with a drill they will give you different results. A impact driver has much more torque and speed for driving nuts, bolts, and screws while a drill has finer control for more precise work. When you see the tire shop or a pit crew remove tires from vehicles- they’re using very big, air powered impact drivers. An impact driver is also better at driving screws without stripping due to the pulsing action they apply being less prone to cam out. While your average person can get by using a drill for everything, no framer is ever going to use a drill for driving 3-½” construction screws all day. I don’t think I’ve ever worked with a contractor who didn’t have at least one of each on hand.
Typically drills have a keyed or keyless chuck at the front that allows you to use drill bits of many different diameters while a screw gun has a quick release ¼” hex driver fitting (or square drive like a socket wrench) that lets you quickly swap out bits(or sockets).
Both tools are good to have, but if you have an impact driver- you’ll very rarely drive screws with a drill
@@slimwilliams589 Wow... that's the most useful, informative, and delightful reply I have ever seen on an lol comment. Thanks! 😂
When Adam was sizing the bolts for the Magswitches, was it just me who was hoping they'd turn out to be sized M5 and M7? :)
I see what you did there...
I'm so jealous of his workbench. It's amazing!
aww man those mag switches are so great, they probably use an array of magnets an that locking mechanism just aligns a few magnets to complete the array and create a really really strong magnet, so amazing, definitely a jaw dropper D:
Surrounded by magnets - keeps dropping the metal rod...
I'm almost sure (if i remember correctly) it is aluminium rods he used=not magnetic!
I like your light design except for the squeaks it makes every time it is moved at all.
Transfer by threading in bolts/screws/rod. Rub graphite, chalk, marker, or paint on heads. Press transfer material onto heads. Lay piece of scrap on top of transfer material over where screwheads would be. Pound a few times with any heavy object. *No special tools,* only things you already have. Not as accurate as transfer punches but plenty accurate for 99% of work and much faster and more accurate than using a tape or ruler to manually measure.
You can also use blue tape and use the old pencil trick to get the outline of the holes. Remove the tape and stick it on the other surface. Use this truck all the time when mounting power strips under conference tables.
The US needs to go Metric already. Its a crying shame.
I think most people would actually like that. Unfortunately it's really just not that simple. Sure the government could change all the road signs and everything but old cars will still have mph easier to see. Old machines will still use imperial parts. And you can't make the private sector switch easily. I do agree though we should switch.
Funnily enough, it's not even just the US that's stuck on Imperial, really. And at least in the case of most car manufacturers, metric has been the standard for at least the last 20 years (I have a 99 Ford Mustang, and all the bolt heads are metric, stock). Imperial came from Europe. Britain specifically. But they've slowly been making the change over the last couple hundred years, and that's realistically how long it'll take to change all the systems over.
US units are actually now defined in metric. So technically they switched over it's just human custom (lazyness?) to keep the old one around at a lot of places. Few industries where it made sense and didn't require investment switched over to metric like a decent portion of the food industry and of course a lot of engineering fields.
Leave me alone. I like my freedom units. Growing up using feet and yards and such makes it difficult too switch, just as it would be difficult to switch from metric. You think a certain way and unless you CONSTANTLY use it you will find it difficult to even estimate in it. I can look at something and guess pretty close to how many inches it is or what fraction of an inch it is but I can't even begin to estimate it in metric, I'm always WAY off. I have maybe 2 items in my entire shop that measure in metric and I'm pretty positive it's calipers that I can switch between the 2
@@HickLif3 username checks out
I love when makers can iterate off each others designs to make a better product for everyone's usage. Progress in action.
Hi Adam, love the transfer punches but I find another easy way to track two holes is to use a strip of painters tape stretched across the two hole openings. You then punch a small hole in the tape to correspond to the hole centre’s. Remove the tape and place it on the object you are transferring to and you have the measurement to now drill your hole. I find this technique very useful especially for hanging things on walls as the tape stays out and doesn’t harm your paint.
Cheers! Love the enthusiasm!
I most often use Magswitch (the 400 lb one you have) for 2 things - 1. to help hold cast iron wings when installing on table saw and make it easier to keep flush. and 2 - I use it to help adjust the fence. I was cutting drawer pieces at 1.5", tested, too big. It was too big by 1/16" over 8 drawers. So I took a piece of paper, folded it, put it against the table saw fence, the magnet next to it and locked it down. then removed the paper and adjusted the fence so that I removed the width of 2 sheets of paper from each board on my next cut.